Chapter 676

The assistant was completely dumbfounded by the man’s suave handling of the situation.

And with Arnold’s aloof demeanor, she truly believed he was just an ordinary customer coming to pick up his laundry.

“Darling, what are you staring at with such big eyes?” Mrs. Evert gave Eunice a sharp tug.

“Mom! Look at that man. He’s drop–dead gorgeous! I’ve never seen someone so magnificently handsome!” Eunice exclaimed with the excitement of a sheltered heiress.

“Enough. You’re high society, don’t act like you’ve never seen a good–looking man before. Even the handsomest of men have only two legs, don’t they?” Mrs. Evert chided her, though she couldn’t help but sneak a glance at Arnold from the corner of her eye.

She felt like she recognized him from somewhere.

Also, his gaze on them felt so cold and sinister it sent shivers down her spine.

As the assistant pondered how to shoo away these two pests, the sharp click–clack of high heels echoed down the spiral staircase.

“Have you two had your fill of drama yet?”

Arnold’s gaze shifted to the pale–faced Camille standing not too far off, his deep–set eyes narrowing slightly.

“Mom, that wench is here!” Eunice, seeing her half–sister, was filled with disdain and animosity.

Originally, Eunice was the sole, legitimate heiress of the Evert family.

But the arrival of her illegitimate sister had somewhat shaken her standing in her father’s heart. This so–called sister was just too formidable, being not only beautiful but also incredibly talented. Camille had excelled academically since childhood and had grown up to become one of the top fashion designers in the country!

of a mother, if only

father’s attitude be so cold? Perhaps Eunice

felt like she

sitting there, handsome, upright, and with

as far as it could

the Evert family was like the chime of midnight

her that Cinderella’s dream was over.

he could be with a better girl. At the very least,

seeing this remarkable illegitimate daughter, was filled

Evert, I am currently working. If there’s something you need, it can wait until I’m

confrontation. If their family scandal got out, how could she face

mire to get where she was today, and she did not want to be brought low or

look in Camille’s eyes

tone sure is grand, and your temper has grown along with it. Gone

and there may have been some neglect. But here we treat everyone equally; there was never any intention to

a chill spreading to her very core. “Let’s discuss this in my office.”

of your heritage you can’t erase. No matter how high you fly,

so subtle. Does Camille even understand? Maybe I should translate for

felt a wicked sense of rivalry flare up and stepped closer to Camille. “Camille, always remember your

his hand standing out as his heart twinged with pain.

quickly shifted his intense gaze away from her pale face, fearing that his attention might make her feel even

things

come to see you once in a blue moon, and you throw up every obstacle to avoid us. If we don’t make a

fuming yet held her tongue

insult was like a knife twisting in Camille’s heart, laying bare her most painful aspects in front of the man she cared for

Arnold remained silent.

way, her heart

one could accept

with a heart as bright as

silence hung in

child of Spencer Evert’s mistress. Our family really should be a soap opera cast, a melodramatic family drama at its finest. Eunice, aren’t you about to get engaged to Mr. Almond? When the time comes, I’ll be

mother were stunned into silence. The more Camille laughed, the

wretch, she’s completely throwing caution to the

it, why summon your long–lost illegitimate daughter after

caution to the wind. Glancing at her watch, her slender

design a couple of dresses for her,” Mrs. Evert said through clenched teeth, trying

this month, next month,

turned frosty, “Camille, you would even defy your father’s orders?”

me? Even if

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