Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
A hint of glint flashed across Elspeth’s eyes when she heard his words. Then, she put more force onto his ear.
“Ouch! I’m sorry. I’ll never touch you ever again. Please forgive me, okay?”
he elaborated as he thought, How unlucky of me to encounter such a crazy woman!
“Hex, are you here to hook up with some girls? I’m going to tell Dad about this right now, and you will be grounded again!”
Yelena fished out her phone and was going to make the call.
When Hex saw her actions, he looked at her in horror and said,
“My baby sister. My dear Yelena. Please, don’t tell Dad. He will kill me if he finds out about this!”
“No, he won’t. He will just ground you for days to make you learn your lesson. He won’t do anything else to you!”
she responded.
However, Hex was frightened by the prior experience where he was locked in the dark. He never wanted to relive that horrible experience ever again.
“Alright, I’ll apologize to her, okay? Just don’t tell Dad!”
Then, he turned around and apologized to Elspeth unwillingly.
“I’m sorry. It’s all my fault. I hope that you can forgive me.”
Realization hit upon Elspeth when she looked at the duo. Yelena Sullivan and Hex Sullivan… They are siblings.
When Yelena saw that Elspeth didn’t budge, she frowned and said,
“She hasn’t forgiven you yet. Keep apologizing to her, or I will tel? Dad!”
When Hex heard her words, he had a painful expression.
“What? Why? I have apologized to her already!”
“You didn’t say it sincerely, so that doesn’t count. Keep going!”
“Don’t you try to fool me, Yelena. I know your dirt too. I know you have a crush on Ma-“
Before Hex could finish his words, Yelena covered his mouth.
Looking at their interactions, Elspeth was not angry anymore. Rather, she found it funny.
“Alright, stop fighting. It’s fine.”
Hearing her words, Yelena released Elspeth’s hand and said,
“Hex has this attitude since no one has ever taught him manners.”
When Hex heard his sister’s words, he was going to retort. However, he bit back his tongue when he saw Yelena glaring at him.
“Why are you here too, Elspeth?”
“Nothing much. I’m just here to have some drinks.”
As Elspeth spoke, she was almost sober.
“I have heard what happened with you and the Winthrops from Hex. Don’t fret. I know you aren’t that kind of a person. I believe in you!”
When Elspeth heard her words, she felt touched and sad at the same time. Even Yelena chose to believe me no matter what, but Callum… No, why am I thinking about this again? Then, Elspeth shook her head.
Then, she asked Yelena,
“What are you doing here tonight? Aren’t you afraid that someone might recognize you?”
When Hex heard her words, he immediately interrupted and elaborated,
“It’s only natural for her to be here when that Max kid is here too. She always follows him around like a stalker. If her fans were to know that the Human Barbie stalked someone like a serial killer, they would have unfollowed her.”
“Max?”
When Elspeth said the name, she could see Yelena blush furiously.
“Elspeth…”
“Okay. Why here, though?”
At that moment, Yelena fidgeted and didn’t know how to tell Elspeth about it.
On the other hand, Hex couldn’t stand seeing Yelena’s reaction and said,
“Today is my birthday, so I invited Max over. You know how I have many women surrounding me, so she fears that someone might steal Max from her. That is why she is here.”
At that moment, Yelena was red in the face. She would be lying if she said she wasn’t embarrassed when her thoughts were exposed.
On the other hand, Hex had already forgotten his flirtatious attempts toward Elspeth and got familiar with her after talking for some time.
“Alright, now, let’s go back. What about you, Elspeth? Do you want to join us?”
“No, thanks. You guys have fun,”
said Elspeth.
Hearing her words, Hex pouted and walked away.
On the other hand, Yelena patted Elspeth on the shoulder while looking at her calm expression.
“I know you must feel terrible after you went through such a thing. Don’t worry, Elspeth. The truth will soon be revealed, and you will be proven innocent.”
“I know.”
“Well, since I have snuck out and don’t feel like sitting with them, why don’t you accompany me? We can have some small talk over there.”
After Yelena finished speaking, she looked at Elspeth expectantly.
Just as Elspeth was going to refuse her proposal, her phone suddenly rang. It was Harper, and he told Elspeth that he couldn’t come over since the company had some urgent business.
“Come on. Hang with me. Your friend can’t make it anyway.”
Yelena immediately grabbed Elspeth and found a place to sit. Then, she propped her head with her hands as she looked at Max, who was in the dark, with adoration.
“Why do you like him, Yelena?”
asked Elspeth. She had always wondered how someone as proud as Yelena would fall in love with Max, who was bad-tempered. She remembered the first time she had met Max and talking to him was a disaster.
“Oh, me?”
Yelena recalled the memory from her past.
“To be honest, my first encounter with Max wasn’t when he saved me. I have known him for a long time before that.”
Elspeth paused a little as she didn’t expect them to have known each other for longer than that.
“Our first encounter was two years ago. At that moment, I was only fifteen years old and hadn’t debuted yet. I was a trainee then, and the teacher kept scolding me for not dancing well. I had bruises all over my body, which was terrible, so I always cried at the lake behind the company.”
As Yelena recalled the past, she felt that it was bittersweet.
“Max was only sixteen years old when we met. He was in high school, and the coincidence was that his school was right next to my company. That’s how I met him one time when I was crying by the lake.”
Elspeth imagined what had happened as she listened to the story.
