Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Elspeth knew that Theodore’s response was enough to speak for itself. At the moment, he didn’t want her to go out with Callum at all, but no one told her the reason for that; it was as if she had been sentenced to death without rhyme or reason. “I’m full, so I’m going to bed first,” she said impassively before getting up and retiring to her bedroom.

Max looked at Elspeth’s plate and noticed that she had barely touched her food. Why would she say she’s full when she has barely eaten? “Miss Elspeth, what’s going on?”

Edmund shot him a glare. “Keep quiet while others are talking, you brat.” He saw through the situation better than anyone else. Although he was unaware of the problem between them, he could tell from Theodore’s response that Elspeth had almost been disqualified from becoming Callum’s fiancée. It was just that this was outside his jurisdiction, so he didn’t want to intervene.

After returning to her bedroom, Elspeth sat on her bed in a trance. She put on her thinking cap, but she couldn’t for the life of her figure out the reason why she was suddenly treated like this. Unable to wrap her head around it, she decided to call Harper instead.

“What’s the matter, Elspeth? You sound listless over the phone.”

Hearing the noise on his end of the line, Elspeth raised an eyebrow, asking, “Are you drinking at the bar again?”

“Yeah, I’m at our usual place, waiting for you at Luna Bar.”

At first, Elspeth had wanted to wash up and go to sleep, but she was suddenly unable to sleep after hearing Harper’s invitation. As a result, she went downstairs and drove to Luna Bar.

The bar was rowdy and crowded with people who were drinking and seeking pleasure. Making her way ahead to their usual booth, she saw Harper sitting there drinking alone. She opened a bottle herself and finished it in one go, asking, “What’s the matter? You look even more depressed than me.”

Harper snorted with laughter. “I’m not depressed. By the way, what’s the matter with you? Does Callum allow you to come out for a drink at such a late hour?”

Upon hearing Callum’s name, Elspeth gulped down another mouthful of wine. “Don’t mention him.”

“What happened? You two quarreled or something?”

Elspeth shook her head. “No, we’re not quarreling. We’re on the verge of breaking up.”

What kind of unsolvable problem are you two coming

“I don’t know.”

Harper couldn’t help but ask, “Is it because of that lady named

wasn’t, I guess.” She trusted Callum; she was willing to trust him

don’t understand men at all. Men could never forget about the first

Seeing him talk about the subject with ease, she couldn’t help but laugh, asking, “So you mean you can’t

“Yes, of course—”

shoved to the

man who shoved her to the ground swore, “What the hell are you doing here, working at a bar without letting people touch you? You think you’re still a f*cking virgin or something? Who the f*ck do you think you

lady burst into tears, looking particularly disheveled as her maid costume was creased

around him, who immediately came up and grabbed the young lady’s hands. He yelled, “Get her! I’ve got to

to run away, but she was alone and outnumbered against the man and his lackeys. They held her in such a firm grip that she couldn’t move at

and kicked away the hoodlum who was clutching the lady’s hand. “How dare you make a scene

hands of another man, the man swore angrily, “F*ck you! Who the hell do

showed up around him. “Throw these people

here were all well-trained. Moreover, most of them were ex-soldiers with Herculean strength, so it didn’t take long before they chased

at Harper and threatened with feigned audacity, “I’ll

kicked him in the butt. “Just get the

scene for fear

you for saving me just now. If it weren’t for you two, I’d have been bullied by that guy…” She wasn’t especially pretty, but she exuded pure innocence from her