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

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

she was walking with lead in her shoes.

when she saw Arnold sitting there, handsome, upright, and with features so striking that they could

that was as far as it

Evert family was like

her that Cinderella’s dream

better girl. At the very least, someone with a background,

illegitimate daughter, was filled with

there’s something you need, it can

afford a full–blown confrontation. If their family scandal got out, how could she face him, or her

to get where she was today, and she did not want to

noticed the bleak look in

grand, and your temper has grown along with it. Gone are the days when you and your mother would

some neglect. But here we treat everyone

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

coldly, “I know you’ve 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

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

there, felt a wicked sense of rivalry flare up and stepped closer

the veins on his hand standing out as his heart

that moment, considering Camille’s feelings, he quickly shifted his intense gaze away from her pale face, fearing that

we discuss things there? Are you ashamed of

was determined to press the issue. “We come to see you once in a blue moon, and you throw up every obstacle to avoid us. If we don’t make a scene, are we to let your guard dogs bite us willy–nilly?”

was fuming 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

one could

heart as bright as

oppressive silence hung in the

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?

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

completely throwing caution to

it, why summon your long–lost illegitimate daughter after all these

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

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

booked solid this month, next month, and the one after that. No

gaze turned frosty, “Camille, you would even defy

me?

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