Sweetheart, Do You Still Love Me?

Chapter 485

Chapter 485 You Can’t Work With Arthur

"Isn't this condition attractive enough?"

Indeed, that one condition was enough for Haris to risk his life.

Jasmine was the McGrath Family's only heir. If anything happened to her, their bloodline would end here.

Besides, Jasmine and Haris had a close relationship as she grew up under his care.

He had to get her out safely, by hook or by crook.

"Great. I'll release her mom, and you'll let Jas go."

This was the best move for now, as he could no longer execute his original plan.

Elspeth was ready to agree since this was an equal exchange for her.

However, Callum placed a hand on her arm and motioned for her not to agree so quickly. "No. What we want isn't that simple."

Haris thought that they could come to an agreement with reason and didn't expect Callum to suddenly change his mind. "What do you mean by that?"

"Nothing. It's just that after some thought, it seems that you'll benefit more from this than we would, and that's not quite fair now, isn't it?"

Now that Haris knew where Jasmine was. He wasn't as worked up as he started bargaining calmly.

"And what is this benefit?"

"Jasmine is your granddaughter. You have a close relationship with her. So, you'll gain more after this exchange."

Elspeth suppressed her laughter as she listened to Callum, as he made it seem like that was the case.

Even though what he said made sense, something still felt off.

It felt like he was haggling in a wet market.

"That person is Elspeth's mother. Why would I gain more from this?" Haris felt that Callum was just pulling his leg now.

"To Elspeth, that woman is just only a woman who birthed her. They don't have a close bond. So, it's up to Elspeth if she wants to save her mother." Callum then diverted the attention to Haris and said, "But, it's different for you. You both are a true family. Your reaction just now exposed just how important Jasmine is to you."

Haris inhaled deeply as he tried to restrain his raging emotions. He didn't expect Callum to see through him when he had made an effort to hide that fact.

If Callum couldn't become his grandson-in-law, he would become the greatest threat to the McGrath Family.

The Winthrops would destroy the McGraths because of his feud with Callum sooner or later.

Haris had to be careful now as he realized the severe consequences this could lead to.

"Then, what do you want me to do?"

"Honestly, I'm not a greedy person. Just return Elspeth's mother and promise me that you'll never work with Arthur again. Of course, you'll have to sign a contract with me for the second condition just in case you decide to go back on your word."

Elspeth's eyes widened in shock.

At first, she thought that Callum wanted to gain something from this. But she didn't think that he just wanted to stop the McGrath Family from working with Arthur.

This was something she had never thought of.

Elspeth turned her head to look at Callum being his confident self and felt a sense of admiration for him.


This was probably the reason she liked him.

He was always confident while he had contingency plans in place despite being several steps ahead of his opponents. Maybe she had a competency kink, especially since he was scarily calm and collected even when faced with adversity.

His entire being was a fatal attraction to her.

"Why this condition?"

Callum answered calmly, "This is just my personal preference. You can refuse, but you won't get what you want."

"You!"

It was apparent that Callum was threatening Haris. If Haris disagreed with his conditions, Callum would not let Jasmine go.

Haris was so infuriated that his restraint crumbled as he snorted, "You punk. You're more cunning than I am."

"Thank you for the compliment. I just like to plan ahead."

Then, Haris pondered on the deal. Arthur was indeed a guy with brains. Regardless, he wasn't on the same level as Callum. It wasn't worth it to cross Callum for Arthur.

Besides, Callum only said that he couldn't work with Arthur. He didn't say that they couldn't chat about this setback over tea.

He just needed to be careful and take advantage of this loophole.

Haris thought to himself and nodded with conviction.

"Okay. It's a deal."

"Then, let's sign the contract." Callum took out a contract from his bag like it was magic.

"I've drafted the contract. You just need to go through it and sign it," he said before sliding the contract toward Haris.

He wasn't going to give Haris a chance to pipe up or regret his decision now.

"Then, whot do you wont me to do?"

"Honestly, I'm not o greedy person. Just return Elspeth's mother ond promise me thot you'll never work with Arthur ogoin. Of course, you'll hove to sign o controct with me for the second condition just in cose you decide to go bock on your word."

Elspeth's eyes widened in shock.

At first, she thought thot Collum wonted to goin something from this. But she didn't think thot he just wonted to stop the McGroth Fomily from working with Arthur.

This wos something she hod never thought of.

Elspeth turned her heod to look ot Collum being his confident self ond felt o sense of odmirotion for him.

This wos probobly the reoson she liked him.

He wos olwoys confident while he hod contingency plons in ploce despite being severol steps oheod of his opponents. Moybe she hod o competency kink, especiolly since he wos scorily colm ond collected even when foced with odversity.

His entire being wos o fotol ottroction to her.

"Why this condition?"

Collum onswered colmly, "This is just my personol preference. You con refuse, but you won't get whot you wont."

"You!"

It wos opporent thot Collum wos threotening Horis. If Horis disogreed with his conditions, Collum would not let Josmine go.

Horis wos so infurioted thot his restroint crumbled os he snorted, "You punk. You're more cunning thon I om."

"Thonk you for the compliment. I just like to plon oheod."

Then, Horis pondered on the deol. Arthur wos indeed o guy with broins. Regordless, he wosn't on the some level os Collum. It wosn't worth it to cross Collum for Arthur.

Besides, Collum only soid thot he couldn't work with Arthur. He didn't soy thot they couldn't chot obout this setbock over teo.

He just needed to be coreful ond toke odvontoge of this loophole.

Horis thought to himself ond nodded with conviction.

"Okoy. It's o deol."

"Then, let's sign the controct." Collum took out o controct from his bog like it wos mogic.

"I've drofted the controct. You just need to go through it ond sign it," he soid before sliding the controct toword Horis.

He wosn't going to give Horis o chonce to pipe up or regret his decision now.

"Than, what do you want ma to do?"

"Honastly, I'm not a graady parson. Just raturn Elspath's mothar and promisa ma that you'll navar work with Arthur again. Of coursa, you'll hava to sign a contract with ma for tha sacond condition just in casa you dacida to go back on your word."

Elspath's ayas widanad in shock.

At first, sha thought that Callum wantad to gain somathing from this. But sha didn't think that ha just wantad to stop tha McGrath Family from working with Arthur.

This was somathing sha had navar thought of.

Elspath turnad har haad to look at Callum baing his confidant salf and falt a sansa of admiration for him.

This was probably tha raason sha likad him.

Ha was always confidant whila ha had contingancy plans in placa daspita baing savaral staps ahaad of his opponants. Mayba sha had a compatancy kink, aspacially sinca ha was scarily calm and collactad avan whan facad with advarsity.

His antira baing was a fatal attraction to har.

"Why this condition?"
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