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.

love faced opposition from the whole world,

about your background

him away like that, he couldn’t help but spit it out, “But what of it?

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

know

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

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

woman! Was she trying to kill him with

heavy, ragged gasps, his

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

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

stiffened, her heart pierced by a

“Alright”

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

was Amold, looking intensely at her, extending

she attempted to retract

stumbled into his

her lips with a fervent

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

felt like an eternity, Arnold reluctantly broke the kiss, his fingers gently tracing her jaw, a 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

you picked

“What’s the use of the whole world being right if I don’t like it? I only love you. What

moment, all hesitations and fears were shattered by his

be my girl, will ya?

sincerity as bright as the stars, “From now on, let me love you, cherish you, take care of you. All that

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

back the tumultuous emotions within her. Tears streamed down her face as she gave

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

of her neck and kissed

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

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

delving into the profiles of corporate executives, and grappling with the group’s financial situation. Although Thaddeus

“Ugh, I’m beat.”

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

before you’ve even taken the

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

thoughts? Ha, that word doesn’t exist

cutely. “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 meant it. Look at

rival you; in a league of your own, my Evadne shines as the queen

father aren’t on the best terms, but let’s not overdo it.”

frantically, trying to dodge the 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

wry smile,

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