Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me Chapter 144
Noticing Callum’s expression, ina could feel her heart skip a beat. “Callum, what are you trying to
do?”
“What do you think? It’s time to pay the price.”
She widened her eyes in disbelief before looking around. “Callum, what you are doing is against the
law. Did you see the reporters around? You can’t deny your doing if what you did is revealed to the
public.”
He remained calm even after she warned him. Casting a nce at the crowd with ease, he asked, “Did
you see anything?”
No single person in Damoria would im they didn’t know Callum’s name.
Even though he kept a low profile, he wasn’t the kind of person to mess with.
A few years ago, someone talked badly about Callum after facing failure in his business. The next day,
the man and his family got banished from Damoria.
Nobody ever knew Callum’s true ability, but they held one principle, which was staying out of his way
as far as possible or showing respect to him whening across him.
ina must have a death wish to cross Callum.
The guests were all sophisticated. They knew better than to stand up for ina, who was a nobody
and ended up getting on Callum’s bad side. If so, they rather kept what happened today a secret, in
hope of gaining Callum’s favor and striking a deal in the future.
The guests shook their heads. Even the reporters pretended not to see anything by putting their
phones and cameras away.
ina finally recalled that nobody in Damoria could even par with Callum’s status or influence. A sane
person would never get on his bad side.
As thest hope slipped from her hand, she went limp and allowed the men to drag her away.
Once ina left, some of the guests tried to clear the awkward silence by lightening the mood. “I told
you, Miss Lynwood—Wait, it’s Mrs. Winthrop now——is a good person. There’s no way she would hurt
someone.”
The crowd changed their attitude within a few seconds. Listening to the crowd’s praise, Elspeth had a
feeling that it was all due to their awe of Callum.
Pleased to hear people addressing Elspeth as Mrs. Winthrop, Callum couldn’t suppress a smile that
formed at the corner of his lips.
As the incident came to an end, the guests preferred to avoid staying any longer in the ce that
fostered a lot of drama. Thus, they took their departure.
Soon, only the Winthrops, the Sullivans, and Elspeth were left.
Watching Callum’s calm expression, Elspeth couldn’t help but ask, “Where did you take ina? Please
don’t tell me you asked your men to tie her up and beat her.”
“I merely sent her somewhere where she can experience real pain.”
Even though he kept it casual, she could feel a sense of maliciousness in his words.
She doubted whether ina could make it out alive this time.
However, Elspeth wouldn’t feel bad for her. After all, ina started it. Elspeth had been holding the
principle of “tit for tat is fair y.”
d to find Elspeth unscathed, Yelena sighed in relief. “Remind me to install surveince cameras
around the household, so the same thing will never happen again.”
Her tone betrayed a hint of indignation, earning augh from the rest.
“Well, you don’t have to take such precautions. All you need to do is protect yourself instead of letting
other people step on you as they like.”
At the sight of Yelena gripping her knuckles while putting on a serious face, Max couldn’t help but roll
his eyes.
“Stop making me save you from all your troubles. I don’t have the leisure to save you all the time.”
She pouted her lips. “What’s the problem ofing to my rescues if you can? I’m going to be your
family’s future daughter-inw sooner orter. Having you do the rescue duty on me is not a big deal.”
Such a bold statement that came out from her mouth made his ears flush with red blush. “How do you
bear zero shame spitting out such words as ady yourself!”
“I am a fully-fledged grown-up myself. In just another two years, I’m eligible for marriage. Besides,
you’re my choice of marriage partner. Do you think I would let you go from my grip?”
Yelena couldn’t care less about hisment. Narrowing her eyes, she sent him a smug grin.
“U-Unreasonable!” Even though Max was usually good at aeback or a roast, he fumbled for the
right word today.
“Oh? May I ask whom you are referring to?” Yelena simply threw him a question.
It was Elspeth’s first time to see Max at such a disadvantage. Waving her hands to stop themotion,
she barely stifled augh. “That’s enough, Yelena. Stop teasing Max. He’s a shy boy. If there’s one
more sentence from you, he’ll flee the scene.”
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As if she pointed out what was on his mind, Max was blushing profusely. His flushed cheeks mirrored
the sunset.
“By the way, since such a thing happened, I’m sure it will show up in tomorrow’s headline. When the
timees, remember to manage your public image to prevent the unexpected.”
Undeterred by Elspeth’s warning, Yelena answered nonchntly, “Rx. What can go wrong when
Callum has made sure the crowd will keep a secret? Even if there’s a headline tomorrow, it’ll all be
about ina. Why do we need to keep an eye on it?”
Elspeth couldn’t help but sigh quietly at Yelena’s innocence. However, others didn’t know a thing about
the kiss between Yelena and Max. Thus, she didn’t point it out, and only reminded Yelena a little.
“It won’t hurt to keep that in mind.”
Yelena would dly listen to Elspeth’s words. After the few of them exchanged a light talk, Elspeth bid
farewell to Yelena and prepared for departure as the night was closing in.
At that moment, Max noticed a familiar figure sitting on the couch behind him.
It seemed like Finn wasn’t leaving yet. He even turned on the television and was watching with
amusement.
“Why is he still here?”
Even though Max understood that Finn was Yelena’s cousin, Finn would always be an eyesore to him.
When he heard Max mention him, Finn raised his head and grinned at the other man. “Well, I’m a
resident here. It has nothing to do with you, has it?”
“Don’t change the topic. It’s inappropriate for a grown man living in the same household with a woman.”
Besides, Yelena had the habit of wearing little clothing. No one could guarantee that Finn wouldn’t see
what he shouldn’t at night.
Max was frustrated to think about the two living under the same roof.
“Yelena is my cousin. It’s a normal sight to have both of us hugging and bonding over close
interactions. But back to you, why are you being so dramatic? Max, don’t tell me you’ve developed
romantic feelings for her. Let me give you a heads-up, I don’t approve of you being in a rtionship
with her. Therefore, you better turn your feelings away before things get worse.”
Max coldly replied, “You can keep that advice to yourself. I can promise you a girl like her is not my
type anyways.”
“You don’t know how d I am to hear you say that. Most people are not good enough for her.”
“It’s none of my business whom she wants to be with anyway.”
At that moment, Max only wanted to hold his ground. Thus, he didn’t manage to catch the glimpse of
the disappointed look on Yelena’s face.
“All right, both of you stop this debate this instant. It’s gettingte now. We should all head home to
freshen up and call it a day.” Yelena turned her gaze to look at Max coldly, “Whoever visits me is none
of your business, so please head back to your ce.”
Max got irritated by the fact of him getting kicked out. Meanwhile, he also realized his action
overstepped a boundary. Thus, he simply kept it all to himself and immediately left the ce without
any hesitation.
Elspeth could only smile dryly at his behavior. This little brat with his inappropriate choice of words.
The sight of affection is obvious even to me, but he just can’t be honest. What a stubborn man.