Sweetheart, Do You Still Love Me

Chapter 236

Callum volunteered to act.

Even Elspeth had a hard time believing her ears, let alone Aiden.

The next second, she burst into laughter. “Callum? Acting? You can’t be serious!”

“What are you laughing at?”

Callum’s eyes bored into Elspeth and her laughter died down under his intense gaze.

“This is serious, Callum. You’re proposing to switch one of the actors. Did the director—”

He raised his brows. “I’ll invest 100 million in the film. Is the offer enough to ask for a role in exchange?”

Aiden, who was feeling dejected a moment ago, looked overjoyed when he heard Callum’s promise. “Of course, Mr. Winthrop! Now that you ask, I’ll gladly give you a chance to act. However…”

Callum frowned. “What is it?” This content © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.

“It’s only a supporting role. I wonder if it is what you need.”

Callum’s expression turned softer and evident relief emerged on his face. “It’s all right.”

The original supporting actor was keeping quiet the whole time as he dared not voice out his anger. After all, he was well aware that he was incapable of competing against Callum for the role because Callum exceeded him in wealth and appearance.

The director gestured for the actor to leave. He immediately took the hint and left without a word.

However, the replacement of the actor made Elspeth uncomfortable.

The film was about a love story set on campus. To fit his character’s profile, Callum had to take off his suit and wear the school uniform.

He looked youthful in the school uniform. The way he commanded attention in his school uniform completely surpassed Blake, and Aiden immediately regretted his decision. “Mr. Winthrop, what about this? Do you want to play the male lead? Since your presence is stronger than Blake, the effect might be astray from what I imagine it would be.”

Aside from Callum, Elspeth was also outshining Yelena. Even though the couple was only playing supporting roles, their acting skills and good looks beat Blake and Yelena, who were the main leads.

Callum cast a glance at the embarrassed Aiden and asked, “Will Elspeth play the female lead?”

The director was taken aback but gave an honest answer. “No, she won’t.”

“Then, I’m not interested.”

After he got rejected by Callum, Aiden turned to Elspeth and persuaded, “Miss Lynnwood, if the supporting characters are getting more attention than the main leads, it might affect the show.”

The corner of her lips twitched. “I don’t think so. After all, the story is aiming to attract fans to root for their favorite couple. There is no such thing as another character stealing the show. By the way, whose fault is it?”

Aiden was speechless at that.

Given the situation, he had no other choice but to continue shooting.

He had to admit that the chemistry between a real couple couldn’t be faked and it showed in the kissing scenes. There were twenty-three kissing scenes in total for the couple. Callum kissed Elspeth with heartfelt eagerness in every scene, and his dedication to showing his affection for his love made the onlookers blush fiercely.

The last scene was set in an ancient city. Thus, the crew had to borrow the venue from the crew of ‘Song of Viollenys’ to shoot the scene.

“Our last encounter ended in a fight. I doubt they’ll lend us the place.”

Elspeth narrowed her eyes. “Now that Emma has been admitted to the hospital, it’s safe to say they aren’t shooting at the moment. They shouldn’t take up a public place without a good reason.”

Hesitation was written all over Aiden’s face. “But they rented the space before we could.”

“Don’t worry. I’ll talk to them.”

She stretched her arms. “There are a few matters I plan to settle between us. Moreover, I haven’t received the apology I deserve.”

Callum was perspiring profusely. “What are you up to this time?”

Meanwhile, Yelena was looking forward to it. “Elspeth, I’m coming with you! Nobody can beat us if we work together.”

Max caught her by her collar and dragged her toward him. “Yelena Sullivan, don’t even think about it!”

“Max Winthrop, I’ll break up with you if you do that one more time.”

The man chuckled. “Are you dreaming in broad daylight? I never agreed to be your boyfriend.”

Her eyes widened in disbelief. “No way!”

She remembered the time when she got drunk and she asked him whether he wanted to become her boyfriend. He said yes!

“What makes you think we were dating the whole time, Yelena? I finally know why the crew has been whispering to each other with weird looks when they saw me. I assume you are the source of the rumors.”

Max was so angry to the degree that he was smiling broadly as he pinched her cheeks.

The girl pouted sadly. “That’s because I like you. I thought you agreed to become my boyfriend.”

Now you mention it…

The memories of the night came back to Max. Yelena’s face was flushed after she had too many drinks. She staggered to his side with a wine bottle in her hand. The next second, she fell right into his arms.

“Max, will you become my boyfriend? I like you so, so much!”

When he saw her bright smile, he curled his lips into an amused smile. “Sure.”

The next second, the woman in his arms passed out, leaving him with no comeback.

When he thought of it, he couldn’t help but shift his gaze away from her. “Alright, alright. Enough reminiscing. All you did was puke on my shirt and the smell still clings to me today.”

Yelena glared at him, hoping that he would stop recounting her embarrassing moment.

“It’s fine, Yelena. You stay with the crew. Callum and I will handle it.”

Yelena sneered. “The guy over there has been breaking your heart. How could you forget about that? Is it because of his pretty face that you forgot we are besties?”

Elspeth cleared her throat. “It isn’t what you think. The main point is Callum is a potential human punching bag. He can endure pain.”

When Callum heard that, he frowned instantly and questioned, “Care to repeat?”

Elspeth mumbled something he couldn’t make out and eventually used the excuse of nature calling to flee the situation.

Watching Elspeth’s receding figure, Yelena glared at him. “I’m warning you, you’d best stop bullying Elspeth, or else I’ll make you regret it!”

His sight landed lazily on Yelena, who was so short that she barely reached his chest. “Mind your own business. I suggest you use your free time to pursue Max.”

Yelena stomped her feet helplessly at his snarky remarks, but she couldn’t do anything.

After all, Callum was Max’s very own elder brother.

The discussion came to an end for the time being. The next morning, Elspeth took Callum along to visit the crew of ‘Song of Viollenys’, with the reason being they wanted to borrow the venue. When Yelena saw a fired-up Elspeth, she had the feeling that she was looking at her own enthusiastic mother who was about to set off on a shopping spree.

It was as if she was going to rob the place of everything that came into her sight.

Just as Elspeth arrived at the place, she was met by the sight of the director casually enjoying his morning tea. When the director saw the approaching woman, he swallowed his nervousness and asked, “What brings you here, Miss Lynnwood? Is there anything I can help you with?”

Elspeth frowned a little at the faked pleasantries before she smiled. “I do want to ask you for a favor, so I’ll be frank—can we borrow the venue for a bit to shoot a scene in our film? It might take around one day to finish it.”

“About that…” The man trailed off as if something was bothering him. “My concern here is that we haven’t completed the shooting, so we are unable to provide the venue for your convenience.”

Elspeth scoffed when she heard that. “A little bird told me that the shooting has been completed for a while now, aside from Emma’s scenes. For now, Emma is in the hospital. She isn’t recovering at all, at least not at any time soon, so what is this problem that you’re referring to?”

Seeing the fact that Elspeth was Payton’s apprentice, the director gave in and blurted out the truth in hesitation, “Actually, Miss Walker disapproves of the idea of helping you out.”