Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

After four hours had passed, Elspeth still hadn’t received the ginkgo. She didn’t know what to do. In the end, she called and found out that Sonny had sent the ginkgo to the Winthrop Residence in Damoria.

She then made a call to Winthrop Residence, but no one answered. She was met with the dial tone instead.

The moment she hung up the phone, an unknown number called her. When she picked up, the voice on the other end of the phone shocked her.

“Elspeth, what are you looking for? Is it the ginkgo?”

Arthur’s prideful voice was heard over the phone.

As soon as she heard his voice, the bad premonition she had was immediately confirmed. She immediately understood that the ginkgo was now in his hands.

She felt her heart drop.

“I heard Callum is seriously injured. You’re not planning to give this ginkgo to him, are you?”

Elspeth’s voice was cold when she answered, “You were behind this, weren’t you?”

Arthur seemed like he was in a good mood as he said, “Of course not. But I’ve heard about what’s going on.”

“Arthur, give it back to me.”

He was far from an angel, nor was he easygoing. He was still furious after getting humiliated the last time they met. “Give it back? Why should I give you something that I’ve found? Don’t you think it’s a coincidence that I saw this parcel right when I decided to go back to the Winthrop Residence? If I didn’t open it out of curiosity, I wouldn’t have known that this was the life-saving ginkgo.”

“What exactly do you want?!”

Callum didn’t have time to spare, so Elspeth couldn’t just let Arthur have the ginkgo.

Arthur was pleased that he managed to provoke her and threw his final blow. “If you want it back, you’ll have to agree to my conditions.”

Although Elspeth was furious, she had no choice but to calm herself down and asked, “Tell me, then! What do you want?!”

“There’s no fun if I just tell you outright. How about you take a guess?”

voice, and she knew what he

tentatively, “The

“Elspeth, you know me so well. Why don’t you break up with Callum and come with me? Not only will the ginkgo be yours, but the Winthrop Group’s shares will

instantly, “Arthur, are there any

“Of course not. I only want the shares and

am your elder

for a moment before a devilish smile formed on his face. “I know, but isn’t that

“Shameless.”

“Go on.”

a good position to negotiate. In the end, she didn’t bother arguing further and

the ginkgo, and let’s

Group to him, but she knew she couldn’t tell him about

might lie to him. “Don’t try and trick me into going to Blaydal before ambushing me there. I’m telling

won’t lie to you. Don’t

on edge, he

away from Blaydal by plane. Callum was still in a coma due to the poison. Elspeth mused over it and decided to temporarily

five-star hotel not far from the Joneson

she finally arrived, Arthur was already

thought you lied to me.” Raising his chin slightly, he motioned for her to take a

a seat furthest away from him and didn’t bother touching the

of water? I’m

him and went straight to the

not with me at the moment. It’s upstairs in the hotel room. Do you want to come and

looked up, she noticed that he was staring at her with great interest. There was a

only going to hand it over after I’ve transferred the

“I

Callum is in a coma. I can’t transfer the shares to you until he