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.

his mind, stopped liking her, if their love faced opposition

known about your background

it out, “But what of it? I still like you; I still look forward to seeing you.”

cracked at his words, “You’ve been checking up on me?! Arnold, are

know more of you!”

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‘

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,

Was she trying to kill

gasps, his handsome face flushing

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?

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

heart pierced by a

“Alright”

badge she kept close to her

looking intensely at her,

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

stumbled into his

lips with a fervent kiss,

tingling with a current of

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

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

stubbornness also something you picked

mix 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.”

hesitations and fears were shattered by

be my girl, will

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

These few lines, hard–won from his

emotions within her. Tears

whole world burst into

and

make it to the Elmsworth rendezvous with Camille. Instead, she sent

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

and grappling with the group’s financial situation. Although Thaddeus was there to assist, she was still

“Ugh, I’m beat.”

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

second thoughts before you’ve even taken the

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

thoughts? Ha, that word doesn’t exist in

“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

a league of your own, my Evadne shines as the queen she is. What if I just give Abernathy Hotel to you? You’d

I know you and your father aren’t on the best terms,

“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

a wry smile, ruffling her

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