Hiding Behind Her Superficiality
Chapter 86

Chapter 86

Chapter 86

At that moment, Yelena was red in the face. She would be lying if she said she wasn’t embarrassedwhen her thoughts were exposed.

On the other hand, Hex had already forgotten his flirtatious attempts toward Elspeth and got familiarwith her after talking for some time. “Alright, now, let’s go back. What about you, Elspeth? Do you wantto join us?”

“No, thanks. You guys have fun,” said Elspeth.

Hearing her words, Hex pouted and walked away.

On the other hand, Yelena patted Elspeth on the shoulder while looking at her calm expression. “I knowyou must feel terrible after you went through such a thing. Don’t worry, Elspeth. The truth will soon berevealed, and you will be proven innocent.”

“I know.”

“Well, since I have snuck out and don’t feel like sitting with them, why don’t you accompany me? Wecan have some small talk over there.” After Yelena finished speaking, she looked at Elspethexpectantly.

Just as Elspeth was going to refuse her proposal, her phone suddenly rang. It was Harper, and he toldElspeth that he couldn’t come over since the company had some urgent business.

“Come on. Hang with me. Your friend can’t make it anyway.” Yelena immediately grabbed Elspeth andfound a place to sit. Then, she propped her head with her hands as she looked at Max, who was in thedark, with adoration.

“Why do you like him, Yelena?” asked Elspeth. She had always wondered how someone as proud asYelena would fall in love with Max, who was bad-tempered. She remembered the first time she had metMax and talking to him was a disaster.

“Oh, me?” Yelena recalled the memory from her past. “To be honest, my first encounter with Maxwasn’t when he saved me. I have known him for a long time before that.”

Elspeth paused a little as she didn’t expect them to have known each other for longer than that.

“Our first encounter was two years ago. At that moment, I was only fifteen years old and hadn’t debutedyet. I was a trainee then, and the teacher kept scolding me for not dancing well. I had bruises all overmy body, which was terrible, so I always cried at the lake behind the company.” As Yelena recalled thepast, she felt that it was bittersweet. “Max was only sixteen years old when we met. He was in highschool, and the coincidence was that his school was right next to my company. That’s how I met himone time when I was crying by the lake.”

Elspeth imagined what had happened as she listened to the story. “So, he comforted you, and you fellin love

with him?”

Thinking about the scene, Yelena laughed and said, “No. He thought I was going to jump into the lakeand quickly grabbed me. We both fell into the lake since it was too slippery. He saved me from thewater and gave me a scolding, but I thought that he looked cute.”

Elspeth couldn’t help but twitch her lips. As expected, only a plot twist would fit these two gremlins.

“What happens next?” Elspeth asked.

Then, Yelena propped her chin as she recalled. “After that, he left. He told me not to give up on life andcontinue to live. At that moment, I still didn’t know his name, not until he saved me again that day. Andin that split second, I knew that it was fate. Haha, he can’t escape from me.”

“He didn’t recognize you?” Elspeth was stunned.

“Yeah. He didn’t remember who I was. Hence, when I grabbed onto him excitedly the last time, hethought that I was a pervert and told me to stay away from him.” As Yelena spoke, she lookeddistressed.

“How could you not know Max when Hex knew the Winthrops?”

Hearing her question, Yelena rolled her eyes. Then, she clicked her tongue and said, “It’s not the same.He always goes out drinking with them, but my lifestyle is different. I have never gone out with them;this is the first time I have ever entered a bar. It’s interesting. Then, she looked around and winkedsecretly. “I want to have a drink, Elspeth. Can you not tell Hex about it?”

“You can’t drink when you are underage.” Elspeth refused.

Hearing her words, Yelena lay lifelessly on the chair. “Alright then.” Suddenly, she jerked up and said,“Look, Elspeth, who is that girl?”

Then, Elspeth followed the direction where she had pointed and saw that a girl was sitting next to Max.The girl looked innocent with light makeup on.

“She looked like a student. Is this the kind of girl Max likes?” Yelena was frustrated and wanted to pushthe girl away from Max.

“Student…” Seeing that the girl was sitting there uncomfortably, Elspeth felt her heart throb in pain. Atthat moment, she thought of Lydia, the girl whom she saved but got her whole family killed. This time,

she didn’t dare to step up.

“Say, Elspeth, is she prettier than me? Cuter than me? Or better-looking than me?” asked Yelena.

Hearing her words, Elspeth looked at the young and innocent girl and then back to Yelena, who lookedstunning even with the makeup on. Then, she couldn’t help but chuckle. “It’s only natural that our bigstar looks the best. After all, it’s not easy to become a celebrity, let alone be crowned the title HumanBarbie.”

“Hmph, I know that. Max has bad taste in women,” said Yelena.

“Alright. Stop thinking about it. She might just be a barmaid. How will Max fall in love with such awoman? You must be overthinking,” Elspeth coaxed her.

“I’m not. Look at them. He even stopped her from drinking. He has never been so gentle before!”

When Yelena saw the scene, she was enraged. At that moment, she couldn’t suppress her emotionsand rushed toward them. However, as soon as she stood in front of them, she realized that she wouldbe giving herself away to appear in the public eye since she had snuck out. At that moment, her angervanished, and she looked timid.

“What are you doing here?” Max frowned and asked when he saw her lowering her head, lookingembarrassed.

Yelena had curves on her body, looking too mature for her age. Her face was even more stunning, andthe heavy makeup made her look more seductive rather than innocent.

Isn’t she afraid of getting in trouble in the bar with such clothes and heavy makeup? Max thought.

When Yelena heard his words, her eyes lit up, and she looked happy. “Are you worried about me?”

At that moment, Max averted his gaze and said, “No.”

When Yelena heard his words, she immediately turned gloomy and said, “Alright then. Why are youwith her?”

“Who?” Max’s tone was still cold since he didn’t know who she was talking about.

“That girl beside you. Why are you with her? What’s so good about her?” Yelena questioned.

When Max turned his head and saw the girl cowering in fear, he felt impatient and said, “What’s thatgot to do with you?”

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