Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Elspeth was most surprised by this. Little did she expect that such a thing actually happened between Arthur and Emma…

She didn’t know how she returned to the hotel. When she came back, Yelena was already asleep; she even muttered something in her sleep when she heard Elspeth return.

Elspeth lay awake in bed all night. The next day, she found Callum’s address with her computer hacking skills before hurrying there early in the morning.

Callum was watching the news while jotting down notes nonstop.

“Callum, I have something to ask you about.”

Callum didn’t say a word, but his fingers trembled for a moment.

“Emma is still in touch with Arthur at the moment. Do you know that?”

Callum’s eyes darkened; there seemed to be a cold gleam in his gloomy eyes. “I do.”

“In that case, do you know they’ve slept together before?”

Callum frowned slightly with an indiscernibly complicated look on his face. “What are you telling me this for?”

Elspeth asked coldly in a stern voice, “Arthur is nominally your brother, yet he’s slept with your ex-girlfriend. Do you still want to go out with Emma now?”

Callum averted his gaze. “This has nothing to do with you.”

“Callum, tell me that you’re faking all of this and that you have your reasons for doing so. I’ll believe you if you say that.”

A frosty expression came over the man’s face. “Elspeth, stop being unreasonable, will you?”

“Callum, do you really love me?”

Callum fell silent—a silence that struck a chill into Elspeth’s heart.

“I’m gonna ask you this again, so tell me the truth. Do you still love me?”

Callum’s voice was dry and hoarse. “I loved you before.”

the bottom of a valley and crushed beneath one’s heel. Her face turned pale, and she bit her lip involuntarily. She clenched her fists so hard that

yet all I got was “I loved you before,” she thought. She felt the world spinning around her,

could overlook the forest of high-rise buildings, staring at the sky far away from the glass window with jet-black eyes. After a long

the one who

“Yes.”

was old, but he sounded very candid. “That little girl is as stubborn as

release

you’re willing to go out with Emma and make Elspeth break up with you of her

deep breath. “I got

had a look of confusion in her eyes. Suddenly, she felt somewhat

time. “Elspeth, I’ve got a piece of bad news to tell

in the glaring sun, saying, “What kind of bad news could be worse than I am now? Tell

Jordan said before he was startled for a moment.

right. You want to laugh at me, don’t

note, which was pretty rare. “No, I don’t. I just think that

though. She

Mr. Joneson is coming to Waterside in three days to pick you up. I told you why; it’s because he wants you to

but he doesn’t have to pick me up. I’m going

to laugh or frown at

Since he chooses to keep going out with Emma, I won’t care about him

go back, though. There are many fun places in Waterside, so don’t you want to visit them

Elspeth refused without

phone. “As it happens, you’ve got a free handsome

Elspeth wanted to turn down his suggestion, but on second thought, what the man said seemed to make sense. After all, she

minutes later, they met up at the swimming

“Why are we here?”

as he eyed Elspeth up and down. “I want to see you in a bikini. I’ve

instantly. “What the hell are you

got to

changed into their respective swimsuits, with Elspeth wearing