Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Chapter 632 Provocation

Elspeth just realized that she might have been infected as well, seeing that she met and chatted with him, and she looked solemn.

Noticing her response, Callum asked, “Feeling unwell? Or feverish?”

Elspeth shook her head. “I’m fine.” I should have noticed it if there were symptoms. Hank’s been infected for three days, but I feel fine.

“I heard there’s an incubation period for this.”

She gave him a smile of reassurance. “Don’t worry. It might not happen.”

“But if you do get infected, you might suffer a lot, seeing that there’s no cure for this.” Pain is one thing. If this thing can’t be cured, then she might… Callum didn’t finish that thought as it would make him worry even more.

Elspeth was a little nervous as well, but she had no choice. She must forge ahead. “I have an idea. It’s about the company.”

Callum couldn’t believe she was talking about work, and he sighed. “You might be infected. This isn’t something you should worry about.”

want to research the cure

given the circumstances and her health. “No. Researching this means you’ll have to be on-site, and I will worry.” If Elspeth did get infected, this research would hurt her even more. If

hand. “Don’t worry about me. I’m not a kid anymore. I can take care of myself. Besides, if you stay with me, you’ll be

must forge ahead. Hank was dying, which probably meant he would die if he didn’t get cured. Yelena would cry her heart out, and not to mention Callum might be infected because of her too. And Harper was coughing at a suspiciously dangerous

moment of silence later, Callum said, “I have one request. I want to

don’t even know the first thing about

I must stay with you.” Callum couldn’t let her

wanted to stay with her, and she couldn’t say no to those eyes. “Fine,

his embrace, smiling.

Callum to get tested, and the results came out negative, much to their relief. At least they were safe at the moment. Elspeth set up a lab and started gathering some

chess, girl. Why did you call me back?” The old

hair was tied up neatly. She approached Sonny with a lab coat and handed it to him. “Just in time. I have a question about

the fitting room. When he came

medicine can cure anything. Including stuff that modern medicine can’t. Did you forget what

When Sonny first knew her, he kept trying to make her his student, but Elspeth was not interested in alternative medicine, so she kept hiding from him. One day, she fell unconscious because of her heart disease. No one in the hospital could save her, but Sonny showed up and cured her symptoms. When she woke up, the

learn some alternative

yes. She would never forget what he told her. “Alternative medicine is the greatest healing

nothing?” Elspeth swirled the