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.

faced

background for a

reddened with her pushing him away like that, he couldn’t help but spit it out,

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

know more of you!”

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,

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

woman! Was she trying

came in heavy, ragged gasps, his handsome face flushing

her heart and turn away. “I 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 pick up Dr. Bright’s tailored suit? I had my assistant pack it, she’ll give it to you. You should go back. I’m very tired and

came from behind her, “My badge, you still have it, right? I have an important meeting at the courthouse

her heart pierced by a sharp icicle of pain.

“Alright”

slowly drew out the badge she kept close to her heart. Clutching it tightly in her palm,

there was Amold, looking intensely at her, extending his hand.

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

off guard, she stumbled into

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

body tingling with a current of

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

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

that stubbornness also something you

of adoration and helplessness, 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 in the world.”

moment, all hesitations and fears were

girl,

care of you. All that you’ve lost, all that you’ve never had, let me find it for you,

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

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

Amold felt as if the whole world burst into a kaleidoscope of colors,

back of her neck and kissed her deeply, their

with work handovers from Cassius, which was why she couldn’t make it to the Elmsworth rendezvous with Camille. Instead, she

the main agenda was to create an opportunity for him and Camille to meet. Even if Cupid was willing, without sight, how

half a day, 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

“Ugh, I’m beat.”

man’s embrace, like a beautiful robot short–circuited, “How can there be so much to do? Did Cassius even live a human life

second thoughts before you’ve even taken the

softly, his hands gently massaging her temples, “Let me give you a heads up from someone who’s been there: this is just

Ha, that word doesn’t exist in Evadne’s

“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

my Evadne shines as the queen she is. What if I

I know you and your father aren’t on the best terms, but let’s not overdo it.”

“If you really gave it to me, wouldn’t that be an over–the–top display

a wry smile, ruffling her