Sweetheart, Do You Still Love Me

Chapter 192

prepared to pretend to faint, but when she heard that, she froze, unsure what to do. If she had passed out at that moment, she would have fallen into Elspeth’s trap.“Of course not. Naturally, I am willing to—” Emma said.“You’re willing to apologize?” Elspeth interrupted once more. “You’re a public figure, though. It would be bad if the media found out what you did.”She spoke as if she was merely reminding Emma, but her words were meant for the journalists standing around them that it was also major news. The journalists swiftly understood Elspeth’s words and began taking photos while their pens raced across their notepads.“Hurry and apologize now, Miss Walker. Otherwise, your reputation will suffer when they break the news,” she continued.Elspeth beamed a smile at Emma, but her cheeks and lips were left uncharacteristically unsmiling.“I’m sorry,” Emma declared to the crowd. “I did not mean to buy an imitation product. I only wanted to surprise Mr. Winthrop—”When they saw tears roll down her cheek, their hearts softened. “Let’s not nitpick about this. After all, she did it with good intentions. She didn’t know it was an imitation watch.” “Yeah,” said another member of the crowd. “Emma is not that kind of evil person. I believe in her.”Seeing that the crowd forgave her because of a few drops of tears, Emma immediately began crying harder.“Stop crying, Miss Walker. If you keep on like that, everyone will start to think I’m bullying you,” said Elspeth.“Elspeth, I know you don’t like me, but you didn’t need to be so hostile,” Emma replied, sniffling.Seeing that the crowd was starting to defend Emma, Elspeth chuckled. “Hostile? Miss Walker, don’t you think you should go to an appraiser whenever you buy something? You are a public figure. One single mistake would negatively affect your career.”Emma shouted in her mind, Stop talking! She was panicking hard inside but still had to act feeble and meek. It was ridiculously hard for her.“Look at how tactless Elspeth is while Emma is always so