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.

asked Elspeth to get me your autograph,”

to hear Elspeth’s

know Elspeth?”

with a smile. “We actually bonded over clashing with

with each other?” Yelena was

cute! For several years in a row, I have won every international design award for which I was nominated. That

been extraordinarily

out I let her dearest friend be bullied in my store,

pouted with an exasperated look on her

“Thank you.”

for Elspeth grew once

rejoicing Yelena’s ability to stand up for herself, so when he heard she

stay away from Elspeth and let her

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

Meek…

her head down and guiltily

meek before her elders so that they would like her. In reality, her

bite anyone who dared to

won’t let others push me around,”

turned to nag Hank. “Why didn’t you help her when she was being bullied? You were just watching by the side. Have you forgotten your

his response, but he had not expected it

able to fight that witch off in that argument just now? I wanted to help, but I couldn’t find the

Yelena heard him teasing, her

Fight that witch?

merely retorted

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

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

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

scratched his 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 said. “There’s someone else

by talking to him that

it matter? Can I not criticize you just because