Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
Elspeth kneeled and examined her thoroughly, only to find that she had sprained her ankle.
“There’s a hospital nearby. How about I take you there?”
Driven by severe pain, the woman was unable to refuse and nodded instead. As Elspeth helped her up, they drew close to each other, and a silver pendant suddenly caught her eye. The pendant looked familiar, and if she recalled correctly…
Her thoughts gradually drifted to her time in middle school. Whenever she came home from school, she would see her father playing with a silver pendant. However, his was a hollowed heart, while the woman’s pendant was solid. After her father passed away, he took the pendant with him. Many years had passed since then, so she had not recognized it immediately.
“Miss, can I ask you something?”
Elspeth spoke up cautiously.
At her question, the woman seemed inexplicably excited and nodded.
“Sure. Go on, young lady.”
“I want to know where your pendant is from. I thought it looks familiar; my dad has one, but it’s a little different from yours…”
The woman jolted before she began to tremble.
“Huh?”
“I said that your pendant looks similar to my father’s.”
“Where is your father now?”
Elspeth’s voice sank as she replied,
“My father… has passed away.”
The woman’s trembling hand suddenly froze. Soon after, a stream of tears rolled down her cheek. However, as she was wearing glasses, only her flowing tears could be seen instead of the sorrow in her eyes.
“Miss, what’s wrong? Why are you crying all of a sudden?”
The woman’s fluctuating emotions took Elspeth by surprise.
“Huh? Oh, uh, I’m fine. My ankle just hurts so much that I felt like crying.”
The woman smiled, but it looked even worse than her tears.
“Miss, I feel like I’ve seen you many times. Ever since you sent me flowers, you’ve always been so mysterious. Since we’ve met again, why don’t you tell me your name?”
Elspeth sent her a small smile.
“I… The name’s Gardner.”
“Are you unable to tell me your full name, Miss? Well, that’s fine. I’ll just call you Miss Gardner from now on.”
The woman nodded without replying. After sending her to the hospital, Elspeth gave her some advice before leaving the place.
When she returned to the company, she was called to the office before she could even take a break.
“Elspeth, we called you here for a new task this time.”
Callum turned around and placed a folder on the table before languidly pushing it over.
“We’re planning to design a series of angel and devil friendship bracelets, but we haven’t found a suitable ambassador yet. So, I was thinking of letting you do it instead.”
Elspeth’s eyes widened.
“Why me again? Callum, I’m the director of the Design Department, not a celebrity. Why can’t you find a proper female celebrity to be the ambassador?”
Callum explained,
“Because the company will be able to save a huge amount of money like this.”
Elspeth laughed. The Winthrops were mammoths in terms of their business and power, and it was impossible for them to pay any attention to a commission fee. Callum’s words sounded more like a joke to her than anything.
“Callum, are you trying to give me a hard time on purpose?”
Callum was unfazed by her question.
“Of course not. I’m doing this for the sake of the company.”
Mainly, he would have more time to spend with Elspeth if she took part in the ad. After all, every time she was in the company, he had no way of talking to her other than discussing contracts.
Naturally, Elspeth had no idea what Callum was up to and was rendered speechless instead.
“Shouldn’t two people be a part of the shoot for this friendship bracelet?”
“Don’t worry. I’ll find someone suitable to take the shoot with you.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Blake emerged from thin air and said,
“Callum, why won’t you let me take part in this advertisement? You even made me look for an actor for you. You’re so cruel.”
Blake pouted, seeming unhappy.
“Cruel? You can’t take part in the advertisement this time; it doesn’t suit you.”
Callum instantly turned him down.
However, Blake wasn’t about to give up and scooted closer to ask,
“Why not? You already said that Elspeth is taking part in it this time. If she can, why can’t I? Callum, are you doing this on purpose? I already know that you confessed to Elspeth in front of Mom and Ophelia. You’re afraid that Elspeth and I would develop feelings for each other while filming, right?”
Getting frustrated by his words, Callum frowned.
“Afraid? I have nothing to be afraid of.”
“Then, why won’t you let me participate in the shooting and even made me look for a woman?”
Elspeth froze. She looked at Callum, then back at Blake, before breaking out into a chortle.
“What are you laughing about?”
Blake’s alluring eyes were full of confusion.
Callum took to resolving his doubts, asking,
“Have you gone through the contract?”
Blake paused. He really hadn’t gone through it yet.
“It’s a friendship bracelet. What does it have to do with a man like you?”
A trace of embarrassment flashed past Blake’s face.
“Ahem. Actually, I was thinking that if I’m filming with Elspeth, it won’t be impossible to cross dress…”
Elspeth was at a loss for words.
“All right, enough fooling around. About the actress, did you manage to find one?”
Blake glanced at Elspeth and nodded reluctantly.
“As I was looking through the more recently popular actresses, I found that the glamorous looks you were talking about were simply impossible to find.”
Clearly, two different types of women were needed to play the angel and devil respectively. As Elspeth was usually innocent and bright, she suited the role of the angel, which meant that the devil should be played by someone who looked glamorous and seductive.
“Can’t find any? Then you can forget about being a celebrity. I’ll tell your company to shelve you, and you can come back and work here.”
