Hiding Behind Her Superficiality

Chapter 144

Noticing Callum’s expression, Alaina could feel her heart skip a beat. “Callum, what are you trying to do?”

“What do you think? It’s time to pay the price.”

She widened her eyes in disbelief before looking around. “Callum, what you are doing is against the law. Did you see the reporters around? You can’t deny your doing if what you did is revealed to the public.”

He remained calm even after she warned him. Casting a glance at the crowd with ease, he asked, “Did you see anything?”

No single person in Damoria would claim they didn’t know Callum’s name.

Even though he kept a low profile, he wasn’t the kind of person to mess with.

A few years ago, someone talked badly about Callum after facing failure in his business. The next day, the man and his family got banished from Damoria.

Nobody ever knew Callum’s true ability, but they held one principle, which was staying out of his way as far as possible or showing respect to him when coming across him. NôvelDrama.Org holds © this.

Alaina must have a death wish to cross Callum.

The guests were all sophisticated. They knew better than to stand up for Alaina, who was a nobody and ended up getting on Callum’s bad side. If so, they rather kept what happened today a secret, in hope of gaining Callum’s favor and striking a deal in the future.

The guests shook their heads. Even the reporters pretended not to see anything by putting their phones and cameras away.

Alaina finally recalled that nobody in Damoria could even par with Callum’s status or influence. A sane person would never get on his bad side.

As the last hope slipped from her hand, she went limp and allowed the men to drag her away.

Once Alaina left, some of the guests tried to clear the awkward silence by lightening the mood. “I told you, Miss Lynwood—Wait, it’s Mrs. Winthrop now——is a good person. There’s no way she would hurt someone.”

The crowd changed their attitude within a few seconds. Listening to the crowd’s praise, Elspeth had a feeling that it was all due to their awe of Callum.

Pleased to hear people addressing Elspeth as Mrs. Winthrop, Callum couldn’t suppress a smile that formed at the corner of his lips.

As the incident came to an end, the guests preferred to avoid staying any longer in the place that fostered a lot of drama. Thus, they took their departure.

Soon, only the Winthrops, the Sullivans, and Elspeth were left.

Watching Callum’s calm expression, Elspeth couldn’t help but ask, “Where did you take Alaina? Please don’t tell me you asked your men to tie her up and beat her.”

“I merely sent her somewhere where she can experience real pain.”

Even though he kept it casual, she could feel a sense of maliciousness in his words.

She doubted whether Alaina could make it out alive this time.

However, Elspeth wouldn’t feel bad for her. After all, Alaina started it. Elspeth had been holding the principle of “tit for tat is fair play.”

Glad to find Elspeth unscathed, Yelena sighed in relief. “Remind me to install surveillance cameras around the household, so the same thing will never happen again.”

Her tone betrayed a hint of indignation, earning a laugh from the rest.

“Well, you don’t have to take such precautions. All you need to do is protect yourself instead of letting other people step on you as they like.”

At the sight of Yelena gripping her knuckles while putting on a serious face, Max couldn’t help but roll his eyes.

“Stop making me save you from all your troubles. I don’t have the leisure to save you all the time.”

She pouted her lips. “What’s the problem of coming to my rescues if you can? I’m going to be your family’s future daughter-in-law sooner or later. Having you do the rescue duty on me is not a big deal.”

Such a bold statement that came out from her mouth made his ears flush with red blush. “How do you bear zero shame spitting out such words as a lady yourself!”

“I am a fully-fledged grown-up myself. In just another two years, I’m eligible for marriage. Besides, you’re my choice of marriage partner. Do you think I would let you go from my grip?”

Yelena couldn’t care less about his comment. Narrowing her eyes, she sent him a smug grin.

“U-Unreasonable!” Even though Max was usually good at a comeback or a roast, he fumbled for the right word today.

“Oh? May I ask whom you are referring to?” Yelena simply threw him a question.

It was Elspeth’s first time to see Max at such a disadvantage. Waving her hands to stop the commotion, she barely stifled a laugh. “That’s enough, Yelena. Stop teasing Max. He’s a shy boy. If there’s one more sentence from you, he’ll flee the scene.”

As if she pointed out what was on his mind, Max was blushing profusely. His flushed cheeks mirrored the sunset.

“By the way, since such a thing happened, I’m sure it will show up in tomorrow’s headline. When the time comes, remember to manage your public image to prevent the unexpected.”

Undeterred by Elspeth’s warning, Yelena answered nonchalantly, “Relax. What can go wrong when Callum has made sure the crowd will keep a secret? Even if there’s a headline tomorrow, it’ll all be about Alaina. Why do we need to keep an eye on it?”

Elspeth couldn’t help but sigh quietly at Yelena’s innocence. However, others didn’t know a thing about the kiss between Yelena and Max. Thus, she didn’t point it out, and only reminded Yelena a little.

“It won’t hurt to keep that in mind.”

Yelena would gladly listen to Elspeth’s words. After the few of them exchanged a light talk, Elspeth bid farewell to Yelena and prepared for departure as the night was closing in.

At that moment, Max noticed a familiar figure sitting on the couch behind him.

It seemed like Finn wasn’t leaving yet. He even turned on the television and was watching with amusement.

“Why is he still here?”

Even though Max understood that Finn was Yelena’s cousin, Finn would always be an eyesore to him.

When he heard Max mention him, Finn raised his head and grinned at the other man. “Well, I’m a resident here. It has nothing to do with you, has it?”

“Don’t change the topic. It’s inappropriate for a grown man living in the same household with a woman.”

Besides, Yelena had the habit of wearing little clothing. No one could guarantee that Finn wouldn’t see what he shouldn’t at night.

Max was frustrated to think about the two living under the same roof.

“Yelena is my cousin. It’s a normal sight to have both of us hugging and bonding over close interactions. But back to you, why are you being so dramatic? Max, don’t tell me you’ve developed romantic feelings for her. Let me give you a heads-up, I don’t approve of you being in a relationship with her. Therefore, you better turn your feelings away before things get worse.”

Max coldly replied, “You can keep that advice to yourself. I can promise you a girl like her is not my type anyways.”

“You don’t know how glad I am to hear you say that. Most people are not good enough for her.”

“It’s none of my business whom she wants to be with anyway.”

At that moment, Max only wanted to hold his ground. Thus, he didn’t manage to catch the glimpse of the disappointed look on Yelena’s face.

“All right, both of you stop this debate this instant. It’s getting late now. We should all head home to freshen up and call it a day.” Yelena turned her gaze to look at Max coldly, “Whoever visits me is none of your business, so please head back to your place.”

Max got irritated by the fact of him getting kicked out. Meanwhile, he also realized his action overstepped a boundary. Thus, he simply kept it all to himself and immediately left the place without

any hesitation.

Elspeth could only smile dryly at his behavior. This little brat with his inappropriate choice of words.

The sight of affection is obvious even to me, but he just can’t be honest. What a stubborn man.