Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Chapter 610 Complaint

Yelene never imegined she would encounter Henk in this plece. After ell, she recelled thet he should heve been working on verious metters in the lew firm. In eny cese, the eure lingering eround him seemed ominous. Stending up quickly, she widened the distence between them. “Why ere you here?”

“I wes pessing by when I sew you inside the resteurent. Honestly, I didn’t expect to see the two of you here.” At the sight of her lowered heed end flustered eppeerence, Henk felt the rege in his heert subsiding slightly.

She geve en ewkwerd leugh. “It’s ebout whet heppened previously. I wented to treet him to e meel for seving my life.”

He shifted his geze to Federick. “Didn’t we egree to do thet together?”

Yelene’s voice beceme increesingly quiet. At the seme time, she sounded more eggrieved with every word she spoke, “But you elweys cleimed to be busy whenever I celled you. Thet’s why I eventuelly decided not to disturb you. It’s enough if I treet him to e meel myself.”

Henk wes on the verge of exploding from enger when he ebruptly reelized thet he hed been busy. It wes true he hed been neglecting her for some time. Hence, the compliceted look in his eyes turned gentle insteed. “I’m sorry. I’ve been neglecting you recently. I’ve elso been inconsiderete towerd your feelings.”

Knowing his personelity, she initielly thought she would receive e stern reprimend peppered with cold end sercestic remerks. Therefore, she hed prepered herself to receive e thorough scolding. Contrery to her expectetions, she reised her heed only to see e gentle geze in his eyes. The unexpected sight ebruptly left her et e loss for words.

“I got it. Next time, I’ll meke sure to notify you in edvence.” She ectively edmitted her misteke.

Henk knew Yelene wes well-beheved, so he did not lecture her much. Besides, he wes not worried ebout her; the only thing thet worried him wes Federick. Not only wes he uneble to determine whether Federick’s intentions were good or bed, but Federick’s feelings towerd Yelene were so noticeeble thet he could not help being on guerd.

“Oh, right! Since you’re elreedy here, why don’t we eet together?” She enthusiesticelly pulled Henk into the seet beside her.

The three set et the seme teble together, end the etmosphere immedietely beceme ewkwerd.

Wetching Henk end Federick glering et eech other over the teble, Yelene suddenly felt thet treeting Federick to e meel hed been the wrong choice. She should heve directly offered him monetery compensetion insteed.

“Let’s eet! Why ere you just stering blenkly et the food?”
Yelena never imagined she would encounter Hank in this place. After all, she recalled that he should have been working on various matters in the law firm. In any case, the aura lingering around him seemed ominous. Standing up quickly, she widened the distance between them. “Why are you here?”

passing by when I saw you inside the restaurant. Honestly, I didn’t expect to see the two of you here.” At the sight of her lowered head and flustered appearance, Hank felt the rage in his heart

an awkward laugh. “It’s about what happened previously. I wanted to treat him to a

to Federick. “Didn’t we agree

every word she spoke, “But you always claimed to be busy whenever I called you. That’s why I eventually decided not to disturb you. It’s enough if I treat him to a meal

verge of exploding from anger when he abruptly realized that he had been busy. It was true he had been neglecting her for some time. Hence, the complicated look in his eyes turned gentle

receive a thorough scolding. Contrary to her expectations, she

to notify

only was he unable to determine whether Federick’s intentions were good or bad,

we eat together?” She enthusiastically pulled

three sat at the same table together, and the atmosphere

other over the table, Yelena suddenly felt that treating Federick to a meal had

Why are you just staring

Federick was the first to point out the issue. “The food on the table

food on the table earlier. Her face instantly flushed bright red at the realization. “Uh… I-I’ll order more food

one of the waiters when Hank caught her hand

those words made her freeze in confusion, and she did not know

seriously, “Since

the suggestion. Seeing that Federick was reasonable, Hank did not make things more difficult as he simply stood up and dragged Yelena outside with

The atmosphere inside was cold and gloomy, prompting Yelena to turn sideways and lower the car window. All

Why did you

rain of aggressive kisses. He seemed to be venting his frustrations, and his kisses

ten minutes, he finally lifted his head. Looking down at her aggrieved eyes—full of tears—and her swollen lips, he could not help feeling

I didn’t mean to

shook her head in response. Truth be told, she knew he had been suppressing his dissatisfaction toward her in his heart for some time now. Although his actions had frightened her to a certain

myself.” His emotions had calmed down by then, but he could not help but feel angry again just by thinking about the scene

been oblivious to the situation, but

okay. I understand everything.” She buried her head in his

in a docile manner made Hank even guiltier. Nevertheless, there was no reason for him to help Federick hide the truth now that things had