Love's Perfect Match

Chapter 223

were together? I will beat him if that’s so!”She had given her whole heart to this charming and intelligent daughter-in-law of hers. No one else even mattered to her anymore at this point.“Of course not. Callum and I get along just fine. He treats me really well.”Margot’s fierce gaze was on her as soon as Elspeth finished speaking. “Why are you still calling him Callum? Don’t you two lovebirds have any intimate nicknames for each other?”Elspeth froze upon hearing that. This was beyond her comprehension.“Geez!” Margot huffed. “You know, something along the lines of babe, honey bunny, cutie pie… Nicknames like that!”Elspeth almost choked on her saliva.The corners of her mouth twitched as she stammered, “Aren’t those nicknames… a little… too much?”At that point, she was at a loss.Margot patted the back of Elspeth’s hand and patiently explained, “Not at all. It’s just right. Isn’t this what young couples do? Theodore used to call me baby when we were dating.”She then shot Theodore a glare. “Isn’t that right?”Theodore’s wrinkly face was flushed out of embarrassment now. However, to not make his wife angry, he repeatedly bobbed his head in agreement. “That’s right. That was our nickname back then.”Unable to think of a better word to describe her shock, Elspeth could only blurt out, “How avant-garde, Mr. Winthrop.” Theodore had never been in such an embarrassing situation in his life and he could only tug at his sleeves as he stood there, not knowing what to do.Margot only continued to reminisce when she saw his reaction.“You see how he’s behaving now? He looked exactly like this back when he went to my father and asked for my hand—”“Okay, okay. That’s enough. Let the youngsters solve their problems. You’re not well yet. You should rest.”Theodore quickly stopped her as he couldn’t handle hearing more of Margot’s stories.Callum and Elspeth could read the room well. Seeing Theodore being on the verge of losing his mind, they tactfully stood up.“Alright, Mrs. Winthrop. We’ll be out of your hair. You should rest now. We’ll come to see you later.”Margot didn’t stop the couple as she felt quite weak. Instead, she grumpily took a glance at Theodore. “Sure, sure. Come see me when you’re free.”Elspeth responded with a nod before she tugged Callum along and left at the speed of light.When they got downstairs, Elspeth looked at Callum’s face and instantly grew serious again. “Let’s go to Arthur next and have him meet Mr. Blue as soon as possible. We might be able to persuade him to turn around.”However, she noticed that Callum was distracted after she spoke. “What are you thinking about?” She waved her hand in his face.His eyebrows were knitted into a frown. “Babe is a little icky, baby sounds somewhat cheap, and cutie pie is a mouthful. Let’s call you Mrs. Winthrop.”He’s still stuck on the topic of nicknames after such a long time! Elspeth inwardly sighed as she held her forehead.“Let’s not worry about this first. You should think of a way to get Arthur to agree to meet up.”“This is important enough to me!”“Callum Winthrop! Stop being such a kid!”He looked calm as he refuted, “I’m not. This is an intimate nickname that couples should call each other. You, too, shouldn’t call me Callum.”Seeing how unrepentant he was, she dragged him to a corner and held his hand. “Babe?” she purred.The tip of the man’s ears turned red.“Baby boy…”His throat bobbed.“Hubby!”That was the final straw that prompted Callum to grab Elspeth’s wrists in return and press a kiss on her lips.The moment he kissed her, she felt her mind go blank.Her heart thundered away when she felt his breath and heartbeat.This level of excitement should be illegal.“Callum… Mmph—”His lips devoured hers as he sucked in her taste.Only after a long, long time did he let her go.Elspeth felt like she almost ran out of breath. Panting, she glared at Callum who had a triumphant smile. “Callum Winthrop, you are such a jerk!”He