Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Elspeth’s face turned pale instantly as if she had seen something shocking.

Sensing Elspeth’s grief, Emma chased after Callum and threw her hands around his neck. “Callum… I feel terrible. I’m so scared…”

He didn’t refuse her approach because his eyes were on Elspeth now, his heart thudding from the disappointed look in her eyes.

The hand holding her tightly also made him feel somewhat uncomfortable. It was as if he didn’t want her to associate herself with that man.

What is this? he wondered. I don’t have any feelings for her, so why do I feel this way?

Before Callum found an answer to his question, Emma had already started to squirm restlessly in his arms, bringing him back to his senses.

He lowered his head and whispered something to Emma. Elspeth couldn’t make out the words, but she could see his indistinct gentleness through her blurry eyes.

The fact that he no longer loved her made her sadder than anything, but now that he had fallen in love with someone else, she couldn’t do anything about it.

Sucking in a deep breath, she smilingly told Gilbert, “It’s okay. I’m fine now.”

“Sure, you are. You wouldn’t be if I came a second too late.” Gilbert was filled with indignation when he saw her lingering and hurt gaze as she looked at Callum.

Sighing, she tugged on the sleeve of his shirt and mumbled, “Gilbert? I don’t feel so good. Please take me away from here.”

“Where do you want to go?”

Gilbert refused to believe that Elspeth would go back to the Winthrop Residence as though nothing had happened.

She shot a glance at him and forced a smile. “Anywhere but the Winthrop Residence.”

Hearing that, he raised his chin and commented, “I’m glad you know what’s good for you.”

Right after he said that, he pulled the shell-shocked Elspeth out of the banquet hall.

Callum was watching their retreating figures when his grip on Emma gradually tightened.

other hand, was elated as she thought that Callum

was enough to make Emma happy. But for him to still remember what happened between him and Emma before and to have lingering feelings for her? She was

“Callum, y-you’re hurting me.”

her arm

and immediately released her. Unable to stand still, Emma almost fell to the ground. She only found her footing

“Callum…”

shifted his gaze to Elspeth. Seeing this, Emma felt her chest

yes? I’ll be leaving, then. I have something

from the corner of his eye before he turned around and left to

no drama about the resurgence of an old

and agitated, Emma put all

Callum fall in love with her again

of the hall, but as soon as she got out, her legs went limp and she almost fell to her knees

because Gilbert was there

that? Your man chose Emma when both of you had an accident at the same time. Even if he doesn’t like you because he was hurt, you can’t keep being stupidly hopeful. Do you understand what

beat her up when she saw how

that. He could only slowly coax her and break

her psychological defenses one by one for her to look back

raised her head again, there was a faint

and he only

all away from Damoria. I don’t want to

didn’t mind losing this place where only

I’ll take you with me right this instant. Where do you feel like going? Waterside? Blaydal?

decision. Even if he knew that moving away didn’t mean she would actually forget Callum, he thought that

brief moment before she answered, “Let’s

and Timothy were both in Blaydal. She could probably

through her thoughts, but he didn’t expose her. “Sure. I’ll get tickets to Blaydal now. We will leave in

at the airport’s

long, long time, she briefly informed Theodore and Margot of her departure to Blaydal. The couple couldn’t help feeling regretful. They knew that all of this happened solely

as she stood at the airport