Chapter 1023: Surprise

Chapter 1023: Surprise

Ayan gently caressed Camille's hair. His expression was difficult to

read, his eyes filled with a cold and sinister look, but his voice was

gentle as he said, "You don't need to think about this answer. It's not

something you should be concerned about. It's something they should

think about. Why are they so cruel to you? We can't change others; we

can only change ourselves."

Ayan kissed her hair gently. Even though Camille was in his arms, he

still felt afraid. That fear clenched his heart, especially now that he

recalled it. If the Armstrong family continued to remain stubborn and the

Wesley family continued to act in secret, Camille would have already

been taken to Chesen City. Although he was confident he could find

her, he feared what harm the Wesley family might do to her.

The fear of losing her again weighed heavily on Ayan's heart. His voice

grew hoarse as he continued, "In the future, if you want to surprise me,

don't keep it a secret from me. Even if you want to surprise me, you

should tell me. When you come to find me, I can pretend not to know,

understand?"

Camille chuckled at his words. She softly replied, "If I tell you, can it still

be called a surprise?"

"As long as you're willing, I can cooperate with you. If I cooperate with

you, it will be a surprise. I don't want anything like what happened

today to occur again. Do you understand?" His tone was serious, and

his deep eyes revealed a trace of gloom. This matter was not over in

his heart.

Listening to his voice, Camille finally felt a bit more at ease. In truth,

during this entire incident, she hadn't felt much fear. When she realized

that something was wrong with that woman, she began to wonder who

it might be. However, before she could figure it out, she was taken

away, and she had no control over what happened next.

Initially, she had considered many possibilities, but all of them were

shattered one by one. She hadn't offended anyone, and even if

someone came after her because of Ayan, they wouldn't choose to act

at Ayan's territory. The only possibility was that the they were running

out of time and would seize any opportunity to achieve their goal.

But she hadn't expected it to be arranged by Brody and Page

themselves. This was revealed to her by the man who had slipped up.

She wasn't taken back to the Armstrong's villa, and the handwritten

divorce declaration was coerced by Brody's threatening phone call.

Then she was taken away by the Wesley family.

Of course, she didn't believe that she had been taken to Chesen City

like this because she believed that Ayan would find her before that.

Thinking of Ayan, who was currently by her side, she felt a sense of

security.

She reached out and gently wrapped her arms around Ayan's waist,

her voice murmuring softly and tenderly, "Ayan, it's so good to have

you."

Ayan, upon hearing these words, gave a soft snort and said

indifferently, "Now you know how good I am, right? Since you know

how good I am, when do you plan to go through the remarriage

procedures with me? Do you know that I just went to the Armstrong

family, and they tried to use this as a way to kick me out? I couldn't

even respond with dignity.”

Camille pursed her lips, her expression becoming cold. There was a

coolness in her eyes, and her voice was devoid of warmth as she said,

"They are good at finding excuses. I'm really curious, besides getting

this money, what else can they gain by doing this?"

They dared to offend even Ayan and the Simpson family for the sake of

this money. Could they really go to any lengths for money?

Camille became more and more puzzled as she thought about it. Were

these the actions of loving parents?

She was also a mother, and she couldn't bear the thought of her child

being harmed in any way. So why were Brody and Page so afraid of not

gaining anything from her? Even though she was already a mother,

they showed no signs of letting her go.

Did they want to squeeze her until there was nothing left to exploit?

Camille thought about all this, and it felt like her heart was bleeding.

She should have been used to it by now, but every time Brody and

Page presented new challenges, each time the harm she endured was

different.

Ayan sensed Camille's discomfort, and he quickly reassured her,

saying, "I don't know if they can still get that money now, but I do know

that Armstrong Corp will undergo a complete change of ownership. This

is the price they should pay. Don't be soft-hearted. Even if you threaten

me, I won't agree to let them off.”

Ayan preemptively injected this warning into Camille's mind because he

was concerned that she might feel sympathetic if she saw the

Armstrong family truly left with nothing. He wanted her to know that he

wouldn't be swayed no matter what happened.

As they spoke, the car had smoothly pulled up at Franklin Bay.

Ayan helped Camille out of the car, and just as they entered the house,

Sienna rushed over, following closely behind.

Sienna had been keeping a close eye on Camille's situation, but to

avoid disturbing Ayan while he was searching for Camille, she had

been getting updates from Kian. When she heard that Camille had

returned, she couldn't wait a second longer to come over. Rex

accompanied her.

Sienna looked Camille up and down and asked, "Are you okay?

Nothing happened, right?"

Camille glanced at Sienna. Although they had only separated at the

office in the afternoon, seeing each other now felt like they hadn't met

in a long time. Camille looked at Sienna and replied softly, “I'm okay.

Nothing happened.”

Sienna finally felt relieved, but her expression still showed a touch of

annoyance. She said, "Those so-called parents are despicable." After a

moment, she quickly added, "Don't stop me; I'm about to start

swearing.”

Camille smiled slightly and felt touched because Sienna had been

incredibly kind to her. Apart from Ayan and the Simpson family, both

Sienna and her grandmother were not blood relatives, but they had

treated her so well.

After Sienna had vented her anger, Camille interrupted her and said,

“I'm hungry. Can I have something to eat first?"

"Of course, let's eat right away. I'm sorry; I didn't think about that,"

Sienna said quickly.

Camille mimicked Sienna's tone and said, “It's okay."

Sienna accompanied Camille to the dining room, while Ayan and Rex

headed to the living room.

Rex looked at Ayan and asked, "Is it really Camille's parents who did

this? Forcing her to marry into the Wesley family in Chesen City? Isn't

this too melodramatic?"

Ayan's face was quite somber, and his expression was cold and

indifferent, as if he had a layer of frost on his face. He said, "It's not

melodramatic; it's the truth. The Armstrong family has gone too far, and

they have completely lost their minds. Since they want to take back the

shares of Armstrong Corp, I won't follow their wishes."

“You're really planning to cut all ties and not give them any respect?"

“I'll give them respect, but who will give me respect?"

Ayan snorted lightly, and his expression remained cold.

Rex asked in a low voice, "Aren't you worried that Camille will feel

uncomfortable? Even though what they did was outrageous, they are

still her parents, right? Camille might be reluctant, won't she?"

"She won't,” Ayan responded with absolute confidence. He said, "The

Armstrong family has completely crossed her bottom line with what

they do. Even if she feels sympathetic and unwilling, she won't just sit

back and do nothing."

What the Armstrong family had done went beyond being simply

outrageous.

After finishing her meal, Sienna left with Rex, and it was already past 9

p. m.. Ayan had a light meal himself and told Camille, "I need to go out

for a bit. You can take a bath and rest. I'm afraid I might be back late,

so you don't have to wait for me, okay?"

Camille raised her eyes to meet Ayan's gaze, and she nodded gently.

Her voice was somewhat hoarse as she asked, "Are you going to the

Armstrong family?"

“No, I'm going to meet the Wesley family. Since they're in my hands

now, there are some things that need to be clarified before I can

release them. I don't have the leisure to keep them here forever."

The last few words from Ayan were quite rare and made Camille

chuckle. She said, "Mr. Simpson, isn't providing room and board as

simple as it sounds for you?"

Ayan reached out and gently pinched her cheek, his eyes filled with

affection. He said, "I only want to provide for you."