Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Chapter 398 A Brazen Provocation

Has Arthur returned as well? Max already knew what kind of person Arthur was, so he immediately frowned when he saw the man. “Who invited you?”

“Mom did. What’s wrong? Am I not welcome here?” replied Arthur with a faint smile, seemingly unaffected by the others’ emotions.

“I don’t know what’s on Mom’s mind. She’s still willing to invite you to her birthday party when you’ve already become like this.” Max had always been straightforward, but this statement did not affect Arthur at all.

“Mom raised me. Is there any problem with her inviting me back to attend her birthday party?”

It was pointless to argue with him about such things, so Max glared at him coldly before turning back to sit on the couch.

Meanwhile, Arthur raised his head and casually glanced at Elspeth, who was standing not far away. “Long time no see, Elspeth,” he said smilingly.

Elspeth put on a fake smile and replied, “That’s not quite true. We just met two days ago, after all.”

The group’s conversation was extremely awkward, and the atmosphere was oppressive.

Just then, Yelena arrived. When she saw the group of people sitting on the couch while looking at each other awkwardly, she was slightly startled and didn’t say anything. “Why are there so many people here? Am I late?”

Her sudden appearance happened to resolve the awkwardness there.

Of course, she was quite sensible; she immediately noticed Arthur, who seemed out of place in the crowd. With a hint of disgust on her face, she said, “Why are you here too?”

boisterous

and was ready to confront him, but Max quickly

temples resignedly. This little one loves causing

eyes were cold, and his words were very unpleasant.

better watch your words, Arthur. I’ve disliked you for a long time. You bullied Elspeth so badly before this, and now, you dare come here without any shame. Are you looking for a beating?” Yelena was angry for

an affectionate smile tugged on his lips, and there was a hint of reluctance on his face. “We got along quite well when we were abroad, so you’re defaming me.” He emphasized

“I’m warning you—don’t

last dish is ready. All of you, come and eat!” shouted Margot from afar, breaking the tense

they all shuffled toward Margot respectively. Along the way, the furious Yelena passed by Arthur and angrily bumped into him. However, she was too weak, so he didn’t feel anything. It was

the table, Elspeth saw that Yelena had deliberately chosen a seat opposite Arthur.

Margot’s birthday today, so she had dressed

her a birthday gift, which

took out a gift box from his pocket. The packaging was small and exquisite, looking expensive at first

reached out her hand and snatched it. “Let

she was rude, so everyone

under the light. Right after that, she pursed her lips in disdain. “The emerald in this

of appreciation from Arthur.” Margot knew that Yelena was straightforward, so she didn’t criticize her. “No matter how much it’s worth, it’s

only degrade you. I’ll take you