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!

weight of a mother, if only her mother wasn’t a convicted murderer.

her father’s attitude be so cold? Perhaps Eunice wouldn’t be the one marrying into the prestigious Gellar family.

towards them felt like she was walking

and with

as far as it could go.

Evert family was like the chime of

that Cinderella’s dream

be with a better girl. At the very least, someone with a background, a family, a past not as disgraceful

Evert, seeing this remarkable illegitimate daughter, was filled with venomous

currently working. If there’s something you need, it can wait until I’m done,” Camille said, her voice strained and

Arnold’s presence, she couldn’t afford a full–blown confrontation. If their family scandal got out, how could she face him, or

through the mire to get where she was today, and

look in Camille’s eyes but remained impassive,

resentment. “Camille, you’ve become a well–known designer now, haven’t you? Your tone sure is grand, and your temper

been some neglect. But here we

a chill spreading to her very core. “Let’s discuss this

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

being so subtle. Does Camille even understand? Maybe

a wicked sense of rivalry flare up and stepped closer to Camille. “Camille,

on his teacup tightened, the veins on his hand standing out as his heart twinged with

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

we discuss things there? Are you ashamed of your status too?”

see you once in a blue moon, and you throw up every

held her tongue due to their relationship with the

laying bare her most painful aspects in front of the man she cared for the most.

Arnold remained silent.

dare look his way, her heart aching to the point of

no one could

a heart as bright as daylight and eyes as clear

hung

mistress. Our family really should be a soap opera cast, a melodramatic family drama at its finest.

The

wretch, she’s completely throwing caution

long–lost illegitimate daughter after all these years?”

reserved up until now, threw caution to the wind. Glancing at her watch, her slender

of dresses for her,”

solid this month, next month,

gaze turned frosty, “Camille, you

her gaze fearlessly, “What’s he to me? Even if the President himself asked, I’d refuse.”

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