Chapter 107

So, she’s his special one now, huh? Look at them, all lovey-dovey in public. And he actually said he likes me? He told me he’d date me, but now he went and date another woman. His love means nothing. A thousand thoughts raced in her mind, but all of them culminated in a sigh.

Edmund looked where she was looking, and he saw his brother and another woman standing on the roadside. Confused, he asked, “Who’s the girl?”

Elspeth shifted her attention away and answered calmly, “Just Callum’s employee.”

“Doesn’t look like that to me.” Blake smiled.

“Whatever it is.” All of a sudden, she lost her appetite. And her mood.

He was delighted to see his brother being intimate with another woman. If he gives up, I’ll have better chances of dating Elspeth. He suggested, “Why don’t we go for some sightseeing? If you make a wish upon the lantern, your wish will come true. It’s why everyone goes for some sightseeing there.”

She rose from her seat and whispered, “Let’s go home.”

Surprised, Blake said, “But we still haven’t done any sightseeing.”

“No. I’m tired, and I have to rest.” She had a listless look in her eyes, her heart filled with nothing but ice-cold

sadness.

“You love him, don’t you? Callum, I mean,” asked Blake. Man, I wish this is just a phase. Once she gets over

I’ll have a chance.

instinctively answered,

do you care about him so much? You love him. Just admit it,” said Blake seriously. Elspeth knew he was right. She probably did love Callum, but it didn’t

used to be. And he’ll probably fall for someone

say, but Elspeth left without

with her charisma and skills, he had nothing but

anyone to take care of me, you know. Just go to school if you have to.

to keep an eye on you the whole day. And I’m not

someone knocked on

can see that. Now you

anyway, disregarding the dismissal. She held her head high like a rooster

line is… Elspeth smiled. “You got promoted.”

but Mr. Winthrop wanted me to take over your job. I’m

coming but hearing it from her still

woman. Her smile, especially, annoyed him, and

company’s new director of the Design Department.”

adamantly backing Elspeth, and he would not allow anyone to mock her. “I can’t believe Callum would promote

shivered in rage, yet she couldn’t go on a tirade. Not when the one calling her names was Callum’s brother. So, she patiently and sadly said,

river. That might work

left in tears and

straightest shooter in the family, but you aren’t bad.” Elspeth felt a lot better seeing Alaina humiliated. And

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