His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

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.

Arnold changed his mind, stopped liking her, if their love faced opposition from

your background

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 seeing you.”

checking up on me?! Arnold, are you letting your detective

to know more of

I’m doing all this for fun? I’m doing it to get closer to you, to 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. If they aren’t open–minded, then no one in the world is. My dad accepted Cassius‘ preference for men; he accepted Thaddeus, who once hurt Evadne, so how could he

sour tightness in her chest and closed her eyes, shaking her head in denial, 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 I compare? It’s different. Don’t waste your time on

woman! Was she trying to kill him with

came in heavy, ragged gasps, his

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

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

pierced by a sharp

“Alright”

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

Amold, looking intensely at

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

stumbled into his embrace.

her waist and sealed her lips with a fervent

a current of electricity as she embraced him, lost in the

reluctantly broke the kiss, his fingers gently tracing her jaw, a crooked smile playing on his lips. “You turned white just

you get that confidence from?” Camille’s eyes brimmed

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.

and fears

be my girl,

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 had, let me

few lines, hard–won from his heart’s depths, were his

emotions within her. Tears streamed

if the whole world burst into a kaleidoscope of colors, fireworks exploding in brilliant splendor.

back of her neck and kissed her deeply, their embrace tender

it to the Elmsworth rendezvous with Camille. Instead, she sent Arnold

secondary, the main agenda was to create an opportunity for him and Camille to meet. Even if

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 aching

“Ugh, I’m beat.”

embrace, like a beautiful robot short–circuited, “How can

you’ve even taken the

someone who’s been there: this is just the beginning. Once you officially take over, a

word doesn’t exist in Evadne’s life dictionary.”

Just like when I took over K Hotel. I said rd outdo you guys at Abernathy Hotel, and

her feisty spirit, kissing her forehead, “Looking back, none can rival you; in a league of your own, my Evadne shines as the queen she is. What if I just give

your father aren’t on the best terms, but let’s

suggestion, “If you really gave it to me, wouldn’t that be an over–the–top display of ‘filial piety? It might really piss Mr. Frederic Abernathy off. I couldn’t bear the thought of

let out a wry smile, ruffling her hair affectionately.