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.

one day Arnold changed his mind, stopped liking her, if their love faced opposition from the whole world, she

background for a

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 to

words, “You’ve been checking up on me?! Arnold, are you letting your

wanted to know more of

reach your heart, to be with you! I know what you’re worried 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 my father, you have nothing to fear.

him away with her hands on his heaving chest, “Dr. Bright is the second son of the Bright family, and Thaddeus is

Was she trying

heavy, ragged gasps, his handsome face flushing

heard from my assistant that you came to pick up some clothing? Is it because Evadne couldn’t make it, so she asked you to

still have it, right? I have an important meeting at the courthouse later, and everyone needs to wear

heart pierced by a sharp

“Alright”

reached into her jacket pocket and slowly drew out the badge she kept close to her heart. Clutching it tightly in

there was Amold, looking intensely at

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

guard, she stumbled into his

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

senses blurred, her body tingling with a current of electricity as she embraced him, lost in

playing on his lips. “You turned white just now, were you scared? Scared that I’d really leave, that I’d really take it

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

stubbornness also something you picked up

the use of the whole world being right if I don’t like it? I

hesitations and fears were shattered by his unwavering choice.

girl, will

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 that you’ve never

Amold’s strong suit. These few

no longer hold back the tumultuous emotions within her. Tears streamed down her face as

felt as if the whole world burst into a

of her neck and kissed her deeply,

Cassius, which was why she couldn’t make it to the Elmsworth rendezvous

and Camille to meet. Even if Cupid

skimming project proposals, delving into the profiles of corporate executives, and grappling with the group’s financial situation. Although Thaddeus was there to assist, she was still left with a spinning head and

“Ugh, I’m beat.”

into her man’s embrace, like a beautiful robot short–circuited, “How can there be

before you’ve even

up from someone who’s been there: this is just the beginning. Once you officially take over, a myriad of tasks will await you. Then, you can really

thoughts? Ha, that word doesn’t exist in Evadne’s life dictionary.”

raised her face, pouting cutely. “Just watch me. I’m not just going to do it; I’m going to excel. Just like when I took over K Hotel. I said rd outdo you guys at Abernathy Hotel, and I

“Looking back, none can rival you; in a league of your own, my Evadne shines as the queen she is. What

you and your father aren’t on the best terms,

to me, wouldn’t that be an over–the–top display of ‘filial piety? It might really

out a wry smile, ruffling her

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