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."

"Nel, do you know how worried Cameron was when you went missing? You

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

to defend himself, Cameron said, "Nel, I did go to

have been touched by

I left, you swore you'd come for me in three months.

revealing Cameron's insincerity. "The Dawson family needed me to play the

no-nonsense version of

remarks. She looked uncomfortable. "Nel, why

unfazed. "Think I'm harsh? Then maybe stop doing things that are, well, gross. Like pretending to be

he married you, he's been nothing but loyal. He's never crossed the line with me." Nellie's eyes fell on their intertwined fingers, a mocking