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.

mirror. His lips were pressed together in a thin line and his eyes were focused on the road up ahead. It was as if he was totally

know about the hotel

up because he knew there was a hotel here and didn’t want me to stay at the hotel with Jethro?

she thought of an even

he been tailing

that thought flashed across her mind,

time and energy on anyone else, especially the ex-fiancée whom he

did you show up at

joking manner, but it also sounded as

this area so I came

saw a box on

well, Mr. Winthrop. Elsie, when are you going to agree to go out with me? I’ll definitely treat you just

Why did the flames spread to her when she didn’t even do

my next life,” she retorted curtly before closing her

always been someone who didn’t want to waste his time on anything, and

in the past, he would

sake, he

and the bakery that sold the pear tarts

guess that’s true

why she felt upset. Amid her blur of thoughts, she ended up

jacket that had a familiar bluegrass scent to it. It

sitting in the driver’s seat and the car was stopped by the side of the

window with her bleary eyes. They were at her

didn’t you wake

placed it on the seat beside

dropped him off first and we’d only just arrived, so I

me a ride home,” Elspeth said politely. Her tone was even more distant as if she was

like this happens again, I

heartless prick,

Callum

anything to do with you, Mr.

wasn’t in the position to ask that question,

once to avoid

was dark as he watched Elspeth disappear

Street in the

called seemed confused and repeated hesitatingly, “Demolish