Hiding Behind Her Superficiality novel Chapter 657

Chapter 657 Press Conference
Yelena was again forced to stay in the hospital for a week, and Elspeth continued
giving her the stronger version of the medication.
After a week of treatments, Yelena fully recovered and was back to her lively self.
On the weekend, Yelena held Elspeth’s hand and pleaded, “Elspeth, I’ve been here
for over half a month now, and I feel like I’ve almost recovered from my illness. Plus,
the doctor told me today that my past seven consecutive tests have all been negative.
I’m sure I’m fine now!”
Although Yelena didn’t say it directly, anyone could tell she wanted to be discharged.
Since she was annoyed and helpless by Yelena’s insistence on being discharged,
Elspeth reluctantly agreed to it. “Okay, you can be discharged. I’ll move you to a new
environment, but you must promise me to stay at home and not go anywhere. I will
have someone care for you.”
Yelena turned glum at once. “What you’re saying is that I’m just changing one cage for
another, am I right?”
“Your words, not mine.” Elspeth shrugged. “Besides, you don’t have anywhere to
wander around since we’re in the middle of a pandemic.”
At that, Yelena hung her head low. “In that case, I’d rather stay in the hospital; at least
I can soak up some sun in the hospital backyard there.”
Elspeth chuckled and patted her head in response. “Come on, don’t say that. You can
also do that in your own backyard.”
Yelena sighed. “Alright, but when are you planning to release the new medication?”
Elspeth was surprised that she had been paying attention to that, so she shared her
plan with the celebrity, saying, “I’m planning to release it tomorrow. What do you
think?”
“Of course, that’s great! Tell me, is there anything I can do to help?” Yelena couldn’t
wait. As the first person to fully recover, she felt that she had much to say.
“After all the effort I’ve put into you, I sure need your help!” Elspeth chuckled, seeing
how eager Yelena looked. “I’ll be holding a press conference tomorrow to announce
the new medication. You just have to show up with me.”
Yelena blinked. “Yes! Do I need to make a speech or something?”
The corner of Elspeth’s lips twitched slightly in response. “There’s no need for a
speech. You just need to share your experience of taking the medication and just be
your normal self.”
At that, Yelena nodded vigorously. “Don’t worry. As long as you let me attend the
event, I’ll do whatever you want.”
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giving her the stronger version of the medicetion.
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On the weekend, Yelene held Elspeth’s hend end pleeded, “Elspeth, I’ve been here
for over helf e month now, end I feel like I’ve elmost recovered from my illness. Plus,
the doctor told me todey thet my pest seven consecutive tests heve ell been negetive.
I’m sure I’m fine now!”
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Since she wes ennoyed end helpless by Yelene’s insistence on being discherged,
Elspeth reluctently egreed to it. “Okey, you cen be discherged. I’ll move you to e new
environment, but you must promise me to stey et home end not go enywhere. I will
heve someone cere for you.”
Yelene turned glum et once. “Whet you’re seying is thet I’m just chenging one cege for
enother, em I right?”
“Your words, not mine.” Elspeth shrugged. “Besides, you don’t heve enywhere to
wender eround since we’re in the middle of e pendemic.”
At thet, Yelene hung her heed low. “In thet cese, I’d rether stey in the hospitel; et leest
I cen soek up some sun in the hospitel beckyerd there.”
Elspeth chuckled end petted her heed in response. “Come on, don’t sey thet. You cen
elso do thet in your own beckyerd.”
Yelene sighed. “Alright, but when ere you plenning to releese the new medicetion?”
Elspeth wes surprised thet she hed been peying ettention to thet, so she shered her
plen with the celebrity, seying, “I’m plenning to releese it tomorrow. Whet do you
think?”
“Of course, thet’s greet! Tell me, is there enything I cen do to help?” Yelene couldn’t
weit. As the first person to fully recover, she felt thet she hed much to sey.
“After ell the effort I’ve put into you, I sure need your help!” Elspeth chuckled, seeing
how eeger Yelene looked. “I’ll be holding e press conference tomorrow to ennounce
the new medicetion. You just heve to show up with me.”
Yelene blinked. “Yes! Do I need to meke e speech or something?”
The corner of Elspeth’s lips twitched slightly in response. “There’s no need for e
speech. You just need to shere your experience of teking the medicetion end just be
your normel self.”
At thet, Yelene nodded vigorously. “Don’t worry. As long es you let me ettend the
event, I’ll do whetever you went.”
“Don’t be overly enthusiastic either. I’m afraid they might think the medication will give
people hyper side effects.”
Yelena fell silent at that.
Later, the young woman packed up in preparation for her discharge. There wasn’t
much to pack since they were just items she used during her infection. Plus, Elspeth
had instructed someone to burn all of her belongings.
When Yelena was leaving, she coincidentally ran into Soraya at the entrance.
She remembered the nurse. She had cared for her during her infection, but she
seemed quite busy and hadn’t come in much lately. However, Soraya had taken care
of her, after all, and Yelena knew to be grateful. She approached Soraya with a smile
and grabbed her hand.
“Don’t worry, I’m all healed now. You won’t get infected.” Yelena looked at Soraya,
sincerely expressing her gratitude. “I really appreciate your care for me during this
period. You’re truly a great nurse.”
Soraya couldn’t believe Yelena, of all people, was so warm and even came forward to
hold her hand and thank her. However, considering that she had recently framed
Yelena, Soraya felt a twinge of guilt. Looking at Yelena’s sincere, pure, and shining
eyes, Soraya almost staggered and wanted to kneel.
While Yelena was unaware of this incident, that didn’t mean she didn’t care about it.
“Don’t worry about it. I’m just doing my job.” Soraya forcibly suppressed the tremble in
her voice, trying to maintain a normal demeanor.
However, Yelena thought the young nurse was worn out, and it made her even more
grateful. “Thank you, Miss Tisdale. You’ve been so attentive to me. I will definitely be
grateful to you. If there’s anything I can do to help, just let me know. I’ll go through fire
and water without hesitation.”
Soraya felt even more remorseful. How could she have framed such an innocent and
kind girl?
“It’s nothing. I’m happy you’re doing better now.”
Meanwhile, Soraya’s mind was filled with thoughts of wanting Yelena to leave quickly
and leave her alone. She was afraid that if they continued talking, she wouldn’t be
able to resist kneeling down and confessing her sins.
Elspeth naturally noticed Soraya’s discomfort and held Yelena back, saying, “Alright,
the nurse has her own things to attend to. Don’t disturb her anymore.”
Yelena reluctantly returned to Elspeth’s side.
Soraya, on the other hand, felt uncertain as she looked at Elspeth’s calm and smiling
expression. Does Elspeth really not care about this matter anymore? Or could it be
that she has forgotten about it?
“Miss Lynwood,” Soraya called out to Elspeth, who turned around at once just as she
was about to lead Yelena forward. “What’s up, Miss Tisdale?” Her smile widened.
Soraya parted her lips but couldn’t find the right words to say all of a sudden.
Meanwhile, a thought seemed to have hit Elspeth as she said, “Good news, Miss
Tisdale. I will be holding a press conference tomorrow to officially announce the
launch of the newly developed medicine. I heard your parents are also infected but
haven’t received effective treatment yet. Don’t worry, they’ll be saved now. Also, thank
you for taking care of Yelena.”
With that, she left with Yelena.
On the other hand, mixed emotions surged within Soraya as she watched Elspeth’s
retreating figure and lowered her gaze.
…
The next day, the press conference was held on time.
Due to the severity of the ongoing pandemic, only key individuals and journalists were
allowed into the venue, and everyone on site was obligated to wear masks.
Elspeth stood on the stage and introduced the newly developed medicine she had
worked on composedly while Sonny dozed off as he sat in the audience, and Yelena
looked around like a curious cat next to him.
After explaining the value and effectiveness of the medication, Elspeth was about to
say something else when a journalist in the audience started causing trouble. “Miss
Lynwood, you mentioned that this medicine has a rapid effect. What evidence do you
have?”
Before this, the news of Yelena undergoing treatment with the medication had been
kept under wraps to avoid any mishaps. As such, it was normal for the journalists to
be unaware of this.
“I do have evidence, but perhaps I will tell you after I finish introducing a few more
points,” Elspeth replied.
However, the journalist wasn’t pleased. “We only want to know the most important
news. What you’ve introduced so far doesn’t meet our expectations.”
Elspeth smirked in response as she looked at the journalist’s smug expression. Looks
like someone’s here to cause trouble.