Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
When Elspeth saw how persistent the man was, she despised him and said to Yelena, “I bet the photo he sent you is fake. He must be a pervert who likes collecting photos of others.”
If that is indeed the case, he’s simply disgusting. Yelena shuddered at the thought. Immediately, she opened her camera and took a photo of her looking at a 45-degree angle. When she sent the ugliest photo she had ever taken herself to the man, she imagined him being disgusted and blocking her number.
However, she was not prepared for his response. ‘You look adorable,’ he wrote in the message.
Adorable? Is he out of his mind? Yelena couldn’t believe what she was seeing. ‘Are you blind or something?’ she wrote.
The man seemed to be speechless by her words. After some time, he replied, ‘The place you are in right now looks familiar. Are you at Luna Bar?’
When Yelena saw his text, she didn’t know what he was talking about and looked at the sign behind her. ‘Yes. I’m at Luna Bar.’
Besides her, Elspeth saw her reply and rubbed her nose awkwardly. “I brought you here since you are in a bad mood, so I thought you could drink your problems away. Perhaps you’d feel better. I like drinking at this place whenever I’m in a bad mood,” she explained.
‘Why don’t you turn around?’ The man sent another message.
Elspeth was startled when she saw it.
At that moment, Yelena turned around and saw a tall figure standing under the lamppost. In that split second, she was embarrassed and thought, Is he the man in the picture?
Seeing that she was dumbfounded, the man approached her. Only when he stood before her did Yelena snap out of her trance. “Turns out you’re not a sleazy guy who uses a fake photo,” she said subconsciously.
A sleazy guy who uses a fake photo? Hank was baffled by her words. Then, he looked at her and asked threateningly, “What do you mean by that?”
At that moment, Yelena realized she had misspoken. “No, no. That’s not what I meant. It was a slip of a tongue,” she said hastily.
“Well, indeed it was,” he replied.
At that, she chuckled dryly.
On the other hand, Elspeth took the initiative and got Yelena out of the sticky situation when she realized the latter was in trouble. “What’s your name?” she asked Hank.
“I’m Hank Damazio,” Hank replied with a smile.
Hank Damazio? He sounds familiar, thought Elspeth. Then, she suddenly remembered that he was a famous lawyer with a silver tongue. Apparently, he never made a single mistake during cases, and those who asked for his help won their lawsuits without fail.
“Mr. Damazio, it seems that you live up to your name.” After all, Elspeth felt he had his ways with words and was fooling Yelena.
Since both Elspeth and Hank were intelligent people, they could tell what each other was thinking at first glance. Hence, Hank didn’t miss out on the contempt in her eyes. However, he wasn’t mad about it and continued to smile.
As Yelena was busy shooting movies, she knew nothing about Hank’s identity. Hence, it was only natural that she did not know who he was. “What are you guys talking about?” she asked in confusion.
Looking at her, Elspeth decided not to tell her about it. “It’s nothing. The Damazio Family is quite famous. You can look them up when you are free.”
It was rumored that the Damazios were all people who worked as politicians or lawyers.
When Yelena heard her words, she nodded thoughtfully. “If that is so, why is your father a cab driver?” she asked Hank.
As expected from her, Yelena’s thought process was different from others.
At that moment, Hank’s smile stiffened. “I don’t know either. It’s a hobby of Father’s…”
Yelena smiled upon hearing him and said, “Don’t worry. Since we know each other now, we are good friends. Say, do you want to join us for a drink? We are celebrating my breakup today.”
A glint flashed across Hank’s eyes. “Really? Did you break up with the young master of the Winthrop Family?”
At that moment, Yelena recalled that the engagement between her and Max had caused quite a stir. Thinking about it, she was flustered and said, “Yes. We have broken up.”
“Don’t worry. You deserve better.” Hank ruffled her hair. Since he was a tall man, he could easily touch the top of her head.
Yelena wasn’t used to the closeness between them and took a few steps back. “Alright, now. Let’s stop talking and start drinking.” Then, she pulled Elspeth, who was looking at Hank warily, into the bar.
As Hank looked at her walking away frantically, he smiled brightly. Initially, he received a text from his father, telling him that a woman who looked similar to Yelena, the celebrity, had asked him to introduce Hank to her. At that moment, Hank’s heart skipped a beat, and he asked his father to give her his number.
When the girl accepted his friend request, he bugged her into sending a selfie. Although the picture she sent was bizarre, Hank could still tell at first glance that she was Yelena, the woman he had longed for. Never did he expect that she had broken up with Max. At that moment, he swore to himself that he would not let her escape!
When Yelena stepped into the bar, she started to drink. After a few shots, her face began turning red, and she started mumbling incoherent words. “Max is an *sshole. I must have been blind to have fallen in love with him.” As she spoke, her eyes were teary while she hugged a beer bottle.
When Elspeth heard her words, she sighed and looked at Hank. Seeing that Hank seemed to be amused by what Yelena had said, she frowned.
“That is why I will never forgive him. He still hasn’t looked for me. That means he doesn’t love me anymore… I hate him! I f*cking hate him!” Yelena was extremely drunk, and she was smiling giddily at the people around them.
At this moment, a fat man beside her saw that she was drunk. Then, he approached her with a smile. “Do you have a boyfriend, girly? Why don’t we have some time alone?”
Seeing that he had put his dirty hand on her, Yelena screamed, “Don’t you dare touch me! It’s disgusting! Go away!”
Initially, the man was laughing. However, when he heard her words, he was furious. “We can do this the easy way or the hard way. I’m giving you an option here, and you’d better take it. If you keep up with the innocent act, I won’t go easy on you!” As he spoke, he raised his hand and tried to slap her.
At that moment, Yelena raised her head and looked at the man’s hand with her sparkly eyes.
Suddenly, the man felt pain in his wrist. When he turned around to see who it was, he saw the tall man standing beside Yelena grabbing him. The look in his eyes was terrifying.
“Who are you trying not to go easy on?” Although Hank’s words were soft and casual, the man could hear the threatening tone in his voice.
“Why are you doing this to me? I don’t think I have offended you.” The man was in agony, but he didn’t dare say anything.
“I’m asking a question here. Whom are you trying to mess with?” Hank stared at him with a stoic expression. His eyes were cold and ruthless.
When Elspeth saw his face, she was surprised that the gentle Hank could be so ruthless when he was angry.
The man was horrified and pleaded for forgiveness. “I didn’t mean anything. I just wanted to treat this beautiful woman to a drink. If she is unwilling to, I will just back off. I wouldn’t dream of using force…”
“Yeleno is my friend. It’s only noturol thot I will protect her from oll horm.” You, on the other hond, ore kind of crossing the line.
However, Hank didn’t want to let him off the hook. Although he had released the man, he suddenly kicked him.
The man cried in pain as he fell to the ground. When he saw the crowd looking at him like a laughing stock, he felt humiliated and furious. “How dare you treat me like this? Do you know who I am?”
“I don’t need to know who you are, but you must know whom you are dealing with.”
Yelena was drunk and didn’t know what was happening between them. However, she vaguely felt like she was the cause of this. Hence, she pointed at herself and asked dumbly, “Are you talking about me?”
“Of course,” replied Hank with a smile. At that moment, his cold attitude had vanished.
As Elspeth stood beside and watched the scene, she didn’t feel the need to take matters into her hands. Moreover, it seemed like Hank cared for Yelena more than she expected.
“I am the almighty in Damoria. If you offend me, you won’t be forgiven.” At that moment, the man scrambled up from the ground and pointed at Hank’s nose with his finger as he spoke.
“How rude of you to point your fingers at others,” said Hank. This time, he quickly grabbed the man’s finger and bent it. In that split second, a bone-cracking sound was heard. Soon, the man’s finger was broken.
“Ah!” The man howled in pain.
“Leave, or I will make things worse for you.” Hank gave one last warning to him. Only at that moment did the man know Hank was not someone to be easily messed with. Then, he spat and quickly ran off. After that, Hank raised an eyebrow at Elspeth and said, “Please take care of the rest, Miss Lynwood.”
Elspeth was slightly surprised by his actions and nodded. “Of course.” Then, she sent a text to the bar manager. ‘Stop the man who just ran away and give him a hell of a beating,’ she texted.
When she raised her head, Hank had a satisfied smile on his face. “I’m so glad that Yelena has such a good friend like you to protect her.”
Hearing his words, Elspeth felt that something was off with it. Why does it feel like he is her family, and I am an outsider? she thought.
“Yelena is my friend. It’s only natural that I will protect her from all harm.” You, on the other hand, are kind of crossing the line.
Before Elspeth could finish her words, Yelena stumbled over and flopped herself into Hank’s embrace. She even snuggled up to him in satisfaction and said, “You are so warm. I’m getting kind of tired now.” As soon as she was done talking, she fell asleep.
Looking at her, Elspeth sighed and was ready to pull Yelena out of Hank’s embrace when he immediately hugged her closer to him.
“Don’t you think this is inappropriate?” asked Elspeth.
Since Hank was tall, he was relaxed as he carried the petite Yelena in his arms. “I don’t see the problem here. If you were to carry her, she might be uncomfortable.”
Elspeth rubbed her nose at his words since he had a point. After letting out a sigh, she allowed him to carry Yelena.