Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Chapter 579 Rescued

Both their eyes flew to the door as the pill in Haris’ hand fell to the floor.

Elspeth smirked. She didn’t expect Harper to arrive so soon. Just in time!

Since the situation wasn’t critical anymore, Harper stepped aside.

Callum slowly walked into the room and looked around before fixing his piercing eyes on Elspeth. His brows furrowed as his eyes took on a dangerous glint. “I didn’t think you’d be someone who does such things behind closed doors, Old Mr. McGrath.”

Haris wasn’t worried. He had a few fighters stationed in his courtyard.

“Old Mr. McGrath, you wouldn’t happen to be waiting for the three useless pieces of trash outside, would you?”

Haris’ expression stiffened.

“What? What did you do to them?”

“Wasn’t I clear enough? They were pieces of trash, so I took the trash out, of course.”

Haris’ face turned green, but he remained unperturbed. “What gives you the confidence to barge into my courtyard without permission? Aren’t you afraid that I’ll do something to her?”

Haris had surreptitiously checked his surroundings and found that Elspeth was extremely near him. He figured she would be an excellent hostage.

“What can you possibly do to me?”

Before Haris could react, Elspeth abruptly got to her feet. Her hands and feet showed no signs of being tied.

She’d tossed the rope around her hands to the floor at some point, and right now, she stared at Haris with a slowly deepening smile. “You wouldn’t think that your drugs would be enough to incapacitate me, right?”

“What do you mean?”

stretched her wrists which had been stuck behind her for quite some time. “Oh, nothing. Just that I happen to be proficient in the use of

Useless?!

face turned purple with

soul into creating that drug! How dare this chick who’s only in her twenties say such a thing

find it strange that Elspeth didn’t seem at all affected by the drug. “I used the same kind of drug when

what happened back then

was just tricking you to

used his tricks

tied you up. You wouldn’t have

of your people to turn

widened. “Winter? That’s impossible! I drugged

“It’s time you stop. You’ve been doing these things for so many years now. I kept trying to stop you, but I never found the chance, and you won’t listen to me either. I’m willing to address you as Mentor once more, if only because I

think he did anything wrong and refused

won’t be giving you the antidote

Old Mr. McGrath. As for you, I’m afraid you won’t have the chance to give

that the game was

his hand and three burly men

him up and take him back to Winthrop

startled. “Aren’t you taking him to the police

eyes darkened. “After what he did to you, how could I allow him to be taken to the

kill him, I’m going to skin his

looked up at Callum whose

can’t do this

“Why not? You know full well what you were about to do

couldn’t bring himself to imagine what would’ve happened to Elspeth if he’d been just a step too late, or if he had

never realized just how terrifying Callum could be until the truth sank into

and I have a good relationship. He

hopelessness of the situation, Haris refused to give up. In his attempt to struggle out of Callum’s grip, he tried to grab