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.

which prompted Elspeth to joke with a raised eyebrow. “Callum, you’re as quiet as a

her taunts. Not paying attention to her track, she accidentally stepped and slipped on a rock,

“Ouch!” She clutched her ankle with her brows

noticed her situation and looked

“I sprained

“Can you

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

she was half-conscious when she 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.

stubborn.” With a cold expression on his face, he disregarded her resistance and continued walking. “There’s a hospital at the

that, Elspeth obediently stayed in

Edmund, who was standing nearby, noticed what had happened and smiled wickedly. “Oh, Callum. I didn’t expect you to have a

So, a woman whom Callum cares

nonsense,” Callum

Max rolled his eyes.

on the phone, so both of them did not have the time to care about what

she had to witness the

mood significantly fell, which alerted Margot. Seeing that Ophelia was upset, Margot asked, “What’s the

Does he like

Margot turned her head sharply and saw Elspeth being carried in Callum’s arms, which made her

was sent to the hospital to receive treatment. Then, Margot took advantage of the group’s absence

have something to say

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

to be quite close recently.” Margot tried to make it as subtle as she could, but

to Ophelia. I don’t care what thoughts you have about him, nor do I care about your relationship with him,

came here with a warning. Casually smiling, Elspeth promised her. “Mrs. Winthrop, you can rest assured that I have no feelings

the best.” Now that Margot had spoken her mind and gotten Elspeth’s promise, she felt assured and revealed a satisfied smile. “To tell you the truth, my other four sons are equally excellent, so you can choose any of them. Elspeth,

she