Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Arthur stared at the unconscious Elspeth beside him as a smirk crept up his face. You still fell into my hands!

Just as he was about to carry her up to the hotel room, a loud crash echoed from the sandalwood door as it was kicked wide open.

Callum’s face went dark as he saw Elspeth lying motionless in Arthur’s arms. Although he looked sickly, he still managed to exude a threatening aura. “Put Elspeth down, Arthur!”

When he was unconscious, he overheard Elspeth say that she would meet Arthur at the hotel. He tried his hardest to pry his eyes open when he felt the emptiness beside him to look for her. Just as expected, he found her there.

“That was quick of you, Callum,” Arthur sneered. It was frankly not within his calculations that Callum would still have the strength to come over when he was poisoned. Nevertheless, Arthur had to give him credit for his tenacity.

“Well, I wouldn’t have known you were such a b*stard if I didn’t.”

Callum coughed softly with a hand over his mouth and tried to suppress the ill effects of the poison on his person. His gaze landed on Elspeth in Arthur’s arms as fury lit up in his eyes. “Aren’t you releasing her?”

“Let her go?”

Arthur jeered, “Have you forgotten that you’re poisoned, Callum? You won’t be able to beat me no matter how proficient you are at fighting.”

“Who told you that I came alone?”

Suddenly, a group of burly men showed up from behind Callum. They were all packed with muscles, making it an intimidating scene.

That made Arthur’s smile disappear in an instant. “You’re pretty clever.”

“You only have one minute, Arthur. Put Elspeth down and hand over the ginkgo.”

Callum’s words felt like a joke to Arthur as he sharply rebuffed, “Elspeth is in my hands now. Shouldn’t you be the one listening to my demands?” How dare Calum threaten me? I guess he doesn’t care about Elspeth’s life!

“You’re only one man here, Arthur. You don’t even have a single chip to barter against me.”

“Is that so?”

picked up a shard, threateningly holding it against Elspeth’s neck with a manic smile. “Elspeth’s life for my freedom. That should be enough,

answering, “Okay. Release her, and

play the hero and save the damsel in distress. I’ll return her to you once

Elspeth’s waist as he slowly made

Then, he even caught Elspeth, who was thrown to

his arms, only to see that she had opened her eyes, and they contained a hint of gleeful triumph.

him that Elspeth wasn’t

said that the ginkgo was in the room, but it didn’t feel right for someone as sneaky as him to reveal his ace up his sleeves to me so easily. So, I pretended to faint under his drug

a small glass bottle

in resignation as an amused smile crept

cares? He was the one who

she was

just one whiff. That’s such

he was worried about was Elspeth, the medical genius. He was purely overthinking

Why are you here? Didn’t you

woke up and recalled what you said when I was unconscious. So, I came here

in time. If Arthur had been more ruthless… He didn’t dare think of the

just fine once I’m

agreement, and their entire

over with a bottle

can’t do anything advanced with the lack of equipment here. So, I can’t turn them

as he raised an eyebrow. “What happens

your assets under your name to mine. Besides, who would use such an expensive herb as a poison? That’s a huge capital. It’s easier to slit

for this ginkgo was sky-high. People fought for it as it was

found what she said funny and couldn’t help but chuckle

are you laughing