Hiding Behind Her Superficiality novel Chapter 142

Chapter 142
As he glared at Elspeth, Callum reprimanded, “Don’t you dare do it again! I was worried sick.”

Her grin grew wider when she caught the sight of his worried look. “Assuming I’m the woman inside the room, what will you do?”

“I’ll dig every witness’ eyes out and feed the men who dare lay their fingers on you to the fish in the sea.”

Even though his approach was cruel, she could feel a sense of security from him.

“Don’t worry. You’ll never find me in this kind of situation. After all, I’m cleverer than most people.” She had confidence in herself. Recalling a detail that she almost missed, she couldn’t help but ask, “By the way, why are you so sure the woman inside the room wasn’t me?”

Alaina and Elspeth shared similar stature and it could be quite confusing if someone didn’t pay attention to their features and mistook one of them for the other.

Callum didn’t even deign to look at her as he answered casually, “Both of you have different hairstyles.”

Alaina had soft and straight hair while Elspeth had black and wavy hair. Their hairstyles gave them different vibes.

Elspeth remembered another thing, which was the fact that the group in the room before wasn’t wearing anything. She failed to suppress her curiosity as she murmured, “Are you sure you didn’t peek inside?”

Callum’s expression changed at her assumption. It wasn’t the awkward expression one would show when his secret was being exposed, but the expression of evident disdain to the degree where he found her theory offensive. “She isn’t worth my time.”

He could tell Alaina was the person responsible for the incident just by instinct, and Elspeth was almost being made the victim in Alaina’s ruse. Thus, Callum could never take a liking to Alaina. He felt nothing but disdain for the woman.

Elspeth knew his personality, so she decided to stop teasing him further. Instead, she took his hand and the pair returned to the hall downstairs.

The birthday dinner had to be called off and it ended hastily after the incident.

Just as the guests were ready to make their departure, the victim of the incident regained consciousness. Wrapped in a blanket, Alaina rushed downstairs like a mad woman. The onlookers failed in their attempt to stop her.

She never imagined herself to be the victim. Her eyes were misted over with tears as she announced, “Somebody set me up!”

She was trying to cover up her mistake by shifting the crowd’s attention to another person. For now, she was ready to do anything and blame someone else for it.

Elspeth, who stood nearby, was engrossed in Alaina’s story. Feeling like she was missing something, she served herself a plate of pastries and enjoyed them while listening to Alaina.

At that moment, Alaina shot daggers at Elspeth. Her whine resembled a ghostly wail. “Elspeth set me up! She told me to wait inside the room. It’s clear she’s the one responsible for all of this!”

Tears rolled down Alaina’s cheeks as she tried to blame Elspeth.

Some of the guests present were firmly in her corner.

They were enraged and refused to believe that the most precious woman in their minds was humiliated. When Alaina revealed it was a setup, they didn’t hesitate to point their fingers at the so-called culprit.

“That’s right. Alaina will never do such an indecent and shameless thing. There must be someone behind all of this!”

The remarks were ringing in Alaina’s ears. Every word they said pierced straight through her.

However, she considered herself to have gone through thick and thin. The mere comment didn’t even affect her. On the other end, Elspeth couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

The sudden laughter attracted everyone’s attention. All of them were curious about the reason she burst into laughter.

“Alaina, are you sure you want to dig your grave?”

Elspeth considered her words as the last reminder for Alaina. If Alaina planned to continue such nonsense, she was asking for trouble and Elspeth would gladly comply.