Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
Hank’s last few words took the glimmer of hope that was left in Jericho, who thought he could still get away with it.
“Don’t worry about that because I won’t.”
Jericho chuckled and ingratiated himself with Hank.
“See you, Mr. Damazio.”
As soon as Hank was gone, Jericho collapsed onto his seat once again in despair. I’m through. I’m totally screwed up. Everything I have built in my whole life is about to be scraped clean by that woman. The thought of that made Jericho’s hatred for Arthur grow even stronger than ever before. Thus, he immediately called his secretary and said,
“From now on, I want all corporations with Bluestone Corp terminated, and I don’t want to see Arthur Winthrop’s face ever again!”
Meanwhile, Hank looked at the stars in the sky and asked Elspeth whether she needed a lift home after they exited the building.
“Do you need me to give you a ride home?”
Although Hank was offering her a ride out of kindness, Elspeth acted as if the man was an enemy and backed away from him.
“Nah, it’s alright. I drove here, so I could take care of myself. Thanks for asking.”
If Callum ever sees another man taking me home, he is going to give me a hard time again. Nah, I should probably stay out of trouble.
Upon hearing Elspeth’s response, Hank immediately knew why she said that and curled his lips upward.
“Well, well, well. I must say that I’m impressed by Callum’s success in taming the wild horse.”
“Hey, that sounds a little… offensive…”
As true as Hank’s words sounded, Elspeth refused to admit that she was a submissive wife.
“Anyway, I appreciate your help today. If it hadn’t been for you, I wouldn’t have been able to get what I wanted from Jericho.”
Hank nodded and eventually accepted Elspeth’s thanks, which he thought he deserved, considering the contribution he had made.
“No worries, you’re Yelena’s friend, which also makes you my friend.
Forthat, I was just merely helping a friend in need.”
In fact, Hank was surprised when Elspeth paid him a visit and asked for his help for Yelena’s sake. While Hank would have usually taken some time to consider accepting a business, the temptation to make Yelena happy prompted him to make an exception.
When Hank told that matter to Yelena later, the latter smiled happily and said,
“I’m glad that you agreed to help. Elspeth has never come to me for help, so now that you can lend her a hand, you should do her a favor. Finally, I can do something for Elspeth!”
Because of Yelena’s approval, Hank went on to help Elspeth and even went the extra mile to get it done just to see the smile on his woman’s face.
“Thank you. I’ll treat you to a meal someday. Anyway, it’s getting late, and I should get going now.”
Elspeth smiled and waved her hand at Hank. However, she didn’t feel like going home yet as she was thinking about going somewhere else.
Ever since Elspeth returned to Damoria, she had handed Luna Bar over to Harper, but when the latter became busy with his own work, Gilbert was tasked with the responsibility of running the bar. It’s been a while since the last time I visited Luna Bar. Maybe I should drop by there tonight and pay Gilbert a visit.
As Luna Bar was just a few miles away from where Elspeth was, she drove there and saw the place crowded with people. With bright lights almost everywhere around the bar, there were many men and women who were having a good time there while the atmosphere was filled with a strong smoky odor and alcohol smell. Nonetheless, she entered the place and proceeded to search for Gilbert, trying to see if he was drinking in the usual corner like he normally would be, only to see no one there. Just when she thought Gilbert was away and was about to go home, Elspeth suddenly felt a pair of arms wrapped around her from someone behind. In that instant, her body stiffened just as her instinct prompted her to react until she caught the scent of that familiar minty scent.
“Don’t move. Just let me hug you a little longer.”
Gilbert rested his face on Elspeth’s neck as if he was a kid.
Meanwhile, Elspeth quickly realized the inappropriateness of the man’s reaction and responded with an unfathomable expression on her face.
“Stop it, Gilbert,”
she said with a soft yet commanding voice. Upon hearing the lady’s rejection, Gilbert reluctantly let go of the lady and sulked in disappointment. Fortunately for him, the dim lighting in the bar due to the night made it hard for Elspeth to see the expression on his face.
“You’re drunk. Go get some water to sober up.”
She gazed at his eyes which were filled with burning desires, feeling somewhat uncomfortable with what he just did earlier.
“I’m not drunk. I’m good.”
He looked like he wanted to explain more, but she quickly cut him short.
“No, you’re indeed drunk.”
It then dawned on Gilbert that Elspeth was just looking for an excuse to avoid his advances to woo her.
“Yeah, yeah. I’m a little tipsy, indeed. I can’t believe I just hugged the wrong person.”
When Elspeth heard Gilbert’s reply, she couldn’t help but feel puzzled about what he meant. The next second, the man walked past her and approached an innocent-looking girl standing not far away from her. As soon as the girl Gilbert hugged turned around, Elspeth was stunned the moment their eyes met. Isn’t that Isabel? What’s she doing in a place like this? Wait a second. I entrusted Gilbert with her myself, didn’t I?
“Hey, Elsie. You’re here.”
Isabel’s heart skipped a beat in response to Gilbert’s unexpected hug. When her eyes met Elspeth’s gaze, she seemed as if she didn’t know what to say.
“What are you doing here?”
Elspeth’s tone implied that she was worried and annoyed to see Isabel in a bar.
“Well, Gil said he got a little tipsy and called for me to take him home.”
Isabel awkwardly smiled.
Then, Elspeth cast an ambiguous look upon Gilbert and spoke in a cold tone.
“Did you just say Gilbert needed you to take him home?”
She couldn’t believe someone like Gilbert would succumb to alcohol and need someone to take him home, although he was quite a good drinker himself.
On the other hand, Isabel appeared to be confused.
“It’s not like what you think, Elsie. Gil called me…”
Is Elsie mad at me or Gil? But why does she care since she already has Mr. Winthrop? Isabel had no idea why Elspeth would bother knowing more about Gilbert and her, but despite her confusion, she decided to clarify her relationship with him.
“There is nothing out of the ordinary between us.”
“Why are you explaining to her? It’s none of her business anyway.”
Gilbert smiled and caressed Isabel’s hair, comforting her.
As the atmosphere was filled with sinister vibes the next few moments, Elspeth was the first to break the silence and announced,
“You’ll stay with me from tomorrow on.”
“Wait, what?”
Isabel was stunned before she could make sense of what was going on.
“I said you should stay with me. After all, Gilbert is a man, and I don’t think he can take good care of you, so I think you’re better off with me than him.”
Nevertheless, Gilbert’s intense possessiveness suddenly prompted him to object.
“Isabel has been staying with me for quite a while, and I know her lifestyle better than you do. For that, I think she is better off with me, so don’t worry about her. Furthermore, you want to stay with me as well, don’t you, Isabel?”
Gilbert smiled at Isabel, his eyes filled with cheekiness. Just as he expected, Isabel succumbed to the man’s dominance and subconsciously nodded.
“You see? She wants to be with me.”
Elspeth responded by knitting her eyebrows, finding it hard to believe how the situation turned out the way she didn’t expect.
“Fine, take good care of her then.”
