Chapter 678

As Arnold spoke, his muscular arms wrapped around her slender waist, pulling her closer with an increasingly tight grip that seemed to fear her slipping away again.

Camille felt a ticklish warmth spread through her, her voice soft; she was playfully complaining yet more of saying in a coquettish way, “You do realize you’re like a thief, don’t you? Quite perceptive of yourself.”

“Camille.”

He called her name again, his voice laced with an addictive quality that brought a rosy hue to her pale cheeks, “Actually, you’re a thief too. A thief who stole my heart.”

Camille had heard her mentor occasionally mention her family. He said she had an older brother who, despite his dashing good looks, spoke the most cheesy pick–up lines that were oddly endearing.

Now, she could see her mentor hadn’t been exaggerating.

Seeing her silent, Arnold grew anxious and turned her to face him, “Are you still mad at me?”

Arnold Ashbourne.”

The way Camille suddenly used his full name made him even more nervous, his Adam’s apple bobbing uncontrollably.

“I’m the illegitimate daughter of the Evert family; my background isn’t something to be proud of. The Evert family hassle me so frequently, it’s a wonder I find any peace. Someone like me isn’t a good match to you. Being with me, you’ll never have a day’s rest.”

As she spoke, a pain throbbed in her chest, as if she were being forced to carve off a piece of her heart, “You deserve…better. Perhaps out of sympathy or pity, you felt the need to protect me. But once the intensity fades, you’ll see. Love is just a fleeting illusion that brings nothing but trouble. With your privileged background, even if you don’t seek out nobility, you could find a lady from a reputable, well–read family. My life is full of blemishes. And what you see today is just the tip of the iceberg.”

Camille, a top fashion designer, used her flawlessly cool demeanor and her dazzling creations to mask her intense inner turmoil and insecurity.

She felt rootless, like a drifting weed, never able to proudly tell anyone that she was a child of the Evert family.

It wasn’t that she was blind to Arnold’s virtues or his genuine love for her, but the deep–seated sense of unworthiness tore at her heart day and night, forcing her to stay alert.

stopped liking her, if their love faced opposition from

background for a long time.”

with her pushing him away like that, he couldn’t help but spit it out, “But what of it? I still like you; I still look forward

aback; her defenses cracked at his words, “You’ve been checking up on me?! Arnold, are you letting your detective instincts take

to know more of

about, but it will never happen. You’re Evadne’s best friend, and she’s told me more than once how much she wants you as her sister–in–law. As for my family, and

pushing him away with her hands on his heaving chest, “Dr. Bright is the second son of the Bright family, and Thaddeus is the CEO of the Abernathy group, both paragons among men. What am I, how can

stubborn woman! Was she trying

gasps, his handsome face

from my assistant that you came to pick up some clothing? Is it because Evadne couldn’t make it, so she asked you to pick up Dr. Bright’s tailored suit? I had my assistant pack it,

“My badge, you still have it, right? I have an important meeting at the courthouse later, and everyone needs to

pierced by

“Alright”

pocket and slowly drew out the badge she kept

Amold, looking intensely at her,

lips pale with tension. As she attempted to retract her hand, his strong grasp suddenly enveloped hers, pulling her

she stumbled

sealed her lips with a fervent kiss, deepening it with every second, his desire for possession swirling between

of electricity as she

smile playing on his lips. “You turned white just now,

that confidence from?” Camille’s eyes brimmed with tears, her

also something you picked up from your

holding her close again, “What’s the use of the whole world being right if I don’t like it? I only love you. What I love is the best thing

that moment, all hesitations and fears were shattered by his

be my girl, will

eyes gleamed with a sincerity as bright as the stars, “From now on, let me love you, cherish you, take care of you. All that you’ve lost, all

words of love were never Amold’s strong suit. These few lines, hard–won from his heart’s depths, were his

hold back the tumultuous emotions within her. Tears streamed down her face as she

felt as if the whole world burst into a

gently cradled the back of her neck and kissed her deeply, their embrace tender and

couldn’t make it to the Elmsworth rendezvous with Camille.

an opportunity for him and Camille to meet. Even if Cupid was willing,

into the profiles of corporate executives, and grappling with the group’s financial situation. Although Thaddeus was

“Ugh, I’m beat.”

“How can there be so much to do? Did Cassius

thoughts before you’ve even taken the reins?”

softly, his hands gently massaging her temples, “Let me give you a heads up from someone who’s been there: this is just the beginning. Once you officially take over, a myriad of tasks will await

Ha, that word doesn’t

to excel. Just like when I took over K Hotel. I said rd outdo you guys at Abernathy Hotel, and I meant it. Look

none can rival you; in a league of your own, my Evadne shines as the queen she is. What if I just give Abernathy Hotel to you? You’d surely breathe new life

father aren’t on the best terms,

trying to dodge the suggestion, “If you really gave it to me, wouldn’t that be an over–the–top display of ‘filial piety? It might

wry smile, ruffling her

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