Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

“Of course. She’s the youngest sommelier to make a name for herself. She’s better than me.” The sommelier couldn’t believe Elspeth would lie through her teeth, and he guffawed. “And you claim to be her? Is that a joke?”

“Why can’t I be her?” Elspeth looked at the sommelier with a smile. “Three years ago, Rarity made a name for herself at an international wine-tasting event and was dubbed the Tongue of God. Haven’t you seen the video? I looked different back then, but you should be able to recognize me immediately.”

The sommelier looked awkward while the guests quickly searched for the video. Every sommelier was shown clearly on the screen, including Rarity, the winner of that event.

“Whoa, it is her!”

“I can’t believe a world-famous sommelier is right here at this event. This is incredible!”

“I can’t believe someone said she was a bumpkin. She’s Rarity herself. How could someone be so stupid?”

“Rarity is old Mr. Joneson’s granddaughter? Whoa, she’s the family pride.”

The crowd burst into a discussion, and Elspeth stared at the sommelier, standing straight up so he could have a better look at her face. “That was me. It was a famous event, but not everyone cared about it. It isn’t something related to their everyday life, just like how most people have no idea that Willem-Alexander is the king of Hollish.” She looked at him mischievously. “So, world-famous sommelier, don’t tell me you have no idea this video exists.”

The sommelier felt embarrassed. He did bluff a little. At most, he was a slightly famous sommelier, and everything he knew about Rarity was merely from stories he had heard from others. He had heard about her, but he had no idea what she looked like. “I am sorry, Miss Rarity. I shouldn’t have suspected your judgment.” The sommelier was proud, but he was willing to admit his faults and acknowledge his betters.

Elspeth shrugged it off. “Next time, have a taste of the drinks at a wine-tasting event. You are a sommelier, so use your tongue.”

sommelier was nearly forty years old. Elspeth was about half his age, and he

this event is Miss Rarity herself!” He took the glass

everyone was treating her differently, especially the men who previously thought she was a bumpkin. Now, they were trying to be her sycophant. She shot them a look and

looked surprised as well and teased with a smile, “So,

smiled beautifully. “Just because I’m pretty

beat. “You are

when Elspeth was about to call him a pervert,

Elspeth grabbed Frank and dodged the attack. Spencer easily evaded the

turned to Frank and

A shocked Frank

her arm. Her skin was burned, but she held back her pain and raised her head. Right then, she saw someone hurrying away with a bottle

of the situation, Spencer frowned. “No time. I’ll take

to the hospital. Frank was taken into the operating room, and Spencer looked at Elspeth’s bleeding arm.

while the nurse was dealing with her wound. As she expected, the attack was reported, and everyone’s eyes were on it. It even showed up on Google Trending three times

renowned sommelier, Rarity. Embarrassed a Blaydal