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Camille’s sudden cardiac arrest was no small matter, so Arnold rushed her to the hospital and informed Evadne.

He understood his sister’s temper; if he kept this from her any longer, their sibling relationship would likely crumble.

The next morning. Evadne hurriedly returned from Skyrim to Elmsworth and went to the hospital where Camille was staying, accompanied by Jason.

“What the hell happened? How did Camille have a cardiac arrest?” Evadne asked anxiously, tears welling in her eyes.

“The doctors said that Camille has always been frail with a heart condition, but it isn’t too severe.”

A heart disease?

Evadne shuddered, and Jason quickly stepped forward to steady her.

She felt awful.

Not only was Camille her student, but she was also her best friend. Yet she knew nothing about her physical condition.

She felt like a failure as a mentor.

Remembering the phone call Camille had with her family the night before, Arnold clenched his fists silently, his voice husky, “She was overly emotional, which led to her cardiac arrest. Thank God I was there, otherwise the consequences would have been unthinkable.”

The night he took Camille to the hospital, he called Evadne and briefly explained how they ran into each other. But he didn’t tell Evadne about the conflict between Camille and her family.

“Why was she emotional? Why?” Evadne always liked to dig deep into the issues of those around her.

In her memory, Camille was always carefree and cheerful, as if nothing bothered her.

How could she?

“Evadne, let’s wait until Camille wakes up. She’ll tell you everything herself.” Arnold recalled the lengthy kiss they shared, his cheeks heating up and his mind slightly dazed. “Mr. Ashbourne, were you with Ms. Evert all last night? Did you take her to your home?” Jason asked curiously.

Evadne’s curiosity was piqued.

After all, it was the first time her brother, who had been single for thirty years, brought a woman home!

Wasn’t he always averse to women?

“Yes,” Arnold admitted honestly, “It was an emergency last night. I was afraid she would be harassed again, so I had to take her to my place.”

“And then what? What else happened, Arnold?” Evadne shook Arnold’s arm anxiously, asking, “What else did you guys do, huh?”

“You are such a curious kitten, with so many questions!” Arnold gave her a playful tap on her forehead, but his heart was racing strangely fast.

He didn’t know if Camille remembered the kiss that left him in turmoil the night before.

Just then, the door to the hospital room opened, and a nurse stepped out.

“The patient is awake.”

Without another word, Evadne pushed the door open and entered, full of worry.

Jason stayed outside the door, looking at Arnold’s increasingly–flushed face, and asked in surprise, “Mr. Ashbourne, are you running a fever?”

“Huh?” Arnold was snapped back to reality.

“Your face is so red. Are you okay?”

Arnold’s heart skipped a beat, and he quickly tried to laugh it off, “I’m fine, I’m fine.”

Jason coughed lightly and arched the corners of his lips upwards silently.

Inside the hospital room, Camille was weakly propped against the head of the bed, with an IV drip in her arm. The morning sun shone on her pale face, giving her a heartbreaking beauty.

“Camille..” Evadne softly called her name, her eyes reddening.

She could hardly recognize the woman in front of her who had lost so much weight as her carefree, sunny friend.

and pulled her hand

“What the hell happened?!”

by the bed, gently holding her hand and asked with concern, “How did you end up like this?

Camille bit her lip.

and I’ll

just a low blood

know you have a heart disease?

squeezing Camille’s hand, “My brother said that you received a phone call last night, and you passed

nail on the head with every

her fingers slightly flinched in Evadne’s palm, “Evadne, I didn’t mean to hide it from you. But I hope you can give me some personal

“No! No! No!”

the hell kind of secret? You’re obviously being bullied and don’t want me to know, don’t want me to stand up for you! One of my life rules is an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Whoever hurts the people around me, I will take revenge a thousand times over! You’ve

“You can’t manage it!”

This was the first time she spoke so fiercely to her, “Please,

aback, the light

came out of the hospital room,

Camille hid, the more she wanted

Camille while she and Arnold went to the coffee shop across the

said, his long eyelashes lowered. He knew his sister didn’t like her coffee too

only told me she has a mother back in her hometown who’s not in good health. She’s never

breath, “She’s my most trusted friend, and I’ve never thought about looking

when you fully get the information can

finding a document from his phone and showing it to Evadne, “I’m sorry Evadne. I did some digging on Camille

Evadne be angry? In fact, she was

affairs, was now showing

was about to have

the daughter of Spencer Evert, the CEO of the

they’re just a real estate company with a bit of fame in

always ready to take over the family business, had a clear understanding of the big players in the domestic market, especially the bosses in Elmsworth, “But I remember Spencer has a son and a daughter who are quite high–profile. How did Camille

illegitimate

“What?!”

at Arnold in disbelief,

keeping this from you.” Arnold didn’t know why, but seeing Camille’s past,

to those who openly show their sorrow and misfortune, Camille, who hid everything in her heart, made him feel even

felt like it was being sliced, the pain making it

men who were drinking with Camille last night are senior executives of an overseas construction company, and they have business dealings with the Evert Group. Combined with Camille’s conversation with her dad last night, it should be a setup by the Evert

their own daughter for business? Spencer, that heartless beast,

spilling over, her eyes burning with fury, “Arnold, I will handle this. You promise me one

recovers.”

was taken aback, but he didn’t

or not?!” Evadne glared

ask me to do, I’ll do

Now that you know Camille is

you think I’m that shallow?!” Arnold’s handsome face turned red,

that moment, Cassius called

attending a business cocktail party tonight. You will have the opportunity to meet

it.” Evadne

actually arrange a

heart, “Even though you two can’t be a couple, or even

just meet him in public. I

a low voice, “Cassius, I actually want Chasel to see Thaddeus. If possible, we

standing by

you want from me? Do you want

tried to suppress the shaking in her voice due to

her phone was taken

had snatched her phone and was

she stared at Arnold’s superior profile. His handsome features, like a perfectly

gaze

you?” Spencer

status, you don’t deserve to know

“But I want to remind you, what you’re doing now is crossing the legal

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