Sweetheart, Do You Still Love Me

Chapter 247

A long while had passed, and Callum began sensing something wasn’t right when Elspeth still hadn’t surfaced from the water. This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.

By right, the young woman wouldn’t pull such jokes on him, especially in deep waters and late at night.

The rowboat had already taken them to the center of the lake at this point, and the crew at the shore couldn’t even see them, so shouting for help wouldn’t do much at all.

Their only way of communicating with the crew would be through the video cameras around them. With that, Callum waved at them to draw the crew’s attention.

Meanwhile, at the shore, excitement surrounded the crew as they shied away from Elspeth and Callum’s passionate kiss. Amongst everyone, Yelena probably reacted the most dramatically to the scene as she gushed, “Oh, sweet baby Jesus! No, they’re so sweet together! Ah, I can’t take it anymore! Calysie forever!”

Contrasting to Yelena’s excitement was Eric’s sadness as a hint of frustration flashed across his eyes when he saw the two leaning in each other’s arms.

Max, on the other hand, patted Yelena’s head and said, “Keep it together, will you? You’re still a girl.”

“Why should I? It’s not like I don’t get to experience this. Blake and I have a kissing scene too!”

Max instantly turned grim, recollecting the fact that Yelena and his brother indeed had a kiss scene. “Will that be your first kiss?”

“Yeah, it’ll be my first on-screen kiss. I guess it will have to be Blake’s—hey!”

The young man yanked Yelena to him and attacked her lips before she could even finish her sentence.

“What the heck, Winthrop?!” Panic enveloped her face as she wiped her lips.

“I’m just preparing you to kiss a guy in case you get all shy in front of the camera.”

Max bulled so justifiably that Yelena couldn’t do anything despite feeling exasperated. “Well, since you’ve already kissed me, will you be my boyfriend?”

“We’ll see,” said the young man, cool as a cucumber. She was livid as she wanted nothing more than to mangle him.

Suddenly, Aiden shrieked, stopping the two from arguing further. “What is it?” they asked as they approached the director, who quirked his lips as he looked at the blank monitor screen. “Now what? The camera’s dead. Who knows if we can salvage the shot just now?”

“Well, I guess we can only reshoot.” Yelena spread her arms out with resignation. “Besides, scenes like these aren’t difficult to shoot, and I get to ship my couple a few more times.”

Just then, Eric lifted his head. “Should we tell them to come back, then?”

“One can destroy everything but marriage.” The young woman rolled her eyes at him. “It’s not like they’ll get lost. Why ruin their moment when it’s such a perfect chance for a date?”

At that, Eric nodded gloomily, saying no more. However, he still snuck away, put a lifejacket on, and drove a boat toward the couple.

They’re not getting their chances, not on my watch!

Back at the center of the lake, Callum knew the cameras were likely broken when zaps came from inside of them.

Elspeth was last seen about a foot away from the rowboat. Callum gritted his teeth, removed his jacket and shoes, and jumped straight into the water.

However, there was no one there.

Could Elspeth have sunken to the bottom of the lake?

Callum wasn’t an expert swimmer, and he had difficulty diving further down the lake. In fact, his limbs began feeling numb when he went three feet down the water.

Elspeth had clearly jumped into the water. There’s no way she could’ve disappeared into thin air just like that!

With that, he swam around, and just as he wanted to return to the boat, he felt a stinging sensation coming from his leg that forced him further down the lake. Sh*t, a cramp!

He frowned, for even a professional swimming instructor would fear a cramp underwater, but there was no one else around at this time, and he would only swallow a few mouthfuls of the lake water even if he called for help.

As panic-stricken as he felt right then, he couldn’t do anything but allow himself to sink further down.

Suddenly, an arm extended toward him and wrapped around his waist.

Surprised, Callum looked up and found a steadfast Eric, who rolled his eyes as he dragged Callum back to the surface with difficulty.

When they finally surfaced, Eric handed Callum the lifebuoy he threw down the lake and climbed back onto the boat before dragging Callum up.

“All I found was your shoes and clothes on the rowboat as soon as I got here. What? Have you guys planned to die for love?”

“Thanks for saving me,” said Callum plainly as he put his wet hair back.

“Save you? I was just worried that you wanted to end yourself. Imagine how devastated Elspeth would be if she hears you’re dead.” Despite joking, Eric swept his gaze across his surroundings. “Where’s Elspeth? Where have you hidden her?”

“I was down there looking for her. Something has happened to her.”

Eric’s smile stiffened at once. “Don’t f*ck with me, Winthrop. What happened?”

“She jumped into the lake, flopped around a couple of times, and that was it. I thought it didn’t feel right, but I couldn’t find her after I went down there.”

Eric stared icily at Callum while heaving visibly, evidently livid. “Winthrop, you useless son of a b*tch!”

Just then, a revelation struck Callum as he said, “I knew it! You kept sticking to me because you wanted to hang out with Elspeth! You can fool everyone, but you can’t fool me. You like Elspeth, don’t you?”

At that, Eric punched Callum in the face, leaving a bloody red mark on it. “What’s your point in this right now, Winthrop? Tell me where Elspeth is!”

The punch left Callum woozy, but he wasn’t planning on holding Eric responsible for it. Instead, he stumbled onto his feet, rubbed his sore, cramped leg, and took a deep breath. “I’ll take another look.”

However, Eric shoved him to the floor and said, “Stay here. I’ll go.”

The next second, he dove into the water again, and it wasn’t after ten minutes that he slowly swam back with Elspeth.

Meanwhile, a glimmer flashed across Callum’s eyes as he mused, Elspeth passed out and sank to the bottom of the lake after choking on water.

On the other hand, Eric hurriedly gave Elspeth CPR, and when it came to giving her the two breaths, he suddenly stopped and glanced icily at Callum. “You’re her boyfriend. You save her.”

Callum was slightly taken aback, for he hadn’t expected Eric to make such a concession. Still, he nodded and gave her CPR.

Very quickly, Elspeth coughed up the water and was out of danger, but she remained unconscious.

“Elspeth does well in water; something like this couldn’t have happened.” Callum frowned.

He wasn’t wrong. Elspeth had warmed her body up thoroughly before jumping into the lake. There was no way she would have met with a cramp as he did.

With that, he looked toward her legs and found a visible red mark on her ankle. He measured it with his palm and instantly broke out in intense malice. “I’ve figured it out.”

Eric saw the mark on her ankle too, and the smile on his usually giddy face disappeared in an instant.

Callum mumbled as he caressed Elspeth’s face, but the frosty, malicious tone was enough to strike fear into one. “I will have him beg for death once I find out who did this.”