Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Elspeth ran out of the room with her heart pounding wildly against her chest. She only calmed down after taking a few deep breaths.

Then, she held the other bottle of ginkgo medicine as she strode to the garage and got into the car toward the hospital.

In the hospital, Frank was sitting on the bed watching an esports competition. He seemed to be in good spirits.

“Frank, the medicine is ready.” She threw the small bottle of medicine at him without a single hint of warning.

“It’s such a tiny bottle. Is that enough?”

Looking at the silver ceramic bottle, Frank was filled with doubt as he looked at the teeny silver ceramic bottle.

It’s only the length of my finger. I can probably use it once.

“Open it, and you’ll see.”

Elspeth didn’t bother to explain and only told him to see for himself.

Frank opened up the bottle as a pleasant fragrance swept over his face. It was light but fragrant with the unique smell of ginkgo.

Inside the bottle was some sort of paste, and he tried pressing on it with his fingers. It felt warm to the touch as if it was freshly made.

Frank was a little curious and asked uncertainly, “Do I spread this on my back?”

Elspeth replied in a deadpan tone, “You can swallow it too. I’ll prepare the equipment for a gastric lavage for you.”

He realized that she was mocking him when he heard that and was a little annoyed as he huffed in reply, “Then, who’s going to help me put it on?”

“Why are you looking at me? It won’t be me.”

They were of a different gender. So, it would be weird. Besides, he had a temper on him, and she wasn’t foolish enough to be a willing subject to his ‘tender’ mercies.

Suddenly, a thought popped into her mind as she smiled. “You could ask Spencer to help you. It could help you both to become closer.”

that his ears went red and rejected

with admiration as she suggested, “Mr. Joneson, I could

so eager yet shy, he turned his

“Call Spencer now!”

pressed her lips together, afraid she would laugh and hurt

she laughed, it would definitely cancel out all the good deeds she

that this

was shy and didn’t want a girl watching him as someone slathered the paste over

timely appearance. To his immense amusement, Frank only needed him because Frank couldn’t spread the paste himself. So, he gave Frank a light punch as he chortled, “What?

nurse earlier. So, he wasn’t in a good mood and coldly ordered, “Stop fooling around and

lightly spread the paste onto

little distracted, causing his hand to

Are you

his senses as he shook his

to wonder, “Elspeth is such a two-faced woman. Why would

and once again

this time, “What

Spencer was emotionless as his fingers turned

was Frank’s fault for prodding right at

the pain. That shut him up,

Spencer was done applying the paste.

injury. He felt that his back was cool due to the paste, but his wound still stung and itched too. “The pain is still there,

and reduce your chances of experiencing any inflammation.” Elspeth smiled once she saw that Frank’s injury was healing just as she knew it would. “The wound on your back would be partially

saw that she was planning to leave and asked hesitantly. “Elspeth, we talked about the sickness of that friend of mine. Do you have

request. “Oh, you’re

Spencer tried to make his request as discreet as possible, hoping

No problem.

shone in Spencer’s

they bid Frank goodbye, left the hospital, and got