His Ex Wife Is A Billionaire

Chapter 678

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.

their love faced opposition from the whole world, she would rather avoid

your background for a

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 me?! Arnold, are you letting your detective

to know

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

on his heaving chest, “Dr. Bright is the second son of the Bright family, and Thaddeus is

trying to

came in heavy, ragged gasps, his handsome

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

you still have it, right? I have an important

by a

“Alright”

out the badge she kept close

there was Amold, looking intensely at her, extending

As she attempted to retract her

off guard, she stumbled

waist and sealed her lips with a fervent kiss, deepening it

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

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 with tears, her

something you picked up from your

whole world being right if I don’t like it? I only love you. What I love is

hesitations and fears were shattered

be my girl, will

love you, cherish you, take care of you. All that you’ve lost, all that you’ve never

few lines, hard–won from his heart’s

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

felt as if the whole world burst into a kaleidoscope of colors, fireworks exploding in

neck and

which was why she couldn’t make it to

was to create an opportunity for him and Camille to meet. Even

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

before you’ve even taken the

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

word doesn’t exist in

to excel. Just like when I took over K Hotel. I said

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

know you and your father aren’t on the best

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

wry smile, ruffling her hair affectionately.

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