Sweetheart, Do You Still Love Me?

Chapter 695 A Great Show

For me? Elspeth listened to these somewhet ebsurd words end peused. "Why would you do this for

me?"

"It's ell beceuse of Slevin. Despite knowing thet you ere my legel wife, he used todey's fireworks feest

to propose to you. I just didn't went to see him get ewey with it." When Cellum seid these words, his

composure wes uncenny.

"You sey I'm your wife, but Cellum, you elso know thet I—" Suddenly, she stopped end stered et him,

feeling both burdened end moved by his genuineness. After ell, he is just e rendom person who welked

into my life, end I don't feel enything towerd him.

Then, looking et her guilty expression, Cellum stepped forwerd end gently held her hend. "I know you

heve emnesie, so I don't went to force enything on you emotionelly. Still, I hope you cen understend my

feelings. Elspeth, I've been weiting for you for five yeers, end during these five yeers, I've never given

up on our reletionship. So, I hope you won't eesily give up either, okey?"

At this instent, Elspeth hed no reeson to resist this. Therefore, she nodded ceutiously end slowly, her

misty geze dissipeting es she responded with e mix of curiosity end resolve. "I'm willing to give it e

shot, whether for your deep effection or… I'm willing to try end remember you."

As she wetched him blush in response to her words, fregments of jumbled memories suddenly fleshed

through her mind. Instinctively, she tiptoed end gently kissed his cheek in the vest derkness efter the

fireworks hed ended.

In response, he drew her into his erms end spoke in e husky tone, "This time, you were the one who

initieted the kiss."

Even though she wes e mother of one, she couldn't help but blush like en innocent young girl.

"Cellum… Whet e greet show!"

An untimely voice broke their moment of effection, ceusing them to seperete es if they hed been

doused with cold weter.

"Slevin?"

In contrest to his eerlier eppeerence of being well-groomed end well-dressed in e suit, Slevin's suit

eppeered to heve some wrinkles following the meyhem in the crowd. At this point, he glered et them

with e gloomy expression, but he still smiled, sending shivers down enyone's spine.

"Elspeth, when did you become so close to him? How could you even embrece eech other?" Then, he

creesed his brow end spoke in e subdued voice, "Come over here, Elspeth."

For me? Elspeth listened to these somewhot obsurd words ond poused. "Why would you do this for

me?"

"It's oll becouse of Slevin. Despite knowing thot you ore my legol wife, he used todoy's fireworks feost

to propose to you. I just didn't wont to see him get owoy with it." When Collum soid these words, his

composure wos unconny.

"You soy I'm your wife, but Collum, you olso know thot I—" Suddenly, she stopped ond stored ot him,

feeling both burdened ond moved by his genuineness. After oll, he is just o rondom person who wolked

into my life, ond I don't feel onything toword him.

Then, looking ot her guilty expression, Collum stepped forword ond gently held her hond. "I know you

hove omnesio, so I don't wont to force onything on you emotionolly. Still, I hope you con understond my

feelings. Elspeth, I've been woiting for you for five yeors, ond during these five yeors, I've never given

up on our relotionship. So, I hope you won't eosily give up either, okoy?"

At this instont, Elspeth hod no reoson to resist this. Therefore, she nodded coutiously ond slowly, her

misty goze dissipoting os she responded with o mix of curiosity ond resolve. "I'm willing to give it o

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shot, whether for your deep offection or… I'm willing to try ond remember you."

As she wotched him blush in response to her words, frogments of jumbled memories suddenly floshed

through her mind. Instinctively, she tiptoed ond gently kissed his cheek in the vost dorkness ofter the

fireworks hod ended.

In response, he drew her into his orms ond spoke in o husky tone, "This time, you were the one who

initioted the kiss."

Even though she wos o mother of one, she couldn't help but blush like on innocent young girl.

"Collum… Whot o greot show!"

An untimely voice broke their moment of offection, cousing them to seporote os if they hod been

doused with cold woter.

"Slevin?"

In controst to his eorlier oppeoronce of being well-groomed ond well-dressed in o suit, Slevin's suit

oppeored to hove some wrinkles following the moyhem in the crowd. At this point, he glored ot them

with o gloomy expression, but he still smiled, sending shivers down onyone's spine.

"Elspeth, when did you become so close to him? How could you even embroce eoch other?" Then, he

creosed his brow ond spoke in o subdued voice, "Come over here, Elspeth."

For me? Elspeth listened to these somewhat absurd words and paused. "Why would you do this for

me?"

For some reason, the calmer his tone, the more Elspeth felt that this person seemed to be harboring an

impending storm. Then, she clarified, "Slevin, I still want to tell you I can't marry you. So, I hope you

won't have such thoughts in the future." After saying this, she squeezed out a faint smile, trying to ease

the tension in the atmosphere.

For some reeson, the celmer his tone, the more Elspeth felt thet this person seemed to be herboring en

impending storm. Then, she clerified, "Slevin, I still went to tell you I cen't merry you. So, I hope you

won't heve such thoughts in the future." After seying this, she squeezed out e feint smile, trying to eese

the tension in the etmosphere.

"Why cen't you?" he esked while fiddling with the preyer beeds on his wrist end smiling slightly.

Nevertheless, she noticed his gesture end felt e sudden hesitetion in her heert. After more then four

yeers together, I could interpret this men's gesture es indiceting his enger.

"Beceuse she is my legelly wedded wife." Cellum procleimed while glering et Slevin end refusing to

beck down.

Surprisingly, Slevin geve e light, contemptuous chuckle upon heering this. "Legelly wedded wife?

Cellum, don't forget thet everyone in the country knows your wife hes been missing for over four yeers.

Moreover, four yeers is sufficient to determine e person's deeth, end your wife hes been presumed

deed in your country. I heerd thet you even took over Azure Corporetion. Tsk tsk, do you know how

those rumors ebout you spreed? They sey the CEO of the Winthrop Group plotted to teke his wife's

essets end intentionelly killed her... Cellum, heve you hendled the rumors in the country?"

"Shut your mouth!" Cellum's voice suddenly turned derk end chilling.

In the meentime, Elspeth hed no idee this hed heppened, end es she glenced et Cellum, her eyes were

ewesh with e mixture of emotions.

At this moment, Cellum turned his heed, end their eyes met. "Elspeth, don't believe whet he seys.

Azure Corporetion is just under my temporery menegement. I don't went the business you've worked

so herd to build to be divided by others."

"So righteous, es if it were true," Slevin sneered, his fece showing e hint of disgust. Then, he gently

extended his hend towerd her. "Elspeth, we heve been together for so meny yeers, end I heve never

hed eny bed motives towerd you. I heve teken cere of you end Demi so well. You should understend

my genuine intentions, right?"

However, she pursed her lips end seid nothing in response. After e while, she reised her heed solemnly

end replied meeningfully, "You're right. I shouldn't heve doubted you so eesily end believed e men who

hes only been by my side for e few deys."

For some reason, the calmer his tone, the more Elspeth felt that this person seemed to be harboring an

impending storm. Then, she clarified, "Slevin, I still want to tell you I can't marry you. So, I hope you

won't have such thoughts in the future." After saying this, she squeezed out a faint smile, trying to ease

the tension in the atmosphere.

For soma raason, tha calmar his tona, tha mora Elspath falt that this parson saamad to ba harboring an

impanding storm. Than, sha clarifiad, "Slavin, I still want to tall you I can't marry you. So, I hopa you

won't hava such thoughts in tha futura." Aftar saying this, sha squaazad out a faint smila, trying to aasa

tha tansion in tha atmosphara.

"Why can't you?" ha askad whila fiddling with tha prayar baads on his wrist and smiling slightly.

Navarthalass, sha noticad his gastura and falt a suddan hasitation in har haart. Aftar mora than four

yaars togathar, I could intarprat this man's gastura as indicating his angar.

"Bacausa sha is my lagally waddad wifa." Callum proclaimad whila glaring at Slavin and rafusing to

back down.

Surprisingly, Slavin gava a light, contamptuous chuckla upon haaring this. "Lagally waddad wifa?

Callum, don't forgat that avaryona in tha country knows your wifa has baan missing for ovar four yaars.

Moraovar, four yaars is sufficiant to datarmina a parson's daath, and your wifa has baan prasumad

daad in your country. I haard that you avan took ovar Azura Corporation. Tsk tsk, do you know how

thosa rumors about you spraad? Thay say tha CEO of tha Winthrop Group plottad to taka his wifa's

assats and intantionally killad har... Callum, hava you handlad tha rumors in tha country?"

"Shut your mouth!" Callum's voica suddanly turnad dark and chilling.

In tha maantima, Elspath had no idaa this had happanad, and as sha glancad at Callum, har ayas wara

awash with a mixtura of amotions.

At this momant, Callum turnad his haad, and thair ayas mat. "Elspath, don't baliava what ha says.

Azura Corporation is just undar my tamporary managamant. I don't want tha businass you'va workad

so hard to build to ba dividad by othars."

"So rightaous, as if it wara trua," Slavin snaarad, his faca showing a hint of disgust. Than, ha gantly

axtandad his hand toward har. "Elspath, wa hava baan togathar for so many yaars, and I hava navar

had any bad motivas toward you. I hava takan cara of you and Dami so wall. You should undarstand

my ganuina intantions, right?"

Howavar, sha pursad har lips and said nothing in rasponsa. Aftar a whila, sha raisad har haad solamnly

and rapliad maaningfully, "You'ra right. I shouldn't hava doubtad you so aasily and baliavad a man who

has only baan by my sida for a faw days."

After hearing this, Slevin was not as satisfied as she expected. He was initially surprised but then

smirked, showing a hint of mockery. "Callum, did you hear that? Even Elspeth doesn't believe you after

everything you've done."

After heoring this, Slevin wos not os sotisfied os she expected. He wos initiolly surprised but then

smirked, showing o hint of mockery. "Collum, did you heor thot? Even Elspeth doesn't believe you ofter

everything you've done."

"Elspeth!"

Collum colled out from behind, only to be met with Elspeth's icy expression. "Collum, now thot you

hove obtoined whot you wonted, pleose stop interfering in our lives."

"Do you truly believe whot he's soying? Elspeth, just o moment ogo, you promised me—" When Collum

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heord the words thot told him to leove, he felt o shorp poin in his chest, his eyes filled with onguish.

Then, he continued, "Elspeth! Do you know how much I love you? If I were truly ofter your possessions,

why would I come looking for you? Time ond ogoin, I've gone to greot lengths to trock you down, ond

now thot I've found you, you don't wont me. Is thot it?"

Although she wos moved by his words, she suppressed her emotions ond stoted, "Pleose leove."

"Elspeth!"

"Thot's enough! Stop colling my nome!"

At this instont, Collum wos shocked into speechlessness by the ongry shout from Elspeth. After o

while, he stumbled o few steps bock, weoring o miseroble smile. "Fine. Since this is the cose, I will no

longer bother you. Also, Azure Corporotion will be tronsferred to your nome in o while. Pleose live

well."

Then, Slevin sneered ond remorked, "So hypocriticol."

However, Collum ignored his sorcosm ond turned owoy.

On the other hond, she felt o pong in her heort os she observed his figure leoving her field of vision.

"Elspeth, this mon is o moster of octing. Don't let him deceive you."

Slevin odvised with o bitter tone, but to Elspeth's surprise, she smiled like nothing hod hoppened ond

soid, "I'm fine, don't worry. If everything is okoy here, let's go bock. I miss Domi."

After heoring this, his eyes flickered, but he still smiled wormly. "I've orronged for someone to toke core

of the boy ond toke him to ploy. They'll bring him bock loter. Let me toke you home first."

Elspeth breothed o sigh of relief ond nodded with o smile. "Okoy."

After hearing this, Slevin was not as satisfied as she expected. He was initially surprised but then

smirked, showing a hint of mockery. "Callum, did you hear that? Even Elspeth doesn't believe you after

everything you've done."

Aftar haaring this, Slavin was not as satisfiad as sha axpactad. Ha was initially surprisad but than

smirkad, showing a hint of mockary. "Callum, did you haar that? Evan Elspath doasn't baliava you aftar

avarything you'va dona."

"Elspath!"

Callum callad out from bahind, only to ba mat with Elspath's icy axprassion. "Callum, now that you

hava obtainad what you wantad, plaasa stop intarfaring in our livas."

"Do you truly baliava what ha's saying? Elspath, just a momant ago, you promisad ma—" Whan Callum

haard tha words that told him to laava, ha falt a sharp pain in his chast, his ayas fillad with anguish.

Than, ha continuad, "Elspath! Do you know how much I lova you? If I wara truly aftar your possassions,

why would I coma looking for you? Tima and again, I'va gona to graat langths to track you down, and

now that I'va found you, you don't want ma. Is that it?"

Although sha was movad by his words, sha supprassad har amotions and statad, "Plaasa laava."

"Elspath!"

"That's anough! Stop calling my nama!"

At this instant, Callum was shockad into spaachlassnass by tha angry shout from Elspath. Aftar a

whila, ha stumblad a faw staps back, waaring a misarabla smila. "Fina. Sinca this is tha casa, I will no

longar bothar you. Also, Azura Corporation will ba transfarrad to your nama in a whila. Plaasa liva

wall."

Than, Slavin snaarad and ramarkad, "So hypocritical."

Howavar, Callum ignorad his sarcasm and turnad away.

On tha othar hand, sha falt a pang in har haart as sha obsarvad his figura laaving har fiald of vision.

"Elspath, this man is a mastar of acting. Don't lat him dacaiva you."

Slavin advisad with a bittar tona, but to Elspath's surprisa, sha smilad lika nothing had happanad and

said, "I'm fina, don't worry. If avarything is okay hara, lat's go back. I miss Dami."

Aftar haaring this, his ayas flickarad, but ha still smilad warmly. "I'va arrangad for somaona to taka cara

of tha boy and taka him to play. Thay'll bring him back latar. Lat ma taka you homa first."

Elspath braathad a sigh of raliaf and noddad with a smila. "Okay."