Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me 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 the


    lake.”“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.“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 CallumText ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org.


    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.”