Sweetheart, Do You Still Love Me

Chapter 230

just a tiny punishment. I wasn’t trying to pick on her or anything.”Even though Elspeth wasn’t saying something serious, Joseph was quite flustered at the sight of her calm appearance as she sipped tea.“Don’t worry. You need to teach her a lesson so that she doesn’t repeat her mistakes.”Elspeth’s words were like a hint to Joseph.“Got it. You’re trying to say I can bully her as much as I want, aren’t you?”She went silent. Since when was I trying to say that? “But based on my knowledge of her, Moriah tends to pull tiny tricks. Whether it is targeted at you or me, we should be wary of her. We shouldn’t let our guards down.”Joseph nodded. “Don’t worry. Her little tricks won’t be able to fool me.”“Great, then. Hurry up and take your medicine.”Elspeth had spent hours brewing the medicine. He couldn’t just let it go to waste.Grabbing the bowl, he could already feel the bitterness spread in his mouth. “Can I not take it? I don’t think I can swallow it anymore.”“Of course not. Bitter medicine facilitates healing. Just listen to me and drink it.”With a crinkled face, Joseph countered, “I can’t take bitter food.” “No pain, no gain.”“Why do your words actually make sense, huh?” Joseph complained.“Well, the medicine was not supposed to be bitter. I could’ve made it sweet but was worried that you might