Yozan politely asked, "May I know how to address you, Miss?"
Despite being aware of Elspeth's identity from the widespread news coverage, Yozan politely asked for her name. "Elspeth Lynwood," Elspeth responded with a smile, revealing her sparkling eyes and pearly white teeth.
"I'm Yozan Harley." After they both exchanged pleasantries, Yelena was worried about Elspeth's health and quickly had someone take them to change clothes. Their rooms happened to be located opposite each other, and as Elspeth was about to enter her room, she gave Yozan a quick look with an indescribable chill in her eyes.
After changing clothes and coming out, Yozan was waiting for her by the door. He stood with one hand in his pocket while smoothly pulling out a cigarette with the other. The long and evenly shaped cigarette looked even more elegant between his slender fingers. "May I smoke?" he asked.
"I think you're not just here for that, Mr. Harley."
Yozan looked at her and put the cigarette back in his pocket, saying seriously, "I believe you're a smart person and should know the purpose of me waiting here, Miss Lynwood."
"I don't know, Mr. Harley. You'll have to tell me." She didn't like playing guessing games with people, but this man seemed to want to lead her on, and it was getting on her nerves.
"Miss Lynwood, you're good at scheming. How could you not understand my intentions?" Yozan brought up the matter of Arthur. However, Elspeth didn't want to talk too much about it with him.
With a slight frown, her face immediately turned frosty. "Mr. Harley, if you can't speak properly, there's nothing more for us to talk about." She smiled and was about to turn around, but he stopped her.
"Miss Lynwood, in that case, I won't beat around the bush any longer."
Yozan took a few steps forward and stood in front of her. His gaze was fixed on her face as he said, "Haven't you ever doubted your identity, Miss Lynwood?"
Although he had never heard that he had any sisters or half-sisters, nor had he heard of any illegitimate children outside of his father's marriage, he had a sense of familiarity when he first saw Elspeth. His intuition had never been wrong.
Elspeth shrugged, sounding casual as she said, "Of course, I've doubted it before. But so far, I don't have any evidence."
She was going to meet him anyway, so it was fine to say something.
"If you have the time, let's do a DNA test together," Yozan said lightly. "There may be a surprise."
Elspeth hadn't had a chance to respond when she suddenly heard hurried footsteps coming from the corridor. Then, she was suddenly embraced in a tight hug. The familiar smell rushed into her nose, and Callum spoke quickly, "Why were you so reckless? How can you save anyone you see drowning, seeing as your body isn't good, to begin with? What if something happens?"
Callum was worried about her. He checked her up and down quickly, and seeing that there was nothing wrong with her, he let out a sigh of relief.
"It seems that the rumors are false. Although you two have divorced, your relationship is still as good as ever," Yozan remarked casually.
Elspeth suddenly blushed, but she couldn't explain it.
"Mr. Harley, nice to meet you." Callum nodded at him, but he had no intention of shaking hands.
The man in front of him was clearly focused on Elspeth, which made him feel a little uneasy.
"Mr. Winthrop, please don't misunderstand. I have no romantic interest in your wife, but I do have a request," Yozan said, looking deeply into Elspeth's eyes.
"Miss Lynwood, I hope you can give me an answer by tomorrow at 3.00PM." With that, he turned and walked away.
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