Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Chapter 369 Would You Be So Kind

Elspeth decided to ignore him. She sat back down at her desk and carried on with her work. Thanks to her unusually heavy workload today, she kept working until 11.00PM.

Jethro sat on the couch nearby and waited until 11.00PM.

At 11.15PM, Elspeth stretched and stood up. She had finally completed the day’s work!

“Are you done?”

Jethro had been occupying himself with his phone the whole time, and he finally turned the screen off when he noticed Elspeth’s actions.

Elspeth was startled by his voice. Feeling tired, she peered into the darkness and at last, she realized that he was still there!

“Yeah, I’m done. I’m going home now. You should hurry up and go back as well.” She waved him off as she had no intention of giving him a ride.

“Do you think I waited here this long just to watch you work?”

Jethro flashed her a smile and picked up her handbag without even asking for her permission. He shut her laptop and said, “Alright. It’s decided. I’ll drop you off at your place.”

He was too tall and Elspeth couldn’t snatch her handbag back. She could only sigh in helplessness.

“Fine. I’ll let you do that, but you need to give me my bag first.”

Jethro waved his slender finger in front of her. “Not happening. What if you run off the moment I give it back to you?”

Does he think I’m someone who’d do such a thing?

Elspeth rolled her eyes and snapped, “Since you want to hold it for me, so be it.”

She marched off at once.

Jethro had gotten what he wanted and wasn’t affected at all. He happily followed after her.

Elspeth stopped by the side of the road and Jethro stopped beside her. Hah, she sneered to herself. He’s a kid alright, and yet he wants to win me over, huh? He doesn’t even know what he should be doing.

“Why are you just standing there? Hurry up and bring the car around.”

Jethro nodded and pointed at the electric scooter by the side of the road. “It’s over there. I’ll give you a ride home.”

An… electric scooter?

Elspeth was gob-smacked. Jethro Wilstone, the Wilstones’ son, has fallen so far from grace that he has to ride a scooter to work?

“Are you that strapped for cash?”

a scooter just because I

question. I guess there’s nothing wrong

her lips and climbed

to the heat, Elspeth’s palms began to sweat. However, to

sweat is soaking through

tickled

“I’m not.”

go of his shirt in a huff, but as the

arms

quickly pulled Elspeth’s arm with his left hand and wrapped her

holding him, but whenever she tried to withdraw her arm, Jethro would specifically ride over

but to keep her arms locked

that clung to Jethro’s clothes was different from others. There were traces of cigarette smoke

it was the scent of someone who indulged

establishments his second home. Even the smell on him is just as debauched, Elspeth thought to herself. With that thought in mind, she couldn’t resist piping up, “By the way, I’ve been meaning to

it? Go ahead

your parents that you like me and

Jethro nodded. “That’s correct.”

curious to know why they would approve of

world. A prestigious family like the Wilstones

of

when he heard

that I wish to marry someone. Now that I’ve finally decided to change my ways and spend my life with someone, they’re more than thrilled about it and wouldn’t care who

couldn’t argue with that

when the electric scooter began jerking a little. She

was

think the battery’s

to a stop by the side of the

were

believe it. You didn’t even bother to charge the battery before

Elspeth scoffed in exasperation.

thinking about you, so I didn’t check whether or not the scooter’s battery

of someone who

to call

not a single car within a five-mile

my bed tonight, I’m going to

he hadn’t insisted on giving her a

me? The