Sweetheart, Do You Still Love Me

Chapter 284

to make you feel that way.”Soon, her gaze turned colder, and she said, “Then, show me this quarter’s proposal.”However, Callum did not do as Elspeth said, and that was enough to prove his stance.“Fine. You aren’t going to show me, are you? I’ll investigate on my own, then!”She took a deep breath to calm down the anger that was building inside of her. Then, she threatened, “I’ll call Lisa and ask her what you did to Winthrop Group. This is definitely not a mistake you should make.”That statement rendered him speechless for a moment before he spoke, “I’ll show you.”When the proposal was placed in front of Elspeth, she struggled mentally. When she flipped the proposal pages, it was clearly stated that the shares of one of the company subsidiaries would be given to Miss Emma Walker at no cost.E-Emma Walker?!“Are you going to tell me that you took pity on Emma and will hand this subsidiary over to her?” She instantly froze after reading the proposal.“No. It’s not like that.” He wanted to elaborate but chose to say nothing upon further reflection.When Callum stopped talking, Elspeth turned her head and looked at him somberly. “Do you mind giving me a reasonable explanation, then?” It suddenly dawned on her that she had, in fact, lost control and said some hurtful things earlier, but the expression on his face caused her heart to soften.“I can’t tell you the reason for the time being, but as long as I give away this company, Winthrop Group will not suffer any losses.”In his heart, he was more concerned about her than the company.“What would you call this if not a loss? No matter what, I need you to tell me the truth. If you don’t tell me, I’ll figure it out myself.” Elspeth declared with assurance, knowing there was nothing her abilities could not uncover.Seeing how adamant she was, Callum sighed, “I thought I could settle this matter without telling you, but I didn’t expect you to find out so soon.”Narrowing her eyes, she questioned, “So, are you going to tell me or not?”“It’s Arthur.”“Him again? Why is he stirring up trouble this time?”After a pause, Callum glanced at Elspeth with a meaningful look. “It’s about you.”“Okay. Go on.”“Arthur threatened me with your private affairs. He said that if I didn’t want your affairs to be exposed, I had to hand over one of the companies under Winthrop Group to Emma. After I saw his materials, I agreed to his proposal.”Then, she asked impatiently, “What does he have on me? Can’t you tell me about it?”“He said it was something between you and Gilbert Payne.” Afterward, he accessed his phone’s photo gallery and placed it on his desk. “Look, these are the photos of you and him together.” There was an undeniable gloom in Callum’s eyes when he said that. It would be a lie to say that he was not upset after seeing the photos.Nevertheless, he could not change the fact that Elspeth had been in a relationship with someone before. After all, it was already in the past, and he did not come into her life until much later.She was stunned when she heard that and walked toward the desk to look at the phone. Then, her jaw dropped as soon as she saw the photos. There were many photos of her gazing adoringly at Gilbert. How did Arthur get his hands on these photos? Clenching her teeth, Elspeth seethed in anger, “These are all in the past! How could he threaten you with these?!”Hearing that, Callum shook his head helplessly. “Scroll down for more photos.”After quickly scrolling through his gallery, she noticed that her recent meet-up with Gilbert at a bar was also captured. Under the dim lights, she looked as if she was smitten with him.“He claimed that these photos were enough to prove that you are unfaithful to me, but I know you are not that kind of person, so I agreed to his condition.” He then stepped forward and hugged her by the shoulders. “Don’t overthink about it. Losing a company doesn’t mean anything. Above all, I don’t want