Sweetheart, Do You Still Love Me

Chapter 317

Damoria.

Callum’s eyes were filled with rage as he read the newspaper at his desk. That’s impossible! Elspeth was still alive and running around about two weeks ago. How could she have died from a disease in just a few days?

He didn’t believe it, or maybe he refused to believe it.

The assistant looked at his boss’ gloomy expression from the side, not daring to say anything.

A long while later, Callum rolled the newspaper into a ball and threw it into the trash can. NôvelDrama.Org © 2024.

The nervousness and depression he felt just now disappeared in an instant.

“Mr. Winthrop, the department manager—”

Callum swept his gaze over the assistant’s face and ordered, “Let him settle the matter himself.”

Hearing that, the assistant started sweating profusely, wondering if it was a good idea to let the department manager deal with this matter independently. After all, that wasn’t a simple matter.

However, judging by how his boss seemed a little absentminded and had no intention of getting involved, the assistant pondered for a moment and finally left.

Only Callum was inside the large, spacious office. He tugged on his necktie as he felt suffocated.

He knew she shouldn’t care about Elspeth, but he felt an inexplicable sense of uneasiness whenever he thought about the formerly living and breathing woman suddenly disappearing from the world.

There were no words to describe how he felt.

He didn’t care about her but seemed to care a lot about her.

He felt a little angry when he found out about her engagement a week ago. Didn’t that woman say she loved me? How could she be willing to marry another man if the news described it correctly? Like what they say, women are heartless and can’t make up their minds.

At first, Callum had thought about heading to Blaydal and finding her, but after reading the news, he went against that idea.

He couldn’t describe his feelings, but he knew his heart felt empty.

It was as if he had lost something very important.

In the end, he still opened a ticket-selling website and booked himself a flight to Blaydal.

Elspeth was his fiancée, so he must see her, even if she were a corpse.

…

At the same time, it wasn’t peaceful at Arthur’s villa either.

Helena was staring at Elspeth, feeling puzzled. “Isn’t the one you like the eldest son of the Winthrop Family? Why did you suddenly decide to get engaged to Arthur? Well, he’s quite a good man…”

As Helena didn’t know about what Arthur did before, her impression of him was that he was a benevolent doctor who gave her unconditional treatment, and that was why she had a good feeling about him.

When Elspeth heard what her mother said, she scoffed. Is Arthur considered a good man? I didn’t see any good in him when he forced me to jump off a cliff.

However, Elspeth couldn’t tell Helena the ins and outs as Helena might think Elspeth was being forced to get engaged to Arthur and thus refuse treatment.

“Mom, we can never be sure about our feelings, right?” After letting out an embarrassed chuckle, Elspeth found a vague excuse to avoid the topic.

“Fine. Since you’ve made your choice, I won’t stop you.” Helena patted Elspeth’s hand before looking at Arthur not far away from them. “Since you’ve decided to be with him, be serious about it. You’re about to get engaged to him, so don’t mess around.”

It was then that Helena recovered from the continuous shocking events that had happened recently.

First, it was her daughter feigning death to escape from her marriage, followed by her plan to bring her daughter abroad, and now her daughter had changed fiancés.

It seemed like Elspeth’s life was no less exciting than hers when she was young!

However, this situation wasn’t bad either because after they left for abroad, Michael wouldn’t be able to find out Elspeth’s whereabouts, and she could escape from the Jonesons’ control for a while. Therefore, it was quite a good thing.

“This is great…” Helena glanced at Arthur from the corner of her eye and felt even more satisfied the more she looked at him. Such a nice man would be a good match for Elspeth.

Noticing Helena’s approving glance, Arthur spoke up. “Miss Joneson, I’ve checked your condition just now. Your body’s condition is quite good, so we can leave tomorrow. The sooner we leave, the better, as your condition can’t allow any delays.”

“Sure.” As Helena trusted Arthur, she didn’t reject his suggestion but nodded in agreement.

When her gaze landed on the dazed Elspeth, she smiled and asked, “What’s the matter, Elsie? Do you have something you need to do?”

At that moment, Arthur also looked over, and his gaze had a hint of scrutiny.

“Nothing. I have gotten pretty much everything done. I was just daydreaming.”

Afterward, Helena didn’t ask any more questions. She massaged her temples while announcing tiredly, “I’m feeling a little tired, so I’ll be heading upstairs to rest.”

As Helena didn’t know about what Arthur did before, her impression of him was that he was a benevolent doctor who gave her unconditional treatment, and that was why she had a good feeling about him.

“Alright. Have a good rest, Mom.”

Once Helena left, Elspeth looked at Arthur with eyes blazing with anger.

Not knowing why she was staring at him like that, Arthur asked, “Why are you looking at me like that?”

“I don’t know either. It’s just purely because I despise you.”

However, Elspeth could only vent her anger out on the pillow in her hand. Punch after punch, she hit it.

Arthur instantly realized something and lazily leaned against the couch, pointing out, “Do you think I don’t understand you? You must be thinking of Callum right now. You’re disappointed that Callum has forgotten your relationship and still hasn’t found you. So, you don’t want to leave, and you’re unwilling to let go…”

Everything he said was on point.

Elspeth was stunned and didn’t know what to do.

“But so what? You and Callum can never be together anymore.” When Arthur looked toward Elspeth, he was taken aback as he had never seen her cry.

This was the first time he saw tears streaming down her face. She didn’t look particularly sad and was just crying. The scene before him left a pang in his heart.

Arthur never cared about women crying, even if it was Emma. He only liked Emma’s beautiful side and helping her solve her hardships was only to return her favor.

However, he felt a hint of sympathy when seeing Elspeth cry.

He began feeling inexplicably guilty and wondered if his words were too harsh on her.

“You’re right. I was thinking about him.” Elspeth wiped her tears and tried to speak calmly, but Arthur could still hear a slight tremble in her voice. “I know that we can never be together, so you don’t have to rub it in.”

Everyone in the world kept reminding her that she and Callum could never be together.

She knew that, but those memories were deeply carved into her memory and attached to her nerves, so it did hurt. How can I forget about Callum, the man who is cold as ice but only gentle to me? Perhaps I will never be able to forget him in this lifetime.

Elspeth raised her head and stared at Arthur with a serious expression. “Arthur.”

When she called his name, it sounded simple and crisp but with a slight hint of nasal tone.

“Yes?”

Elspeth breathed through her reddened nose while forcing a smile. “Let’s change the tickets to today and leave now.”