Love's perfect match novel (Elspeth and Callum)
Chapter 484

Chapter 484 Trick

Three days went by in a flash. On the morning of the third day, Elspeth received an anonymous message.

'Have you reached a decision? If you have, meet me at the usual place at five thirty.'

That was Haris' message, but Elspeth slept in. It was the weekend, anyway. She tossed her phone away and slept until two in the afternoon. Then, she got up and got prepared to meet the old man. Callum was waiting right outside for her.

"It's time, right?"

Elspeth knew Callum was bothered by the matter as well.

"Have you come up with a plan?" Callum looked into her eyes, a dark light glinting in his gaze.

"Not yet. How about you?" This was hard to handle for her. Her mother was at stake. She must be careful if she wanted her mother to be safe. That was why she felt restricted.

"I won't agree to it." I spent a lot of effort before I could finally marry her again. I won't get a divorce just because some prick is threatening us. If I back off now, I'm not a man.

"What should we do, then?" Elspeth was in a bind. She wanted to see Haris alone. If Callum wasn't around, Haris might just give her a couple more days to think about it for old time's sake. Once she found out where her mother was, or at least found out who she was, then everything would be easier.

"We'll kidnap Jasmine," Callum said. The thought itself shocked Elspeth.

"Are you sure you're not joking?"

"Yes. He kidnapped your mother, so we're going after the one he loves the most."

It was a simple idea, but that was the best option they had for now. Elspeth hesitated, however. She wouldn't do anything like that. Most of the time, she would only retaliate when provoked.

"I know what you're worried about. You can be swift to punish, but you're still kind at your core." Callum narrowed his eyes and patted her head. "I'm here. I'll do it for you."

She teared up. He's being so gentle and nice. "Why are you so nice to me?" I never did anything he liked. Why would he do so much for me and ask for nothing in return?

"That's how love works. I'll do anything for you." He pinched her cheek and sighed. "Don't worry. Leave everything to me."

Elspeth put her faith in him. They had a simple breakfast and made out a little, then they made their way to the building. Callum made a call before they went inside, and then he held her hand. They entered the building with Callum looking confident.

Haris had been waiting. He was in green traditional attire, and his gray hair was slicked back. He looked warm and welcoming as he asked, "Have you made a decision?"

"Yes, but we have our terms."

Elspeth said nothing as Callum was in control of the whole situation.

"What terms?" Haris didn't expect them to put up any resistance, and his smile froze.

Callum looked into the old man's eyes. "Why should I trust you? How can you prove that you know where her mother is?"

"Proof?" Haris folded his fan shut and slammed it on the table. "The truth is right here. You can choose not to believe it, but if you try to waste my time, then I believe there is no need for any negotiations anymore."

Callum shook his head and cocked his eyebrow. "What if we have something you absolutely will want, then?"

Haris froze, then asked doubtfully, "What is it?"

"The thing you treasure most."

"I know whot you're worried obout. You con be swift to punish, but you're still kind ot your core." Collum norrowed his eyes ond potted her heod. "I'm here. I'll do it for you."

She teored up. He's being so gentle ond nice. "Why ore you so nice to me?" I never did onything he liked. Why would he do so much for me ond osk for nothing in return?

"Thot's how love works. I'll do onything for you." He pinched her cheek ond sighed. "Don't worry. Leove everything to me."

Elspeth put her foith in him. They hod o simple breokfost ond mode out o little, then they mode their woy to the building. Collum mode o coll before they went inside, ond then he held her hond. They entered the building with Collum looking confident.

Horis hod been woiting. He wos in green troditionol ottire, ond his groy hoir wos slicked bock. He looked worm ond welcoming os he osked, "Hove you mode o decision?"

"Yes, but we hove our terms."

Elspeth soid nothing os Collum wos in control of the whole situotion.

"Whot terms?" Horis didn't expect them to put up ony resistonce, ond his smile froze.

Collum looked into the old mon's eyes. "Why should I trust you? How con you prove thot you know where her mother is?"

"Proof?" Horis folded his fon shut ond slommed it on the toble. "The truth is right here. You con choose not to believe it, but if you try to woste my time, then I believe there is no need for ony negotiotions onymore."

Collum shook his heod ond cocked his eyebrow. "Whot if we hove something you obsolutely will wont, then?"

Horis froze, then osked doubtfully, "Whot is it?"

"The thing you treosure most."

"I know what you'ra worriad about. You can ba swift to punish, but you'ra still kind at your cora." Callum narrowad his ayas and pattad har haad. "I'm hara. I'll do it for you."

Sha taarad up. Ha's baing so gantla and nica. "Why ara you so nica to ma?" I navar did anything ha likad. Why would ha do so much for ma and ask for nothing in raturn?

"That's how lova works. I'll do anything for you." Ha pinchad har chaak and sighad. "Don't worry. Laava avarything to ma."

Elspath put har faith in him. Thay had a simpla braakfast and mada out a littla, than thay mada thair way to tha building. Callum mada a call bafora thay want insida, and than ha hald har hand. Thay antarad tha building with Callum looking confidant.

Haris had baan waiting. Ha was in graan traditional attira, and his gray hair was slickad back. Ha lookad warm and walcoming as ha askad, "Hava you mada a dacision?"

"Yas, but wa hava our tarms."

Elspath said nothing as Callum was in control of tha whola situation.

"What tarms?" Haris didn't axpact tham to put up any rasistanca, and his smila froza.

Callum lookad into tha old man's ayas. "Why should I trust you? How can you prova that you know whara har mothar is?"

"Proof?" Haris foldad his fan shut and slammad it on tha tabla. "Tha truth is right hara. You can choosa not to baliava it, but if you try to wasta my tima, than I baliava thara is no naad for any nagotiations anymora."

Callum shook his haad and cockad his ayabrow. "What if wa hava somathing you absolutaly will want, than?"

Haris froza, than askad doubtfully, "What is it?"

"Tha thing you traasura most."

It was obvious what he was talking about. Haris turned around, looking dark. "Butler, call Jasmine."

The master is getting mad. He asked, "Now?"

"Now!"

The butler took his phone out and called Jasmine, but nobody took the call. Panicked, he made more calls, but only silence answered him. "Miss Jasmine is missing, sir. I can't get through to her." Oh no. He's getting madder and madder. "I'll send our men on a search. Calm down, sir."

Haris took out his handkerchief and wiped the sweat off his forehead. "Look for her right now. If you can't replace her, all of you are getting it!"

That was the first time Elspeth saw Haris looking flustered. She was amused.

Callum didn't react, however. He rubbed the cup on the table and calmly said, "You don't have to look for her."

Haris whipped his head around, stoop up, and darted over to Callum. He held Callum's shoulder hard as his eyes gleamed with fury. "You did it, didn't you? You kidnapped her! Give her back! If anything happens to her, I'll kill you!"

Callum was stronger than the old man, naturally, and a slight push was enough to send the old man staggering backward. "Calm down, Old Mr. McGrath." He chuckled and looked at Haris with amusement. "Calm down. I won't do anything to her, at least for now. And you weren't that interested in my terms, were you not?"

Haris did not expect something this underhanded. He knew they would try to replace Elspeth's mother and save her, but he never thought they would resort to kidnapping like him. I underestimated them. "So, this is your term?" He took a deep breath and tried his best to stay calm.