Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
Fallen flowers were scattered around his feet. Apparently, he was the one who picked the flowers as he was too bored while waiting.
“I can’t believe you’re still here. Weren’t you bored while waiting for me?”
Elspeth walked over, mirrored his actions, and picked a flower.
Frank glared at her as if blaming her. “Of course, I’m bored! But you’re not familiar with this place. What if you get lost here?”
While saying that, he noticed the stack of documents in her hands. “What are those?”
Instead of hiding the truth, she announced, “This is what Grandpa gave me. From today onward, I’ll be in charge of Joneson Corporation. You better listen to me from now on.”
Frank pulled a long face. “I knew it! All you had to do was call him Grandpa and he won’t be able to resist handing you the entire company.”
Elspeth felt amused hearing the jealous tone in his voice.
“That’s not all. Grandpa even told me to discipline you.”
Discipline?
Frank was instantly exasperated. “I’m older than you! Why should you discipline me? Grandpa must be senile to say something like that!”
With that, he turned around and intended to leave.
Watching his back, Elspeth uttered in a serious tone, “By the way, I’m going back to Damoria tomorrow.”
Hearing her words, he halted in his steps.
“What does that mean? Are you leaving so soon?”
Elspeth nodded. “I have something more important to do.”
Frank pondered for a moment. “Allow me to accompany you.”
Elspeth chuckled at that. “Sure, but before that, please help me settle my mother’s funeral before I bring you over.”
Ugh. She’s making me her errand boy again, Frank silently mused.
Helena’s funeral was eventually done in a simple way that was in line with her image during her lifetime.
On the day of the funeral, Michael walked out of the yard to watch her burial in person. He couldn’t hold back eventually and passed out crying in front of the grave.
Elspeth came secretly, but she still insisted on showing up from the beginning to the end. Anyway, she would return to Damoria in a few days. It would take a few days for the news from Blaydal to reach Damoria, so she had no intention of hiding her presence.
Once Helena’s funeral was over, Elspeth bid farewell to Michael and left for Damoria with Frank.
The day she returned happened to be the eve of Callum and Jasmine’s wedding.
At the thought of marrying Callum the next day, Jasmine was so thrilled that she had a feeling she wasn’t going to get a wink of sleep.
Before going to bed, she even gave her fianc? a call.
“Hello.”
Hearing the familiar voice sounding from the other end, Jasmine softened her voice. “Callum, I’m a little nervous tonight. I can’t sleep.”
“Why not? It’s our wedding tomorrow. Rest well or you’ll be easily exhausted tomorrow.”
Jasmine felt much more at ease after hearing Callum’s patient reassurance. “Are you really not going to regret marrying me?”
She had always wanted to ask that question, but she was afraid that it would agitate Callum, so she kept it in her heart for a long time.
“Haven’t I given you an answer a long time ago?”
Callum’s voice suddenly softened.
Although he didn’t give her a direct answer, Jasmine understood what he meant, so she nodded with a smile. “Okay. I’ll go to bed first, and you should too. Don’t stay up working too late.”
Callum hummed before hanging up the phone.
At this moment, he was sitting in front of his desk in the room. A huge gift box was placed on the desk where his suit was kept.
He was getting married tomorrow, to a woman he had zero interest in.
The wedding didn’t feel exciting to him, but at the thought of the benefit he could gain from the wedding, he couldn’t help smiling.
At least Elspeth’s illness could be cured, and that was better than anything else he could get.
All of a sudden, he heard a gentle knock on the glass windows. His keen sense of hearing made him turn his head around.
When he noticed the face behind the glass window, he was instantly taken aback.
Wasn’t that woman who had an innocent smile and enchanting eyes, Elspeth?
Why would she show up in Winthrop Residence in the middle of the night? And why did she climb over the wall of his house?
Callum doubted his eyesight for a moment, but when he took a closer look, he realized it was not an illusion.
It was indeed Elspeth!
Callum couldn’t explain how he felt, but his heart was racing, yet there was still no hint of emotion on his face.
Elspeth had been outside for some time now, and since Callum’s room was on the second floor, she climbed up with great difficulty. He, on the other hand, had the guts to stand in a daze while she felt her hands getting sore.
Eventually, she parted her lips and mouthed at him to open the windows.
With an indifferent expression, Callum opened the windows and let her in.
“Are you pretending to be a ghost to scare me off in the middle of the night?”
Elspeth thought that he would at least ask her why she came, but she didn’t expect him to say something like that out of the blue.
“Don’t you find it romantic that I came looking for you in the middle of the night? It’s just like that play, ‘Romeo and Juliet’.” Elspeth couldn’t help cracking a joke.
Suddenly, the two broke into a banter like they always did back when they just knew each other, although it was Elspeth who teased him most of the time.
“Nope.”
Callum turned his back against her, but the corners of his lips curled into a smile subconsciously.
“You’re so boring.”
Elspeth took a seat beside him and watched his back. Unable to suppress her doubt, she questioned, “What’s wrong? Are you shy now after being away from me for so long, Mr. Winthrop?”
“I’m getting married tomorrow.”
When he blurted those words, Elspeth couldn’t help feeling as if a bucket of cold water was poured over her.
“It was a long journey for me to come all the way here, you know? I can’t believe you gave me such an anti-climatic response.”
Lowering her head, Elspeth fiddled with her fingers and presented an aggrieved look. “Hey, it wasn’t easy for me to sneak out here. I just wanted to meet you, but I didn’t expect you to get married so soon. Fine, then. I’ll leave now to meet Harper for a drink. Hmm, or should I look for Gilbert? Otherwise, I can also meet-“
Before she could finish her sentence, her whole body spun because Callum pinned her against the wall.
“You can try.”
Though there wasn’t any significant fluctuation of emotions on his face, Elspeth could feel the anger he exuded.
“You’re still as dominant as ever, Mr. Winthrop.”
She smiled before pecking his lips, gaze hinting a trace of slyness.
