Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Chapter 483 Perhaps a Daughter

Hank rolled his eyes and ignored Yelena.

“Here’s the thing you want, boss.”

Boss? Yelena choked on herself. Man, that was a stupid question I asked. This is his shop. Of course, he knows it well.

The retail assistant placed the box on the table and slowly opened the lid, revealing a gleaming diamond ring with butterfly wings on the sides.

“Do you like it?”

Yelena was stupefied. The ring was immaculately designed. It’s prettier than Elspeth’s latest design. Elspeth sneezed the moment her friend had that thought. “Yeah, I love it.”

Hank held up the ring and put it over her right middle finger. “Then wear it well. This’ll tell everyone that you have a boyfriend.”

Yelena blushed. A ring on my right middle finger? That’s not a sign I’m taken. That means I’m engaged. “It’s a bit too early, isn’t it?”

“No. You’re my girlfriend.” He wore the other ring on his finger. “And don’t take it off. I want to see the ring on your finger when we have a video call every night.”

A lawyer and a bossy boyfriend. Ooh. She teased, “Someone’s bossy.”

Hank

dropped. Her boss was known to be aloof and distant, and yet now he was so gentle to a young lady. Um, you sure I was supposed to hear that little conversation? Things are getting a little awkward. The retail assistant quickly said,

else is here too. This

job. You’ll get a bonus this

assistant grinned, and she sweetly said, “You have a good eye, sir.

tugged on Hank’s shirt, hinting

enough for the day. I need to give her some time to process this. So, Hank

She told her friend to take care and not to miss her too much. Elspeth smiled and cheered her friend up, then they hung up. With Yelena gone, Elspeth had one less friend to speak to. Yelena might

her head, but she didn’t know

her employees had finished their report, and they asked carefully, “What do you think, Miss Lynwood?” It was then they noticed Elspeth spacing out, and they

did you say? I

spacing out, Miss Lynwood?” She never makes that kind of mistake. What’s wrong

them for their concern, but she told no one the truth. Harper then knocked

kind of mistake, so what happened?” Harper placed the file on the table and sat

been working a lot lately,

couldn’t get any rest after you married Callum? Has he been

some sleep.” Elspeth thought that was awkward. Keeping me up all night?

weren’t like this before,

keep things a secret. I just

talk

He’s just worried. So, Elspeth told him