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."

do you know how worried Cameron was

spreading across her face. "He was

I did go to Australia to look

touched by

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

play the

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

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

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

and I were childhood friends, sure, but since he married you, he's been nothing but loyal. He's never crossed the line

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