Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

When they arrived in Damoria, Elspeth first found a place for Yoel to settle down before she went back to the Winthrop Residence with Callum.

She was quiet the whole journey back home. Callum, who knew what she was thinking, casually brought up, “If you have a question, ask away.”

“I want to know what is going to happen between you and Emma.”

She had been a lot busier these days. Having to handle Michael and the problem with Jordan and Angie, Elspeth hadn’t found a chance to ask Callum about this.

“Merry meet, merry part. Since the issue has been resolved, she and I will naturally go our separate ways. We no longer have anything to do with each other.”

Elspeth was extremely satisfied with his answer.

“So?”

“So,” he solemnly explained, “I’m going to publicly refute the rumors first. Firstly, Emma and I were never really together, and she was the one who was making things up. Secondly, it is you who are, legally, my fiancée.”

“Considering how proactive you are in handling this, Mr. Winthrop, I’ll stop picking on you.”

That put a small smile on his face as he murmured, “Thank you, Mrs. Winthrop.”

“What?!” She immediately turned as red as a tomato when she heard the way he addressed her. “Who are you calling Mrs. Winthrop?!”

“It is only a matter of time before you are mine. Nothing wrong with calling you Mrs. Winthrop a little earlier. Isn’t that right, Mrs. Winthrop?”

Callum’s voice was deep and magnetic, and he sounded particularly alluring when he called her ‘Mrs. Winthrop’. It was like music to her ears.

It was a good thing that she wasn’t someone who had a weakness for pleasant voices. Otherwise, she would have been defeated by Callum’s voice alone.

She didn’t say anything in reply and only glared at him before she turned to the other side.

After they arrived at the Winthrop Residence, Callum, being the gentleman that he was, opened the car door for her and walked into the house holding her hand.

were immediately greeted by the sight of a wailing woman as soon as they stepped into the

saw that Callum had come home, she subconsciously rushed over and blurted, “Callum! Callum, you’re back! I saw the news about Elspeth running away from her wedding.

suddenly froze the moment she noticed Elspeth standing beside Callum. “Callum,

me

was so potent Emma swiftly

bring Elspeth home when I am your girlfriend? W-What about what happened a few days ago? What was that

from all the sobbing, Elspeth answered without missing

that had been kicked and she blew her top almost instantly. “You

right, you say? Surely you don’t mean to say that you do. I have no idea how you got involved with Grandfather, but the moment you tried to sabotage

Residence. It’s not your house. Why

to look at

guilty expression on his face. He didn’t seem to like Emma as much as he did

“I’m sorry, Elspeth. I—”

cut him off with a smile. “You were impatient because you wanted to save your wife.

tears. He couldn’t believe he almost

Emma

you didn’t know that he also kidnapped Mrs. Winthrop to force Callum to submit.

she saw the loving look in his eyes, which were

have been promised to each other a long time ago. Even

breaking down as soon as she heard that. “I don’t believe this…” She struggled to add, “Mr. Winthrop, I’m the one you like the most, no? You wouldn’t have

know why Mr. Winthrop was nice to you?”

stop her thoughts from running wild

much, Callum. How could you do

split open anytime now, but he grew even more annoyed hearing her crying. “Stop crying and go home if there is nothing else. Don’t make a

myself? Emma lifted her head to look at his

think there would come a day when he would say such words to her. She was even more surprised by him humiliating