Chapter 1299: Belittlement

Chapter 1299: Belittlement

Even through the phone, Camille could clearly sense Page's anger.

She shouted, "Camille, are you not listening to me now?"

“You're thinking too much. I've been listening. If I don't wait for you to

finish speaking, will you blame me for being impolite and

disrespectful?"

Camille spoke lightly, without any hint of aggression in her tone. It

seemed as if she no longer cared about Page's attitude or reaction.

Of course, Page was extremely unhappy with this attitude. She had a

cold expression on her face, full of hostility, and asked, "What do you

mean?"

“I don't mean anything!"

"Then are you going to find Horace or not?"

"Where should I find him?"

“You can't find him? Don't you know to ask Ayan for help? Don't you

have a good relationship with Ayan? Can't you ask him for assistance?

Although you have a good relationship with him, you should know that

you will always be an outsider in the Simpson family. Do you know what

an outsider is? It means that no matter how well they treat you, you will

never be one of their own. You should remember your own surname.”

These words had been repeated countless times. Camille felt like she

could recite them backward effortlessly. She sighed silently and finally

interrupted Page's words, asking, "So, you want me to involve Ayan in

Armstrong Corp's affairs. Are you prepared for the fact that Ayan might

also want a piece of the pie?"

“Isn't the Simpson Group enough? Don't you know the current situation

of Armstrong Corp? At this time, you still want to benefit from it. Are you

trying to infuriate me? Can't you stand the Armstrong family being in a

good position?"

Page started another round of bombardment. This time, Camille

decided to cut her off directly, with a slightly stern tone, "If you continue

speaking like this, then don't call me anymore.”

Page was taken aback because Camille rarely used such a cold and

stern tone when talking to her. Even when her attitude was very poor, it

was always cold and indifferent, not oppressive like it felt now.

During Page's silence, Camille spoke calmly and unhurriedly, "Since

you believe that any benefits of the Armstrong family have nothing to do

with me, how can you ask for my help when the Armstrong family has a

problem? Are you putting yourself in a difficult position or me? Do you

think I would genuinely help the Armstrong family? After all, it doesn't

benefit me in any way. In your eyes, I am just a selfish person. Why

would I help?”

Normally, Camille wouldn't be so blunt. At most, she would pretend not

to hear or let it go in one ear and out the other. But now her mood was

far from beautiful, especially when she thought about those terrible

things. She found it irritating, and Page's call at this time, questioning

and instructing her without any distinction, was something Camille

couldn't tolerate.

Camille took a deep breath and, without waiting for Page to speak, said

again, "Don't call me anymore. I won't help the Armstrong family with

anything. I've already sold my shares in Armstrong Corp to Horace. It's

your business with him now. It has nothing to do with me. If you want

me to get involved in Armstrong Corp's affairs, then transfer a portion of

your shares to me. It's as simple as that!"

After finishing her words, Camille hung up the phone without giving

Page any chance to respond.

Her expression was extremely indifferent, her gaze coldly fixed on the

disconnected phone. A chilling sensation emerged in her eyes. After

taking a deep breath, she regained her composure and resumed

working.

Camille didn't pay much attention to the matter because she adapted

quickly and had long given up hope for the Armstrong family. It didn't

have much impact on her.

However, Page harbored great resentment towards Camille for her

words and for abruptly ending the call. This incident led to a significant

dispute between Page and Brody once again.

Page was asked by Brody to make the call since they couldn't reach

Horace. There was no trace of Horace at the company, and the

secretary didn't mention anything about his schedule. This displeased

Brody greatly. He believed that as the chairman of Armstrong Corp,

even if Horace was currently handling all the affairs, he still needed to

report regularly and inform him of his schedule.

But Horace didn't do that, and Brody felt that Horace didn't value him.

Brody was a person with deep insecurities yet inmense arrogance.

Whenever someone showed even a slight coldness towards him, he

felt they were looking down on him and disrespecting him. He

unconsciously magnified all his thoughts and emotions, giving rise to

various dissatisfactions.

Of course, the purpose of that call was for Camille to ask Ayan to

investigate Horace, but Camille refused and questioned Page instead.

Brody coldly looked at Page and said, "You're so useless. You can't

even handle such a small matter. What can you do for the Armstrong

family? You didn't properly discipline Grace in the past, which resulted

in her disappearing without a trace. And as for Camille, I specifically

told you to keep an eye on her, but you insisted on letting that old lady

take her to Flento City. Now, she's completely out of our control. Tell

me, what can you do well?"

They used to argue, but it never reached the point of pushing someone

down and rubbing their face in the ground. Now, Brody was completely

disregarding any sense of dignity, and every word was filled with great

mockery and belittlement.

The conflicts between the two had been increasing, especially because

Armstrong Corp was currently being overshadowed. They couldn't hold

their heads up high in public. After all, their company was being

controlled by outsiders, and many people were laughing behind their

backs. Although Brody would claim that others were working for him

and he could enjoy it from home, only he knew the true bitterness and

pain.

Page had also been alienated several times within the circle of wealthy

wives because Armstrong Corp was under Horace's control. That's how

the reality of this circle worked. When you're doing well, there's no

shortage of people supporting you, but when you're not, countless

people trample on you.

Thinking about all these things, Page's mood became extremely bad.

She stood up and looked down at Brody, who was sitting on the sofa.

Her voice was forceful, reaching every corner of the mansion. She said,

"Who do you think you are to judge me? What have you done for this

family? If it weren't for you insisting on agreeing to your old man's

conditions, would we be in this situation? Ultimately, it's all because of

your Armstrong family. If it weren't for your Armstrong family, how could

I possibly not have a son now? How could Armstrong Corp have fallen

into someone else's hands? Let me tell you, don't think I don't know

about your affairs outside. If you push me too far, I won't hesitate to

expose all your dirty secrets!"