Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Elspeth turned around and took a few steps forward, her eyes fixed firmly on the man in front of her. “Callum, are you dumb? Why couldn’t I tell you had a thing for such establishments when we were together? I didn’t think you’d come to this kind of place to find a woman for yourself.”

Whenever she thought about the fact that Callum would come to such a place, her heart was filled with disappointment.

However, he didn’t reply and rebuked sarcastically instead, “I didn’t realize that you’d work at a place like this either!”

What a master at sarcasm! After a moment of thought, she felt that she could not beat him, and she was at a disadvantage as well, so she decided to slip away. However, before she could run, Callum saw through her thoughts.

The moment she turned around, he grabbed her collar, his cold voice sounding from behind. “Where are you going? To serve someone else?”

“Anyone but you!” A wave of humiliation surging within her, she immediately whipped around and bit his hand viciously.

She was certain that she had mustered all of her strength, but he still did not budge an inch.

“Answer my question.”

“Answer what?” Elspeth demanded desperately. Yet, as she spoke, her eyes flashed with tears. “What the hell do you want? It was clearly you who said you didn’t like me anymore, it was also you who personally admitted that the two of us broke up and canceled our engagement, and it was even you who forced me to leave by giving me the cold shoulder. Don’t you think it’s ridiculous to say these things now?”

Callum rarely saw her cry, and he had seldom seen an outburst from her like this. As he watched her tear up and yell at him, his heart suddenly ached fiercely. She was right; it really seemed to be his fault.

Slowly, he let go of her. As he looked at the teeth marks on the back of his hand, he felt a sharp pain and frowned.

Realizing that she had lost control of her emotions, Elspeth took a deep breath and said indifferently, “I got a little too emotional earlier. Just pretend you didn’t hear anything.”

“It’s fine. You weren’t wrong.”

instantly felt as if

need to go work now,” Elspeth replied

lost his feelings for her, he was somewhat averse to her deliberate approaches, but when she truly distanced

leave when he grabbed her hand again. He decided to follow his

allowed to smile at

of her smiling and flirting with another man, and even taking the next step with

hand off. “On what grounds are you controlling me? And who are you to me anyway? That was my first customer since I worked here. It’s all your fault

That means she hasn’t done anything with another

that thought, Callum’s anger dispersed significantly, and he stared at her intensely with his dark eyes. “How

Why was it different from what she’d imagined? Shouldn’t he be leaving in a fit of anger right now because

in shock, she still said stubbornly, “I’m really expensive. Are you sure

just so I can afford you?” Callum gradually leaned in, asking in

caused her ears to flush bright red. “So, what if you sell off the company? You

me, how much do you

in her head, Elspeth decided to give him an outrageous demand. “Since you

caressed a strand of her

about 7 million per night?

he heard her request, his expression stiffened. “You really

make him back off, but he unexpectedly became

little. How about 77

eyes. “You’re

held her chin, forcing her to

just trying to keep you away from