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

losing his affection for Elspeth 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 so ecstatic she could

“Callum, y-you’re hurting me.”

her arm

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

“Callum…”

had now shifted his gaze to Elspeth.

leaving, then. I have

his eye before he turned around and left to talk to his

about the resurgence of

angry and agitated, Emma put all the

in love with her again if Elspeth hadn’t constantly stuck

hall, but as soon as she got out, her legs went limp and she almost

happened because Gilbert was there to

time. Even if he doesn’t like you because he was hurt, you can’t keep being stupidly hopeful.

wanted nothing more than to beat her up when she saw

He could only slowly coax her and break

to break through her psychological defenses one by one for her to look back and think

her head again, there was a faint amusement and relief in her

responded, and he only let out a small grunt

I don’t want to stay in this

mind losing this place where only sad memories

take you with me right this instant. Where do you feel like going? Waterside? Blaydal? Or should I bring you

hearing her decision. Even if he knew that moving away didn’t mean she would actually forget Callum, he thought that her being willing to leave this place was already the

a brief moment before she

were both in Blaydal. She could

but he didn’t expose her. “Sure. I’ll get

airport’s exit

she would be away for a 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 because of Callum’s indifference toward her. They did try to talk her out of it, but they soon decided to

had an unreadable emotion as