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."

adopting a condescending tone. "Nel, do you know how worried Cameron was when you

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 said, "Nel, I did go to Australia to look

touched by this, but now, she just

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

Dawson family needed me to play the perfect daughter-in-law

fierce, no-nonsense version of Nellie. Her words stung like a

was totally flustered by Nellie's biting remarks. She looked uncomfortable. "Nel, why have you turned

doing things that are, well,

me? Cameron and I were childhood friends, sure, but since he married you, he's been

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