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

thin line and his eyes were focused on the road up ahead. It was as if he was totally removed

know about the

knew there was a hotel here

thought of an even more outlandish

tailing

that thought flashed across her mind, she found it entirely

only one Callum cares about now. Why would he spend his time and energy on anyone else, especially the ex-fiancée whom he has long since lost all regard

the way, why did you show up at a place like that so late at night, Mr. Winthrop?” Jethro

it also sounded

likes the pear tarts sold in this area

box on

“You treat your girlfriend so well, Mr. Winthrop. Elsie, when are you going to agree to go

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

before closing

didn’t want to waste his time on anything, and he rarely

midnight, and in the past, he would never allow

he changed his

sold the pear tarts were on opposite ends of the city with several

that’s

melancholic. She couldn’t explain why she felt upset. Amid her blur of thoughts,

she was covered in a jacket that had a familiar bluegrass

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

out the window with her bleary eyes. They were

didn’t you wake me

folded the jacket and placed it

dropped him off first and we’d only just

politely. Her tone was even more distant as if she was

happens again,

heartless prick,

Callum

anything to do with

seemed to realize that he wasn’t in the position to ask that question, so he hummed coolly

to avoid hearing anything

he watched Elspeth disappear from sight.

hotels along Harmony Street in the northern part of the