Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
“Because I missed you.”
“Nonsense.”
“It’s true!”
He sounded so whiny that it didn’t match his usual behavior at all. Elspeth couldn’t help breaking into laughter.
Her laughter finally exposed her location. Callum turned around in a daze and suddenly saw a pair of compelling eyes silently staring at him.
“Are you back?” he asked calmly as the two remained speaking over the phone tacitly.
“Yeap.”
“Didn’t you say you were staying over at her house?” He was referring to none other than Yelena.
Elspeth shrugged and sighed helplessly. “Well, I figured I shouldn’t be interrupting her and her boyfriend’s quality time.”
In reality, her statement was far from the truth.
She was the one who was determined to come back, and Yelena couldn’t even hold her back. Yelena could only chide her for being blinded by love.
On the contrary, Elspeth knew she wasn’t blinded by love. She was just dealing with her feelings.
Now that she was married, she should no longer be headstrong anymore. She had to learn to manage the relationship between them.
“I’m sorry,” Callum blurted without warning.
All of a sudden, the things she had been struggling with in her mind were released.
She walked up to him and raised her chin.
Callum immediately leaned downward. Elspeth wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him on the lips.
The night was getting dark, and the coolness of his lips that was mixed with the smell of wine made her shudder.
Callum hugged her without a hint of desire. He gently glided through her lips as if begging for forgiveness.
Elspeth returned the kiss, so he deepened it. That was all.
After that, she looked into his eyes and explained in a soft voice, “I didn’t mean to have the abortion. It’s just my current health condition doesn’t allow me to bear a child for now.”
Callum nodded, a hint of tenderness in his eyes. “I know.”
He believed her, no matter what she said.
The remorse he felt from his impulsive reaction this afternoon still lingered in his heart. He should’ve believed in her because, after all, he should’ve known she wasn’t someone who would do that.
Jealousy is a dreadful thing, he mused.
“Arthur discovered this by accident and told me a secret.”
Callum sensed something wrong. “What secret?”
“When Old Mr. McGrath treated me back then, he didn’t completely heal me. That’s why I can’t bear the child for now.”
It turned out that Haris was the one who set up such a huge trap.
Callum’s expression suddenly darkened.
“Does that mean you have a health issue?”
Callum subconsciously wanted to check on Elspeth, but she grasped his hands. “I’m fine. I’m just not fit to have a baby, but I have to ask my mentor to find out what the actual problem is.”
“You must let me know if there’s anything you need from me.”
Callum’s tense emotions were instantly calmed. Holding his head, he suddenly let out a muffled grunt.
“What’s wrong?” Elspeth checked on him worriedly.
“I drank too much.” A sheepish grin appeared on the corners of his lips as he replied to her.
Looking at the scattered bottles of alcohol on the floor, she took a sharp breath. “You should cut down on alcohol.”
“I know.” Callum hooked his arms around her waist and rubbed his face in her neck. “Let’s go to bed,” he urged in a tender voice.
“I… just want to hug you to sleep right now.”
“Sure.”
With that, the two entered the room.
Lying in the bed, Callum back-hugged Elspeth and felt the coolness of her body temperature. He suddenly felt bad for her. “Why are you so cold?”
“I’ve always been like this.”
The truth was, she wasn’t. Perhaps after the abortion, she became relatively weaker, so there wasn’t a hint of warmth in her body.
She thought it was no big deal, but Callum couldn’t help pulling her hands in his embrace while rubbing them gently. “Let me warm you up.”
“You must really want a child.”
His reaction this afternoon showed her that he really wanted a child with her. That was why he lost control of his emotions and said hurtful things to her when she was going to have an abortion.
Even though she was upset, she hadn’t lost her right mind yet.
“Of course, but I don’t want you to hurt yourself by giving birth. You will always be the utmost important and precious person to me.”
Callum’s voice was subdued. It was as if he was still guilty about his reaction in the afternoon. “I promise to figure out the situation first in the future to prevent something like this from happening again.”
“Okay. I know you will.”
Elspeth gently caressed his face and snuggled into his embrace to find a comfortable spot.
“We will have our own child someday.”
She raised her head and planted a kiss on his stubble-covered chin.
A flicker of light flashed in Callum’s eyes as he tightened his arms to hold her closer to him. …
In another house, Gilbert woke up early. He smiled while watching the figure pacing up and down the kitchen.
Then, he strolled into the kitchen, saw the table of dishes, and clicked his tongue. “I can’t believe you didn’t improve the slightest in cooking even after two weeks.”
“What do you mean? I think I can cook pretty well now.”
Seeing the look of disdain on his face, Isabel stomped her feet. “I know you like the dishes I make, Gilbert Payne!”
“I never said that. You’re the one who thinks too highly of yourself.”
Gilbert stuck his tongue out at her.
All of a sudden, he laughed out loud. “You’re gotten pretty bold huh? You’ve got the guts to raise your voice at me now.”
“What’s wrong with that? You started teasing me first.” Isabel served the other dishes on the table and arranged the cutlery. “Whatever. You’ve been eating what I’ve cooked for the past two weeks, anyway. You have to eat them even if you claim they taste bad!”
That’s all I can offer. You make the choice!
Isabel took off the apron and pulled the chair out to take a seat. After shoving a mouthful of food into her mouth, she frowned.
She seemed to have added too much salt to the braised beef ribs. It was too salty!
