Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Chapter 73 Double Death

Elspeth first spent the past few days helping Lydia with her mother’s funeral arrangements. After that, she texted Arthur to ask him out.

Knowing that Elspeth wanted to find out what had happened to Lydia’s mother, Arthur agreed to meet her at the cafe around the corner. As soon as he entered, he saw her sitting at a nearby table. Her hair hung loose over her shoulders, and she appeared particularly tall and slender in a black dress. Seeing how she drank coffee across from him as though nothing had happened, he wondered if she was already numb with grief.

Elspeth put down her cup of coffee, her eyes gleaming. “You know my purpose in asking you out this time.”

“I’d still like to explain the matter to you. I really had nothing to do with it.”

She sneered. “Arthur, do you think I’ll believe you had nothing to do with it? Who else would be capable of such a thing if not you?”

Angered by the lady’s words, Arthur nearly blurted out Ophelia’s name, but he eventually bit his tongue. Instead, he replied, “Let me repeat this: I had nothing to do with it. If you don’t believe me, just go ahead and look into it. If I’m the one who swapped the medicine, I’ll die a horrible death.”

Elspeth didn’t seem convinced by his words. She stared at the man’s face, thinking it would never be the first time anyone had sworn in that manner. Her hands clenched into fists under the table. “You can say whatever you want, but I’ll definitely get to the bottom of this. If I find out that it was your doing or that you had something to do with it, I’ll never let you get away with it.”

“Why are you so hostile to me, Elspeth? Don’t forget that you’re still my—”

She cut in, “Girlfriend, huh? Our contract has expired, Arthur. Not only are you a pervert, but I find that you also have quite a thick skin.” The thought that she had let this homicidal maniac touch her hand made her feel downright nauseous.

Arthur didn’t mind what she said, though. On the contrary, he thought she looked rather adorable to the eye this way. “I also didn’t expect you to be way more interesting than I thought—especially when you speak.” He rubbed his chin in amusement.

waste talking with you. I gotta go.” She had come this time to warn him in the first place. Seeing how impervious he was, she felt she had wasted her

“Wait a minute.”

arose inside her when she saw him suddenly stand up with a

in his pockets. “Lydia’s mother is dead, but there’s still Lydia—” His words sounded like a threat, but they also felt sort of like a

was alarmed, replied frostily, “Don’t you ever

stay by his side. But now, after seeing how flustered and exasperated she was, he had a different idea. If such a proud rose snaps in two in my hands, how wonderful it’ll be! His lips slowly curled into a smile, and

a dirty look. “Arthur, you really are a pervert,” she replied. With that, she stopped caring about what he said and hurriedly took a cab to Lydia’s place. Now

Lydia along the way, but the phone calls didn’t get through. It was the middle of the day, so Lydia couldn’t have possibly turned off her phone. Even so, no matter

was close to here, so Elspeth arrived after about a few ten minutes. After getting out of the cab, she rushed to the door and knocked on it, but still, no one answered. Suddenly, she recalled the spare key Lydia had shoved to her last

floor was covered with a pool of blood, which had spread as far as several meters. Elspeth cautiously looked inside and saw what seemed like a body lying in the corner of the couch. Her hair was disheveled, her clothes were torn and tattered, and her neck was crisscrossed with wounds. She seemed to have suffered

checked her breath, only to find that the body was no longer breathing. Tears instantly ran down her cheeks. Little did she think

feeling guilty, she was filled with tremendous hatred for Arthur. Subsequently, she called him right away, sounding totally out of control for the first time. “What a butcher you are,

“What’s the matter?”

did you

me

did it, then?

his head. “I