Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Elspeth woke up early in the morning. As she had made all the preparations last night, all that was left was to go to work on time.

The red light district was quiet in the morning as the businesses were mostly open at night. She came to the area early to familiarize herself with the neighborhood and the route. It was easy to get the information about her destination, but the complexity of the district meant it would take time to figure out how to arrive at the location.

The red light district in Eden was far out from the city, and the trip would take more than ten minutes. Since the red light district was legalized, police were seen in the area. More importantly, one could see the disgusting scene of satisfied men dragging their tired bodies home.

Elspeth held back her disdain and continued her journey until she heard a catcall that stopped her in her tracks.

She turned around and saw a wicked-looking blond male. He had a balanced physique and the typical good looks of a foreign man. When he saw her Charic features, he whistled at her again. “Hey, lovely! Are you alone?” he asked her in bad Charish.

She glared at him coldly. “Don’t mess with me. I’m not the person to mess with.”

Since she was in a foreign land, she switched to Edanian. When the man realized she could speak fluent Edanian, he knew she must have lived abroad for a long time. He behaved himself and took a few steps backward with an annoyed look. “I just wanted to be friends. You don’t know how to appreciate kindness, do you?”

Despite his claim, he had a disdainful look in his eyes. He knew the characteristics of women who visited the red light district and believed that she was immoral in some way—she was either here to sell herself or to seal some shady deals.

She fisted her hands and stared at him in amusement. “Why? Don’t you have friends?”

The man’s face turned a deep shade of red. “Watch your mouth!”

Since Elspeth had just arrived in Eden, she did not want to get into trouble. Even though the man vexed her, she calmed herself and focused on getting her task done.

enough. I don’t want a fight. Remember, be respectful next time.” With that, she spun around, her wavy long hair slapping his face as

man was upset to let her leave, but he could not win the argument anyway. In the end, he gritted his teeth and endured the humiliation. He could not get into physical altercations in the red light district because he would be sent to jail. Elspeth probably had the guts to provoke him because she understood the

in search of her workplace. Using her connections, she was able to arrive at the territory

lingered in the air. Some cleaners were cleaning up the streets, but the mix of the disinfectant and the foul

around. She stepped forward and whispered to the

Charic features and was dressed modestly, but Elspeth decided to use Edanian with

the woman’s eyes when she heard that Elspeth

where you should be.” Her wrinkles trembled as she spoke, as though she had a layer of dehydrated skin on her. It was disturbing to

Elspeth took a

she suddenly

“Why—”

child! Get

the woman must be referring to

your relationship with my mom?” Despite

tone. “How many times have I told you not to come here?

of the woman clad in the cleaner’s uniform. She wondered if the woman was once the daughter of

“Madam…”

seemed to be triggered upon hearing that title and flipped. “How many times have I told you not to call

tools in a

was wearing thick clothes that only revealed part of her face, so she could not identify her at all. Ah,