Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Flailing her fists at him again and again, Elspeth protested, “Let go of me, Callum! I told you that I have my own business—”

Callum ignored her vigorous protests, though. Walking straight up the stairs, he said without the slightest change in his countenance, “I already made a deal with your boss, so you only have to serve me this month.”

“You jerk!”

Elspeth struggled to free herself from his embrace, only to be pressed firmly to his chest again by his large hand. A faint scent greeted her; it was the scent of the perfume he often used.

“Either you be quiet and go upstairs with me, or I’ll knock you out and carry you upstairs. It’s up to you.”

Uh, the former sounds more reasonable, thought Elspeth. With that, she immediately quieted down, nestling in his arms like a good girl.

Carrying her all the way upstairs to the third floor, Callum turned to the room on the far left, pushing the door open to reveal a luxuriously furnished room. Then, he mercilessly flung her onto the bed, causing her to be enveloped at once by its softness.

Elspeth knew the room only too well. It was a VIP room, available only to those spending at least 150,000. She asked sourly, “Why are you so familiar with this place? Could you be a regular here?”

Instead of answering her questions, the man simply tossed a towel onto her. “Go wash your face. I’ve got some clothes prepared for you in the bathroom.”

Elspeth felt somewhat irritable as she watched him standing aside, ordering her around. “Why do I have to?”

Callum replied, “Because I don’t want to see you standing in front of me in such clothing with such makeup on.” For some reason, it irked him to see her dressed scantily with heavy makeup on.

“You’re so fussy.”

won’t take a shower, I’ll bathe you instead,” he said. Then, seeing that she was still standing there in a daze without moving, he bent down at once, touching her with his right foot while caressing her face with

into the bathroom and bathe her himself. Having no alternative, she had no choice but to

of the shower from the bathroom. Looking at the signs of a struggle on the bed, he went

wrapped only in a bath towel. The instant she came out, a dark

Toweling her hair, which was still dripping at the tips,

as his eyes rested upon her without him knowing. “I ordered my assistant to pick them up, but he probably has yet to

a little white rabbit throwing itself into the jaws of a predator right now. Her exposed skin was fair, tender, and smooth, the temptation of which no normal man could withstand, let

her, she finally detected a hint of danger. Something is very wrong with Callum right now. She took a few steps backward, keeping a safe distance between them as much as possible. “Callum, how about you get out for now? I think it’s quite inconvenient for the two of us to be alone. Men and women aren’t supposed

was merely a joke to Callum, though. “Men and women aren’t supposed to get too close together when they’re unrelated, but we are a

“We’re not

of hearing this. Stepping forward directly, he lifted her chin with his hand. “You’d

second, Elspeth’s eyes popped in disbelief

very hard against hers as if to punish her for being disobedient. Then, he lifted the tip of her tongue with his, nibbling at it carefully for a long time before ending the

her so savagely as he did today. As a result, Elspeth was out

her, Callum was unusually calm; he looked at her swollen lips with his eyes full of amusement.

she was stunned the instant she met his gaze. His eyes were no longer as emotionless as before as

Could he have…

had completed a lifelong mission at long last. She slumped onto the bed, unable to calm down for a long time. Time seemed to stop. After what seemed like an eternity, she slowly asked, “You recalled