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.

of useless losers!” Scarface spat in disdain, and with a wave of his right hand, dozens

an ambush. They’ve been waiting for me here. Callum’s gaze was cold, and it carried a tint of

people, and Callum and Elspeth were obviously outnumbered.

now. So, he

shrank when she saw the knife coming at her. In the next second, Callum reached

pain coming from the palm of his hand. There were droplets of blood dripping to the ground. It was a gory and shocking sight. He

didn’t expect Callum to grab the dagger at such a

his face and lips slightly pale due to blood

who was curled on

his men. When he saw the

men behind Harper rushed forward and quickly subdued the

over to Elspeth and asked lowly, “Miss Lynwood, are

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

hurriedly went over to help Callum up and gasped in horror when he looked at the latter’s bloody palm. How much

on. I’ll take you to

a little dazed due to the massive blood loss. The nurse bandaged him and tugged on his wound from time to time. It looked excruciating, but there wasn’t

wound and left. Elspeth looked at his pallid face and asked,

up at her. “I have a

was momentarily taken aback and could hazard a guess about what he was

is your relationship

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

questions swirled in Callum’s mind

a meticulous man and would guess something was going on, but she didn’t expect him to ask her

knew each other when I was abroad and got along quite well.”

coldly inquired, “Tell me, are

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 bad. You