Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Chapter 370 The Cheapest Car

Callum didn’t say no, so he seemed to have agreed to it, but Elspeth rejected the idea. “That won’t be necessary. We can wait a little longer for a cab.”

Jethro didn’t want to wait, so he pleaded with Elspeth like an obedient younger brother. “Elsie, Mr. Winthrop is nice enough to give us a ride, so why shouldn’t we accept his kind gesture?”

Elsie…

Callum’s face grew colder as he repeated the nickname in his head.

Elspeth was startled. For some reason, even though she and Callum were uninvolved in every way, she still felt a trace of awkwardness when Jethro called her Elsie.

To avoid giving Jethro the chance to say anything else that was too suggestive, she agreed.

“Oh, fine. Let’s go.”

So, obliging with the little kid?

Callum looked at them with scrutiny.

The two of them got into Callum’s car while the electric scooter was temporarily abandoned by the side of the road.

Jethro left the key in the ignition and said he was giving it away to anyone who chanced upon it since the Wilstones had more than enough vehicles.

Elspeth was smiling as she remarked sarcastically to herself, It’s obvious that you can’t be bothered to call someone to tow it away.

However, as she was sitting inside Callum’s car right now, she wasn’t in the mood to think about anything else. On the other hand, Jethro seemed eager to stir up trouble as he kept dragging all sorts of things up.

“Elsie, I heard that you were in a relationship with Mr. Winthrop before. Is that true?”

Elspeth’s smile stiffened.

“If you can’t hold your tongue, then keep your mouth shut.”

Callum, who was fully focused on driving, tapped his finger on the steering wheel when he heard the question, but he didn’t respond.

“Well, so what? It’s all in the past, and anyway, Mr. Winthrop has a new fiancée now. I’m sure you have already gotten over the relationship too.”

It was to be expected from someone who only recently became of age. He thought of relationships as something so inconsequential.

Elspeth couldn’t be bothered to waste her breath with him. She turned toward the window instead and just so happened to catch sight of the hotel before it whizzed past her.

So, there’s a hotel nearby.

thin line and his eyes were focused

know about the

come over to pick us up because he knew there was a hotel here and didn’t want me

thought of an

he been tailing

as that thought flashed across her mind, she found it

and energy

the way, why did you show up

seemingly joking manner, but it also sounded as if he

sold in this area so I came over

on the front passenger seat

Winthrop. Elsie, when are you going

spread to her when

retorted curtly before

who didn’t want to waste his time on anything, and he rarely changed his

the past, he would never allow himself to remain awake

for Jasmine’s sake, he changed his habit

tarts were on opposite ends of

that’s

she felt upset. Amid her

was covered in a jacket that had a

was sitting in the driver’s seat and the car

out the window with her bleary eyes. They were at

you

folded the jacket and placed it

him off first and we’d only just arrived, so I didn’t

giving me a ride home,” Elspeth said politely. Her tone was even

this happens again, I won’t be doing

a heartless prick,

Callum quipped,

that have anything to do with you, Mr.

he wasn’t in the position to ask that question,

at once to avoid

was dark as he watched Elspeth disappear from sight. Then, he

along Harmony Street in the northern part of the

he called seemed confused and