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.”

to you.” Hank looked at her

and distant, and yet now he was so gentle to a young lady. Um, you sure I was supposed to hear that little conversation?

no. Someone else is

get a

have a good

Hank’s shirt,

I need to give her some time to

next day, Yelena called Elspeth and said a tearful goodbye. 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

divorce? And why should I believe that my real mother is alright? That thought lingered in her head, but she didn’t know what to do. She was spacing out at work

report, and they asked carefully, “What do you think, Miss Lynwood?” It was then they

you say? I didn’t get

Miss Lynwood?” She never makes that kind

she was sick. Elspeth thanked them for their concern, but she told no one the truth. Harper then knocked on the door and came in on the pretext of

You wouldn’t have made that kind of mistake, so what happened?” Harper placed the file on the table and sat on

more rest. I’ve been working a lot lately, and it’s

get any rest after you married Callum? Has

that was

and shook his head. “You weren’t like this before, Elspeth. You used to tell me everything. What’s

trying to keep things a secret. I just don’t know how to

talk it out.

He’s just worried. So,