Chapter 198


    Leaning coquettishly against Callum, Emma looked no longer like when she was in her college days.


    “What would you like to drink, Callum? Let me order it for you.”


    Callum slightly closed his eyes while looking rather weary. “Just go back.”


    Unwilling to let him go, Emma leaned even closer to him. “Callum, I’m only here to have a little fun with


    you. Don’t tell me you’re so mean.”


    Callum opened his eyes. “How did you know I’m here?”


    A smile appeared on Emma’s face. “It’s because we’re telepathically connected, of course… Alright, I


    was just joking. It was Arthur who told me that you’re here.”


    “How did Arthur know that I’m here?” Callum narrowed his eyes; for some reason, he felt kind of


    ufortable deep down.


    Thinking that Callum was finally paying attention to Arthur and changing his attitude toward him, Emma


    hurriedly replied, “That’s got to be because he cares about you. You’re his eldest brother, and besides,


    he’s very sorry about the previous conflict between you two. He told mest time that he was looking


    for an opportunity to apologize to you in private.”


    Naturally, Callum didn’t buy her story, but before he could ask her about it, he noticed Elspething


    toward himself.


    “Well, if it isn’t Elspeth! What brings you here to Luna Bar as well?”


    Callum never expected Elspeth toe to the bar, nor did he expect her to find him here. For a


    moment, he didn’t know what to say.


    Elspeth let out a sneer. “What does mying to a bar have to do with you?”


    “It has nothing to do with me, of course, but no decentdy woulde to a bar alone at such ate


    hour, no? Not to mention you have to watch yourself as Callum’s girlfriend… Back when I was going


    out with him, he never allowed me to go to a bar,” Emma replied. Recalling the sweet moments that


    she had shared with Callum back then, she covered her mouth and giggled, looking all bashful.


    Elspeth smiled a faint smile. “Callum has never restricted me on this. Perhaps it’s because you look


    especially adulterous to him?”


    “How dare you!” Emma’s face turned livid with rage. This Elspethdy really has a caustic tongue that


    puts people at a loss for a retort! “Look at your girlfriend, Callum! She’s got such a fiery temper; she’s


    not gentle at all.”


    She had wanted to act coquettish in front of Callum, only to find him saying nothing; he had no intention


    of sticking up for her at all.


    Elspeth didn’t want to continue listening to Emma babbling. She turned to look at the man right away,


    asking, “Callum, are you going home?”


    Callum didn’t answer her. Not only that, he even slowly closed his eyes.


    Emma taunted, “Say, Elspeth, are you blind or something? Callum is obviously in a bad mood. Aren’t


    you upsetting him by pushing him to go home right now?” Thinking she knew Callum very well, she


    spoke in a voice full of consideration for the man.


    Elspeth looked daggers at her. “It’s not your ce to interrupt when I’m speaking to Callum!”


    She had a pair of pretty eyes that were full of tenderness, but when they were aze with fury, even


    Emma had the daylights scared out of her, to the extent that she shuddered with fright.


    Only then did Callum slowly say, “You go home first, Elspeth.”


    He was openly chasing her away.


    Elspeth took a step forward. Seeing how Callum’s eyes were as calm as a stagnant pool of water, she


    could hardly suppress the bitterness in her heart. “Callum, are you telling me to leave?”


    Callum said nothing while looking as usual.


    Elspeth took a deep breath. Then, she said impassively, “I’m staying.”


    “Don’t you know what’s good for yourself, Elspeth? Callum already asked you to leave, so why are you


    insisting on staying?”


    Emma was inwardly pleased with herself. She was understandably delighted, for Callum had defended


    her without hesitation in front of Elspeth. As expected, as long as I keep at it, Callum will fall in love with


    me again sooner orter!


    “Talk nonsense again and I’ll have you thrown out of here, Emma!” Elspeth wished she could stitch up


    Emma’s lips when she saw how Emma kept going on at her.


    Emma let out a snort ofughter. “You want to have me thrown out of here? Who do you think you are?


    This ce isn’t yours!”


    “This ce is mine.” Elspeth stood while looking down at Emma, being a head taller than thetter.


    Emma’s countenance changed at once. “What do you mean?”


    “This bar is mine. Don’t you worry that I’ll have you thrown out of here after you yelled at me on my turf


    like that?”


    Elspeth loved to see the look on Emma’s face when thetter was displeased with her yet unable to do


    anything about her.


    Just when the atmosphere between the three grew somewhat awkward, Harper came over after having


    gotten Brianna settled. When he saw how Emma clung to Callum, who didn’t turn her down right away,


    his inner dislike for the man grew. Then, looking at Elspeth beside them, he let out a whistle, saying,


    “Elspeth, why are you here? Everyone’s looking for you. The young man in a basketball jersey just now


    liked you a lot. He even asked me for your phone number, so I gave it to him.”


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    Callum’s hands balled into fists in secret when he heard this.


    Harper continued, “I was sorry about that at first, Mr. Winthrop, but judging from the way you look, I


    guess you won’t mind it. After all… you’re having anotherdy in your arms.” Although he addressed


    Callum respectfully as Mr. Winthrop, his words were full of ridicule and disdain for thetter.


    Seeing no change in the man’s expression, Elspeth was disappointed deep down. “Let’s go.”


    “Yeah,e on! They’re all waiting to toast you.”


    Just when Harper held Elspeth’s arm and was about to leave with her, Callum suddenly stood up.


    Then, his voice rang. “Let’s go home.”


    Startled, Elspeth curled her lips into a smirk. “Callum, I thought you weren’t going home, weren’t you?”


    Harper let out a snortingugh. “Aww, what a spoiler.”


    Seeing that Callum would still be visibly moved by Elspeth, Emma was incredibly displeased. “Callum,


    why are you going home now?”


    Callum quietly looked into Elspeth’s eyes without paying attention to anyone else. “Let’s go home


    together.”


    Elspeth didn’t let him have his way, though. She asked with a smile, “Say, Callum, are you being


    jealous?”


    “It’s bad for ady to have drinks out there at night.”


    “So, you’re not being jealous?”


    “No, I’m not.”


    “Why?”


    “Harper is one of your people.”


    The smile on Elspeth’s face vanished at once. “Leave me alone, then.” She turned to smile charmingly


    at Harper. “Come on, let’s get a couple more drinks and drink ourselves drunk before going home.”


    With that, she turned around and left without even sparing Callum a side nce.


    Emma looked at Callum’s face; it didn’t show any strong emotion, but she could nheless sense a


    hint of dejection from it. “Callum, don’t be upset over such a woman. I’ll always stay by your side,” she


    said, assuming a kind and understanding demeanor while looking at him with eyes full of pity.


    Callum’s voice was full of indifference. “You should go back early. If a public figure like you gets


    photographed while lingering at a bar… Surely you don’t want to appear on the news tomorrow.”


    Emma leaned over to him. “I’m not leaving, Callum. I’m staying here with you.” Seeing that only half of


    the man’s drink was left in the ss, she checked the time as her lips curled into a smile. The drug will


    take effect very soon.