Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

The idea of getting engaged delighted Callum. “Sure.” He nodded.

“But first, I need to heal Angie.” Her illness is not easy to treat. “I want to visit the black market in Konig’s underworld. Do you want to go with me?”

“Sure,” Callum responded with a smile.

Elspeth then went to bed to catch some rest. While she slept, she could feel someone staying by her side, gently caressing her face.

When she awoke the next morning, she felt revitalized. As she walked downstairs, she smelled the pleasant aroma of cooked rice.

“Callum?”

At that, Callum popped his head out of the kitchen. He looked at Elspeth who had just awoken and said smilingly, “I am cooking. It will be ready soon.”

Callum Winthrop is cooking! Elspeth was so surprised that she stared at him with wide eyes.

On the other hand, he was dressed in an apron while his face was smeared with flour and his hand clutching a ladle. He appeared exactly as if he were a stay-at-home husband.

“Callum, if you’re being forced into this, blink twice.”

Elspeth then went closer to him and began poking his cheeks.

“No one forced me.” Callum glared at her, his lips pursed before he continued, “I’m just concerned that you haven’t been eating well the last few days. Hence, I decided to cook for you.”

Elspeth’s body shook at the mention of food. “You’re wrong, then. Jordan made me eat big portions every day so I could be ready for the surgery as soon as possible. Gosh, I’ve consumed nearly all of the delectable foods available. It would be detrimental to my figure to continue eating at that pace.”

Callum raised his brows at that. “So, are you not eating now?”

“It’s not that! It’s my honor that Mr. Winthrop is cooking for the first time, for me! I will eat!”

She then sat at the dining table, and her eyes stared wide again when she saw the entire table filled with various delicacies.

“I can’t even prepare all of these. How did you manage it, Callum? You never have to cook for yourself.”

Callum looked at her, and his expression was unnatural. “I am indeed not cooking for the first time.”

past and her voice sounded weird as she posed her question. “I see. How did

It was just that too much of my cooking isn’t good for

when he tried his food for the first time… In the end, Callum had to

slapped the utensils on the table. “How nice to be your

stunned Callum. “What?” he

you learn to cook

isn’t for

that she had misunderstood him, Elspeth embarrassingly lowered

with such a serious

“Why?”

at her, and after seeing that her expression wasn’t particularly displeased, he said, “I understood from the egg fried rice you previously made that both of us won’t be able to survive

That rendered Elspeth speechless.

indeed has

Elspeth glared at

did so. After he washed the dishes and Elspeth cleared the table, they both went

went straight to look

Irving was delighted. “I thought you’d forgotten about me, Elspeth! It seems like you do remember an old man like me! Why are you looking for

getting something from

me exactly what

the highest quality saussurea, ginseng,

heard that. “I

considerately, “Just try

coming tonight to auction off these herbs. His herbs are always of high quality. Do you want

eyes lit up. “Sure! I can buy

call. Not long after, a man in black

man was in his fifties, had a strong build, and walked in steadily as if he had trained his body.

his face, her mind connecting him to someone she knew, but such a link seemed absurd to

beside Elspeth, as his eyes blinked

and female ginseng. If possible, please also provide me with other herbs that are