Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Chapter 604 Not Murder, But Revenge

All the young woman could do at this point was shift the blame to Yelena.

Yelena raised an eyebrow. “Is that not because of your poor manners? You stomped on the dress, yet you pinned the blame on me.”

Deep down, Hank smirked. As expected, Yelena had been hanging around him for so long that she knew how to logically analyze a situation.

Now, he no longer had to worry that she would be pushed around by others.

Celine was not a fool either. She could not keep her calm after hearing the young woman twist the story using some weird rationale. “If that is the case, you are no longer welcome in my store, Miss.”

Stunned, the young woman awkwardly nodded.

Yelena could not resist adding fuel to the fire. “Remember to pay the store for the dress you ruined.”

The young woman shot Yelena a harsh glare. “That is none of your concern!”

She then handed her card to the sales associate. Once payment was made, she slunk out of the store with the tattered dress in her arms.

Yelena waited until the door closed behind the woman before turning to thank Celine with a smile on her face.

To her surprise, when Celine saw her face, she exclaimed in surprise and joy, “It’s you! I’m not wrong, am I? You are Yelena Sullivan, right? I’ve seen you on television.”

“That’s me,” Yelena replied, scratching the back of her head in embarrassment.

“I adore your shows. You are a great actress. You’re also very beautiful and as adorable as a button.”

Celine then caved into her maternal urges to ruffle Yelena’s hair.

Yelena was embarrassed. She had not expected Celine to know who she was.

Elspeth to get me your

was astonished to hear

know Elspeth?”

a smile. “We actually

other?” Yelena

Yelena’s face endeared her to Celine even further. “It’s not what you think. Oh, you’re just so cute! For several years in a row, I have won every international design award for which I was nominated. That one year we met,

always been extraordinarily talented, especially in

her,” Celine explained. “If she finds out I let her dearest friend be bullied in my store, she

with an exasperated look on

“Thank you.”

admiration for Elspeth grew

stand up for herself, so when he heard she was assisted once more because of

to stay away from Elspeth and let her

the conversation had drifted off into a lull, Simone grabbed Yelena’s hand and smiled while patting it. “I had been worried you would be an easy target for bullies because of how meek you are. I didn’t think you had a sharp tongue as well. That’s good. That is how the future

Meek…

her head down

only acted meek before her elders so that they would like her. In reality, her personality was like

dared to lay

I won’t let others push me around,”

happily before she turned to nag Hank. “Why didn’t you help her when she was being bullied? You were

his response, but he had not expected it to happen

to fight that witch off in that argument just now? I wanted to help,

Yelena heard him teasing, her awkwardness and

Fight that witch?

merely

a hand around Simone’s arm. “That’s right. He wasn’t even going to help

enough to be so affectionate with Simone, so Simone was happy to

best. She’s so affectionate. Look at you. I raised you, yet you do nothing for me. Yelena should be my daughter instead. As for you, you could be a trash collector

nose and glanced at Celine who was biting her lips hard to suppress her laughter. “Mom, we’re not in our own home,” he helplessly

to humiliate him by talking

it matter? Can I not criticize you just because someone