Sweetheart, Do You Still Love Me

Chapter 164

to hire you to treat my grandson. Would you be free to do that?”Sonny rejected the request without any hesitation. “I don’t have time, and I’m not in the country. I won’t be able to treat your grandson.”“Tell me how much you want me to pay. I’ll pay you any amount you want,” Michael uttered.“This isn’t about money! I don’t need money, and I don’t like money. I’m impressed that you managed to get my phone number. Anyway, I haven’t left the hills in a long while, and I have no intention of doing so,” Sonny replied.Sonny made himself clear, and Michael’s face turned sour when he heard the other man’s words. He was about to end the call when Elspeth edged closer to speak in her clear and crisp voice, “You’re playing chess again, aren’t you, Sonny?” Sonny froze for a moment before he changed to a playful tone. “Oh, it’s Elspeth! What’s going on? What are you doing there?”He had sounded stern and icy just moments earlier, but he seemed a lot warmer after hearing Elspeth’s voice. Everyone apart from Spencer seemed utterly shocked. “It doesn’t matter what I’m doing here, but could you come back to help treat my brother? They don’t trust my skills,” she uttered with a helpless look on her face while shrugging her shoulders.“Who’s the one questioning your abilities? You’re my very own mentee, and you’re a smart girl. I’d be honored if you told others you were my student after you treated them… Wait, your brother? Are you from the Joneson Family?” Sonny knew about the Jonesons—they were famous in Blaydal. “I’ll tell you more about this when you’re back. Just let me know if you’ll be able to make it,” Elspeth said. However, Sonny rejected her again. “No, no. I’m not going back. I feel like I’m just a tool you summon