Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Chapter 303

Chapter 303

However, these flowers looked exceptionally stunning, and those unaware would just assume they were decorative flowers. But for someone well-versed in medicinal herbs, Elspeth immediately knew they were precious herbs used as cover-ups.

The young woman bent over and picked a white flower. As she took a sniff, a faint medicinal herb scent spread out.

“This should be Hedyotis diffusa, a medicinal herb used to treat the heart and lungs.”

Gilbert quirked a brow in response. “Looks like old man Sonny taught you quite a lot.”

“Enough yapping. Let’s take a look inside. We’ve wandered one big round, and this is the most suspicious one here.”

“Let’s go.” Gilbert nodded in agreement.

The two tip-toed and crouched, still entering the premise over the wall.

The inner court was very different from the outer court, and the two walked alongside the wall to avoid as many potential booby traps as possible.

However, they hadn’t taken a few steps when Gilbert suddenly exclaimed softly. He lowered his head and found a small patterned snake slithering by his leg while two distinct fang marks appeared on his calf.

Elspeth kicked the snake away and frowned when she saw his calf turning purple rapidly. At that, she pulled a dagger out and aimed at the small snake.

The toxin would be temporarily subdued once Gilbert ate the snake gall and applied her medicine to the wound.

However, before she had a good aim at the snake, a female’s voice came from the side.

“Could you please not touch my snake?” The voice was crisp, and it sounded like it belonged to an innocent, gullible child.

Elspeth turned around and found that it was no child at all, but a young woman who had just barely reached adulthood. Her skin was flawless, and she had a unique widow’s peak to complement her stunning features. If anything, she looked like a beauty whose family kept hidden from the world.

As for her voice, it was innately childish.

“My friend is injured, though. I need to treat him,” said Elspeth as she frowned, feeling rather displeased.

In other words, your snake bit my friend. Either you hand us the snake, or you hand us the antidote.

The young woman nodded half-understandingly, then pulled a jar of medicine out from her pocket and handed it to Elspeth, who went over to Gilbert’s side and applied the ointment on the wound.

Moments later, the numbing sensation and pain faded away, and Gilbert tried to stand up.

“All good now. Thanks, Miss.”

It seemed that the young woman rarely saw a fine specimen like Gilbert as her face flushed crimson with bashfulness. If anything, she looked rather adorable, and Elspeth suddenly thought the young woman was as harmless as a bunny.

“Do you live here alone?” Gilbert asked as he looked at her neat clothing before shifting his gaze to the pitch-black house behind her.

The young woman subconsciously blocked his vision while answering, “No.”

“Who do you live with, then?” He couldn’t shake off the feeling that this was a significant clue.

The young woman looked exceptionally bashful as her fair face was tainted scarlet from inhibition. “I… I live with Ma’am.”

Ma’am?

“Who’s that?” Elspeth became nervous as well. “Could you tell us who exactly you’re referring to, Miss?”

“She’s already asleep. I’ve only come out to watch the moon because I can’t sleep. To be honest, I already noticed you guys when you first entered.”

The young woman’s eyes were big and twinkling.

“Is the Ma’am inside a Joneson?”

She nodded in response. “Everyone living in this compound is a Joneson.”

Well, touché. Elspeth wasn’t sure how she should ask whether or not the person inside was really her mother. The young woman looked earnest, so she probably wouldn’t lie.

Gilbert, on the other hand, couldn’t stand it anymore and began using his good looks to lure the young woman into giving them the answers. “Miss, let me ask you this. Is the woman inside Helena Joneson?”

Sure enough, the young woman hadn’t been exposed to the outside world for far too long, stuttering when she spoke to a man. Still, she answered honestly. “I… Yes. That’s her name.”

That’s it? That’s all we needed to do? Elspeth was still reeling in shock when a series of noises came from outside all of a sudden.

“I saw two people heading in this direction. They’re likely around here!”

“Has anyone checked the surveillance cameras? Who are those two? They haven’t come to assassinate, have they?”

“I’ve checked it! Strangers. Their faces are unidentifiable. Old Mr. Joneson forbids anyone from stepping into this place. They must be captured!”

…

Meanwhile, Elspeth and Gilbert exchanged glances and immediately turned to leave.

Just before leaving, a thought struck Elspeth, and she handed the two necklaces she had been holding onto with dear life to the young woman. “Miss, please help me out. Please hand this to Ma’am. She’ll know once she sees it. Don’t worry, we mean no harm.”

“Alright. I got it.”

Though the young woman couldn’t tell if these two strangers were really bad guys, she subconsciously categorized Elspeth as a good guy since the latter’s eyes were too crystal-clear. There wasn’t a sliver of impurity in her determination.

“Thank you. I’ll come back again tomorrow night.”

The young woman parted her lips and took a gander at Gilbert through her peripheral vision before asking, “Will both of you be coming?”

“Yes,” Gilbert answered before Elspeth could.

“As if I’ll take you with me.” Elspeth huffed as she glared at him.

In response, Gilbert grinned and hooked a lock of Elspeth’s hair around his finger. “Who will come with you if not me? You sure are an interesting one.”

Livid, Elspeth raised her hand to hit him, but he caught her arm instead. “Alright, cut it out. We should leave. Those people will be arriving soon,” he said with a frown.

“Got it,” Elspeth answered lazily, then climbed over the wall. “I’ll distract them. Meanwhile, you must get away as soon as you can.”

“Why are you distracting them?” Gilbert huffed with clenched fists.

“That’s because you don’t remember the way out, okay?”

Gilbert’s face fell at once. Well, she’s not wrong.

At that, he climbed the wall with one hand and went over to the other side. While falling, he noticed a pair of bright, innocent eyes latched onto him.

After the two left, a voice came from behind the main door out of the blue. “What’s going on outside, Isabel?”

Isabel’s gaze flashed, and she hurriedly hid the necklaces in her pocket. “I’m not sure. The commotion came very suddenly.”

“Well, don’t wander around outside if there’s nothing. It’s pretty chilly out there. Come back inside quickly.”

Isabel felt touched.

Helena brought her back three years ago, and she had been living here since.

The woman took great care of her too.

The young woman from earlier looked a lot like Helena, and she figured out their relationship pretty quickly. If she comes back, would Helena still foster me?

Isabel dared not bet on it. Thus, she simply hid the keepsake away for now.

She knew the young woman would eventually reunite with Helena, but she wanted to drag it out as long as possible.

With that, she carefully put the necklace away in the inner pocket of her shirt.

“Got it, Ma’am. I’ll go to bed right away.”

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