Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Leaning coquettishly against Callum, Emma looked no longer like when she was in her college days. “What would you like to drink, Callum? Let me order it for you.”

Callum slightly closed his eyes while looking rather weary. “Just go back.”

Unwilling to let him go, Emma leaned even closer to him. “Callum, I’m only here to have a little fun with you. Don’t tell me you’re so mean.”

Callum opened his eyes. “How did you know I’m here?”

A smile appeared on Emma’s face. “It’s because we’re telepathically connected, of course… Alright, I was just joking. It was Arthur who told me that you’re here.”

“How did Arthur know that I’m here?” Callum narrowed his eyes; for some reason, he felt kind of uncomfortable deep down.

Thinking that Callum was finally paying attention to Arthur and changing his attitude toward him, Emma hurriedly replied, “That’s got to be because he cares about you. You’re his eldest brother, and besides, he’s very sorry about the previous conflict between you two. He told me last time that he was looking for an opportunity to apologize to you in private.”

Naturally, Callum didn’t buy her story, but before he could ask her about it, he noticed Elspeth coming toward himself.

“Well, if it isn’t Elspeth! What brings you here to Luna Bar as well?”

Callum never expected Elspeth to come to the bar, nor did he expect her to find him here. For a moment, he didn’t know what to say.

Elspeth let out a sneer. “What does my coming to a bar have to do with you?”

“It has nothing to do with me, of course, but no decent lady would come to a bar alone at such a late hour, no? Not to mention you have to watch yourself as Callum’s girlfriend… Back when I was going out with him, he never allowed me to go to a bar,” Emma replied. Recalling the sweet moments that she had shared with Callum back then, she covered her mouth and giggled, looking all bashful.

Elspeth smiled a faint smile. “Callum has never restricted me on this. Perhaps it’s because you look especially adulterous to him?”

“How dare you!” Emma’s face turned livid with rage. This Elspeth lady really has a caustic tongue that puts people at a loss for a retort! “Look at your girlfriend, Callum! She’s got such a fiery temper; she’s not gentle at all.”

front of Callum, only to find him saying nothing; he had no intention

to look at the man right away, asking,

her. Not only that, he

by pushing him to go home right now?” Thinking she knew Callum very well, she spoke in a

“It’s not your place to interrupt when I’m speaking

ablaze with fury, even Emma had the daylights scared out of her, to

say,

openly

calm as a stagnant pool of water, she could hardly suppress the bitterness in her heart. “Callum, are you

while looking as

breath. Then, she said impassively, “I’m

know what’s good for yourself, Elspeth? Callum already asked you to leave, so why are you

in front of Elspeth.

nonsense again and I’ll have you thrown out of here, Emma!” Elspeth wished she could stitch up Emma’s lips when she saw

to have me thrown out

mine.” Elspeth stood while looking down at

countenance changed at once. “What do

is mine. Don’t you worry that I’ll have you thrown out of here after you yelled at me

see the look on Emma’s face when the latter was displeased with

the atmosphere between the three grew somewhat awkward, Harper came over after having gotten Brianna settled. When he saw how Emma clung to Callum, who didn’t turn her down right away, his inner dislike for the man grew. Then, looking at Elspeth beside them, he let out

hands balled into fists in

Winthrop, but judging from the way you look, I guess you won’t mind it. After all… you’re having another lady in your arms.” Although he addressed Callum respectfully as Mr. Winthrop, his words were full of ridicule and disdain

no change in the man’s expression, Elspeth was disappointed deep