Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Chapter 491 I Have Seen You Before

“At first, everything was fine after I got released from prison. I got myself a normal job. Even though I didn’t get paid much, it was enough to sustain my day-to-day expenses. Somehow, the thug’s family managed to find me and they blackmailed me to pay them every month. As I disobeyed them, they found a way to ruin my life. At last, I was dismissed and had to take a job as a sanitation worker. They finally decided to leave me alone because I looked miserable in their eyes.”

Elspeth studied every detail of Helia’s face. Even though she’s aged, she’s still as beautiful as ever.

However, she couldn’t help but sigh as she remembered Helia had to endure all the hardships in her life.

“One day, I came across a person on the street. He took me by surprise and knocked me out. After that, I woke up to find myself on an operating table without clothes on.”

The story continued, and Elspeth couldn’t pin down the feeling that was wrenching her heart.

“They said I have special blood and it could be used in different experiments. I was scared, so I tried my best to run away, but I always got caught and beaten up by them. However, they didn’t experiment on me. Instead, they locked me up with the excuse of making the most of my value.”

Elspeth’s gaze was filled with iciness when she heard that. By making the most of her value, they must have thought to use her to drag me down because they found that we look alike.

“Truth be told, Elspeth, I have seen you before.”

She what?

Elspeth couldn’t help her curiosity. She had a strange feeling that she also found Helia familiar. “And where was that?”

According to Elspeth’s memory, her recent trip abroad was half a year ago.

Half a year ago, she and Arthur had to travel abroad to treat Helena’s disease.

“It was back when I was a sanitation worker in another country. Once, you were visiting the red-light district. I tried to stop you, but you headed there without looking back.”

flooded Elspeth’s mind at the

to disguise herself and hide in the red-light district

way, and the woman warned her to stay away

paid the woman’s warning no mind, and the incident eventually

you recognize me

the younger

Helia thought she was imagining things when she saw Elspeth in the middle

the daughter who had been on her mind forever

else.

to her, she was too ashamed to reveal her identity. She didn’t want Elspeth to learn about the existence of her infamous mother, so Helia

route they first met, Helia frequented the place. When she was cleaning the streets, she would watch Elspeth

didn’t you tell me

then, Elspeth swore she would have taken good care of Helia.

expected a better mother. Don’t you think a mother who works as a sanitation worker will

to be Elspeth’s mother, so she suppressed the thought

opinion, only a woman as elegant and noble as

like that. No matter what you did, you’re always my mother. I’ll never look down upon you. Instead,

murmured, “Now I’m capable of taking care of

up to be an excellent woman. I have nothing to worry

established her company at a young age and her business was thriving. Besides, she was also doing well in other fields. She was more capable than most people of

I divorce, I’ll move out with

and he asked

It’s just not a good

during her stay. After all, Helia was frail, and staying in such

not? Miss Joneson has

insisted on Helia and Elspeth

was reluctant to

about the pair being blood-related, she could only agree with Elspeth’s suggestion to avoid