Chapter 224 Holding Hands

Talia looked slightly pale, but responded with the same tone, " You can't

always put all of your time into work, you are a member of the Simpson

family. Even if you don't work, you don’t need to worry about money. Of

course, it's good for girls to have their own careers and hobbies, but

you still need to relax once in a while."

Talia's words made Camille smile.

She reached for Talia's hand and whispered, "Mom, you're so sweet.

Sometimes I think you adopted Ayan and gave birth to me."

"Wasn't that true?" Talia proudly said.

Camille smiled and the atmosphere turned much more casual.

They got out of the car and walked through the door of the teahouse.

The hostess recognized Talia and said, "Hello, Mrs. Simpson.”

Talia said gently, "I'd like a booth in the private room. My daughter-in-

law and I want to have a chat. Bring us some fruits, a cup of coffee, and

water."

"Yes, Mrs. Simpson."

The hostess arranged a private room for the two of them. Each booth

was separate and private. Camille was surprised to come here just for

a chat.

The idea had just occurred to Camille. Then a voice came from next

door.

A woman started talking with a proud tone. "Ayan, we haven't seen

each other for nearly four years. I didn't expect that you are still so

professional as before.”

Ayan asked gently, “Isn't that good? You're the CEO of the Benson

Group, so it's important to be clear about the interests of both

companies.”

"Well, this is the experience of Mr. Simpson, who has been managing

the Simpson Group for many years. Fine, I'll listen to you. But Ayan, I

want us to be best friends outside of work. Don't forget, we were the

best partners in college.”

The woman was trying to get closer to Ayan, but she didn't make him

feel she was saying those words on purpose.

They talked freely about work and memories of the past. From the

conversation, Camille knew that Sophia and Ayan were college

classmates. They also started a business together in college and no

one had beaten their records yet.

After that, the Benson family moved to DaneCity, so they hadn't gotten

in touch often these years. However, when Ayan went to DaneCity for a

business trip last time, the Benson family was their partner. So, Sophia

came to Hance City this time to discuss cooperation with Ayan.

Camille was silent and her face turned slightly pale. Then, she asked

Talia in a low voice, "Mom, did you bring me here so that I could hear

this?"

Talia was the only mother-in-law in the world that could do something

like this, right?

After all, they were not related by blood, but she was sincere with each

other, even if it was her son on the other side, she would be on

Camille's side.

Talia reached for Camille's hand with a defiant look on her face.

"Camille, don't worry, I am on your side. I know this Sophia has

cooperated with Simpson Group for a long time. However, Ayan is now

a married man. You've got to keep an eye on the man."

Camille couldn't help laughing, but there was a bitter feeling in her

heart.

She looked at Talia and felt grateful. She whispered, "Mom, thank you

for being on my side unconditionally, but we can directly ask Ayan

about this. It is not good to eavesdrop especially like this. What's more,

Benson Group and Simpson Group are still cooperating now, and it will

make Simpson Group laugh if they found out about this. Why don't we

just go?"

"How can you say so? If it's a partnership, he should bring you. You're

his wife and member of the Simpson family."

Camille was really touched by Talia's response. She smiled at her

gratefully.

However, she still believed that there was nothing going on between

Ayan and Sophia. After all, Ayan had a lover, right?

Her eyes grew dark as she thought. She bit her lower lip and

whispered, "Mom, maybe we really misunderstood Ayan. He loved

Eileen. There was no room for another person.”

Talia's voice fell silent. Ayan and Eileen. As a mother, she knew exactly

what was going on, but she didn't think her son would end up with

Eileen. She didn't think Eileen deserved him.

Talia clasped Camille's hand and explained, "Camille. Ayan and Eileen

did have a relationship, but he broke up with her before he married you.

It was only because Eileen had an accident with him and was in a

vegetative state. So he took care of her out of responsibility. But Ayan

didn't love her. I know him."

Talia's firm answer made Camille silent. She didn't want to argue with

Talia, and she didn't want Talia to argue with Ayan about it.

The atmosphere was quiet for a short time, then Sophia asked gently,

"Ayan, I didn't expect that you would marry your wife. After all, she is a

stranger and you don't know each other at all. What surprises me more

is that you have been married for a year, so do you fall in love with

her?"

Camille quivered her eyelashes and Talia unconsciously looked at her.

Looking into each other's eyes, Camille gave Talia a smile that broke

her heart.

Then, before she could wait for Ayan to answer, Talia got up, pushed

aside the curtain, and walked over. "When I heard Ayan's name, it

made me think it was someone I knew. But I didn't realize it was Ayan."

Both Ayan and Sophia were stunned by Talia's appearance.

Ayan, however, quickly reacted. He looked at Talia with a slight frown

and asked, "Mom, what are you doing here?"

"Hello, aunty. I'm Sophia. You used to make snacks for us in college.”

Sophia got up right away and greeted Talia politely.

Talia's expression stiffened, but she had good manners. "Hi, that's all in

the past. No need to mention it."

Talia looked at Ayan, and her face was a little pale. “I was just hanging

out with Camille. I was in the neighborhood, so I thought I'd take her

here.”

"Camille is here?"

Ayan asked.

Then he got up and walked across the curtain. He saw Camille sitting

at the table. She looked at him casually without much emotion.

After a few minutes, the four of them were seated together.

Camille and Ayan sat on one side, and Talia and Sophia sat on the

opposite side.

Sophia was charming and heroic. She was wearing simple brands with

long hair and attracted people's attention. Unlike Eileen, she was soft

and gentle.

Camille made eye contact with her, and she looked straight at her.

Ayan reached out and took Camille's hand under the tea table. "Where

did you go with Mom?" he asked softly.

He didn't care that Sophia was still there.

Camille's expression was gentle, but because Talia and Sophia were

there, she just said, "Just hanging out, how about you?"

She glanced at Ayan. She had texted him during dinner with the same

question. What did he say back then?