Chapter 676

The assistant was completely dumbfounded by the man’s suave handling of the situation.

And with Arnold’s aloof demeanor, she truly believed he was just an ordinary customer coming to pick up his laundry.

“Darling, what are you staring at with such big eyes?” Mrs. Evert gave Eunice a sharp tug.

“Mom! Look at that man. He’s drop–dead gorgeous! I’ve never seen someone so magnificently handsome!” Eunice exclaimed with the excitement of a sheltered heiress.

“Enough. You’re high society, don’t act like you’ve never seen a good–looking man before. Even the handsomest of men have only two legs, don’t they?” Mrs. Evert chided her, though she couldn’t help but sneak a glance at Arnold from the corner of her eye.

She felt like she recognized him from somewhere.

Also, his gaze on them felt so cold and sinister it sent shivers down her spine.

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As the assistant pondered how to shoo away these two pests, the sharp click–clack of high heels echoed down the spiral staircase.

“Have you two had your fill of drama yet?”

Arnold’s gaze shifted to the pale–faced Camille standing not too far off, his deep–set eyes narrowing slightly.

“Mom, that wench is here!” Eunice, seeing her half–sister, was filled with disdain and animosity.

Originally, Eunice was the sole, legitimate heiress of the Evert family.

But the arrival of her illegitimate sister had somewhat shaken her standing in her father’s heart. This so–called sister was just too formidable, being not only beautiful but also incredibly talented. Camille had excelled academically since childhood and had grown up to become one of the top fashion designers in the country!

If only she didn’t have the dead weight of a mother, if only her mother wasn’t a convicted murderer.

Now, how could her father’s attitude be so cold? Perhaps Eunice wouldn’t be the one marrying into the prestigious Gellar family.

Every step Camille took towards them felt like she was walking with lead in her shoes.

She had just come downstairs when she saw Arnold sitting there, handsome, upright, and with features so striking that they could make her heart flutter time and time again.

But that was as far as it could go.

The appearance of the Evert family was like the chime of midnight bells.

Brutally reminding her that Cinderella’s dream was over.

girl. At the very least, someone with a background, a

remarkable illegitimate daughter,

you need, it can wait until I’m done,” Camille said, her voice strained and

low.

afford a full–blown confrontation. If their family scandal got out, how could she face him, or her mentor, with her head held

through the mire to get where she was today, and she did not want to be brought low or looked

the bleak look in Camille’s eyes but remained impassive,

Evert, having bottled up her fury, finally found her outlet, releasing a toxic blast of resentment. “Camille, you’ve become a well–known designer now, haven’t you? Your tone sure is grand, and your temper has grown along with it. Gone are the days when you and your

neglect. But here we treat everyone

over, a chill spreading to

your ties to the Evert family, but that is a part of your heritage you can’t erase. No matter how high you fly, you must always remember, it’s the Evert family’s nurturing that has allowed

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so subtle. Does Camille even understand? Maybe I

up and stepped closer to Camille. “Camille, always remember your place, as the Evert

grip on his teacup tightened, the veins on his hand standing out as his heart twinged

shifted his intense gaze away from her pale face, fearing that his attention might make her feel even more inferior,

we discuss things there? Are you ashamed

was determined to press the issue. “We come to see you once in a blue moon, and you throw up every obstacle to avoid

assistant, insulted, was fuming yet held her tongue due to

like a knife twisting in Camille’s heart, laying bare her most painful aspects in front of the

most.

Arnold remained silent.

didn’t dare look his way, her heart

no one could

as daylight and eyes

oppressive silence hung in

a deep breath and forced a smile, her eyes reddening. “Yes, I am the illegitimate daughter, the child of Spencer Evert’s mistress. Our family really should be a soap opera cast, a melodramatic family drama at its finest. Eunice, aren’t you about to get engaged to Mr. Almond? When the time comes, I’ll be sure to give your future

stunned into silence. The more Camille laughed, the more furious they became.

little wretch, she’s completely throwing caution to the wind!

your long–lost illegitimate daughter after all these

at her watch, her slender eyes filled with icy disdain, “Make it quick, my time is worth a fortune.”

you to design a couple of dresses for

booked solid this month, next month, and the one after that. No openings.”

Evert’s gaze turned frosty, “Camille, you would even

her gaze fearlessly, “What’s he to me? Even if the President himself

chest tightened with anger, “You!”

Evert, do you take

on her, “You and your darling daughter played me for a fool, humiliated me, and now, just seconds later, you expect me

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