Sweetheart, Do You Still Love Me

Chapter 231

Such words weren’t convincing at all.

However, Elspeth did not dwell on it as she knew that the director was only trying to protect her employee.

Just as Elspeth was about to leave, Moriah walked right in. She was aware Elspeth was in the room but did not even look at her.

“I’m glad you’re here, Moriah. Why isn’t the heater in Miss Lynwood’s ward working?”

To that, Moriah casually answered, “Their heater overheated this afternoon and had to be turned off. I’m preparing to look for the technicians.”

The tense expression of the director eased slightly when she heard that.

“There you go. It’s just a misunderstanding.”

As Elspeth had no evidence to show otherwise, she nodded and went back to the ward with Callum. This content is © NôvelDrama.Org.

After they returned, the temperature in the ward didn’t get any better. It had been more than three hours since they noticed the temperature change, but the situation had not improved.

Elspeth was afraid of the cold and began to tremble. As such, Callum had no other choice but to wrap her in a blanket.

“Moriah is indeed taking revenge and her target is me,” Elspeth said in frustration, her brows furrowed.

“I’ll look for the director again.”

Elspeth grabbed Callum’s wrist when he was about to leave. “It’s fine. It’s not that cold. Furthermore, the director won’t be able to resolve this no matter how many times you seek her out.”

What she said made sense, which was why Callum dropped the idea.

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, his eyes shone as he said, “Give me a moment. I need to make a call.”

Then, he went outside.

After more than half an hour, Callum came back, accompanied by three to four men who were carrying a large rectangular-shaped item.

Callum began to give instructions while standing by the door, saying, “Put this inside and get It settled.”

“What’s this?” Elspeth was perplexed.

“This is a new heater that I’ve just bought. Since the heater in the hospital is not functioning, it might as well be replaced.”

His words were so domineering that Elspeth was taken aback and unsure what to say.

Within minutes, the director heard about this and called them.

“Mr. Winthrop, I-I heard you are replacing our heater. Is that true?”

From her tone, she seemed to find Callum’s actions to be unacceptable.

“The heater has been broken for half a day, but it has yet to be repaired. Your hospital is not efficient at all. You should just dismiss your employee in charge of the heaters.”

Callum had never hesitated in being sarcastic to those who deserved it.

“But it is still unreasonable for you to replace our heater without asking us…”

“I was about to donate 15 million to the hospital, but it seems unnecessary now.”

Callum had spent a long time in business and knew exactly how to manipulate people.

The moment he said that, the director, who was blaming him earlier, immediately changed her tune. “You are free to do whatever you want, Mr. Winthrop. You’re a blessing to our hospital. When do you…”

She left her sentence hanging as she didn’t want to express herself aloud.

“It depends on my mood,” Callum nonchalantly replied.

He meant that if he was in a good mood, the 15 million would be immediately credited to the hospital’s bank account but if he wasn’t, the hospital would receive nothing.

The director gritted her teeth when she heard that. She stared at the table as she considered options before saying, “How about I ask Moriah to apologize to you? If she refuses, I will immediately dismiss her!”

Callum looked at Elspeth as if asking for her opinion.

Elspeth simply raised her brows and asked, “Do you still believe Moriah will change for the better when things have already progressed to this point?”

Callum understood what she meant. “We don’t need her apology,” he said down the line, his voice low.

The director knew the hidden meaning behind his words. It wasn’t that an apology wasn’t required. In fact, Callum detested Moriah so much that he didn’t want her anywhere near him.

“I know exactly what I should do. Don’t worry, Mr. Winthrop. I’ll give you a satisfactory explanation.”

When the conversation ended, the new heater was installed.

They finally managed to adjust the temperature. Sensing the warm air blowing on her, Elspeth felt alive again.

“Are you serious about donating 15 million to the hospital?”

Elspeth could never believe Callum, who was a businessman with only his interests and benefits in mind, would perform such a charitable act.

He smiled in response. “Of course not. But if she dismisses Moriah, I may consider donating the money to the hospital.

“Why?”

“Because it’s worth doing anything that benefits you.”

Such words weren’t as corny as the others, but Elspeth’s heart swelled with tenderness for him when she heard them.

Faced with Callum’s determined expression, she found herself at a loss for words.

“Take a good rest now. You should be able to get discharged tomorrow.”

Elspeth nodded, her heart full of joy.

That night, Elspeth went to say goodbye to Joseph. When he knew that she was leaving soon, he sobbed so hard that Elspeth felt awkward looking at him.

“I’m just an old man with nothing to offer you and it’s also too tacky to give you money. So, let me give you something that will prove my identity and allow you unrestricted access to anywhere in Waterside.”

With that, he took out a gold trinket and placed it in Elspeth’s palm.

That warmed Elspeth’s heart. Money was nothing to her, but her identity was a priceless treasure.

“Do come back frequently to visit me…”

Despite his emotional words, Elspeth felt like laughing for unknown reasons.

“Don’t worry. You will be discharged soon. When you get to go out for tea or meet up with your friends, you won’t think about me again.”

What she said was reasonable. However, Joseph simply stared at her with reddened eyes and mumbled, “You are just finding excuses to stay away from such an old man like me. I know what you are thinking of.”

Elspeth was rendered speechless.

The next afternoon, while Callum was completing the discharge procedures and Elspeth was packing her bag to leave, Moriah came looking for them.

Seeing that Elspeth was about to leave, Moriah couldn’t help but yell, “Elspeth, you’re a sl*t! You previously stole my position and now that I am finally the Head of the Department, you are again asking the director to force me to resign! What exactly do you want from me?!”

“Aren’t these exactly what you deserved?”

Elspeth couldn’t stand seeing Moriah playing the victim and sneered.

That made Moriah guilty as her expression became unnatural. “What nonsense are you spewing? When did I ever do you any wrong?”

“Really? Well, do you want to explain the heater’s issue then, Moriah? Why hadn’t any technicians checked on the heater after I’d waited all afternoon?”

Moriah obviously had no explanation for this. “I… I was too busy…” she muttered softly.

“Since you’re so busy, I’ll ease your burdens for you,” Callum said as he entered the ward.