Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me Chapter 197
Elspeth knew that Theodore’s response was enough to speak for itself. At the moment, he didn’t want
her to go out with Callum at all, but no one told her the reason for that; it was as if she had been
sentenced to death without rhyme or reason. “I’m full, so I’m going to bed first,” she said impassively
before getting up and retiring to her bedroom. Max looked at Elspeth’s te and noticed that she had
barely touched her food. Why would she say she’s full when she has barely eaten? “Miss Elspeth,
what’s going on?”Edmund shot him a re. “Keep quiet while others are talking, you brat.” He saw
through the situation better than anyone else. Although he was unaware of the problem between them,
he could tell from Theodore’s response that Elspeth had almost been disqualified from bing
Callum’s fiancée. It was just that this was outside his jurisdiction, so he didn’t want to intervene.After
returning to her bedroom, Elspeth sat on her bed in a trance. She put on her thinking cap, but she
couldn’t for the life of her figure out the reason why she was suddenly treated like this. Unable to wrap
her head around it, she decided to call Harper instead.“What’s the matter, Elspeth? You sound listless
over the phone.”Hearing the noise on his end of the line, Elspeth raised an eyebrow, asking, “Are you
drinking at the bar again?”“Yeah, I’m at our usual ce, waiting for you at Luna Bar.”At first, Elspeth
had wanted to wash up and go to sleep, but she was suddenly unable to sleep after hearing Harper’s
invitation. As a result, she went downstairs and drove to Luna Bar.The bar was rowdy and crowded
with people who were drinking and seeking pleasure. Making her way ahead to their usual booth, she
saw Harper sitting there drinking alone. She opened a bottle herself and finished it in one go, asking,
“What’s the matter? You look even more depressed than me.”Harper snorted withughter. “I’m not
depressed. By the way, what’s the matter with you? Does Callum allow you toe out for a drink at
such ate hour?”Upon hearing Callum’s name, Elspeth gulped down another mouthful of wine. “Don’t
mention him.”“What happened? You two quarreled or something?”Elspeth shook her head. “No, we’re
not quarreling. We’re on the verge of breaking up.”Harper’s face twisted into a dramatic expression.
“Breaking up? What kind of unsolvable problem are you twoing across to the point where you two
are breaking up?”“I don’t know.”Suddenly recalling what he had seen and heard, Harper couldn’t helpMaterial ? N?velDrama.Org.
but ask, “Is it because of thatdy named Emma Walker? I saw her on the news. Is it true that she was
Callum’s first love?”Elspeth made a half-hearted attempt at a smile. “She wasn’t, I guess.” She trusted
Callum; she was willing to trust him even if he was holding hands with Emma.Harper rolled his eyes.
“You don’t understand men at all. Men could never forget about the first women they were in love
with.”“Oh, really?” Elspeth suddenly became interested in the topic. Seeing him talk about the subject
with ease, she couldn’t help butugh, asking, “So you mean you can’t forget about your first love,
too?”“Yes, of course—”Suddenly, a hostess was shoved to the ground from the adjacent booth.The
man who shoved her to the ground swore, “What the hell are you doing here, working at a bar without
letting people touch you? You think you’re still a f*cking virgin or something? Who the f*ck do you think
you are?”The youngdy burst into tears, looking particrly disheveled as her maid costume was
creased all over.The man shot a look at those around him, who immediately came up and grabbed the
youngdy’s hands. He yelled, “Get her! I’ve got to see today who such a stubborn chick is!”The young
lady cried while attempting to run away, but she was alone and outnumbered against the man and his
lackeys. They held her in such a firm grip that she couldn’t move at all. Elspeth was just about to go
over and offer help to the youngdy when Harper, who was beside her, rushed forward and kicked
away the hoodlum who was clutching thedy’s hand. “How dare you make a scene at Luna Bar! Who
do you think you are?”Seeing how hisckeys suffered at the hands of another man, the man swore
angrily, “F*ck you! Who the hell do you think you are? How dare youy a hand on one of my
people!”Harper waved his hand, after which five men dressed in security uniforms immediately showed
up around him. “Throw these people out of here for me,” he ordered.The security guards here were all
well-trained. Moreover, most of them were ex-soldiers with Herculean strength, so it didn’t take long
before they chased all the men out of the bar.In the end, the man red at Harper and threatened with
feigned audacity, “I’lle back again!”Elspeth kicked him in the butt. “Just get the hell out of
here!”Scared sh*tless, the man fled from the scene for fear that he might get hurt again.The youngdy
trembled all over with fear. After the danger was over, she sat on the couch and gingerly thanked
Elspeth and Harper, saying, “Thank you for saving me just now. If it weren’t for you two, I’d have been
bullied by that guy…” She wasn’t especially pretty, but she exuded pure innocence from her every
pore, which did easily attract those who had evil designs on her.Harper had always behaved like a
loafer, but strangely, he didn’t say a word at this very moment. When Elspeth looked up at him, she
realized that he seemed to have tears in his eyes, as though he were trying hard to suppress some
strong emotions.Seeing that he was silent, the youngdy also looked up at him, only to be stunned
instantly. “Harper?”Harper nodded with a polite smile. “It’s me, Brianna.”Brianna was speechless with
emotion; this was the first time she met Harper in the country, after all. “What a coincidence! Why are
you here? You’vee home from overseas?”“Yeah, I just came back recently. What about you? Why
are you…” Why are you working at such a ce?Brianna could tell clearly what Harper hesitated to
ask, and her smile faded. She knew how unsavory her job was.Having basically figured out who
Brianna was, Elspeth feared Harper might say something that would frighten her. She said immediately,
“Miss Brianna, if you need cash, you can borrow from me. It doesn’t matter whether you can pay it back
or not.” As a young woman like Brianna, she naturally understood that the only reason for her to wind
up in such a situation was that she was desperately in need of money.A light flickered across Brianna’s
eyes. “Really?” she asked before hesitating for a moment. “Well, never mind. You don’t have to. I can
earn money by myself.”What a gentle youngdy who stands on her own feet. No wonder Harper
would like her, thought Elspeth. She quickly suggested, “Still, this isn’t a job for you. What about this?
You can work as a receptionist at the bar. It’ll pay higher than working as a hostess.” In reality, the
paycheck of a receptionist wasn’t much, but she could raise Brianna’s paycheck a little. As for how
much the raise was, it was entirely up to her.Learning that she could earn even more money without
working as a hostess, Brianna was delighted. She instantly epted Elspeth’s offer.Elspeth knew that
Brianna and Harper must have a lot to say to each other upon their first encounter in the country.
Seeing that Harper had almost calmed down, she suggested, “If there’s nothing else, I’m going
somewhere else. Have a nice chat, you two.”Harper nodded with a look of gratitude in his eyes.Leaving
the space for them, Elspeth went alone to the bar counter and ordered a ss of wine. While waiting
for her drink to arrive, she suddenly saw Callum sitting in a booth nearby with Emma seated next to
him.Seeing how close together they were sitting, Elspeth suddenly felt a burst of anger surging from
the bottom of her heart. Holding the ss of freshly made drink in her hand, she slowly walked over to
them.