“Then why are you sitting at my table?”
“I’m just making do with your table. The others are all taken.”
Elspeth pointed at the several free tables nearby before letting out an angry laugh. “Mr. Carr, do you have bad eyes or something?”
“You’re right that I always have bad eyes. As it happens, I’m not wearing my glasses today.”
Indeed, Jordan had always looked serious with his glasses on. Now that he had taken off his glasses, he looked somewhat… devilishly handsome with a few locks of hair dangling over his forehead.
“You’re only here because you have something to ask of me. What is it that you want to tell me this time? Spill it.”
Jordan didn’t hide his intentions either. He replied frankly, “Old Mr. Joneson wants you to get engaged to me.”
Elspeth snorted with laughter at once. “Engaged? Jordan, you know there’s no way I would get engaged to you.”
“Oh, really? That’s not for sure, though.” Jordan gave her a meaningful smile that betrayed an undetectable hint of slyness.
Elspeth grew suspicious. “What’s the matter? Is he doing something behind my back again?”
A sly smile tugged at the corners of Jordan’s mouth, which revealed an inexplicable hint of ridicule. “Well, I’m not certain about this, but Old Mr. Joneson really went to great pains to make you go home.”
Elspeth stared at the man’s face as her suspicions lingered. “Then why are you telling me about this? Aren’t you worried that I’ll prepare for this in advance?”
Jordan crossed his legs while pouring himself a glass of wine. “That’s because you can’t change anything.”
Elspeth smiled. “Jordan, I have to say you’re pretty thick-skinned.”
Jordan had an arrogant smile on his face. “Even if I want to go out with you, I’ll make you agree to it with my own capabilities. So what if I tell you in advance? You’ll have to go back and get engaged to me sooner or later, anyway.”
Elspeth thought that the man before her was no longer the Jordan she knew. In short… he looked a bit crazy. She stood up. I’d better leave as soon as possible. I can’t drink here any longer, after all.
However, no sooner had she walked a few steps than her wrist was held in a tight grip. “What’s the hurry to leave? Aren’t you curious about what’s going on with Callum?”
Although Elspeth was still able to mention Callum’s name with composure, it was nonetheless a sore point with her. She stopped before looking at Jordan’s face with a rare look of anger and embarrassment on her pretty face. “Why mention him?”
Jordan replied, “If it were me, I wouldn’t have put up with it when my boyfriend spent time with another woman and defended her in every way possible. Don’t you care about this at all? Do you know why Callum had such a sudden change in attitude?”
Elspeth was startled for a moment. “Why?”
“Because he couldn’t get over his ex, especially his first love. Don’t you know how much weight the words ‘first love’ carries?”
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