Sweetheart, Do You Still Love Me

Chapter 144

Noticing Callum’s expression, Alaina could feel her heart skip a beat. “Callum, what are you trying to do?”

“What do you think? It’s time to pay the price.”

She widened her eyes in disbelief before looking around. “Callum, what you are doing is against the law. Did you see the reporters around? You can’t deny your doing if what you did is revealed to the public.”

He remained calm even after she warned him. Casting a glance at the crowd with ease, he asked, “Did you see anything?”

No single person in Damoria would claim they didn’t know Callum’s name.

Even though he kept a low profile, he wasn’t the kind of person to mess with.

A few years ago, someone talked badly about Callum after facing failure in his business. The next day, the man and his family got banished from Damoria.

Nobody ever knew Callum’s true ability, but they held one principle, which was staying out of his way as far as possible or showing respect to him when coming across him.

Alaina must have a death wish to cross Callum.

The guests were all sophisticated. They knew better than to stand up for Alaina, who was a nobody and ended up getting on Callum’s bad side. If so, they rather kept what happened today a secret, in hope of gaining Callum’s favor and striking a deal in the future.

The guests shook their heads. Even the reporters pretended not to see anything by putting their phones and cameras away.

Alaina finally recalled that nobody in Damoria could even par with Callum’s status or influence. A sane person would never get on his bad side.

As the last hope slipped from her hand, she went limp and allowed the men to drag her away.

Once Alaina left, some of the guests tried to clear the awkward silence by lightening the mood. “I told you, Miss Lynwood—Wait, it’s Mrs. Winthrop now——is a good person. There’s no way she would hurt someone.”

a few seconds. Listening to the crowd’s praise,

addressing Elspeth as Mrs. Winthrop, Callum couldn’t suppress a smile that formed at the

guests preferred to avoid staying any longer in the place that fostered a lot of drama. Thus, they took

Winthrops, the Sullivans,

“Where did you take Alaina? Please don’t tell me you asked your men to tie her up and

merely sent her somewhere where

it casual, she could

could make it out

After all, Alaina started it. Elspeth had been holding the principle

Yelena sighed in relief. “Remind me to install surveillance cameras

a hint of indignation, earning a laugh

have to take such precautions. All you need to do is protect yourself instead of letting other people step on

Yelena gripping her knuckles while putting on

you from all your troubles. I don’t have the leisure to save you

my rescues if you can? I’m going to be your family’s future

her mouth made his ears flush with red blush.

myself. In just another two years, I’m eligible for marriage. Besides, you’re my choice of marriage partner. Do you think I would let you go

his comment. Narrowing

a comeback or a roast, he fumbled for the right

you are referring to?” Yelena simply threw him a

barely stifled a laugh. “That’s enough, Yelena. Stop teasing Max. He’s a shy boy. If there’s one more sentence from you,

his mind, Max was

way, since such a thing happened, I’m sure it will show up in tomorrow’s headline. When the time comes,

sure the crowd will keep a secret?

help but sigh quietly at Yelena’s innocence. However, others didn’t know a thing about the kiss between Yelena and Max.

won’t hurt to

the few of them exchanged a light talk, Elspeth bid farewell to Yelena and prepared