Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Although she had angered Emma enough for her to leave, Yelena’s anger still did not dissipate.

At the sight of Elspeth’s distraught state, she assumed that she had been hurt by Emma’s words and hastened to comfort her, saying, “Elspeth, don’t worry too much. Just think of what Emma said as pure bullsh*t.”

Elspeth knocked on her head and chided, “How can a young girl speak so crassly?”

“I just forgot because I was busy trying to comfort you.”

Moments later, Elspeth suddenly realized something. “Yelena, did you tell Max that you’re here?”

Recalling this matter, Yelena nibbled on her fork and replied, “I did. He said that he wanted to submit a leave of absence at school and come over with me, but I refused and came over secretly without telling him the date.”

Elspeth let out a chuckle. “What’s wrong? Don’t you want him to stay by your side all the time?”

Yelena furrowed her brow and sniffled. “That’s what I thought at first, but Max really is like my dad. Do you know that he even nags me about putting on hand cream before I go out? I can’t stand him!”

Although she said that, Elspeth knew that Yelena still liked Max. However, her feelings were no longer pathetic and were gradually being reciprocated.

“If you say that, I’m going to tell Max to start ignoring you,” Elspeth teased.

Yelena’s face fell. “Hey, don’t do that, Elspeth!”

At those words, Yelena suddenly realized that she had been teased. Her face immediately flushed red and she rushed back into her room.

Elspeth had just eaten and did not want to go back yet, so she went for a walk alone in the back garden of the hotel. While walking, she suddenly received a message from Jordan.

‘Where are you? Can we meet up now?’

Immediately, she turned her phone off, pretending to have not seen the message. However, right after that, Jordan appeared before her out of thin air.

“Hi, I’m so glad to see you.”

Elspeth let out a dry laugh in response. “I’m not.”

that, she turned around and made

feeling the frailness of her wrist and seeing her pale face, he asked dubiously, “What’s this? Why have you lost so much weight after going home? Is Callum not feeding

“You think I need to rely on him for my

rubbed his nose.

heard something big when I came to Waterside this time.”

“What is it?”

at the fishes as he said, “I heard that Callum is in

known this and didn’t have much of a

he specifically came for

she had already expected this, she still felt her heart skipping a beat

Whatever he does and however he does it, it

that Elspeth’s reaction was rather baffling. It made sense, though. She was simply

can’t believe you’re not angry. How are you so calm when your fiancé is getting together with another woman right in front

out a smile and said, “I wouldn’t say I don’t care at all, but if you say something like

to be pushed into the pond,

moment before

talk about

I’ve been doing? You people

Jordan had been exposed, there was not a trace of embarrassment on his face. However, he realized Elspeth had said

face as he said, “Old

me, you say? No,

We have a long way ahead of

Jordan swiveled around and returned

words felt familiar to Elspeth, and only after careful thought did she realize that those were the words she once said to Callum.

looked at Jordan’s retreating back, unable to shake the feeling that his words had some hidden meaning to

time to officially start shooting. After getting up at five o’clock with Yelena to put on her makeup, get dressed, and memorize her lines, Elspeth deeply realized the challenges of being an

character with a small role suddenly lost

few seconds of screen time? Wouldn’t my