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.

on the other hand, was elated as she thought that

for him to still remember what happened between him and Emma

“Callum, y-you’re hurting me.”

her arm

she was doing, he grunted and immediately released her. Unable to stand still, Emma almost fell to

“Callum…”

that Callum would no longer be so merciless to a lady like her, but to her surprise, he had now shifted his

leaving, then.

corner of his eye before he turned around and

resurgence of an old romance as she called

Emma put all

would have made Callum fall in love with her again

also having a hard time. She pretended to act calm when she walked out of the hall, but as soon as she got out, her legs went limp and she almost fell to

bad happened because Gilbert was there to

accident at the same time. Even if he doesn’t like you because he was hurt, you can’t keep being stupidly hopeful. Do

more than to beat her up

do that. He could only slowly coax her and break

her own good. Gilbert had to break through her psychological defenses one by one for her to look

I got it.” Elspeth nodded and when she raised her head again, there was a faint amusement

only let out

from Damoria. I don’t want to stay in this

place where only sad

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

upon hearing her decision. Even if he knew that moving away didn’t mean she would

her head and thought for a brief moment before she

Blaydal. She could

he didn’t expose her. “Sure. I’ll get tickets to Blaydal now. We will

was at the airport’s

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

an unreadable emotion as she