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.

liking her, if their love faced opposition from the whole world, she would

background for a long time.”

reddened 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

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

to know more of you!”

think 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

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

she trying to

came in heavy, ragged gasps, his

up some clothing? Is it because Evadne couldn’t make it, so

“My badge, you still have it, right? I

heart pierced by a sharp icicle of pain.

“Alright”

whisper, she reached into her jacket pocket and slowly drew out the badge

was Amold, looking intensely at

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

stumbled into his embrace.

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

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

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

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

that stubbornness also something you picked

a mix of adoration and helplessness, holding her close again, “What’s the use of the whole world being right if I don’t

all hesitations and fears were

be my girl, will

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

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

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

world burst into a kaleidoscope

neck and kissed her deeply, their embrace tender and passionate.

why she couldn’t make it to the Elmsworth rendezvous with Camille. Instead, she sent Arnold to

opportunity for him and Camille to meet. Even if Cupid was willing, without sight, how

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 aching

“Ugh, I’m beat.”

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

thoughts before you’ve

this is just the beginning. Once you officially take over, a myriad

doesn’t exist

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

your own, my Evadne shines as the queen she is. What if I just give Abernathy Hotel to

your father aren’t on

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

let out a wry smile, ruffling her hair

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