Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Callum paused to think for a moment before he finally relented and said, “It’s nothing. I eavesdropped on some people in the hospital that wanted to harm you. I found out before they could do anything, and…”

He heard a conversation between two people that morning. They were plotting in the corridor to knock Elspeth out and take her away.

However, he didn’t notice they were carrying switchblade knives.

He immediately tried to stop them, but the two men panicked and tried to flee from the scene, and they managed to cut him in the chest.

“So, you stopped them for me? The fever is caused by the inflammation of the wound, isn’t it?”

Elspeth didn’t know why, but as she spoke, she couldn’t help but feel like crying. Every word was like a needle poking at her heart, and she teared up from the pain.

Callum knew she would be worried, so he didn’t want to tell her. However, he didn’t expect her to cry over it.

His heart ached when he saw this. He pulled her into his embrace and gently comforted her. “It’s okay. It’s a small injury. It’s not like I haven’t been hurt before. You don’t have to feel this way.”

She cried like a child for the very first time, and her nose twitched uncontrollably. “You were hurt this time because of me. Even if I didn’t get hurt, I could still feel the pain from your wounds as if they were mine.”

He pinched her nose softly. “I’d be even sadder if you were the one that had gotten hurt.”

With a solemn face, he continued, “Elspeth, I’m just glad you’re not hurt.”

He was happy that he was able to stop something bad from happening to her.

“Miss…”

Just then, someone rapped on the door.

The two of them pulled away from each other instantly. Callum let go of her hands, allowing her to open the door.

The man at the door smiled kindly when he saw her. “Hello, Miss. I’m the Jonesons’ family doctor, Dr. Leonard Hyde. Old Mr. Joneson asked me to come and take a look at Mr. Winthrop’s condition.”

As he spoke, he subconsciously glanced at Callum. He could sense an icy, unfriendly aura exuding from Callum. It was somewhat intimidating.

“Okay, come in.”

friendly, so Elspeth didn’t refuse him. She let him into the

became solemn, and

what’s wrong

thoughtfully before letting out a sigh. “His wound isn’t an ordinary cut. There was poison on the knife. The poison is now

her heart, and she asked, “What kind of poison

long, yet I’ve never encountered such a poison

said, how could the doctor hired by the Jonesons

nothing about the poison meant that such poison

chest and felt it was familiar. She thought for a while but couldn’t remember who had suffered a

Hyde. Please think of a way to prescribe a medication to suppress

“I will. Don’t

at her worried expression and smiled comfortingly.

if he was okay for now, he still

okay now, but what about when something happens? What should I

talking

Callum, I feel like I’ve seen this kind

seemed to pique his curiosity. “Where have you seen

her eyes and suddenly remembered

“What’s going on, Elspeth?”

Harper’s end. He seemed to be in a

injury that you had

that, he still answered honestly, “I was bitten by a poisonous snake.

up at his words. “Yes, a

the phone and began to

leaking from the wound. The tissues around it were damaged. These were the symptoms of a wound after being

cut from

conclusion and asked in a serious tone, “Then, what do you think we should do

simple. We just need to use ginkgo. I’ll