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.

if their love faced opposition from the

about your background for

reddened with her pushing him away like that, he couldn’t help but spit it out, “But what of it? I still like you; I still look forward to seeing you.”

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

to know

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‘ preference for men;

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.

woman! Was she trying to kill

gasps, his handsome

pick up some clothing? Is it because Evadne couldn’t make it, so

just that, there’s another thing‘ Arnold’s cold voice came from behind her, “My badge, you still have it, right? I have an important

pierced by a sharp icicle of

“Alright”

she reached into her jacket pocket and slowly drew out the badge she

intensely at her,

palm, her lips pale with tension. As she attempted

stumbled

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

a current of electricity as

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

not, where do you get that confidence from?” Camille’s eyes brimmed with tears,

something you picked up from

“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

moment, all hesitations and fears were shattered

girl, will ya?

cherish you, take care of you. All that you’ve lost, all

strong suit. These few lines, hard–won from

no longer hold back the tumultuous emotions within her.

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

her neck and kissed her deeply,

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

secondary, 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

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 head and

“Ugh, I’m beat.”

a beautiful robot short–circuited, “How can there be so much to do?

before you’ve even taken

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 in Evadne’s life dictionary.”

when I took over K Hotel. I said rd outdo you guys at Abernathy Hotel, and I meant it. Look

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.”

not go there. I know you and your father aren’t on

“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

a wry smile,

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