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.”

her head. “No. I want to research the

that suggestion 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 she wasn’t

held his 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 infected if I’m infected too. If I become the source of so many infections, I

she 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

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

don’t even know the first thing

Callum couldn’t let

wanted to stay with her, and she couldn’t say no

pulled her into his embrace,

Elspeth set up a lab and started gathering some experts in medicine

little purple. “I was in a good game of chess, girl. Why did you call me back?” The old man tossed his suitcase down and sighed. “Can’t you

and her hair was tied up neatly. She approached Sonny with a lab coat and

his plan to gain sympathy failed, Sonny glared at Elspeth and got changed in the fitting room. When he came back out,

scoffed. “Hah. Alternative medicine can cure anything. Including stuff that modern medicine can’t. Did

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

learn

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

swirled the test tube around. It was filled with