Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Chapter 40 Suspicion

Callum and Elspeth got out of the car together. Still, if things went wrong, she discreetly pressed the ring and sent her real-time location to Harper.

Outside the car stood a group of people who were glaring at the two of them fiercely.

“Are you Callum Winthrop?” A man with a scar on his face and a cigarette in his mouth looked at the calm Callum and smirked viciously. “Wow, you do look like a jerk. It’s like you’re asking for a beating.”

A trace of wariness flashed across his eyes. However, he calmed himself and asked, “Who are you?”

“That’s not important. All you need to know is that someone asked me to teach you a lesson!”

He swept his gaze across the men and glared at the leader coldly. “Do you know who I am?”

“Of course!” Scarface laughed boisterously. “Everyone knows who you are, Mr. Winthrop! Your reputation precedes you.”

“So, do you know the consequences of offending the Winthrops and me? Do you have a death wish?”

“Huh! The Winthrops?! You guys are nothing! I’m not scared of you at all!” Scarface taunted with a comical appearance.

Elspeth exclaimed, “They’re just a bunch of trash. Don’t waste your time on them!”

“Trash? How dare you call us trash!” Scarface looked around and shouted sternly, “Beat them to death! Let them know who the real trash is!”

The men charged wildly toward them and swung the baseball bats in their hands. She dodged them nimbly and immediately grabbed the chance to kick the thugs.

Meanwhile, Callum was brutal in his retaliation. He punched the aggressor in the throat and flung him away. Then, he leaped and swiftly kicked the man’s head with his right leg.

The couple worked together seamlessly like perfect partners.

Soon, the group of men lay on the ground groaning in pain. They were obviously no match for the couple.

spat in disdain, and with a wave of his right hand, dozens more burly men came out of the

ambush. They’ve been waiting for me here. Callum’s gaze was

were obviously outnumbered. The couple began to tire as

now. So, he drew a dagger with a grin and stabbed it toward Elspeth,

In the next second, Callum

from the palm of his hand. There were droplets of blood dripping to the ground. It was a gory and shocking sight. He couldn’t even hold onto his calm

horror. She didn’t expect Callum

face and lips slightly pale due to

fiercely at Scarface, who was

Lynwood! Are you okay?!” Harper finally arrived with his men. When he saw the scene before him,

men behind Harper rushed forward

Elspeth and asked lowly, “Miss

bloodied Callum as she murmured concernedly, “He’s injured because of

to help Callum up and gasped in horror when he looked at the latter’s bloody palm. How much courage does it take for someone to hold

on. I’ll take you

leaving Elspeth to take care of Callum, who was a little dazed due to the massive blood loss. The nurse bandaged him and tugged on his wound from time to

left. Elspeth looked at his pallid face and asked, “Are

looked up at her.

taken aback and could hazard a guess

your relationship

time something happens to her? How could he know her specific location? Why did she drink her sorrows with him? Why does he address her as Miss Lynwood?

swirled in Callum’s mind for a long

man and would guess something was going on, but she didn’t expect him

abroad and got along quite well.” Even then, she did

“Tell me, are you

a beat. She desperately wanted to deny it, but he was far too clever. There was no way she could fool him now. So, in order to dissuade him, she showed a scheming grin and said lightly, “Oops, too