Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

While Elspeth was deep in her thoughts, Isabel, who happened to be passing by, suddenly patted her shoulder and asked, “What’s on your mind, Elspeth?”

Meeting Isabel’s pure and innocent smile, Elspeth suddenly felt much better. “Oh, nothing. I was just wondering why today’s cooking smells so terrible.”

The next second, a chili hit her head, and Elspeth looked in the direction the chili came from to find Arthur wearing a half-smile, looking grimly at her not far away. “What was that, Elspeth?”

The young woman immediately realized she had spoken too loudly just now, and she hurriedly shut up. At that, she took a gander at Isabel, and the two smiled at each other.

“Actually, I think the cooking today’s not too bad…” Isabel sniffed the air in bafflement, leading Elspeth to ruffle her hair with a smile. “Alright, I was just joking. Wash your hands and get ready for dinner. I’m heading to my room. I still have something to attend to.”

“Is it the medicine? Have you made progress with it?” As brilliant as Isabel was, she guessed it immediately when she saw the glow on Elspeth’s face.

“Shh. Don’t say it even if you’ve figured it out, or it wouldn’t be a surprise anymore.” Her words upset Elspeth, and the latter ruffled the young girl’s hair with a moue.

“Thank you, Elspeth!” said Isabel, so overwhelmed with joy that her voice was shaky as she felt her somewhat mottled face.

“Aww, this is nothing.” Elspeth felt somewhat sentimental. “This is all for you. You wouldn’t have suffered this injury if you hadn’t saved me.”

Isabel nodded and scratched her head bashfully. “Well, I’ll wait for your good news.”

“Sure.” With that, Elspeth returned to her room in a brilliant mood.

Her phone rang just as she entered her room.

At that, she pulled her phone out and immediately saw the caller ID.

Gilbert?

doubtful, she still answered

sounded more

your temper. I don’t recall owing you anything,”

my back. Where are you?” Gilbert was beyond exasperated. He was worrying here, yet the person on the other line was behaving nonchalantly and

Mom’s illness.”

Arthur has taken your mom away for medical treatment and coupled with what you said just

Elspeth wanted to explain, her phone was taken away. At that, she looked up reflexively and found the man in question answering Gilbert with a smile. “Yeah, I’m right next to her

worry instantly vanished. “Arthur, I’m warning you, drop whatever you want to do to Elspeth. You’re not worthy

with a fatal question. “What about you? Do you think you’re some kind of

time, not only was Gilbert

the man on the

hinted with her gaze at Arthur not to say

I’m not worthy of Elspeth, so are you, someone who shirked

he said it.

Gilbert felt somewhat humiliated, and his heart twinged

you? Straighten your own problems first. To think a

was certain Gilbert had never suffered such humiliation in the past twenty-plus years of his life. But for some reason, the man fell

long while later, when Elspeth thought Gilbert was surrounded by the pain of losing his child, he suddenly spoke up. “Where

a wuss, Payne. As if you can’t even find a pregnant woman with your large connection.”

whacked him a few

In fact, he didn’t even appear angry. “You should reflect on why you’d fall for such a man who can’t even take up the slightest responsibility,” he said while

and even ended up impregnating her, much

Arthur was right as well. Gilbert really was a

throat and said, “Alright, let’s put this