Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
“Sir, Miss Helia has jumped off the building!”
Those words almost made Michael faint. “What did you say? She jumped off the building?”
“Yes! Miss Helia jumped off the building and has already been taken to the hospital.”
At this point, Michael had lost all reason and he growled mercilessly, “I have decided to sue him. Not only that, but I also want him to never get out of jail!”
With that, he left in a hurry and rushed to the hospital.
Unfortunately, by the time he arrived at the hospital, the notice of critical illness had already been issued.
Michael’s gaze turned black when looking at the patient with no signs of life. After signing his name, he fainted.
The story had become very absurd at this point, prompting Elspeth to ask, “What happened later? How did you avoid being buried alive?”
Helia frowned slightly. “I don’t know either. When I woke up, I was already abroad. According to the news, the Joneson Family had already cremated the body, and even the funeral had been arranged.”
“Abroad? Why did you go abroad?”
She shook her head. “I don’t know either. It’s been so many years and I still haven’t found the reason. But later, I realized I was indeed restricted in the Joneson Family and had been defiled there. My reputation was already ruined, so I decided to live here incognito instead of going back to revive myself. That’s why I choose to live abroad alone.”
Later on, she became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter, Elspeth.
It was challenging for a woman to raise a child abroad, so she could only take Elspeth back to Chars.
At this point, she secretly contacted her sister, Helena, and sought her help.
Helena had naturally heard about what had happened during this time and felt guilty, moved, and a little bit heartbroken for her. Grover, Helena’s husband, was also moved, so they quickly agreed to help and promised to treat Elspeth as their daughter.
Then, Helia left Chars without any worries and went abroad.
After listening to these stories, Elspeth understood the situation and could only comfort Helia by saying, “It’s okay, Aunt… No-Mom, don’t be too sad.”
When Helia heard Elspeth call her a mother, her eyes became red with tears. “Elspeth, my good child. I’m sorry for what I’ve done to you.”
Twenty-five years later, the two met again after twists and turns, which sounded challenging but ultimately beautiful.
Elspeth was also quite happy, but when she mentioned Helena and learned that she had passed away, Helia couldn’t help but cry.
“Don’t cry. Although my mom is no longer with us, she is happy and can reunite with my father. It’s better this way.”
At this moment, Elspeth could only console herself and Helia with those words.
Helia nodded and wiped her tears with a tissue. “Indeed. They were close, so it’s good for them to be reunited now.”
While some were happy, others were sad. Elspeth turned her head to look at Callum, who had a solemn expression. Her heart skipped a beat as a terrifying thought slowly brewed. Are Callum and I… related by blood?!
The moment the idea occurred to her, even Elspeth couldn’t keep a straight face. Noticing Callum’s expression had darkened, she couldn’t help but ask, “Are you all right?”
“How can I be all right?” Callum countered as his expression turned thunderous.
If what Helia told them was true, then Elspeth and he might be cousins. The world has gone mad.
“By the way, Elsie, is he your boyfriend?” Helia was overjoyed to reunite with her daughter. She wasn’t aware of the situation going on.
Even though Elspeth was having difficulty keeping her emotions from showing on her face, she nodded nevertheless.
“Nice to meet you, young man. What’s your name?” At learning the man was her daughter’s boyfriend, Helia smiled wildly.
“Nice to meet you too, Miss Joneson. I’m Callum Winthrop.”
Her smile froze at his introduction. “Did you say ‘Winthrop’?”
“That’s right, Miss Joneson. I’m the nephew of the man who assaulted you many years ago.”
The smile vanished from her face in an instant.
As Callum said, it was years ago. The ripples in her heart at the moment had nothing to do with the anguish of being assaulted many years ago but with the pain to see Elspeth dating such a man.
Even though Callum wasn’t the mastermind of the whole thing, Helia still remembered herself being extremely disgusted by the way the Winthrop Family reacted to it.
She couldn’t entrust her daughter to a man born in such a family.
Besides, if Elspeth’s biological father was the man who assaulted Helia years ago, Elspeth would be Callum’s cousin.
“How long have you been together? Which stage of relationship are you in?”
Don’t tell me she’s pregnant. Helia shifted her gaze to Elspeth’s belly. Her daughter had a flat stomach, showing no signs of pregnancy.
Elspeth was both shy and embarrassed at her mother’s assumption. “Mom, we haven’t reached the home base.”
“I’m glad to hear that. Now that you know what happened in the past and that the both of you might be cousins, you need to break up right now. I see no reason for such a ridiculous thing to continue.”
Elspeth parted her lips to counter that, but the words got stuck on her tongue as she realized the right words didn’t exist.
“What is it? You don’t want to break up, do you?”
She shook her head. “It’s not about that. I’m just not ready to do it.”
Furthermore, Elspeth knew that if she and Callum continued to be together at this point, it would only make the situation very absurd.
She turned to the side and looked at Callum, whose expression mirrored hers. “But now we have a bigger problem.”
“I think nothing can be worse than this.” Helia tried her best to keep calm and stay strong, so she wouldn’t freak out at Elspeth’s announcement.
“We are married.”
Helia gasped in disbelief. “What? You’re married?”
She thought Callum and Elspeth were only seeing each other. Thus, they could simply break up and no particular harm was done.
It was indeed a surprise to learn they were now husband and wife instead of boyfriend and girlfriend.
“If so, hurry up and get a divorce!” Helia urged, but the pair remained seated on the couch.
Their hesitation and reluctance hit home for Helia even if she couldn’t quite pin her feelings down. “Elspeth, you have to understand that even though the Winthrops hurt me, I would never force my thoughts upon you and hold you back from finding love. However, what worries me is you two may be related by blood. The relationship itself is outrageous. Do you understand?”
She’s right. Helia’s words hit a sore spot and Elspeth could taste the bile rising in her throat. “I understand, Mom. I get what you mean.”
“I believe both you and Callum can see the reason behind my words, and you are well aware of what to do. Please, just do what I ask, will you?”
Helia was genuine about hoping for a better life for Elspeth. Even though she was absent in Elspeth’s life before, as Elspeth’s mother, she still hoped Elspeth could live a happy future.
Once the blood relation between Callum and Elspeth was found out by the others, Helia knew Elspeth would struggle for the rest of her life as invective and ridicule followed her everywhere.
Elspeth sat on the couch, trying to gather her thoughts. After a while, she rose to her feet and tugged on Callum’s hand. “Let’s go.”
Even at this point, she still couldn’t believe the fact that she might be Callum’s cousin.
Callum didn’t let the emotions linger on his face, but she could tell he was stressed. When he noticed the disappointment on her face, he could only give her a weak smile. “I don’t think the City Hall operates on weekends.”
Somehow, the idea that they wouldn’t be separated right away greatly relieved Elspeth.
“Then, you should find a time and go there together.” Most times, Helia would handle things with a soft approach. However, she was quite assertive and refused to back down from this matter.
“Mom, you don’t have to worry. We know exactly what to do, hmm?” Elspeth comforted her mother in a gentle tone.
After all, the idea of Elspeth staying with the Winthrop Family alone was enough to bring back the bad memories to Helia.
“Are you living together?”
