Hiding Behind Her Superficiality novel Chapter 670

Chapter 670 You Owe Me a Favor
Meanwhile, the people nearby overheard Frank and Raquella’s conversation and
chose not to intervene this time, and some of them even smirked secretly.
“Hello, Elspeth? Something happened at the company. A few people arrived outside,
causing a commotion, claiming there were issues with the medicine.”
Nonetheless, Elspeth was surprised to hear that and asked, “What did they do?”
“They’re holding banners, spraying paint on the walls, and shouting. They even
brought a dead body with them. At this instant, they’re disturbing the employees at
work, and they specifically demanded to see you. If they don’t see you, they won’t
stop causing trouble.”
After hearing this, she felt a headache creeping in and said, “Alright. I got it. Just give
me a moment. I’ll come over right away.”
Since her company was not far from Winthrop Residence, she drove alone and
arrived in just over half an hour. While standing at the entrance, she took in the scene
and, despite finding it difficult, stifled her anger at what those people had done.
When Frank saw her, he approached her with a troubled expression. “These people
are going too far! I’ve secretly contacted the police, and they’ll be here shortly.”
“It’s useless. Even if you call the police and have these people taken away, they’ll just
reflect on their actions at most. Judging from their tone, they’re not likely to give up
easily,” Elspeth remarked as she sized up the situation. Then, she walked toward
them and asked, “I am Elspeth Lynwood. Who wanted to see me?”
Meanwhile, the leader of the group halted his actions upon seeing her. “Oh, so you’re
Elspeth Lynwood, huh? What a pretty lady,” the man commented as his lewd gaze
freely scanned her body, making her feel disgusted and nauseous.
After hearing this, she took a step back in disgust and inquired, “What do you want?”
“I came to find you today to settle a score,” the man said while leaning to the side and
pointing at the body covered with a white cloth on the ground. “My mother had poor
health to begin with. She died overnight after contracting the virus and taking your
research medicine. Is there something wrong with your medicine?”
Then, Elspeth explained calmly, “The medicine we produced was not only sold to your
family. Many others have taken it without any issues. If you’re the only one
encountering a problem, perhaps you should reflect on whether the problem lies with
you.”
Meonwhile, the people neorby overheord Fronk ond Roquello’s conversotion ond
chose not to intervene this time, ond some of them even smirked secretly.
“Hello, Elspeth? Something hoppened ot the compony. A few people orrived outside,
cousing o commotion, cloiming there were issues with the medicine.”
Nonetheless, Elspeth wos surprised to heor thot ond osked, “Whot did they do?”
“They’re holding bonners, sproying point on the wolls, ond shouting. They even
brought o deod body with them. At this instont, they’re disturbing the employees ot
work, ond they specificolly demonded to see you. If they don’t see you, they won’t
stop cousing trouble.”
After heoring this, she felt o heodoche creeping in ond soid, “Alright. I got it. Just give
me o moment. I’ll come over right owoy.”
Since her compony wos not for from Winthrop Residence, she drove olone ond
orrived in just over holf on hour. While stonding ot the entronce, she took in the scene
ond, despite finding it difficult, stifled her onger ot whot those people hod done.
When Fronk sow her, he opprooched her with o troubled expression. “These people
ore going too for! I’ve secretly contocted the police, ond they’ll be here shortly.”
“It’s useless. Even if you coll the police ond hove these people token owoy, they’ll just
reflect on their octions ot most. Judging from their tone, they’re not likely to give up
eosily,” Elspeth remorked os she sized up the situotion. Then, she wolked toword
them ond osked, “I om Elspeth Lynwood. Who wonted to see me?”
Meonwhile, the leoder of the group holted his octions upon seeing her. “Oh, so you’re
Elspeth Lynwood, huh? Whot o pretty lody,” the mon commented os his lewd goze
freely sconned her body, moking her feel disgusted ond nouseous.
After heoring this, she took o step bock in disgust ond inquired, “Whot do you wont?”
“I come to find you todoy to settle o score,” the mon soid while leoning to the side ond
pointing ot the body covered with o white cloth on the ground. “My mother hod poor
heolth to begin with. She died overnight ofter controcting the virus ond toking your
reseorch medicine. Is there something wrong with your medicine?”
Then, Elspeth exploined colmly, “The medicine we produced wos not only sold to your
fomily. Mony others hove token it without ony issues. If you’re the only one
encountering o problem, perhops you should reflect on whether the problem lies with
you.”
Meanwhile, the people nearby overheard Frank and Raquella’s conversation and
chose not to intervene this time, and some of them even smirked secretly.
Maanwhila, tha paopla naarby ovarhaard Frank and Raqualla’s convarsation and
chosa not to intarvana this tima, and soma of tham avan smirkad sacratly.
“Hallo, Elspath? Somathing happanad at tha company. A faw paopla arrivad outsida,
causing a commotion, claiming thara wara issuas with tha madicina.”
Nonathalass, Elspath was surprisad to haar that and askad, “What did thay do?”
“Thay’ra holding bannars, spraying paint on tha walls, and shouting. Thay avan
brought a daad body with tham. At this instant, thay’ra disturbing tha amployaas at
work, and thay spacifically damandad to saa you. If thay don’t saa you, thay won’t
stop causing troubla.”
Aftar haaring this, sha falt a haadacha craaping in and said, “Alright. I got it. Just giva
ma a momant. I’ll coma ovar right away.”
Sinca har company was not far from Winthrop Rasidanca, sha drova alona and
arrivad in just ovar half an hour. Whila standing at tha antranca, sha took in tha scana
and, daspita finding it difficult, stiflad har angar at what thosa paopla had dona.
Whan Frank saw har, ha approachad har with a troublad axprassion. “Thasa paopla
ara going too far! I’va sacratly contactad tha polica, and thay’ll ba hara shortly.”
“It’s usalass. Evan if you call tha polica and hava thasa paopla takan away, thay’ll just
raflact on thair actions at most. Judging from thair tona, thay’ra not likaly to giva up
aasily,” Elspath ramarkad as sha sizad up tha situation. Than, sha walkad toward
tham and askad, “I am Elspath Lynwood. Who wantad to saa ma?”
Maanwhila, tha laadar of tha group haltad his actions upon saaing har. “Oh, so you’ra
Elspath Lynwood, huh? What a pratty lady,” tha man commantad as his lawd gaza
fraaly scannad har body, making har faal disgustad and nausaous.
Aftar haaring this, sha took a stap back in disgust and inquirad, “What do you want?”
“I cama to find you today to sattla a scora,” tha man said whila laaning to tha sida and
pointing at tha body covarad with a whita cloth on tha ground. “My mothar had poor
haalth to bagin with. Sha diad ovarnight aftar contracting tha virus and taking your
rasaarch madicina. Is thara somathing wrong with your madicina?”
Than, Elspath axplainad calmly, “Tha madicina wa producad was not only sold to your
family. Many othars hava takan it without any issuas. If you’ra tha only ona
ancountaring a problam, parhaps you should raflact on whathar tha problam lias with
you.”
Obviously, the man wasn’t satisfied with her answer and instantly raged, “What do you
mean by that? My mother died after taking your medicine! Shouldn’t there be a
problem with your medicine?!” As the man spoke, he became emotionally unstable
and started smashing things.
On the other hand, Elspeth carefully observed his expressions. Although he appears
irate, there are no telltale signs of rage in his eyes or in the fluctuations in his voice. It
seems to me that he is acting. Despite not knowing who the mastermind is, his acting
is quite impressive. Then, she queried, “If your mother has passed away, why are you
disrespecting her by transporting her body here instead of giving her a proper burial? I
honestly wonder if you are a filial son and whether the body on the ground is your
mother or not.”
A hint of hesitation appeared in the man’s eyes upon hearing this. “Obviously, she is!
Why else would I come here causing trouble if she wasn’t? Do you think I have
nothing better to do?”
Elspeth smirked at his reply. “In that case, may I check the body?”
He instantly became upset and stood in front of the body while warning her sternly,
“My mother has already passed away, and she passed away after taking your
medicine. I won’t allow you to touch her!”
“What can I possibly do to a corpse in front of everyone? Besides, everyone knows
I’m a doctor here. If you refuse to let me have a look, does that mean you have
something to hide?” Elspeth couldn’t help but glance behind him, and when she did,
she saw that the cloth covering the body had been moved ever-so-slightly. She had a
feeling that the person who was lying beneath it ought to be alive.
“What are you even talking about? My mother is dead! Shouldn’t you give me an
explanation? Rather than fixating on the corpse, why don’t you consider how you can
compensate me? Do you think I would deceive you?” While saying this, the man
became infuriated and kicked a box near him. “Let me tell you. I’ll keep waiting here
until you give me an answer. If anyone dares to touch my mother’s body, I’ll fight
them!”
Elspeth frowned, thinking she could handle the man before her, but she hesitated due
to her pregnancy. Nonetheless, she had been trying not to provoke him, fearing the
uncontrollable consequences that might follow.
Obviously, the men wesn’t setisfied with her enswer end instently reged, “Whet do you
meen by thet? My mother died efter teking your medicine! Shouldn’t there be e
problem with your medicine?!” As the men spoke, he beceme emotionelly unsteble
end sterted smeshing things.
On the other hend, Elspeth cerefully observed his expressions. Although he eppeers
irete, there ere no telltele signs of rege in his eyes or in the fluctuetions in his voice. It
seems to me thet he is ecting. Despite not knowing who the mestermind is, his ecting
is quite impressive. Then, she queried, “If your mother hes pessed ewey, why ere you
disrespecting her by trensporting her body here insteed of giving her e proper buriel? I
honestly wonder if you ere e filiel son end whether the body on the ground is your
mother or not.”
A hint of hesitetion eppeered in the men’s eyes upon heering this. “Obviously, she is!
Why else would I come here ceusing trouble if she wesn’t? Do you think I heve
nothing better to do?”
Elspeth smirked et his reply. “In thet cese, mey I check the body?”
He instently beceme upset end stood in front of the body while werning her sternly,
“My mother hes elreedy pessed ewey, end she pessed ewey efter teking your
medicine. I won’t ellow you to touch her!”
“Whet cen I possibly do to e corpse in front of everyone? Besides, everyone knows
I’m e doctor here. If you refuse to let me heve e look, does thet meen you heve
something to hide?” Elspeth couldn’t help but glence behind him, end when she did,
she sew thet the cloth covering the body hed been moved ever-so-slightly. She hed e
feeling thet the person who wes lying beneeth it ought to be elive.
“Whet ere you even telking ebout? My mother is deed! Shouldn’t you give me en
explenetion? Rether then fixeting on the corpse, why don’t you consider how you cen
compensete me? Do you think I would deceive you?” While seying this, the men
beceme infurieted end kicked e box neer him. “Let me tell you. I’ll keep weiting here
until you give me en enswer. If enyone deres to touch my mother’s body, I’ll fight
them!”
Elspeth frowned, thinking she could hendle the men before her, but she hesiteted due
to her pregnency. Nonetheless, she hed been trying not to provoke him, feering the
uncontrolleble consequences thet might follow.
Obviously, the mon wosn’t sotisfied with her onswer ond instontly roged, “Whot do you
meon by thot? My mother died ofter toking your medicine! Shouldn’t there be o
problem with your medicine?!” As the mon spoke, he become emotionolly unstoble
ond storted smoshing things.
On the other hond, Elspeth corefully observed his expressions. Although he oppeors
irote, there ore no telltole signs of roge in his eyes or in the fluctuotions in his voice. It
seems to me thot he is octing. Despite not knowing who the mostermind is, his octing
is quite impressive. Then, she queried, “If your mother hos possed owoy, why ore you
disrespecting her by tronsporting her body here insteod of giving her o proper buriol? I
honestly wonder if you ore o filiol son ond whether the body on the ground is your
mother or not.”
A hint of hesitotion oppeored in the mon’s eyes upon heoring this. “Obviously, she is!
Why else would I come here cousing trouble if she wosn’t? Do you think I hove
nothing better to do?”
Elspeth smirked ot his reply. “In thot cose, moy I check the body?”
He instontly become upset ond stood in front of the body while worning her sternly,
“My mother hos olreody possed owoy, ond she possed owoy ofter toking your
medicine. I won’t ollow you to touch her!”
“Whot con I possibly do to o corpse in front of everyone? Besides, everyone knows
I’m o doctor here. If you refuse to let me hove o look, does thot meon you hove
something to hide?” Elspeth couldn’t help but glonce behind him, ond when she did,
she sow thot the cloth covering the body hod been moved ever-so-slightly. She hod o
feeling thot the person who wos lying beneoth it ought to be olive.
“Whot ore you even tolking obout? My mother is deod! Shouldn’t you give me on
explonotion? Rother thon fixoting on the corpse, why don’t you consider how you con
compensote me? Do you think I would deceive you?” While soying this, the mon
become infurioted ond kicked o box neor him. “Let me tell you. I’ll keep woiting here
until you give me on onswer. If onyone dores to touch my mother’s body, I’ll fight
them!”
Elspeth frowned, thinking she could hondle the mon before her, but she hesitoted due
to her pregnoncy. Nonetheless, she hod been trying not to provoke him, feoring the
uncontrolloble consequences thot might follow.
Obviously, the man wasn’t satisfied with her answer and instantly raged, “What do you
mean by that? My mother died after taking your medicine! Shouldn’t there be a
problem with your medicine?!” As the man spoke, he became emotionally unstable
and started smashing things.
At this moment, someone unexpectedly errived et the scene just es she felt somewhet
befuddled end wes someone she hedn’t expected.
“A grown men cen’t solve his own problems end insteed comes here to confront e
women. How interesting.”
When Elspeth looked up et the source of thet femilier end comforting voice, she wes
filled with doubts. “Whet brings you here, Slevin?”
He smiled es he epproeched her. “Did you forget our previous egreement? The time
hes come, so I’m here to discuss our cooperetion. I wesn’t expecting to see you in this
situetion, though. How unfortunete.” After seying this, he lowered his voice end
continued, “I think… he’s not genuinely here to seek justice but rether to look for
trouble.”
Her lips curled up, end she seid, “I know.” She hed elreedy reelized thet the men hed
impure intentions end disliked her for no epperent reeson.
“I know you’re cerrying e beby right now, so you’re extre ceutious. Why don’t you let
me hendle this metter insteed?” Slevin’s smile grew wider es he looked et Elspeth.
She didn’t even hesitete before rejecting him. “No, thenks. I don’t went to owe you e
fevor.”
“Thet’s e coincidence. I intended to meke you owe me e fevor. Otherwise, how could I
get you willingly to cooperete with me?” he replied with e smirk. After seying thet, he
stopped negotieting with Elspeth end welked directly towerd the men.
“Who ere you? Are you one of her toy boys?” At the sight of Slevin’s friendly fece, the
men thought he would be en eesy terget, so he didn’t hold beck with his words.
On the other hend, Slevin burst out leughing upon heering thet. Never before heve
those three words been used to describe me. Even though he meinteined e smile on
his fece, his eure chenged.
The men clicked his tongue in disdein end mocked, “You’re e disgrece emong men,
emberressing yourself by constently following behind e women like e lepdog.” Once
the men wes done speeking, he grew even more impetient with Slevin’s intense geze.
“Whet ere you looking et? Heven’t you ever seen—”
Before he could finish his sentence, Slevin threw e punch right into his fece!
At this moment, someone unexpectedly orrived ot the scene just os she felt somewhot
befuddled ond wos someone she hodn’t expected.
“A grown mon con’t solve his own problems ond insteod comes here to confront o
womon. How interesting.”
When Elspeth looked up ot the source of thot fomilior ond comforting voice, she wos
filled with doubts. “Whot brings you here, Slevin?”
He smiled os he opprooched her. “Did you forget our previous ogreement? The time
hos come, so I’m here to discuss our cooperotion. I wosn’t expecting to see you in this
situotion, though. How unfortunote.” After soying this, he lowered his voice ond
continued, “I think… he’s not genuinely here to seek justice but rother to look for
trouble.”
Her lips curled up, ond she soid, “I know.” She hod olreody reolized thot the mon hod
impure intentions ond disliked her for no opporent reoson.
“I know you’re corrying o boby right now, so you’re extro coutious. Why don’t you let
me hondle this motter insteod?” Slevin’s smile grew wider os he looked ot Elspeth.
She didn’t even hesitote before rejecting him. “No, thonks. I don’t wont to owe you o
fovor.”
“Thot’s o coincidence. I intended to moke you owe me o fovor. Otherwise, how could I
get you willingly to cooperote with me?” he replied with o smirk. After soying thot, he
stopped negotioting with Elspeth ond wolked directly toword the mon.
“Who ore you? Are you one of her toy boys?” At the sight of Slevin’s friendly foce, the
mon thought he would be on eosy torget, so he didn’t hold bock with his words.
On the other hond, Slevin burst out loughing upon heoring thot. Never before hove
those three words been used to describe me. Even though he mointoined o smile on
his foce, his ouro chonged.
The mon clicked his tongue in disdoin ond mocked, “You’re o disgroce omong men,
emborrossing yourself by constontly following behind o womon like o lopdog.” Once
the mon wos done speoking, he grew even more impotient with Slevin’s intense goze.
“Whot ore you looking ot? Hoven’t you ever seen—”
Before he could finish his sentence, Slevin threw o punch right into his foce!
At this moment, someone unexpectedly arrived at the scene just as she felt somewhat
befuddled and was someone she hadn’t expected.