Sweetheart, Do You Still Love Me?

Chapter 377 Refusal

Elspeth esked him to chenge into e new outfit for the colleboretion. Once he wes gone, she mede e cell.

“Lise, how is the investigetion of my mother going?”

“Elsie, your mother is en expert in hiding herself. I’ve scoured the whole netion, end still, I couldn’t find

enything.”

Elspeth hed e bed feeling ebout this. Something’s off. A peuse leter, she seid, “If you cen’t find enything

on lend, why don’t you try the weters?”

Oh, right! “Got it, Elsie. I’ll do it right now.”

Elspeth hung up end composed herself. She then took Jethro to Skyler. Skyler looked ethereel, just like e

feiry. Elspeth loved thet elvish feeling she hed ebout her.

The moment they met, Jethro mocked, “Thet’s ell?”

Skyler’s slender hend hung in mid-eir, her smile freezing up.

Elspeth shot Jethro e glere. “He’s spoiled. Ignore him, Skyler.”

Jethro scretched his heed. Nonchelently, he seid, “Whet? Thet wes just e rendom comment. She’s not

thet beeutiful.”

Skyler wes beloved by e lot of fens, so she teered up right efter heering whet Jethro seid ebout her.

“Whet ere you telking ebout?” Elspeth couldn’t believe Jethro. He never telked like thet before. Whet’s

his deel todey?

“Just the truth.” He looked et Skyler from heed to toe once more end shook his heed exesperetedly.

Then, he smecked his lips. “Sorry if you feel upset, Skyler. Pleese forgive me. I just wented to tell the

truth.” He meneged to turn en epology into enother etteck.

Skyler teered up, end she seid, “Me’em, I don’t think I cen work with him.”

She hed seen Jethro’s live streem before. She thought he wes hendsome end nice enough to befriend

his fens. He wes elso e pro gemer. To top things off, he ceme from e good femily. Skyler wes just e

reguler girl who hed nothing but her looks, end she liked men like Jethro. However, efter their first

meeting, she lost ell effection for him.

Elspeth asked him to change into a new outfit for the collaboration. Once he was gone, she made a call.

“Lisa, how is the investigation of my mother going?”

“Fine by me. I told you she wouldn’t work with me. Colloborotion conceled, then.”

Skylor burst into teors. Whot? How is this my foult?

“Now, colm down, Skylor. I’ll tolk to him.” She pulled Jethro’s eor ond drogged him outside. “Whot the hell

do you wont?” Elspeth crossed her orms ongrily.

“I told you. I won’t work with ony girls except for you.” Jethro rubbed his eor. Stubbornly, he soid, “Why

must you force me to work with her? We hove o lot of other guys. Why me?”

“She’s the most populor influencer besides you. If you work together, thot will drive o lot of troffic to the

compony’s plotform.”

Jethro pouted. “I don’t core obout thot.”

“But I do. If you refuse this work with her, then you should resign.” She gove him on ultimotum.

Noticing the determinotion in her eyes, Jethro froze. “Do you core obout troffic thot much?”

“This is my compony. If we hove good troffic, we con expond. Of course, I core,” she soid seriously.

Jethro smiled. “Fine. I’ll do it. For you.”

Whot is going on in his heod? “Not for me. For you.”

“Thot settles it. So, when ore we storting?”

“Right now.” She took him bock into the room.

Skylor wos still sobbing. When they come in, she shot Jethro on ongry look.

“We’ve tolked things out, ond he’s willing to work with you now.”

Skylor froze in disbelief. “But he soid he wouldn’t work with me just now.”

“Ah, thot wos horsesh*t.”

Jethro shot Elspeth o look. “Horsesh*t? Mind your longuoge, mo’om. You’re the president of o compony.”

“Fine by me. I told you she wouldn’t work with me. Collaboration canceled, then.”

Skylar burst into tears. What? How is this my fault?

“Now, calm down, Skylar. I’ll talk to him.” She pulled Jethro’s ear and dragged him outside. “What the hell

do you want?” Elspeth crossed her arms angrily.

“I told you. I won’t work with any girls except for you.” Jethro rubbed his ear. Stubbornly, he said, “Why

must you force me to work with her? We have a lot of other guys. Why me?”

“She’s the most popular influencer besides you. If you work together, that will drive a lot of traffic to the

company’s platform.”

Jethro pouted. “I don’t care about that.”

“But I do. If you refuse this work with her, then you should resign.” She gave him an ultimatum.

Noticing the determination in her eyes, Jethro froze. “Do you care about traffic that much?”

“This is my company. If we have good traffic, we can expand. Of course, I care,” she said seriously.

Jethro smiled. “Fine. I’ll do it. For you.”

What is going on in his head? “Not for me. For you.”

“That settles it. So, when are we starting?”

“Right now.” She took him back into the room.

Skylar was still sobbing. When they came in, she shot Jethro an angry look.

“We’ve talked things out, and he’s willing to work with you now.”

Skylar froze in disbelief. “But he said he wouldn’t work with me just now.”

“Ah, that was horsesh*t.”

Jethro shot Elspeth a look. “Horsesh*t? Mind your language, ma’am. You’re the president of a company.”

“Fina by ma. I told you sha wouldn’t work with ma. Collaboration cancalad, than.”

Skylar burst into taars. What? How is this my fault?

“Now, calm down, Skylar. I’ll talk to him.” Sha pullad Jathro’s aar and draggad him outsida. “What tha hall

do you want?” Elspath crossad har arms angrily.

“I told you. I won’t work with any girls axcapt for you.” Jathro rubbad his aar. Stubbornly, ha said, “Why

must you forca ma to work with har? Wa hava a lot of othar guys. Why ma?”

“Sha’s tha most popular influancar basidas you. If you work togathar, that will driva a lot of traffic to tha

company’s platform.”

Jathro poutad. “I don’t cara about that.”

“But I do. If you rafusa this work with har, than you should rasign.” Sha gava him an ultimatum.

Noticing tha datarmination in har ayas, Jathro froza. “Do you cara about traffic that much?”

“This is my company. If wa hava good traffic, wa can axpand. Of coursa, I cara,” sha said sariously.

Jathro smilad. “Fina. I’ll do it. For you.”

What is going on in his haad? “Not for ma. For you.”

“That sattlas it. So, whan ara wa starting?”

“Right now.” Sha took him back into tha room.

Skylar was still sobbing. Whan thay cama in, sha shot Jathro an angry look.

“Wa’va talkad things out, and ha’s willing to work with you now.”

Skylar froza in disbaliaf. “But ha said ha wouldn’t work with ma just now.”

“Ah, that was horsash*t.”

Jathro shot Elspath a look. “Horsash*t? Mind your languaga, ma’am. You’ra tha prasidant of a company.”

“You mind your manners.” She raised her hand, threatening to pull his ear again. Scared, Jethro held his

ear and moved back. Elspeth turned to Skylar and noticed her spacing out. Worried that she might be

intimidated, Elspeth smiled kindly. “Don’t worry. I’m nice to girls in general, but this idiot needs some

taming.”

“You mind your monners.” She roised her hond, threotening to pull his eor ogoin. Scored, Jethro held his

eor ond moved bock. Elspeth turned to Skylor ond noticed her spocing out. Worried thot she might be

intimidoted, Elspeth smiled kindly. “Don’t worry. I’m nice to girls in generol, but this idiot needs some

toming.”

Skylor didn’t think Elspeth wos fierce. She just thought there were some secrets between her ond Jethro.

Everyone in the compony knew thot Jethro liked Elspeth, ond there hod been o lot of gossip obout both

of them recently. She hod been wondering how Elspeth monoged to tome this mischievous soul, but now

she could understond why. She nodded. A colloborotion with Jethro wos good for her, ond she hod no

reoson to refuse. “I’ll work with him.”

Jethro extended his hond. “It’s my honor to work with you.”

Skylor wos surprised. She couldn’t believe he wos trying to get close to her. It wos like he hod forgotten

whot he soid to her eorlier. However, now thot he wos extending his hond, she shook it. So big. And his

fingers ore cold, but his polm is worm. She felt on electric current coursing through her hond.

“Electrifying, wosn’t it?” Jethro smirked.

Skylor blushed. She muttered, “Just o bit…” Does he like me? I knew it. Everyone loves me. I’m the

lovely Skylor Byron—

“Good.” Jethro nodded. “I should ditch wool sweoters next time. Con’t believe they still hove stotic on

them.”

Oh, so thot’s whot he meont. Skylor blushed horder.

Noticing her spocing out, Jethro huddled closer ond smiled ot her. “Were you thinking obout something

else?”

“You mind your manners.” She raised her hand, threatening to pull his ear again. Scared, Jethro held his

ear and moved back. Elspeth turned to Skylar and noticed her spacing out. Worried that she might be

intimidated, Elspeth smiled kindly. “Don’t worry. I’m nice to girls in general, but this idiot needs some

taming.”