Camille’s sudden cardiac arrest was no small matter, so Arnold rushed her to the hospital and informed Evadne.

He understood his sister’s temper; if he kept this from her any longer, their sibling relationship would likely crumble.

The next morning. Evadne hurriedly returned from Skyrim to Elmsworth and went to the hospital where Camille was staying, accompanied by Jason.

“What the hell happened? How did Camille have a cardiac arrest?” Evadne asked anxiously, tears welling in her eyes.

“The doctors said that Camille has always been frail with a heart condition, but it isn’t too severe.”

A heart disease?

Evadne shuddered, and Jason quickly stepped forward to steady her.

She felt awful.

Not only was Camille her student, but she was also her best friend. Yet she knew nothing about her physical condition.

She felt like a failure as a mentor.

Remembering the phone call Camille had with her family the night before, Arnold clenched his fists silently, his voice husky, “She was overly emotional, which led to her cardiac arrest. Thank God I was there, otherwise the consequences would have been unthinkable.”

The night he took Camille to the hospital, he called Evadne and briefly explained how they ran into each other. But he didn’t tell Evadne about the conflict between Camille and her family.

“Why was she emotional? Why?” Evadne always liked to dig deep into the issues of those around her.

In her memory, Camille was always carefree and cheerful, as if nothing bothered her.

How could she?

“Evadne, let’s wait until Camille wakes up. She’ll tell you everything herself.” Arnold recalled the lengthy kiss they shared, his cheeks heating up and his mind slightly dazed. “Mr. Ashbourne, were you with Ms. Evert all last night? Did you take her to your home?” Jason asked curiously.

Evadne’s curiosity was piqued.

After all, it was the first time her brother, who had been single for thirty years, brought a woman home!

Wasn’t he always averse to women?

“Yes,” Arnold admitted honestly, “It was an emergency last night. I was afraid she would be harassed again, so I had to take her to my place.”

“And then what? What else happened, Arnold?” Evadne shook Arnold’s arm anxiously, asking, “What else did you guys do, huh?”

“You are such a curious kitten, with so many questions!” Arnold gave her a playful tap on her forehead, but his heart was racing strangely fast.

He didn’t know if Camille remembered the kiss that left him in turmoil the night before.

Just then, the door to the hospital room opened, and a nurse stepped out.

“The patient is awake.”

Without another word, Evadne pushed the door open and entered, full of worry.

Jason stayed outside the door, looking at Arnold’s increasingly–flushed face, and asked in surprise, “Mr. Ashbourne, are you running a fever?”

“Huh?” Arnold was snapped back to reality.

“Your face is so red. Are you okay?”

Arnold’s heart skipped a beat, and he quickly tried to laugh it off, “I’m fine, I’m fine.”

Jason coughed lightly and arched the corners of his lips upwards silently.

Inside the hospital room, Camille was weakly propped against the head of the bed, with an IV drip in her arm. The morning sun shone on her pale face, giving her a heartbreaking beauty.

“Camille..” Evadne softly called her name, her eyes reddening.

the woman in front of her who had lost so much weight as

pulled her hand with the IV back under

“What the hell happened?!”

sat down by the bed, gently holding her hand and asked with concern, “How did you end

Camille bit her lip.

me, and I’ll stand

a low blood sugar fainting spell, no big

not telling the truth? Don’t you know you have a heart disease? How

you received a phone call last night, and you passed out after the call due

nail on the head with

fluttered, and her fingers slightly flinched in Evadne’s palm, “Evadne, I didn’t mean to hide it from you. But

“No! No! No!”

up for you! One of my life rules is an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Whoever hurts the

“You can’t manage it!”

so fiercely to her, “Please, stop meddling in my affairs, okay? I

taken aback, the light

out of the hospital room, she was

Camille hid, the more she wanted to find out everything and

while she and Arnold went to

ever mentioned it to you.” Arnold said, his long eyelashes lowered. He knew his sister

only told me she has a mother back in her hometown who’s not in good

took a deep breath, “She’s my most trusted friend, and I’ve never thought about

Only when you fully get the

flickered, finding a document from his phone and showing it to Evadne, “I’m sorry Evadne. I did

Evadne be angry? In fact, she was

cared about his cases and her affairs, was now showing such dedication towards Camille.

mean she was about to have

Spencer Evert,

of them. Not a major corporation, they’re just a

in the domestic market, especially the bosses in Elmsworth, “But I remember Spencer has a son and a daughter

“She’s his illegitimate daughter. It’s

“What?!”

her chair, staring at Arnold in

we can understand why she’s keeping this from you.” Arnold didn’t know why, but seeing Camille’s

and misfortune, Camille, who hid everything in her heart, made him feel even more

like it was being

were drinking with Camille last night are senior executives of an overseas construction company, and they have business dealings with the Evert Group. Combined with Camille’s conversation with her dad last night, it should be

daughter for business? Spencer, that heartless beast, has

with fury, “Arnold, I will handle

recovers.”

but he

or

me to do, I’ll do

know Camille is an illegitimate daughter, you find her

that shallow?!” Arnold’s handsome face

that moment,

attending a business cocktail party tonight. You

it.” Evadne

arrange

speaking with a heavy heart, “Even though you two can’t be a couple, or

meet him in public. I don’t want

see Thaddeus. She said in a low voice, “Cassius, I actually want Chasel to see Thaddeus. If

room, Camille was standing by the window,

family over the years. What more do you want from me?

tried to suppress the shaking in her voice due

phone

snatched her phone and was now holding

she stared at Arnold’s superior profile. His handsome features, like a perfectly crafted sculpture, and the clear integrity in his

Arnold’s gaze was

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