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?”

Honestly, I didn’t expect to see the two of you here.” At the sight of her lowered

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

to Federick. “Didn’t we agree

increasingly quiet. At the same time, she sounded more aggrieved with every word she spoke, “But you always claimed to be busy whenever I called you. That’s why I eventually decided

true he had been neglecting her for some time. Hence, the complicated look in his eyes turned gentle instead. “I’m sorry. I’ve been

scolding. Contrary to her expectations, she raised her head only to see a gentle gaze in his eyes. The unexpected sight abruptly left her at a loss for

got it. Next time, I’ll make sure to notify

was well-behaved, so he did not lecture her much. Besides, he was not worried about her; the only thing that worried him was Federick. Not only was he unable to determine whether Federick’s intentions were good or bad, but Federick’s feelings toward Yelena were

Since you’re already here, why don’t we eat together?” She enthusiastically pulled Hank into the seat beside

table together, and

Federick to a meal had been the wrong choice. She should have directly offered him monetary

Why are you just staring blankly at

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

had practically wolfed down most of the food on the table earlier. Her face instantly flushed

the waiters when Hank caught her hand and stopped her. “I’ve already eaten earlier. There’s no need to order

words made her freeze in confusion, and she did not know what to do

cleared his throat and continued seriously, “Since you

those words, which indicated his tacit agreement with the suggestion. Seeing that Federick was reasonable, Hank did not make things more difficult as he simply stood

was cold and gloomy, prompting Yelena to turn sideways and lower

Why

was accompanied by an overwhelming rain of aggressive kisses. He seemed to be venting his frustrations, and his kisses were so forceful that her head spun

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

sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt you

he had been suppressing his dissatisfaction toward her in his heart for

you with him earlier, I could barely control myself.” His emotions had calmed down by then, but he could not help but feel

might have been oblivious to the situation, but how could Federick

everything.” She buried her head in his arms. “I also

Federick 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 progressed