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.

liking her, if their love faced opposition from the whole world, she would

about your background for

it out, “But what of

been checking up on me?! Arnold, are you letting your

know more of you!”

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. If they aren’t open–minded, then no one in the world is. My dad accepted Cassius‘ preference for men; he accepted Thaddeus, who once hurt Evadne, so how could he possibly not accept you?

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

woman! Was she trying to

came in heavy, ragged gasps, his handsome face

herself to harden her heart and turn 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

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

by a sharp icicle

“Alright”

voice barely a whisper, she reached into her jacket pocket and slowly drew out the badge she kept close to her heart.

Amold, looking intensely at

with tension. As she attempted to retract her

she stumbled into

sealed her lips with a fervent

blurred, her body tingling with a current of electricity as

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,

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

stubbornness also something you picked up from

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.

that moment, all hesitations and fears were

girl, will ya?

you, take care of you. All that you’ve lost, all that you’ve never had, let me find

few lines, hard–won from his heart’s depths,

no longer hold back the tumultuous emotions within her. Tears streamed down her face as she gave a

whole world burst into a kaleidoscope of colors, fireworks exploding

her neck and kissed her deeply,

swamped with work handovers from Cassius, which was why she couldn’t make it to the Elmsworth rendezvous

for him and Camille to meet. Even if Cupid was willing, without sight, how could sparks of

the group’s financial situation. Although Thaddeus

“Ugh, I’m beat.”

can there be so much to do? Did

you’ve even taken

his hands gently massaging her temples, “Let 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 will await you. Then, you can really

thoughts? Ha, that word doesn’t exist in

I took over K Hotel. I said rd outdo you guys at

her feisty spirit, kissing her forehead, “Looking back, none can rival you; in a league of your own, my Evadne shines as the queen she is. What if I

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

frantically, trying to dodge the suggestion, “If you really gave it to me, wouldn’t that be an over–the–top display of

let out a wry smile, ruffling her

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