Chapter 370


    Chapter 370 The Cheapest Car


    Callum didn’t say no, so he seemed to have agreed to it, but Elspeth rejected the idea. “That won’t be


    necessary. We can wait a little longer for a cab.”


    Jethro didn’t want to wait, so he pleaded with Elspeth like an obedient younger brother. “Elsie, Mr.


    Winthrop is nice enough to give us a ride, so why shouldn’t we ept his kind gesture?”


    Elsie…


    Callum’s face grew colder as he repeated the nickname in his head.


    Elspeth was startled. For some reason, even though she and Callum were uninvolved in every way,


    she still felt a trace of awkwardness when Jethro called her Elsie.


    To avoid giving Jethro the chance to say anything else that was too suggestive, she agreed.


    “Oh, fine. Let’s go.”


    So, obliging with the little kid?


    Callum looked at them with scrutiny.


    The two of them got into Callum’s car while the electric scooter was temporarily abandoned by the side


    of the road.


    Jethro left the key in the ignition and said he was giving it away to anyone who chanced upon it since


    the Wilstones had more than enough vehicles.


    Elspeth was smiling as she remarked sarcastically to herself, It’s obvious that you can’t be bothered to


    call someone to tow it away.


    However, as she was sitting inside Callum’s car right now, she wasn’t in the mood to think about


    anything else. On the other hand, Jethro seemed eager to stir up trouble as he kept dragging all sorts


    of things up.


    “Elsie, I heard that you were in a rtionship with Mr. Winthrop before. Is that true?”


    Elspeth’s smile stiffened.


    “If you can’t hold your tongue, then keep your mouth shut.”


    Callum, who was fully focused on driving, tapped his finger on the steering wheel when he heard the


    question, but he didn’t respond.


    “Well, so what? It’s all in the past, and anyway, Mr. Winthrop has a new fiancée now. I’m sure you have


    already gotten over the rtionship too.”


    It was to be expected from someone who only recently became of age. He thought of rtionships as


    something so inconsequential.


    Elspeth couldn’t be bothered to waste her breath with him. She turned toward the window instead and


    just so happened to catch sight of the hotel before it whizzed past her.


    So, there’s a hotel nearby.


    Elspeth looked at Callum in the rearview mirror. His lips were pressed together in a thin line and his


    eyes were focused on the road up ahead. It was as if he was totally removed from the situation.


    Did Callum know about the hotel here?


    Did hee over to pick us up because he knew there was a hotel here and didn’t want me to stay at


    the hotel with Jethro? Elspeth pondered.


    Then, she thought of an even more oundish possibility.


    Had he been tailing us the whole time?


    However, as soon as that thought shed across her mind, she found it entirely ridiculous.


    Jasmine’s the only one Callum cares about now. Why would he spend his time and energy on anyone


    else, especially the ex-fiancée whom he has long since lost all regard for?


    Meanwhile, Jethro didn’t notice Elspeth’s preupation with her thoughts. “By the way, why did you


    show up at a ce like that sote at night, Mr. Winthrop?” Jethro asked curiously.


    He asked in a seemingly joking manner, but it also sounded as if he was probing for information.


    “Jasmine likes the pear tarts sold in this area so I came over to get some for her.”


    Elspeth nced down and saw a box on the front passenger seat that contained pear tarts.


    Jethro’s grin widened. “You treat your girlfriend so well, Mr. Winthrop. Elsie, when are you going to


    agree to go out with me? I’ll definitely treat you just as well.”


    Elspeth was dumbfounded. Why did the mes spread to her when she didn’t even do anything?


    “Maybe in my next life,” she retorted curtly before closing her eyes. Her heart was a mess.


    Callum had always been someone who didn’t want to waste his time on anything, and he rarely


    changed his lifestyle and habits for anyone else.


    It was midnight, and in the past, he would never allow himself to remain awake past midnight.


    Yet, for Jasmine’s sake, he changed his habit today.


    If Elspeth recalled correctly, Winthrop Group and the bakery that sold the pear tarts were on opposite


    ends of the city with several dozen miles between them.


    I guess that’s true love.


    Elspeth felt strangely mncholic. She couldn’t exin why she felt upset. Amid her blur of thoughts,


    she ended up dozing off.


    When she woke up again, she was covered in a jacket that had a familiar bluegrass scent to it. It


    smelled of Callum.


    Jethro was gone. Callum was the only other person in the car. He was sitting in the driver’s seat and


    the car was stopped by the side of the road.


    Elspeth looked out the window with her bleary eyes. They were at her ce.


    “Why didn’t you wake me up?”


    Elspeth folded the jacket and ced it on the seat beside her.


    “I dropped him off first and we’d only just arrived, so I didn’t wake you up.”


    “Thank you for giving me a ride home,” Elspeth said politely. Her tone was even more distant as if she


    was pissed with him.


    “You’re wee. If anything like this happens again, I won’t be doing it anymore.”


    He’s a heartless prick, alright.


    Before leaving, Callum quipped, “Boyfriend?”


    “Does that have anything to do with you, Mr. Winthrop?”


    Callum seemed to realize that he wasn’t in the position to ask that question, so he hummed coolly in


    acknowledgment.


    Elspeth got out of the car at once to avoid hearing anything else that would only rile her up.


    Callum’s gaze was dark as he watched Elspeth disappear from sight. Then, he made a call.


    “Demolish all the hotels along Harmony Street in the northern part of the city.”


    The person he called seemed confused and repeated hesitatingly, “Demolish the hotels?”


    “All of them.”


    It was a clear order.


    “Got it,” the person replied at once. “We’ll demolish all the nearby hotels as soon as possible.”


    Callum nodded in satisfaction before ending the call.


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    The next morning, Elspeth was woken up bright and early by a call.


    “Elspeth! Come down, Elspeth. I’m here to take you to work.”


    The familiar voice cleared her muddled head. She jumped out of bed and walked over to the balcony.


    When she pulled apart the drapes, she saw Jethro looking up at her with a brilliant, confident smile. He


    was dressed in white from head to toe.


    Elspeth was in her pajamas and she got such a fright that she quickly closed the curtains.


    Slightly over ten minutester, Elspeth finished getting ready and reluctantly made her way down.


    As soon as Jethro spotted her, he whistled teasingly.


    “Your pink pajamas looked good on you, Elsie.”


    Elspeth was usually dressed rather morously, so Jethro didn’t expect her to have an adorable side


    to her.


    His eyes were glistening brightly.


    Elspeth’s cheeks flushed. “That’s enough. You can keep your mouth shut now.”


    “Oh, alright. I won’t tease you anymore. I’m here to take you to work.”


    He smirked in amusement before turning around and patting the Lincoln behind him.


    “How’s this for our ride today? It should be better than the electric scooterst night.”


    Elspeth was dumbfounded. “Don’t you have a more normal car?”


    Jethro lowered his eyes aggrievedly. “But, I asked my butler and he said this is the cheapest car in our


    garage.”


    Elspeth’s lips twitched as she ground her teeth.


    “If I ept a ride from you ever again, I’ll change my name!”