Love's Perfect Match

Chapter 225

Theodore all too well. Although he could be brutal in business, as a father, he was just a kind, loving man.“We need to get ready, then. We must not let him get ideas on Mr. Winthrop.”The corners of Callum’s mouth curled into a smile. “Oh? You’re worrying about your future father-in-law already even though we’re not officially married. Is this a case of love me, love my dog?”“My foot! I’m just concerned about Mr. Winthrop. He has been nothing but nice to me. I don’t want anything to happen to him.”Callum patted her head and comforted her in a soft voice, “I know that you are worried about my father, but you have worked too hard, Elspeth. You are always thinking about this and that every day. I think you should start to think about yourself.”“What do you mean?”He pulled Elspeth into his arms and rested his chin on her forehead. “Our couple’s lovey-dovey time, of course! Don’t you agree, Mrs. Winthrop?”He’s doing it again! Feeling flushed and worked up, she felt like a cooked prawn.She couldn’t understand how a man who had never dated anyone was so skilled at flirting and teasing.“Callum, you pretend to be indifferent, but you’re actually a surprise package, aren’t you?”This was a term that Callum had never heard of.After pausing for a moment, he asked in return, “What’s a ‘surprise package’?”Elspeth held her forehead in resignation. “Pretend I never said that,” she muttered.“Say it!” He held her wrists in a tight grip. “Tell me, what does a ‘surprise package’ mean?”It didn’t sound like a compliment to him.Finding it hard to say it, she shook her head and blushed. “I don’t know. I was just guessing.”Callum pursed his lips and the next second…Elspeth felt like hiding in a hole when he found the meaning on Google.He read out loud, “A ‘surprise package’ generally refers to people who are quiet on the outside and passionate on the inside. ‘Surprise packages’ don’t easily express and show their emotions and emotional changes, but they would perform in unexpected ways in specific occasions or environments.” After that, he glanced at Elspeth with intrigued eyes. “Oh, so you think I’m ‘passionate on the inside’ and I ‘perform in unexpected ways’.”Hearing him say the word ‘passionate’ immediately made her turn red in the face.“That’s not what I mean…”She struggled to get out of his hold on her wrists, but he only held on tighter.“Elspeth, are you trying to do something different with me?”The woman quickly froze. She couldn’t even begin to imagine what he was talking about.The way his Adam’s apple rolled and the clear and distinct sound of him gulping made her imagination run wild.“Let’s put everything aside first. I will take you to Waterside tomorrow.”“Why are we going to Waterside? Are we going to watch the filming?”She didn’t like that place very much.“Of course not.” Callum lightly knocked on her forehead with a knuckle. “Other than the film and television industry, Waterside is a famous tourism spot. I’m going to take you there to have fun.”“But… I don’t want to…”She could never get used to traveling.“You don’t seem very happy about the idea,”