Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

“I didn’t hear you properly earlier, but from what you said, you want one of my girls to leave. That means you’re here to start a fight, aren’t you, Mr. Winthrop?” Logan stood in front of Elspeth as soon as he finished, shielding her from Callum.

Elspeth’s heart skipped a beat as she looked at his back. Although this was Logan’s turf, Callum was not a man to be trifled with either.

As she had expected, Callum jutted his chin and asked with a cold expression, “Is there a problem with me taking my fiancée back with me?”

Hearing that, Logan clapped his hands and laughed heartily. “That’s hilarious. You’re treating one of my girls as your fiancée, and you even want to take her back?”

“I mean what I said.” Callum’s voice gradually turned icy as he spoke.

“Regardless of whether you mean it or not, all the girls here are basically indentured to me. They can’t simply leave without completing their quota.”

Logan looked at Elspeth who was next to him and smiled. “Or perhaps you can ask this lady if she’s willing to leave with you.”

Callum’s gaze fell on her. “Come with me.”

“I’m not going. I want to stay here.” Elspeth shook her head and turned him down with a helpless sigh.

Isabel was still waiting for her, so how could she disappoint her by giving up halfway?

Logan’s eyes immediately darkened. “See, I didn’t stop her. Miss Lynwood doesn’t want to leave herself.”

Instantly, Callum’s anger was set alight again. He stepped forward and grabbed her wrist tightly. “I said I’ll give you anything you want. Come with me this instant.”

“Callum, I’ve already made it clear that I’m not coming with you. I have my own matters to tend to,” Elspeth said bitterly. It would be wonderful if he could really give it to her, but there was only one type of this herb in the world, and it was within Logan’s possession.

she spoke of now were clearly different from before, and she trusted Callum

spell, his grip tightened around her hand. “Then, under what conditions will you agree to

another stalemate, Logan suddenly thought of

her for yourself? Miss Lynwood would

the

did so, she would be at his

to serve any other customers, it was

out of ideas.” Logan spread his arms and

to do your job

her, and her heart

she thought he was about to give her an earful, he suddenly averted his gaze and left without saying

of a strange emotion in her heart.

strange thought. She no longer had any relationship with him now, and whatever he did was none of her concern, so she didn’t need him to interfere with her actions

on persuading her or if he had other plans. Guess I’ll

met the janitor again. This time, the woman was still sweeping the floor with blank eyes, and when she passed by her, it was as if she didn’t notice. Thinking that this strange woman wasn’t intending to talk to her this time as well, Elspeth prepared to leave when a

as

and complex emotion, as if she felt an overwhelming sense of relief, but also seemed to

What about it, Madam?” Although she knew that the woman didn’t like her, Elspeth still

embarrassing your mother.” The woman’s

found herself willingly explaining to her. “Madam, I have my own

since you’re already working as a hostess, it means that you’ve done

the woman was telling her off. Is she

but it was clearly useless to waste her breath on her. After all, they were just strangers, and her words