Callum didn’t seem to notice her glare as he turned his head away. “I’m not leaving.”
“I’ll prepare the guest room for you.”
He shook his head. “I’ve already built a relationship with your bed, and it says it doesn’t want to part with me.”
The corners of her mouth twitched at his daring. “In that case, why don’t you call out to it and see if it agrees with you?”
Then, she saw him sitting on the bed, holding the side and asking, “Do you want me to leave?”
The bed shook violently three times, making loud creaking noises.
Just as she was about to interject, he added, “Do you want me to sleep with Elspeth?”
He rocked his body, and the bed creaked once.
Callum shrugged and spread his hands. “Look, I told you; you need to sleep with me. Otherwise, your bed will be very upset.”
Elspeth couldn’t help but feel amused at his antics. “Callum, how childish can you be?”
“Also, a ghost will hide under your bed tonight if you insist on sleeping alone. While you’re sleeping, it will climb out from under your bed and watch you sleep…”
She smacked her palm against his head. “I’m not scared of ghosts.”
He took the slap without protest and looked at her aggrievedly. “But I’m scared. I don’t dare to sleep alone.”
In that case, who were you trying to scare with that ghost story?
Elspeth rested her forehead against her palm as she tried to find a way out of this. Eventually, when she saw how persistent he was being, she pointed at the ground and announced, “You can sleep in my room tonight. But you will sleep on the floor, and I will sleep on the bed.”
Callum opened his mouth to probably say something cheeky. Alas, before he could say anything, he promptly swallowed his words after seeing the evil eye she was giving him. “Also, I will kick you out if I find you climbing into my bed.”
The bed smelled like her, so he was truly very reluctant to leave.
Nevertheless, he obediently listened to her demands and slept on the ground. That way, he could at least lie to himself better as he was sleeping in the same room as her.
She could not get a good night’s sleep that night. It was her first time sleeping in the same room as a man, so her nerves remained tense throughout the night.
On the other hand, he seemed utterly unaffected and slept soundly that night.
Callum fell silent when he woke up the following day. The moment he noticed the deep and dark circles under Elspeth’s eyes, he hesitantly said, “Was it… Very tiring last night?”
Elspeth yawned and snapped irritably, “Yeah, that’s all thanks to you!”
After the butler passing nearby heard her words, he was so shocked that he nearly slipped and fell.
When she saw the horrified look that the butler was giving her, she immediately knew that he had misunderstood her words. Her voice became a little anxious, “It’s not what you think!”
He glanced at the butler lightly and smiled at her. “Don’t be shy. I won’t press you for answers.”
After the butler heard those words, he couldn’t help but shudder. “Didn’t I prepare a guest room for you last night, Mr. Winthrop? Why…”
He never expected the two to sleep together, even though Michael had explicitly ordered them to sleep separately last night.
Elspeth seemed to realize upon hearing the butler’s mutterings. Sure enough, a glint of murderous intent appeared in her eyes. “Callum Winthrop… There was a guest room prepared for you, wasn’t there?”
Callum rotated his wrists with an indifferent expression. “The bed in the guest room is too hard. I couldn’t sleep well.”
What bed would be harder than the ground? She gritted her teeth and forced a smile. “You sure are something.”
He graced her with a small smile. “I know how capable I am. But there are others here. It’s inappropriate to talk about that here.”
After he said that, he glanced at the butler with a seemingly unintentional look.
The butler smiled awkwardly, cold sweat pouring profusely down his back. Why are they telling me about their bedroom matters? If old Mr. Joneson discovers that I failed in my task, I might be fired on the spot!
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