Sweetheart, Do You Still Love Me

Chapter 204

eyes swept through the crowd, and to his surprise, he spotted Elspeth and Yelena amongst them.Upon seeing him, Emma immediately rushed forward with a coy expression. “Callum, they were all picking on me earlier, and Elspeth was even trying to take my place as the female lead. And the key thing is, the director even agreed! Let’s withdraw our funds. I don’t want to do this anymore!”“Elspeth wants to be the female lead?” Callum repeated, thinking that her words were outlandish.Emma’s face soured at his words. “Yeah, she wants to be the female lead.”Elspeth had no control over what Emma wanted to say, so she let her do as she pleased. Refusing to pay her any attention, she simply ignored her accusations.However, Yelena was unable to hold herself back and revealed the truth. “What do you mean by that? You’re just so bad at acting that the director doesn’t want you anymore. Stop twisting the truth.”Callum’s sharp gaze flicked over to the director.Seeing this, the director immediately shrunk backward. “I didn’t mean that. I was just thinking it would be a pity for Elspeth if she didn’t become an actress with her skills, so I wasn’t thinking about what I was saying.”“I invested three hundred million for Emma to film in peace. Now that you’re planning on letting Elspeth take her place, I assume that you’re giving up on the money, are you?”Callum’s voice wasn’t loud, but it carried weight. However, upon hearing this, Elspeth felt her heart sink.“What is up with you, Callum Winthrop? How can you pick on your current girlfriend by defending your ex? You’re such a b*stard!”Even when he was faced with Yelena’s accusation, Callum did not falter. “Was what I said wrong?”By definition, Callum was only preserving his personal interests. He invested the money because of Emma, and if she was unable to take part in the filming, it would be a loss for him.Elspeth understood this, but she was getting even more confused now. She failed to understand the reason why Callum treated Emma so well, to the extent of deliberately ignoring her for Emma’s sake. Was it really as Emma had said—he had never been able to forget her? And now that Emma reappeared by his side, he was trying to get rid of her by giving her the cold shoulder? Elspeth lifted her head and looked into Callum’s eyes. In his gaze, there was no trace of warmth, only an icy cold. Even so, there was an instant when an inexplicable emotion flashed past his eyes, but it went as quickly as it came, and Elspeth nearly thought that she had been mistaken.“Let’s go, Yelena.”Elspeth was still unwilling to believe it. Either way, she had already taught Emma a lesson, so she considered it her victory. She then turned around and left.After shooting a glare at Callum, Yelena followed suit.Behind them, the director desperately apologized to his benefactors, nearly going down on his knees and kowtowing to beg for their forgiveness.Emma scoffed. “Okay, okay. On behalf of your sincerity, I guess I’ll continue filming.”At this, the director finally smiled. “Yes, thank you, Miss Walker!”Callum ignored what was happening near him. Instead, his eyes were fixed on Elspeth’s decisively retreating back, his thoughts complicated.“What are you thinking, Callum? It can’t be about Elspeth, right?” Emma asked pretentiously, putting on a caring act. “Look, she doesn’t even care about you anymore. Why don’t you just break up with her already? It’ll be relieving for her too.”Callum didn’t even spare her a single glance. “It has nothing to do with you.”In fact, Emma had everything to do with it. She had been waiting all this time to claim the title of Mrs. Winthrop for herself. Still, even though she was angry, Callum had been fulfilling her every wish recently, making her feel as if she were on cloud nine.“Callum, you should go back to the hotel. I have to continue filming, so I can’t stay with you.”Callum hummed indifferently in response.After he left, Emma watched his retreating