Love's Perfect Match

Jethro didn’t want to wait, so he pleaded with Elspeth like an obedient younger brother. “Elsie, Mr. Winthrop is nice enough to give us a ride, so why shouldn’t we accept his kind gesture?”

Elsie…

Callum’s face grew colder as he repeated the nickname in his head.

Elspeth was startled. For some reason, even though she and Callum were uninvolved in every way, she still felt a trace of awkwardness when Jethro called her Elsie.

To avoid giving Jethro the chance to say anything else that was too suggestive, she agreed.

“Oh, fine. Let’s go.”

So, obliging with the little kid?

Callum looked at them with scrutiny.

The two of them got into Callum’s car while the electric scooter was temporarily abandoned by the side of the road.

Jethro left the key in the ignition and said he was giving it away to anyone who chanced upon it since the Wilstones had more than enough vehicles.

Elspeth was smiling as she remarked sarcastically to herself, It’s obvious that you can’t be bothered to call someone to tow it away.

However, as she was sitting inside Callum’s car right now, she wasn’t in the mood to think about anything else. On the other hand, Jethro seemed eager to stir up trouble as he kept dragging all sorts of things up.

“Elsie, I heard that you were in a relationship with Mr. Winthrop before. Is that true?”

Elspeth’s smile stiffened.

“If you can’t hold your tongue, then keep your mouth shut.”

Callum, who was fully focused on driving, tapped his finger on the steering wheel when he heard the question, but he didn’t respond.

“Well, so what? It’s all in the past, and anyway, Mr. Winthrop has a new fiancée now. I’m sure you have already gotten over the relationship too.”

It was to be expected from someone who only recently became of age. He thought of relationships as something so inconsequential.

Elspeth couldn’t be bothered to waste her breath with him. She turned toward the window instead and just so happened to catch sight of the hotel before it whizzed past her.

a

looked at Callum in the rearview mirror. His lips were pressed together in a thin line and his eyes were focused on the road up ahead. It was as if he was

Callum know about the hotel

he knew there was a hotel here and didn’t want me to stay at the hotel with Jethro?

of an even more outlandish

tailing

flashed across her mind,

the only one Callum cares about now. Why would he spend his time and energy on anyone else, especially

you show up at

a seemingly joking manner, but it also sounded as if he was probing

in this area so I came

saw a box on the front passenger seat that contained

treat your girlfriend so well, Mr. Winthrop. Elsie, when are you going to agree to go out with me? I’ll definitely treat

dumbfounded. Why did the flames spread to her when she didn’t even do

retorted curtly before closing her eyes. Her heart was

been someone who didn’t want to waste his time on

and in the past, he would never allow himself to remain awake past

Jasmine’s sake, he changed

bakery that sold the pear tarts were on opposite ends of the city with several dozen miles

that’s true

explain why she felt upset. Amid her blur of thoughts, she ended

in a jacket that had a familiar bluegrass scent to

only other person in the car. He was sitting in the driver’s seat and the car was stopped by the

out the window with her bleary eyes. They

didn’t you wake

folded the jacket and placed it on the

first and we’d only just arrived, so I didn’t wake you

you for giving me a ride home,” Elspeth said politely. Her tone

If anything like this happens again, I won’t be doing it

a heartless

leaving, Callum

that have anything to do

in the position to ask that question, so he hummed coolly

at once to avoid

he watched Elspeth disappear from sight.

along Harmony Street