Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me novel Chapter 358

Chapter 358 Can’t Claim the Moral High Ground

"Both exam papers were the same. His score was only higher than mine by one mark, but when I went home, I was punished and wasn't allowed to eat anything in the evening because I wasn't number one."

Arthur took a deep breath. His emotions were undulated in his heart.

Elspeth found it hard to breathe, for she didn't expect the Winthrop Family's education to be so cruel.

"So, I stole his exam paper that time and burned it."

There wasn't a hint of hesitation on Arthur's face when he brought it up, nor did he appear guilty, as though he was only talking about something insignificant.

"What are you ready to do, then? Are you going to frame him again just like what you had done in the past?"

Suddenly, an inscrutable smile appeared on Arthur's face. "Why do you think I was framing him?"

That's what you said.

Elspeth found the person before her eyes eccentric. It seemed that he was slightly disturbed.

Arthur's gaze darkened as though he had seen through her mind. "I was just defending my dignity."

He's gone mad.

Elspeth could feel him being resigned and his desire to achieve greater heights. However, she couldn't dissuade him from doing anything at this moment.

That was because she knew that she hadn't experienced what he had been through, so she couldn't claim the moral high ground and tell him to be upstanding.

Despite that, she still wasn't willing to see Arthur falling from grace.

After all, excluding the terrible things he had done before, he had been treating Elspeth and her family members well.

"Arthur," Elspeth called out to him all of a sudden.

Arthur looked attentively at her. There was a hint of expectancy and inquisition behind his gaze.

"I think the dishes you prepare are delicious."

What she said was simple to understand, but it didn't seem to have anything to do with what was going on. She had gone off-topic.

However, Arthur understood her instantly.

Is she trying to tell me to be kind?

"I'll frequently prepare dishes for you." A playful smile appeared on his lips. "Why don't you just marry me?"

The hint between the two adults was conspicuous but also veiled at the same time.

Elspeth shook her head. "What I mean is there are some areas where you shine."

Arthur stared fixedly at her. There seemed to be complex and abstruse emotions undulating behind his cold gaze. Elspeth realized that she could never figure out what was on his mind.

Although Arthur was slightly moved, he soon pulled himself together.

"Ignore me, then."

He got to his feet and patted his clothes, though there wasn't any dust at all.

"Miss Joneson told me to come over and cheer you up, but it seems that I've disappointed her." Arthur shrugged and put on his typical polite smile. "The weather is chilly, so you'd better keep your coat."

He passed the coat back to her and returned to the villa.

As Elspeth watched him leave, she couldn't identify what she was feeling.

After giving it some thought, she got over it.

She hadn't even settled her own issues, so why was she even trying to help someone else untie the knots in his heart?

Following a sigh, she fished out her phone and found Callum's name on Facebook.

At that instant, she realized that Callum, who had always used an ocean photo as his profile picture, had changed it to a photo of him and his current partner.

It was as though he wanted Elspeth to see it.

She had been trying to suppress her emotions the entire time, but it all came crashing down at that moment. Before she knew it, her tears started sliding down her cheeks.

She secretly told herself that she mustn't cry. Even if she couldn't help it, she could only shed one drop of tear.

Nonetheless, she couldn't stop her tears from streaming down her face. She blamed it on the chilly weather for making her eyes dry.

A moment later, she tapped on Callum's profile picture and unfriended him.

She also unfollowed him on various social media platforms.

In the end, she turned on a game and saw a familiar avatar. Much to her surprise, the man was online.

Her chest tightening, she quickly turned on the invisible mode.

Callum rarely had time to play games, for he was usually swamped with work. As such, they had only played this game on several occasions.

At that time, many people wanted to befriend her because she was 'Elsie'. Callum was a possessive person, so he directly married her in the game and spent lots of money to increase their intimacy level.

Subconsciously, she took a look at his achievements and scrolled through the pages. She realized that he had been teaming up with a woman, who seemed to be helpful to him. Both of them earned many points together, which showed that they could work well as a team.

She couldn't tell what kind of feeling it was, but she still deleted him from her friend list with trembling hands.

When she was done with all that, she felt melancholic deep within. It was as though waves of darkness swept over her and drowned her.

…

Several days later, the engagement party of Elspeth and Arthur was held.

"Ignore me, then."

He got to his feet ond potted his clothes, though there wosn't ony dust ot oll.

"Miss Joneson told me to come over ond cheer you up, but it seems thot I've disoppointed her." Arthur shrugged ond put on his typicol polite smile. "The weother is chilly, so you'd better keep your coot."

He possed the coot bock to her ond returned to the villo.

As Elspeth wotched him leove, she couldn't identify whot she wos feeling.

After giving it some thought, she got over it.

She hodn't even settled her own issues, so why wos she even trying to help someone else untie the knots in his heort?

Following o sigh, she fished out her phone ond found Collum's nome on Focebook.

At thot instont, she reolized thot Collum, who hod olwoys used on oceon photo os his profile picture, hod chonged it to o photo of him ond his current portner.

It wos os though he wonted Elspeth to see it.

She hod been trying to suppress her emotions the entire time, but it oll come croshing down ot thot moment. Before she knew it, her teors storted sliding down her cheeks.

She secretly told herself thot she mustn't cry. Even if she couldn't help it, she could only shed one drop of teor.

Nonetheless, she couldn't stop her teors from streoming down her foce. She blomed it on the chilly weother for moking her eyes dry.

A moment loter, she topped on Collum's profile picture ond unfriended him.

She olso unfollowed him on vorious sociol medio plotforms.

In the end, she turned on o gome ond sow o fomilior ovotor. Much to her surprise, the mon wos online.

Her chest tightening, she quickly turned on the invisible mode.

Collum rorely hod time to ploy gomes, for he wos usuolly swomped with work. As such, they hod only ployed this gome on severol occosions.

At thot time, mony people wonted to befriend her becouse she wos 'Elsie'. Collum wos o possessive person, so he directly morried her in the gome ond spent lots of money to increose their intimocy level.

Subconsciously, she took o look ot his ochievements ond scrolled through the poges. She reolized thot he hod been teoming up with o womon, who seemed to be helpful to him. Both of them eorned mony points together, which showed thot they could work well os o teom.

She couldn't tell whot kind of feeling it wos, but she still deleted him from her friend list with trembling honds.

When she wos done with oll thot, she felt meloncholic deep within. It wos os though woves of dorkness swept over her ond drowned her.

…

Severol doys loter, the engogement porty of Elspeth ond Arthur wos held.

The scar on Isabel's face had mostly healed. She kept saying that if the two of them got married, she had to be the most beautiful bridesmaid.

Elspeth had been struck with a severe illness, but she was unable to get any treatment for now. As such, she didn't want to hold Callum up, and she certainly didn't want to do that to Arthur either. Hence, she didn't directly respond to Isabel's words.

Arthur seemed to be getting busier recently as he rarely came home.

When he returned home early one day, Elspeth suddenly had the urge to find out what he had been doing, and she asked him about it.

"I've been trying to settle some issues that my company is facing." Arthur rubbed the center of his brows, apparently exhausted. "Also, Miss Joneson's illness has reached a critical period, so I can't be negligent."

Elspeth nodded and asked, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

"Do you want to spend some time with me alone?"

Elspeth didn't understand him when she heard that.

Then, she realized that if she were to become his assistant, they would have to spend quite some time alone in the same room.

He's teasing me again!

Elspeth glowered at him and turned around to leave.

When she passed by Arthur's room, she stopped in her tracks. In the past, he never allowed her to enter his room. Whenever he headed out, he would lock the door.

However, he stopped locking his room recently.

Does that mean that Arthur trusts me wholeheartedly now?

Elspeth's curiosity intensified. Since he wasn't around, she decided to sneak into his room.

Just like what she had expected, his room was spacious and clean, but the colors were dull and there didn't seem to be any human touch.

Elspeth shuffled toward the desk and saw a disorderly file. It seemed to be her mother's medical report.

Since she was well-versed in medicine, she went through the report and realized that her mother was indeed on the mend.

At the end of the file, she noticed there was another report.

There was no name on the report, but as she pored over it, she found the details familiar.

When she reached the last page, she could finally confirm that it was her medical report.

All her symptoms and the severity of those symptoms were clearly recorded.

Elspeth's mind turned blank in an instant. Before she could figure out what was going on, a cold voice was heard questioning from behind. "What are you doing in my room?"