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!

didn’t have the dead weight of a mother, if only her mother wasn’t a convicted

so cold? Perhaps Eunice wouldn’t be

towards them felt like she was walking with lead in her shoes.

there, handsome, upright, and with features

as far

Evert family was like the chime of midnight bells.

that Cinderella’s dream

hoped he could be with a better girl. At the very least, someone with a background, a family, a past not as disgraceful and messy as

illegitimate daughter,

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

confrontation. If their family scandal got out, how

where she was today, and she did not want

the bleak look in Camille’s

you? Your tone sure is grand, and your temper has grown along with

some neglect. But here we treat everyone equally; there was never any intention to make it difficult for you.”

spreading to her

grown independent and refuse to acknowledge your ties to the Evert family, but that is a part of your heritage you can’t erase. No matter how high you fly, you must always remember, it’s the Evert family’s nurturing that has allowed you to achieve what you have

subtle. Does Camille even understand? Maybe I

flare up and stepped closer to Camille. “Camille,

his hand

moment, considering Camille’s feelings, he quickly shifted his intense gaze away from her pale face, fearing that his attention might make her feel even more inferior, even

Why should we discuss things there?

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

yet held her tongue

Camille’s heart, laying bare her most painful aspects in front of the man she cared for

Arnold remained silent.

look his way, her heart aching to the point of stopping.

no one could accept her.

Arnold, with a heart as bright as daylight and eyes as clear as

silence hung

the 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 sure to

and her mother were stunned into silence. The more Camille laughed,

little wretch, she’s completely throwing

illegitimate daughter after all these years?”

her watch, her slender eyes filled with icy disdain, “Make it quick, my time is worth a

is getting engaged, your father wants you to design a couple of dresses for her,” Mrs. Evert said through clenched teeth, trying

I’m booked solid this month, next month, and the one after that. No openings.”

“Camille, you would even defy your father’s

fearlessly, “What’s he to me? Even if the

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