Hiding Behind Her Superficiality
Chapter 602

Chapter 602

Chapter 602 Simone’s Visit

“Let’s not panic just yet. I should talk to Elspeth first,” Yelena murmured to herself. After all, she was atalent under Elspeth; if anything happened to her, Elspeth would suffer a significant loss. “Yes. Shemust know about it now too.”

Suddenly, Yelena’s heart skipped a beat when she finally received Elspeth’s phone call, but she neverexpected Elspeth to be unconcerned and even pleased with the news.

“Why are you worried? Don’t you realize this is a great opportunity to boost your popularity?” Elspethasked.

“My fans are denouncing me,” Yelena hoarsely replied. “The damage just isn’t that bad yet.”

There were two camps of her fans: those who were sure she was innocent and those who were on thefence but made it clear they intended to denounce her. During that period, most of her fans had alreadydone so, with several bashing her as they left her.

“That is a fleeting and unimportant fan base, just like those who denounce you does not matter.Furthermore, I don’t think many of your fans are abandoning you. It’s fine. These numbers will buildback up in the future.”

After hearing that, Yelena felt her heart slowly settle down. “Do you have a plan in mind then, Elspeth?”

“Someone is pulling the strings this time, which is why you were framed,” Elspeth slyly explained. “We’llbe playing the long game to expose the mastermind.”

“You’re still the best!” Yelena exclaimed. After the call, she finally stopped worrying.

On the other hand, Hank felt envious when he saw how much his girlfriend worshiped Elspeth. “Dayand night, you always rely on Elspeth. I don’t even know what you need me for. What can I give you asyour boyfriend?”

The contrast between his usual calm and collected demeanor and the pitiful look on his face was sostark that she couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

“How could you be jealous of Elspeth?” Yelena asked, chuckling.

After she said that, he wrapped his arm around her waist and drew her into a hug. “I will be jealous ofanyone and everyone, including high school classmates you’ve not seen for ten years,” Hank replied.

However, she was surprised by the sudden mention of Federick. “I’m not even close to him, though.”

“I can see that, but he’s clearly plotting something against you.”

Then, Hank’s matter-of-fact tone made Yelena raise a hand to pinch his cheeks. “What nonsense isthat? There has never been anything between us. Why would he be plotting? You’re being paranoid.”

Her reply upset him, and he retorted, “Do you think that because you replace my analysis wrong orbecause you think I should not have gotten wary due to his joke?”

When she heard that, she recalled Federick jokingly telling Hank, “Give me your girlfriend,” and itinstantly sent chills down her spine. Soon, she realized after reflection that Federick probably meantwhat he said. “Maybe he just thinks it’s a joke between old schoolmates.”

“Didn’t you say the two of you didn’t know each other that well?” Hank grumbled.

His response had Yelena at a loss for words. “Very well,” she eventually said. “Since you’re upset by it,I’ll stay away from him in the future.”

As he knew she had nothing to do with Federick’s actions or feelings, her promise caused the ugly lookon his face to fade away slightly. “There is absolutely no way I would let anyone else have you,” heswore.

The solemn way he handled the joke at that moment made her laugh again.

Following that, their conversation was cut short by a loud knock on the villa door.

So, Yelena ran over to open the door to replace Hank’s mother, Simone, standing outside. After whatYelena had just been through, she was understandably shaken upon seeing Simone standing there.After all, Yelena was Hank’s girlfriend. She knew that if what had been said about her was true, theDamazios might refuse to accept her into their family. Although nothing had happened, the rumorsexisted.

Afterward, Yelena ducked her head and cautiously asked, “Mrs. Damazio, what brings you here?” Shehad been expecting an interrogation or a few rounds of frustrated questioning.

To her surprise, Simone instantly embraced her. Simone’s tone indicated she was in a bad mood butdid not interrogate Yelena, instead sounding concerned. “Does it still hurt, Yellie? You went through allthat pain and suffering,” she gasped.

As soon as Yelena heard that, she was filled with warmth. “I’m fine, Mrs. Damazio. Nothing happenedto me.”

Yelena’s reassurance calmed Simone down. “That’s good,” she said with a sigh. “I heard Hank say youwere once a victim of human trafficking. I was so scared for you that I could not sleep, constantly tellinghim to look for you.”

Seeing that Simone had dark circles under her eyes despite always prioritizing her skincare convincedYelena that Simone viewed her as her daughter.

“I’m fine,” Yelena said. “I’m amazing, don’t you know? After being kidnapped, I bumped into an oldfriend who saved me. I was not hurt at all.”

Simone’s eyes lit up upon hearing that. “Who is that friend? The Damazios owe him a debt for savingyou, so we must properly thank him.”

Yelena was about to nod in agreement when Hank drifted over to interrupt the conversation. “If you letyour precious daughter-in-law go near that man again, she might run away with him,” he commented.

Simone did not understand what he meant by that at first. It took her a few moments before sheeventually understood his implied message. However, she could not get angry at Yelena, so her onlyoption was to direct her anger at Hank. “That would be due to your own incompetence in getting her tostay. If my daughter-in-law runs away, I will never forgive you.”

Her son shrugged when he heard that. It seemed like he had misspoken again.

In the meantime, Simone insisted on taking Yelena out on a shopping trip, as Yelena had sufferedduring her time away. Ultimately, Hank would follow along as they needed someone to carry their bags.So, he followed them since there was no way he could deny a request from his mother, and it was notsafe for Yelena to leave the house unprotected.

Then, Simone led Yelena to the largest shopping mall in Damoria. Most of the mall’s foot traffic wasconcentrated on the first three levels because most of the stores on the upper floors were luxury storesthat most people couldn’t afford.

Ever since Yelena became a star, she rarely went out shopping for her own clothes or accessories. Thebrands sent nearly every item she owned straight to her door. Thus, she lived quite a lavish life over thepast few years. Additionally, she was also a daughter of the Sullivan Family. Her family was wealthyenough that she never had to worry about finances.

Due to how affectionate Simone was, Yelena did not feel good denying her request to head straight upto the fifth floor. The fifth floor of the mall was occupied by custom tailor shops. It was only natural forsomeone of Simone’s social standing to wear custom outfits instead of wearing the same style ofclothes as everyone else.

In the meantime, after spotting Simone, the bored sales associate hovering near the doorway swiftlywalked over to welcome them.