Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Chapter 474 A Bet

“Thank you, Elsie. Thanks for everything you’ve done for me. I will never forget that.”

Elspeth wrapped her arms around Isabel and patted her back. “Alright, alright, don’t mention it. You’ve always been like a sister to me, so of course, I want what’s best for you.” As soon as the two finished their conversation, Elspeth took Isabel back to Gilbert. “Take good care of her, or you’re going to get it from me.”

“Of course, she is also like a sister to me.” Gilbert raised his eyebrows, but when Isabel heard what he called her, she somehow felt disappointed on the inside.

“Go home now. You’ve drunk enough here. Also, don’t ever tell Isabel to get you whenever you’re drunk. The bar is no place for a young lady like her.” Elspeth reminded Gilbert, as she didn’t want to let Isabel’s mother down.

Nevertheless, Gilbert grew tired of Elspeth’s nagging and walked away with Isabel after responding with a perfunctory grunt. As soon as they stepped out of the bar, Gilbert’s face darkened, but Isabel was observant enough to notice the change in the man’s facial expression. “What’s wrong? Why do you look so upset?”

“What do you think about me, Isabel?” Gilbert stopped in his tracks and leaned on his car, reaching for a cigarette in his pocket while smoking like a charming character in the movie.

Due to her strong dislike for the smell of cigarettes, Isabel almost suffocated from the smoky atmosphere that filled the air in the bar earlier, but for some reason, she didn’t seem to find it disgusting at all when she saw Gilbert smoking. Even so, she didn’t answer Gilbert’s question directly because she was fully aware of the damage that smoking could do to a person’s health. “You should stop smoking. It’s bad for your health.”

While Gilbert would have usually just stubbed the cigarette straight away, he didn’t do that but instead leaned even closer to Elspeth and puffed a smoke ring at her. “You seem to care about me.”

“Um…”

do you think of

like the stars in the sky.” You’re always so gentle

other hand, I even wanted to do something… bad to you,” Gilbert

trust you won’t do

it into the trash can. “Alright, alright, I’m done scaring you. You’re really timid, aren’t you?” The man was

had been looking

using you all the time.” Gilbert smiled sinisterly and continued to say, “I bet you can tell that I have a crush on Elspeth, can’t you? What I did to you just now was to piss her off and see how she

Isabel knew Gilbert’s motive for doing what he did to her, she still

didn’t know about it at all. If you had, you wouldn’t have let me get so close to you.” Gilbert shook

Isabel seized Gilbert’s hand, feeling

Gilbert

Isabel stammered vaguely, but the stubborn look on her face

You should head over to her place and stay with her from tomorrow on.” Gilbert shook off Isabel’s hand and gave her a glacial look. “I don’t need your love or your company, and I only said those words out of impulse, but now,

to drive her away. Before she started to speak, tears began to roll down her

good is that going to do you? It’s only going

it’s not.” Isabel wiped her tears

see you like that.” Gilbert realized he might have gone a little too far with his mischief.

surprise as she didn’t think there was still a chance

you can make me say I love you within a

to say it. If you don’t say it, no one can make you do it.”