Chapter 253


    Naturally, Elspeth wasn’t concerned about such minor matters, but since it involved Callum and Eric’s


    reputation, she couldn’t take things lightly. “I’ll get Lisa to take the news down so that things won’t get


    out of hand.”


    Hearing that, Callum lifted his hand and stopped her as he exined, “If we interfere with their ns at


    such an early stage, it will be hard to find out the people behind this. Emma and Arthur currently have


    their hands tied, so they won’t be able to cause any trouble for the time being. If that’s the case, then


    who is the one behind this?”


    “You’re right.” Elspeth nodded.


    “As such, the most important thing right now is to bring our rtionship to light and let everyone know


    that you’re my girlfriend. Then, the whole matter will be resolved. Don’t you think so?” Elspeth agreed


    with Callum’s reasonable analysis and immediately opened her Facebook app to publish a post about


    her rtionship with Callum, notifying the public.


    “This won’t be sufficient. The public wouldn’t be interested in something abstract. The key is to engrave


    this matter in their hearts.” With that, he looked her in the eye and uttered with a smile, “Let’s get


    engaged.”


    Although it sounded like a great idea, something was off about it. “Should I inform Eric about this?” She


    thought that she should ask for Eric’s opinion since he was involved in the matter as well. Just when


    she was about to give him a call, someone entered the room. It turned out to be Eric whom they hadn’t


    met for some time.


    “Long time no see, Elspeth,” he greeted her while cing a bouquet of roses next to her bed. Elspeth


    smiled when she saw the roses and thanked him, saying, “I should be thanking you instead. If not for


    you, I would have died in theke.”


    “What are you talking about? It wasn’t just me. Callum put his life on the line while trying to save you.”


    Elspeth was aware that Callum couldn’t swim, and it broke her heart when she saw how calm Callum


    was about that matter. She had assumed Eric was the one who rescued her since Callum looked neat


    when she first saw him after she regained consciousness. Moreover, he never mentioned it to her.


    However, after giving it some thought, she realized that the shirt Callum was wearing wasn’t the school


    uniform both of them wore while on the yacht; it was his formal wear.


    “Callum…” Tears started welling up in her eyes.


    “Don’t cry. I didn’t feel like letting you know since it isn’t something glorious.” For someone like Callum


    who had a big ego, almost getting killed while trying to rescue someone was humiliating to him, so he


    would never reveal it.


    “In other words, were you nning to hide it from me?” What if something happened to you since you


    don’t know how to swim?”


    “I wasn’t nning to, but I wouldn’t have told you if you didn’t ask about it.” Callum tried tofort her.


    “Alright, I got it. I have a new n.” Elspeth took a deep breath while trying to hold her tears in.


    “What n is it?” Callum suddenly had a bad feeling about it.


    “I will teach you how to swim once we’re back in Damoria.”


    Callum was bad at swimming because he had a fear of water. “It’s fine. I don’t want to learn.”


    “Why?” Elspeth asked puzzledly.


    “I almost drowned when I was younger, and I feel scared whenever I get into the water.”


    “Why did you almost drown?” Elspeth frowned, not expecting him to have experienced something like


    that.


    “It was because of Arthur,” he uttered with his eyes shut.


    He still remembered that experience. When Arthur was a child, he liked to sit by theke. As the eldest


    brother, Callum would often go over to check on him. One day, one of Arthur’s toys suddenly dropped


    into the water, so he asked Callum, “Callum, could you please go and get it for me?” Although Callum


    couldn’t swim, he couldn’t bring himself to reject Arthur when he saw how much he was looking forward


    to it. Thus, he forced himself to do it.


    Before Callum got into the water, Arthur tied a rope to his body and said, “Callum, don’t be scared. I’ll


    tie this rope around the tree so that you won’t get lost in the water.” However, the rope broke when he


    entered the water, and he was washed away by the huge waves shortly after. After he was rescued by


    the nearby residents, he suffered from a fever. Ever since that incident, he never went into the water


    anymore.


    “Why weren’t you afraid when you were rescuing me?” Elspeth asked puzzledly.


    This is from N?velDrama.Org.


    “I’m not sure. When I jumped into theke, it never urred to me that I was afraid of water. Perhaps I


    was in a rush to save you.” Callum couldn’t understand his behavior as well.


    “It must be the power of love,” Elspeth said with a straight face.


    “Stop it now, both of you. Can’t you see that I’m sitting here?” Eric frowned and chided them.


    Hearing that, Elspeth recalled that he was there to visit, and she decided to bring up the news she had


    just seen. “By the way, did you see the trending news today?”


    “Of course, I did. I wouldn’t havee here and interrupted your date if I hadn’t seen it.” Eric pursed


    his lips.


    “How are you going to take care of it?” Elspeth asked as she sensed that he wasn’t in a good mood.


    “Naturally, I want to take the news down.”


    Hearing that, she looked over at Callum before ncing at Eric again. She said innocently, “That was


    my exact thought, but Callum wants to lure out the person who posted the news and doesn’t want it to


    be taken down.”


    “Callum, if you drag this on, I’ll be portrayed as a simp!” Eric was furious.


    Upon seeing his reaction, Callum nced at him and asked impassively, “Aren’t you a simp?”


    Aren’t you a simp… Aren’t you…


    Callum’s words echoed in Eric’s head, and he had had enough upon hearing that. “Callum, don’t think


    you can insult me just because you know something about me. I’m not whom you think I am!”


    Meanwhile, Callum ignored him after giving him a half-hearted reply.


    “What does he know? And what about being a simp?” Their conversation had aroused Elspeth’s


    curiosity.


    “Nothing. I’ll say it again—I’m not a simp!” Eric raised his voice so much that it almost made Elspeth


    deaf.


    “Fine, fine! You’re not one.” Elspeth thought that he was a petty man, and she didn’t know what both


    men were hiding from her.


    “How are you guys going to take care of this, then? Don’t tell me you’re going to let them think that


    Elspeth is a two-timer. I refuse to get myself involved in such a narrative. It’s detrimental to my


    reputation.”


    Hearing that, Elspeth looked at him before she joked, “Don’t worry about it. You don’t have one.”


    “There you go insulting me again.” Eric pursed his lips.


    “I’m nning to shut their mouths by announcing our engagement,” Callum suddenly said. Since an


    exnation might be taken as a cover-up, only a wedding engagement could shut their mouths.


    “What did you just say?” Eric’s jaw dropped upon hearing that.


    “We n on getting engaged.”