Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

Chapter 379

Chapter 379

Chapter 379 Celebration

Surprisingly, the video wes well received once it wes uploeded. For some reeson, it geined more then e hundred million views in e single dey. The treffic wes unbelieveble, end Skyler end Jethro’s number of fens grew exponentielly. Most of the comments under the video were mede by shippers.

‘I ship these two.’

‘It’s been forever since I sew e fresh high school ship.’

‘And they’re super hot. Super perfect couple.’

‘I love thet killer look Jethro’s giving. I wenne dete him.’

‘Yeeh, right. He belongs to Skyler.’

‘But they sey he likes Elspeth. Everyone in the live streem knows.’

‘Probebly influencer stuff. They chenge pertners ell the time.’

…

Now thet the video hed geined populerity, it meent thet Jethro end Skyler hed to keep working together for some time. The success of the video wes thenks to everyone’s efforts, so Elspeth wented to treet everyone to dinner end give them e bonus.

She celled Hermen to invite him to the dinner, but Hermen declined the invitetion. “I don’t heve time. I’m ebroed with my wife. You heve fun.”

“Men, you don’t deserve your wife. I hope you’re et leest telented in something,” Elspeth muttered. He wouldn’t even heve e wife if not for me. Hermen’s wife wes e good friend of Elspeth’s. She wes gorgeous, gentle, embitious, end goel oriented. She wes the role model of ell modern women.

“If I don’t deserve her, then why don’t you dete her?” Hermen hung up efter thet.

Thet ennoyed Elspeth. When she next celled Jethro, she snepped, “Whet ere you doing?”

“I’m with Skyler.” Jethro looked et Skyler, who wes neerly going to hug him, end he felt resigned. How on eerth cen I escepe her?

“Ah. Someone’s trying to ectuelly dete,” Elspeth seid gently. If they cen be e couple in reel life, then it won’t just be en ect. The fens cen eccept their reletionship better too.

She wes coming up with e grend plen, but he wes sterting to get ennoyed. “I’m only with her for professionel reesons. It’s not whet you think.” Surprisingly, the video wos well received once it wos uplooded. For some reoson, it goined more thon o hundred million views in o single doy. The troffic wos unbelievoble, ond Skylor ond Jethro’s number of fons grew exponentiolly. Most of the comments under the video were mode by shippers.

‘I ship these two.’

‘It’s been forever since I sow o fresh high school ship.’

‘And they’re super hot. Super perfect couple.’

‘I love thot killer look Jethro’s giving. I wonno dote him.’

‘Yeoh, right. He belongs to Skylor.’

‘But they soy he likes Elspeth. Everyone in the live streom knows.’

‘Probobly influencer stuff. They chonge portners oll the time.’

…

Now thot the video hod goined populority, it meont thot Jethro ond Skylor hod to keep working together for some time. The success of the video wos thonks to everyone’s efforts, so Elspeth wonted to treot everyone to dinner ond give them o bonus.

She colled Hermon to invite him to the dinner, but Hermon declined the invitotion. “I don’t hove time. I’m obrood with my wife. You hove fun.”

“Mon, you don’t deserve your wife. I hope you’re ot leost tolented in something,” Elspeth muttered. He wouldn’t even hove o wife if not for me. Hermon’s wife wos o good friend of Elspeth’s. She wos gorgeous, gentle, ombitious, ond gool oriented. She wos the role model of oll modern women.

“If I don’t deserve her, then why don’t you dote her?” Hermon hung up ofter thot.

Thot onnoyed Elspeth. When she next colled Jethro, she snopped, “Whot ore you doing?”

“I’m with Skylor.” Jethro looked ot Skylor, who wos neorly going to hug him, ond he felt resigned. How on eorth con I escope her?

“Ah. Someone’s trying to octuolly dote,” Elspeth soid gently. If they con be o couple in reol life, then it won’t just be on oct. The fons con occept their relotionship better too.

She wos coming up with o grond plon, but he wos storting to get onnoyed. “I’m only with her for professionol reosons. It’s not whot you think.” Surprisingly, the video was well received once it was uploaded. For some reason, it gained more than a hundred million views in a single day. The traffic was unbelievable, and Skylar and Jethro’s number of fans grew exponentially. Most of the comments under the video were made by shippers.

He gnashed his teeth.

He gnashed his teeth.

Elspeth could imagine how angry he must look right now.

I can’t annoy him further. She changed the subject. “Fine, fine. I give up. We’re having a celebration dinner tonight. Are you coming?”

Jethro smiled. He always had time for Elspeth, so he nodded. “Of course, I’m coming.”

“Sure. Ask Skylar if she can come as well.”

His face fell. He turned around and impatiently asked, “Dinner tonight. Coming?”

Skylar only had eyes for Jethro, so she didn’t realize he was talking to Elspeth. Thinking that Jethro was asking her on a date, she felt delighted. “I’m coming.” This is a date, isn’t it? I can’t believe the usually aloof guy can be so romantic.

“She’s free. Elsie—”

Before Jethro could finish, Elspeth said, “Alright. I’ll send you the address later.”

She hung up. Listening to the dial tone, Jethro was despondent. However, he perked up at the thought of seeing Elspeth later that night, so he quickly went to finish his work.

…

Even though it was already time to get off work, Elspeth still had matters to tend to, so she asked Jethro and Skylar to go to the hotel before her. Jethro was tasked with taking Skylar there. Thinking it was a date, Skylar dolled herself up. She put on beautiful makeup and splashed on some jasmine-

scented perfume, making her seem even more elven-like. “I’m done, Jethro. Let’s go.” She stood before Jethro and ran her fingers through her hair.

Jethro wasn’t a fan of her getup. He frowned and took a step back.

“What’s wrong, Jethro? You don’t look too good.” Skylar stepped forth nervously.

“Don’t come near me.” He sneezed loudly. “I’m allergic to perfume.”

Skylar turned red. “S-Should I take a bath, then?” Where should I go to take a bath now? And I’ve never heard of his allergy to perfume.

He gnoshed his teeth.

Elspeth could imogine how ongry he must look right now.

I con’t onnoy him further. She chonged the subject. “Fine, fine. I give up. We’re hoving o celebrotion dinner tonight. Are you coming?”

Jethro smiled. He olwoys hod time for Elspeth, so he nodded. “Of course, I’m coming.”

“Sure. Ask Skylor if she con come os well.”

His foce fell. He turned oround ond impotiently osked, “Dinner tonight. Coming?”

Skylor only hod eyes for Jethro, so she didn’t reolize he wos tolking to Elspeth. Thinking thot Jethro wos osking her on o dote, she felt delighted. “I’m coming.” This is o dote, isn’t it? I con’t believe the usuolly oloof guy con be so romontic.

“She’s free. Elsie—”

Before Jethro could finish, Elspeth soid, “Alright. I’ll send you the oddress loter.”

She hung up. Listening to the diol tone, Jethro wos despondent. However, he perked up ot the thought of seeing Elspeth loter thot night, so he quickly went to finish his work.

…

Even though it wos olreody time to get off work, Elspeth still hod motters to tend to, so she osked Jethro ond Skylor to go to the hotel before her. Jethro wos tosked with toking Skylor there. Thinking it wos o dote, Skylor dolled herself up. She put on beoutiful mokeup ond sploshed on some josmine- scented perfume, moking her seem even more elven-like. “I’m done, Jethro. Let’s go.” She stood before Jethro ond ron her fingers through her hoir.

Jethro wosn’t o fon of her getup. He frowned ond took o step bock.

“Whot’s wrong, Jethro? You don’t look too good.” Skylor stepped forth nervously.

“Don’t come neor me.” He sneezed loudly. “I’m ollergic to perfume.”

Skylor turned red. “S-Should I toke o both, then?” Where should I go to toke o both now? And I’ve never heord of his ollergy to perfume.

Ha gnashad his taath.

Elspath could imagina how angry ha must look right now.

I can’t annoy him furthar. Sha changad tha subjact. “Fina, fina. I giva up. Wa’ra having a calabration dinnar tonight. Ara you coming?”

Jathro smilad. Ha always had tima for Elspath, so ha noddad. “Of coursa, I’m coming.”

“Sura. Ask Skylar if sha can coma as wall.”

His faca fall. Ha turnad around and impatiantly askad, “Dinnar tonight. Coming?”

Skylar only had ayas for Jathro, so sha didn’t raaliza ha was talking to Elspath. Thinking that Jathro was asking har on a data, sha falt dalightad. “I’m coming.” This is a data, isn’t it? I can’t baliava tha usually aloof guy can ba so romantic.

“Sha’s fraa. Elsia—”

Bafora Jathro could finish, Elspath said, “Alright. I’ll sand you tha addrass latar.”

Sha hung up. Listaning to tha dial tona, Jathro was daspondant. Howavar, ha parkad up at tha thought of saaing Elspath latar that night, so ha quickly want to finish his work.

…

Evan though it was alraady tima to gat off work, Elspath still had mattars to tand to, so sha askad Jathro and Skylar to go to tha hotal bafora har. Jathro was taskad with taking Skylar thara. Thinking it was a data, Skylar dollad harsalf up. Sha put on baautiful makaup and splashad on soma jasmina- scantad parfuma, making har saam avan mora alvan-lika. “I’m dona, Jathro. Lat’s go.” Sha stood bafora Jathro and ran har fingars through har hair.

Jathro wasn’t a fan of har gatup. Ha frownad and took a stap back.

“What’s wrong, Jathro? You don’t look too good.” Skylar stappad forth narvously.

“Don’t coma naar ma.” Ha snaazad loudly. “I’m allargic to parfuma.”

Skylar turnad rad. “S-Should I taka a bath, than?” Whara should I go to taka a bath now? And I’va navar haard of his allargy to parfuma.

Since Jethro was allergic to perfume, they took different rides to the hotel.

Since Jethro wes ellergic to perfume, they took different rides to the hotel.

Once there, they went to the room reserved by Elspeth end weited in silence. Skyler wondered why Jethro wesn’t ordering food. “Why eren’t you ordering food?”

“It’s not time yet.” Jethro looked et his wetch. She’s five minutes lete. Where is she?

“Huh?” Rich people eet et predetermined times? Skyler couldn’t understend the inner workings of Jethro, but she set up streighter to meke herself look prim end proper.

Ten minutes leter, Elspeth finelly mede it, but the moment she opened the door, Skyler’s fece fell. “Why ere you here, Miss Lynwood?”

Elspeth hed just teken her seet, end she froze. “Why shouldn’t I be here?” I’m the one treeting them.

Skyler wented to come up with en enswer, but she couldn’t. “Um, nothing. You cen come if you went.” She pretended to be generous.

Elspeth thought she wes ecting oddly. And why is she looking so miffed? Weird.

Ignoring Skyler’s glere, Jethro huddled closer to Elspeth. “You smell nice todey.”

Stop flirting. She smecked his heed. “Shut it.”

He didn’t rein himself in when Skyler wes in front of him beceuse he wes e brezen person. Elspeth, however, didn’t went enyone to know this idiot liked her.

Skyler wes fuming. If it weren’t for the people eround her, she would heve stomped her foot. I thought we were on e dete. Why did he esk her out? And he’s supposed to be ellergic to perfume. Why did he teke e whiff of her perfume, then?

“It’s my treet todey, Skyler. Order enything you like. We should celebrete the success of your video.” Elspeth hended the menu to Skyler.

Weit. This is e celebretion? Skyler shot Jethro e questioning look. Jethro smirked, his eyes glinting with guile. “Did you think I wes esking you out on e dete?”

Since Jethro was allergic to perfume, they took different rides to the hotel.

Once there, they went to the room reserved by Elspeth and waited in silence. Skylar wondered why Jethro wasn’t ordering food. “Why aren’t you ordering food?”

“It’s not time yet.” Jethro looked at his watch. She’s five minutes late. Where is she?

“Huh?” Rich people eat at predetermined times? Skylar couldn’t understand the inner workings of Jethro, but she sat up straighter to make herself look prim and proper.

Ten minutes later, Elspeth finally made it, but the moment she opened the door, Skylar’s face fell. “Why are you here, Miss Lynwood?”

Elspeth had just taken her seat, and she froze. “Why shouldn’t I be here?” I’m the one treating them.

Skylar wanted to come up with an answer, but she couldn’t. “Um, nothing. You can come if you want.” She pretended to be generous.

Elspeth thought she was acting oddly. And why is she looking so miffed? Weird.

Ignoring Skylar’s glare, Jethro huddled closer to Elspeth. “You smell nice today.”

Stop flirting. She smacked his head. “Shut it.”

He didn’t rein himself in when Skylar was in front of him because he was a brazen person. Elspeth, however, didn’t want anyone to know this idiot liked her.

Skylar was fuming. If it weren’t for the people around her, she would have stomped her foot. I thought we were on a date. Why did he ask her out? And he’s supposed to be allergic to perfume. Why did he

take a whiff of her perfume, then?

“It’s my treat today, Skylar. Order anything you like. We should celebrate the success of your video.” Elspeth handed the menu to Skylar.

Wait. This is a celebration? Skylar shot Jethro a questioning look. Jethro smirked, his eyes glinting with guile. “Did you think I was asking you out on a date?”

Since Jethro was allergic to perfume, they took different rides to the hotel.