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?”

had been stuck behind her for quite some time. “Oh, nothing. Just that I happen to be proficient in the use of medicine and your muscle relaxants

Useless?!

face turned

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

by the drug. “I used the same kind

back then before grinning

you to

used his tricks

the one who tied you up. You wouldn’t have been able to get out of the

convinced one of your people to turn

eyed widened. “Winter? That’s impossible! I drugged her. She wouldn’t listen

things for so many years now. I kept trying to stop you, but I never found the chance, and

was enraged. He didn’t think he did anything wrong

won’t be giving you the antidote ever

for her myself, Old Mr. McGrath. As for you, I’m afraid you won’t have the chance to give her any kind of

Haris that the game was up. He

and three burly men

and take

startled. “Aren’t you taking him

did to you, how could I allow him to be taken

him, I’m going to skin his

was finally gripped with fear. He looked up at Callum whose murderous expression was enough to prove he

this to

crouched down and grabbed Haris by the neck. His eyes were bloodshot. “Why not? You know full

been just a

just how terrifying Callum could be until the truth sank into him

father and I have a good relationship. He won’t let you treat me

In his attempt to struggle out of Callum’s grip, he