Sweetheart, Do You Still Love Me

Chapter 261

When Yelena heard that Elspeth was in town, she headed straight to the lounge and found her perched on the couch sipping coffee; she lunged towards her and gave her a big hug. “Elspeth, Elspeth! Today, Timothy offered me another role, and this time it’s not the dumb and sweet leading lady. It’s a bad*ss, cool second female lead. I looked at the script, and the character is so likable. I really love it!”Elspeth smiled. “That’s great, but that’s not why I asked you to come over.”“Then, what is it?”Yelena had been cooped up in the office these days, not knowing what was going on with Elspeth.“Do you remember the framing incident from last time?”Indeed, she would not be able to forget that, so she nodded vigorously. “Of course, I remember. Wasn’t it resolved already? Wait, don’t tell me Emma Walker, that two-faced, is causing trouble again?”Elspeth shook her head. “No, it’s that you promised the people something with Max. You should follow through with it.”What did I promise?Her mind immediately caught on. “OMG! You’re not talking about us getting engaged, are you?”“Yes, when are you guys planning to get engaged?”Elspeth’s words stirred up a storm in Yelena’s mind.The engagement wasn’t something that she had put much thought into, as she always felt that Max was just joking around. Plus, if they were really going to get engaged, Max should be the one to come to her. If he didn’t make a move, she wouldn’t have the audacity to shamelessly go up to him!“Alright, you know that Max is not expressive. Have you forgotten how he was? Even if he truly likes you, he will not have the audacity to bring up the engagement himself.”Now, that kind of makes sense. Upon hearing this, Yelena felt her expression soften. “Is that so? Then how do I get him to propose?”“I have a plan,” Elspeth replied with a light laugh.Then, Yelena leaned in, listening to her plan, and a smile crept onto her lips. “But won’t that be shameless?”In response, Elspeth rolled her eyes. “We can all see that he likes you. We’re just allowing him to express himself. How is that being shameless?”Yelena usually listened to Elspeth’s advice, so her concerns were quickly brushed off as well.The two were laughing and joking when suddenly, Timothy burst through the door with a grave expression. “Bad news.”“What?” Yelena asked, taken aback.“The director changed his mind about the role he promised you this afternoon. He said he’s giving it to Emma instead.”Emma Walker again!Elspeth’s eyes flashed with a hint of iciness. “Don’t

worry. Let’s call the director first and find out what’s going on.”So, Timothy gave Elspeth the director’s number immediately, and without hesitation, she made the call.The director seemed to be enjoying the company of beautiful women on either side of him, but Elspeth’s status was too unique to be ignored. He reluctantly answered the phone. “Hello, Miss Lynwood. Is there something you need?”“Just wanted to ask why the female lead role you promised Yelena isn’t available anymore all of a sudden.” When Elspeth brought up the subject casually, the director giggled awkwardly while simultaneously displaying a tinge of apathy. “It’s just a role. We chose the person who’s most suitable for the role. If we find someone better, of course, we’ll consider replacing the previous choice. Besides, we haven’t started filming yet, and there’s no contract signed, so it’s not a breach of contract.”Since the decision was made verbally, it is permissible for the director to go back to his own words. Besides, his mouth began to water when he recalled the soft curves of Emma’s body from last night.Emma had said that if he helped suppress Yelena, she would sleep with him just once! How could he resist the allure of a starlet like her?“Promises are meant to be kept, so it’s downright heartless of you to go back on your word.” Elspeth initially hoped to persuade him through reasoning, but she quickly abandoned this idea after realizing he was not reasonable.“Fine. Since you have your own ideas, we won’t bother you anymore. Let’s hope that you won’t regret it in the future,” Elspeth said, then hung up the phone.On the other end, the director yelled with a spat, “That b*tch dared to disrespect me. I’ll be dumb if I let her take part in this film!”Yelena hung her head, feeling despondent. “I really liked the script. To be honest, I didn’t expect my role to be gone just like this.”Her disappointment was genuine.This drama was perfect for her to transition into a new role. If she succeeded, she would be spared from many unnecessary criticisms. But it was all for naught…“Do you really want to star in this series?” Elspeth felt a little uneasy, too, when she looked at Yelena.“Yes. But if I can’t, it’s okay too. We can always find something better to film, right?”Yelena didn’t want to cause any trouble for Elspeth. Even if she had a plan, Yelena wouldn’t pursue it; she wouldn’t forgive himself if Elspeth had to beg the arrogant director on her behalf.Yelena attempted to comfort herself, but Elspeth paid no attention.“If you really want to join, I have a way.” She smiled mysteriously.Yelena was ecstatic upon hearing this. “Really? Can I still be in this drama?”“Yeah. If we can’t do it the soft way, we’ll do it the hard way.”Yelena couldn’t help but worry.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

“You’re not going to beat him up, are you? That’s not a good idea. Even if you won, it’s not worth the risk of future retaliation.”“Don’t worry. I won’t do anything foolish.” I’m lying.She had a brilliant idea brewing in her mind long ago. When Yelena noticed the glimmer in Elspeth’s eyes, instead of feeling relieved, she became more concerned.Elspeth had been cautious all this time. She wouldn’t go over the line, right?Elspeth continued to talk to Yelena for a short while, but she was clearly absent-minded throughout the conversation.Then, she left, telling Timothy not to accept any acting jobs for Yelena for the time being; she could do variety shows and advertisements, but no more dramas.Timothy was puzzled. Yelena’s career was on the rise, and not taking acting jobs would hurt her status.Elspeth should not make such a mistake, right?But, because Elspeth had given the order and he couldn’t go against it, all he could do was nod in agreement.Yelena was kept in the dark about what Elspeth did.Elspeth left the company before calling Lisa. “Hey, bring some men out tonight with you. We’re getting down to business,” she said with a sly smile on her face.Just wait and see.