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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.

Camille was stunned immediately and pulled her hand with the IV back under

“What the hell happened?!”

by the bed, gently holding her hand and asked with concern, “How did

Camille bit her lip.

I’ll stand up

low blood sugar

you know you have a heart disease? How long were you planning to keep

turned red with anger, squeezing Camille’s hand, “My brother said that you received a phone call last night, and you passed out after the call due to emotional agitation. Who called you? What

nail on the head

I didn’t mean to hide it from you. But I hope

“No! No! No!”

an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Whoever hurts the people around me, I will take revenge a thousand

“You can’t manage it!”

chest rose and fell rapidly. This was the first time she spoke so fiercely to her, “Please, stop meddling in my affairs, okay? I

aback, the light in her eyes

of the hospital

stubborn. The more Camille hid, the more

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

ever mentioned it to you.” Arnold said, his long eyelashes lowered. He knew his sister didn’t

her hometown who’s not in good health. She’s never mentioned anything else to

breath, “She’s my most trusted

to look into. It’s to know better. Only when you fully get the information can

finished, Arnold’s gaze flickered, finding a document from his phone and showing it to Evadne, “I’m sorry Evadne. I did

Evadne be angry? In fact,

cases and her affairs, was now showing

was about

Spencer Evert, the CEO of the

a major corporation, they’re just a real estate company with a

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 become

illegitimate daughter. It’s just never

“What?!”

Arnold in disbelief, “An

keeping this from you.” Arnold didn’t know

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

like it was being sliced, the

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

business? Spencer, that heartless

table hard, her coffee spilling over, her eyes burning with fury, “Arnold, I will handle

recovers.”

taken aback, but he didn’t

it or not?!” Evadne glared at

Whatever you ask me

you know Camille is an illegitimate daughter,

shallow?!” Arnold’s handsome face turned red,

moment, Cassius called

party tonight. You

it.” Evadne answered

you can actually arrange a private meeting with

two can’t be a

meet him in public. I don’t want to see

why, but she was somehow afraid to see Thaddeus. She said in a low voice, “Cassius, I actually want Chasel to see Thaddeus. If possible, we can start the treatment. Once he’s fully recovered, we

by the window, talking on the phone with

done enough for the Evert family over the years. What more do you want from me? Do you want

to suppress the shaking in her voice due to anger, large beads of

phone was taken

phone and was now holding it to his

features, like a perfectly crafted sculpture, and the clear integrity in his eyes gave her an

gaze

Spencer asked in

you don’t deserve

now is crossing the legal line, going against a woman’s

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