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.

to get me

to hear

know Elspeth?” she

a smile. “We actually bonded over clashing with

other?” Yelena was

For several years in a row, I have won every international design award for which I was nominated. That one year we met, Elspeth broke all of my streaks. Hence,

had always been extraordinarily

“If she finds out I let her dearest friend

an exasperated look on her

“Thank you.”

for Elspeth

when he heard she was

let her be. However, why was she involved in every aspect of

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…

ducked her head down and

elders so that they would like her.

anyone who dared

worry. I won’t let others push me around,” Yelena

nodded happily before she 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 place because

he would be lectured for his response, but he had not expected it to happen

you hear how she was able to fight that witch off in that argument

Yelena heard him teasing, her awkwardness

Fight that witch?

merely retorted

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

bold enough to be so affectionate with Simone, so Simone

so affectionate. Look at you. I raised you, yet you do nothing for me. Yelena should be my

lips hard to suppress her laughter. “Mom, we’re not in our

humiliate him by talking to

does it matter? Can I not criticize you just