Sweetheart, Do You Still Love Me

Chapter 21 The Hiking Incident

Hiking… A tiring and hot activity in which they all had no interest.

“Dad, I have a few operations scheduled, so it might not be convenient.”

Raising to his feet, Arthur was about to leave when he was grabbed by his father. “So? Does your hospital not have other doctors besides you?”

Arthur let out a nervous laugh while tapping his nose. That naturally made Blake and Max, who were about to make up their own excuses, keep quiet as well.

“So, it’s settled. We’ll leave in a short while.”

No one could reject Theodore’s orders, so they all changed into appropriate clothes and went to the most famous hiking spot in the city. When they arrived, Elspeth immediately spotted Ophelia, who was all smiles and wearing a gentle-looking dress.

Margot beamed when she saw her favorite ‘daughter-in-law’. “Ophelia, I didn’t expect you to come. I thought you wouldn’t make it.”

“Mrs. Winthrop, how can I say no to your invitation?” While tugging on Margot’s hand, Ophelia replied obediently.

The straightforward Max took a look at Ophelia’s clothes and pursed his lips. “When do people ever wear such a long dress for hiking? How do you expect to hike up the hill in this getup?”

Elspeth, on the other hand, grinned slightly. Max, you’re starting to be interesting.

Ophelia turned pale as she bit her lower lip. “I’m sorry. I don’t hike that often, so I didn’t know…”

Sensing her incoming crocodile tears, Elspeth felt a headache arriving. This woman might be up to something. I wouldn’t have come if I had known she was coming.

“That’s enough. Why do you care about what she wears?” Margot rolled her eyes and tugged on Ophelia’s hand. “Ophelia, let’s go. We’ll take the lead.”

She smiled through her tears. “Sure.”

Later, the two walked in front while Elspeth and the five trailed behind them, leaving Theodore at the back of the line.

the way, Callum stayed silent, which prompted Elspeth to joke with a raised eyebrow. “Callum, you’re

Not paying attention to her track, she accidentally stepped

“Ouch!” She clutched her

Callum noticed her situation and looked down at her with inquiry.

“I sprained my

you

that Elspeth was breaking out in cold sweat, Callum decided to carry her into his arms when he saw her

was in his embrace due to her menstrual cramp. This time, she was fully awake, so she could feel his strong heartbeat and smell the fragrance of fresh mint wafting from him.

her resistance and continued walking. “There’s a hospital at

Elspeth obediently

standing nearby, noticed what had happened and smiled wickedly. “Oh, Callum. I didn’t expect you to have a soft side. Has your cold heart finally

a woman whom

the nonsense,”

Max rolled his

busy dealing with hospital matters while Blake was talking to his manager on the phone, so both of them

not the case for Ophelia as she had to witness the love of

significantly fell, which alerted Margot. Seeing that Ophelia was upset, Margot asked,

Does he like

Elspeth being carried in Callum’s arms, which made her frown as well. “Don’t worry, Ophelia. I’ll give you an

hospital to receive treatment. Then, Margot took

“Elspeth, I have something to say

since they made amends last time, Elspeth almost never talked to Margot. Therefore, when she saw Margot entering the room, she began to wonder whether an

tried to make it as subtle as she could, but Elspeth caught on immediately. “No, we’re not. Callum and I barely talked to

I don’t care what thoughts you have about him, nor do I care about your relationship with him, but let me make it clear that I will never agree to the idea of

Elspeth promised her. “Mrs. Winthrop, you can rest assured that I

“To tell you the truth, my other four sons are equally excellent, so you can

Elspeth’s mood as she sat