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.”

Elspeth didn’t refuse him. She let him into the room and allowed him to take

became solemn, and he couldn’t

Hyde, what’s wrong with

sigh. “His wound isn’t an ordinary cut. There was poison on the knife. The poison is now spreading throughout his

she asked, “What kind of poison is

I’ve never encountered such a poison before… Maybe it’s because I don’t know much about poisons, so I can’t

how could the doctor hired by the Jonesons

that such poison was rare,

on Callum’s chest and felt it was familiar. She thought

way to prescribe a medication to suppress the toxins

nodded. “I

up at her worried expression and smiled comfortingly. “It’s okay. Don’t worry. Aren’t I fine for

he was okay for now,

what about when something happens? What should I

talking about? Nothing

I’ve seen this kind of

seemed to pique his curiosity. “Where have you seen

narrowed her eyes and suddenly remembered something. She quickly took out her phone to call

“What’s going on, Elspeth?”

end. He seemed to be

injury that

ask that, he still answered honestly, “I was bitten by a poisonous snake. If it weren’t for

up at his words. “Yes,

the phone and began to study

tissues around it were damaged. These were the symptoms of a wound after being bitten by a

wound is caused by a cut from a knife dipped in a

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

simple. We just need to use ginkgo.