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.

faced opposition from the whole world, she would rather

background for a long

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

“You’ve been checking up on

to know more of

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.

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

woman! Was she trying to kill him with

came in heavy, ragged gasps, his handsome

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 you to pick up Dr. Bright’s tailored suit? I had my assistant pack it, she’ll

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. Give

by a sharp

“Alright”

reached into her jacket pocket and slowly drew out the badge

there was Amold, looking intensely at her, extending his hand.

lips pale with tension. As she attempted to retract her hand, his strong grasp

guard, she stumbled into his

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

body tingling with a current of electricity as she embraced

his lips.

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

you picked up from

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

and fears were shattered by his

be my girl, will

bright as the stars, “From now 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 you, piece by piece. Please,

These few lines, hard–won from his heart’s depths, were his limit.

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

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

cradled the back of her neck and kissed her

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

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

a day, skimming project proposals, delving into 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

“Ugh, I’m beat.”

petite woman slumped into her man’s embrace, like a beautiful robot short–circuited, “How can there be so much to do? Did Cassius even live a human

second thoughts before you’ve even taken the reins?”

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

word doesn’t exist in Evadne’s life dictionary.”

it; I’m going to excel. Just like when I took over K Hotel. I said rd outdo 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 new life into it.”

know you and your father aren’t on

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.

let out a wry smile, ruffling her hair