Sweetheart, Do You Still Love Me?

Chapter 323

"You misheard that." Elspeth tried to gloss it over.

"If you don’t wanna tell me, fine. I will stop here." Edmund was unusually agreeable today, which she

found relief.

"Do you think that we’re gonna die here?"

His assumption irritated her. "Why would that happen when I’m here?"

"So. you mean that you're gonna protect me?" A triumphant smile appeared across liis lips.

"Cut it out." Elspeth could punch him at any time.

While they were in a middle of a small dispute, someone kept watching them in silence. Elspeth, who

sensed the scorching gaze, turned her head to see Isabel.

Isabel stared at Elspeth in disbelief. "Y-You're alive?"

That put Elspeth in a slightly awkward position. She did not tell anyone about her faked death, so she

did not know what to say when someone recognized her. "Yup. I'm still alive, but—"

Isabel soon wrapped her head around it. "So, Miss Joneson is with you. right?"

Elspeth nodded under Isabel's confused gaze. "Yes, she is."

Isabel let out a bitter smile. "I was worried that her condition got worse when Dr. Winthrop said she will

be leaving the country for treatment. It's a relief to know that she's with you."

She intended to go together with them, but Arthur had no plans of bringing her along. Despite the

disappointment, she had no choice but to accept reality. After all. she had no blood relation with

Helena.

Elspeth had a guess from Isabel's weary expression. "Are you doing well with the Jonesons?"

The noises from the crowd drowned Elspeth's voice, so Isabel could not hear her clearly. When Isabel

took a few steps closer to her to continue the conversation, a commotion rang above them.

It was a massive burning wood threatening to fall upon Elspeth. It happened so quickly that no one

could react in time.

When Elspeth was ready to accept her fate of demise, someone shoved her away. Panicked, she

raised her head to see Isabel stuck beneath the wood upon pushing her away.

"Isabel!" Elspeth wrapped her hands with clotlies to move the wood away from Isabel.

However, her puny strength barely shifted it an inch. While the fire was devouring the girl, Edmund and

the others rolled up their sleeves to help Elspeth.

Together, they managed to move the wood away in the end. Elspeth hurriedly pulled Isabel out.

Fortunately, they reacted in time and so the fire did not bum her neck and face. Even so, her clothes

were slightly smoldered, and her skin suffered some burns.

"Are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere?" Elspeth became anxious, for she had not expected

someone who was not close to her to save her from danger.

Isabel's lips gradually lost their color as her cheek hurt when she tided to put on a smile. "Elspeth, my

face hurts so much. Am I gonna be disfigured?"

Hearing the familiar voice coming from outside, Elspeth comforted Isabel. "Don't wony. I'll take you to

the hospital. I'll make sure that it won't leave a scar on your face. You will be as beautiful as you always

are."

Isabel nodded before her body drooped onto the floor due to her wobbly legs. Soon, members of the

Evil Wind Sect rushed to the scene.

"Uno. take Isabel to the hospital right now." Elspeth pointed at a buffy man.

"Yes. madam." He earned Isabel and bulldozed through the flame.

"As for the others, grab a water gun or fire extinguisher to make way. If you don't wanna die here,

follow me." Elspeth took the lead. Everyone made up their mind upon hearing her orders and tagged

along.

Thanks to Elspeth, everyone managed to escape the fire. Aside from a few people who suffered from

small injuries, the majority were unscathed.

It was a fortunate ending for such a dangerous situation.

After the evacuation, Elspeth ordered the sect members to leave the scene before someone sensed

something off.

"Nowr that we're out, what are you gonna do next?" Edmund threw the women's singlet aside and lifted

liis head.

"I gotta check on Isabel at the hospital." Elspeth's mind was a mess because Isabel's act kept replaying

in her head. Her voice sounded urgent.

He nodded as he already put his request at the back of liis mind. "I'm coming with you."

She shook her head, and the glint in her eyes was cold. "I can handle it alone. I have to investigate

wrhat caused the fire too. Once

I find out who the mastermind is, I will never let them off the hook that easily."

The resentment in her voice was unfamiliar to him. He had seen her gentle: mischievous; and confident

side, but it was liis first time seeing the murderous intent evident in her eyes.

"Alright then, if you insist." He sighed. "I'll send you the number of the cargo later. It will depart at

3.00PM sharp. Just tell them my name w'hen you're at the port."

She smiled. "Thanks."

"Not a problem. Send me a message wrhen you're there."

"Edmund. I will never forget what you've done for me."

"It's alright. You don't have to." It pained him to hear that because, in fact, he did not treat her well.

He hurled hurtful remarks at her w'hen they first met. He even pursued her on purpose just to anger

Callum.

Whatever he was doing right now7 was liis act of staying true to liis heart—he wished to do something

nice for Elspeth. Such a trivial matter was umvortliy to be mentioned.

Her happiness mattered the most to Edmund.

Watching her leaving figure, he gripped the bracelet in liis hand. It was that bracelet she wore under

Margot's scheme when she first came. He could vividly remember the red rashes on her aim due to

allergy.

Now7 that Elspeth w7ould vanish from his w7orld, all he had left was this bracelet to feel her w7amith.

It was the only wray to stifle liis lingering feelings for her.