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.

faced

your background for

he couldn’t help but spit it out, “But what of

words, “You’ve been checking up on

to know more

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

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.

trying to kill him with frustration?!

ragged gasps,

Evadne couldn’t make it, so she asked you to

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

pierced by

“Alright”

she reached into her jacket pocket and slowly drew 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 lips pale with tension. As she attempted to retract her

guard, she stumbled into his

his arms around her waist and sealed her lips with a fervent kiss,

a current of electricity as she embraced him, lost in the moment.

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, that I’d really take it

you get that confidence from?” Camille’s eyes brimmed with tears, her voice choked with emotion.

stubbornness also something you picked up

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

moment, all hesitations and fears were shattered

girl,

you, take care of you. All that you’ve lost, all that you’ve never had, let me find it for you, piece by piece. Please, give me this

Amold’s strong suit. These few lines, hard–won from his heart’s depths, were his

her. Tears

world burst into a kaleidoscope of colors, fireworks exploding in brilliant splendor.

neck and kissed

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

main agenda was to create an opportunity for him and Camille to meet. Even if Cupid

the group’s financial situation. Although Thaddeus was there to assist, she was still left with a spinning head and

“Ugh, I’m beat.”

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

thoughts before you’ve even taken the reins?”

who’s been there: this is just the beginning. Once you officially

word doesn’t exist

I took

can rival you; in a league of your own, my Evadne shines as the queen she is. What if I just give

father aren’t on the best terms,

waved her hands 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

a wry smile, ruffling her

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