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.

love faced opposition from the whole world, she

background for a long

that, he couldn’t help but spit it out, “But what of it? I still like you; I still look forward to

aback; her defenses cracked at his words, “You’ve been checking up on

wanted to know

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

felt a 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 me.”

trying to kill him

gasps, his handsome face flushing red

Is it because Evadne couldn’t make it, so she asked you to pick up

Arnold’s cold voice came from behind her, “My badge, you still have it, right? I have an important meeting at the courthouse later, and everyone needs to wear theirs.

stiffened, her heart pierced by a sharp icicle

“Alright”

out the badge she kept close to her heart. Clutching it tightly in her palm, then she turned around.

there was Amold, looking intensely at her,

As she attempted to retract her hand, his strong grasp suddenly enveloped hers, pulling her forcefully.

off guard, she stumbled into

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

tingling with a current of electricity as she

lips. “You turned white just now, were you scared? Scared that

Camille’s eyes brimmed with tears, her

something you picked up from your mentor?”

world being right if I don’t

and fears were shattered by his

girl, will

you. All that you’ve lost, all that you’ve never had, let me find it for you, piece by piece. Please,

These few lines, hard–won

Camille could no longer hold back the tumultuous emotions within her. Tears streamed down her

that moment, Amold felt as if the whole world burst into a

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

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 could

with the group’s financial situation. Although Thaddeus was

“Ugh, I’m beat.”

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

second thoughts before you’ve even

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 you.

that word doesn’t exist in Evadne’s

to do it; I’m going to excel. Just like when I took over K Hotel. I said

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 Abernathy Hotel to you? You’d surely breathe

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

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

a wry smile,