Reborn From Oblivion by Christia Muray

Chapter 42

Nellie watched Jasmine leave the stage, feeling a bit lost.

"Nellie."

Caught up in her thoughts, Nellie hardly noticed Cameron as he stood up and made his way over to her, grabbing her wrist with a grip like a vice. Nellie looked at him with a cool detachment as if he were a stranger to her.

Her gaze hit him hard. "Nellie, what are you doing in Milan? Didn't I tell you to stay put in Australia?" he demanded, annoyance clear in his voice.

Nellie smirked, a hint of sarcasm in her expression. Did he really think shipping her off to America meant she had to follow his every whim? To him, she was just a mindless accessory.

Cameron blinked, momentarily stunned. "Even if you wanted to come to Milan, you should've given me a heads-up."

you know how worried Cameron was when

both a once-over, a playful grin spreading across her face. "He was too busy with his precious sweetheart to spare a thought for me, wasn't he?" Both Cameron and

I did go to Australia to look for

old Nellie might have been touched by this, but now, she just found

she paused. "Before I left, you swore you'd come for me in

needed me to play the perfect daughter-in-law at their annual shindig. That's

He hadn't expected this fierce, no-nonsense version of Nellie.

by Nellie's biting remarks. She looked uncomfortable. "Nel,

harsh? Then maybe stop doing things that are, well, gross. Like pretending

that of me? Cameron and I were childhood friends, sure, but since he married you, he's been nothing but loyal. He's never crossed the line with me." Nellie's eyes fell on their