Chapter 919: Mute

Chapter 919: Mute

Ayan's deep gaze was fixed on Camille without blinking. He whispered,

"Have you made up your mind?"

"Mmm, so don't ask me again, or I might change my mind," Camille

chuckled lightly, her tone seemingly relaxed but Ayan knew she was

just trying to hide her emotions.

He said calmly, "Take your time and let me know when you've decided.”

This was Ayan giving Camille the time she needed to think things

through.

As for Eileen and Preston's relationship, they both already knew the

answer in their hearts. So when they saw the result, there wasn't any

shock or surprise.

They didn't want to talk about it anymore either.

Only Camille and Ayan knew about it; even Kian didn't know what the

result of the test was.

After leaving the test center together, they both put this matter behind

them. As for that report, Ayan tore it up into pieces and threw it into

several trash cans after returning to Maple Leaves Mansion.

These past few days were quite busy for them - Ayan had to deal with

Mr. and Mrs. Bell's affairs while Camille had to move out of her old

place as Timmy would be sent to them tomorrow night so that they

could move into their new villa in Franklin Bay together.

Oh yeah - there was one more thing...

After throwing away the test results, with Camille upstairs by his side,

Ayan mentioned: "The museum has released its results."

"About the selected architects?"

"Mmm... The list came out this morning; Jenson messaged Kian about

it. Do you want to know who made it?" he asked with a faint smile on

his face.

"Who? Me?"Camille raised an eyebrow slightly as a hint of a smile

appeared on her lips too; honestly speaking though she wasn't very

curious because she had already told Ayan how she felt about work -

even if he hadn't mentioned anything yet - if she really did make it onto

that list, then she would probably tell Jenson again. Now that Timmy

was moving in with them soon, she wanted to spend some quality time

with him instead of focusing too much on work right now...

Ayan didn't keep teasing her — he said directly: “Two architects were

selected — Sophie and Summer who turned to you last time."

Camilla nodded, knowing full well what this meant... However this

alone wouldn't be enough to stop people from gossiping.

When Jenson announced the news, the Sophie and Summer were

surprised, and then came the voice of the architect who had questioned

Camille before.

She asked Jenson in confusion, "Mr. Evans, why were they chosen

instead of me? I don't think I'm any worse than them, and I actually feel

like I have more experience.”

Jenson responded to her question by saying, "We need architects for

this project who not only have the skills but also good interpersonal

relationships. If we choose two members who don't get along well

during work, then the rest of the project will be unhappy. While skill is

important, sometimes other factors are just as important.”

Jenson's response was undoubtedly telling her that she was a little

petty and even if she was selected for this project, it wouldn't lead to

success.

However, his answer didn't completely silence her mouth; instead she

muttered under her breath: "It's because they have a good relationship

with Camille outside of work that they were chosen.”

This statement told everyone that Summer and Sophie joined this

project because of their relationship with Camille.

Everyone's expression changed after hearing this. Even if they hadn't

thought about it before, now they couldn't help but entertain these

thoughts.

Sophie frowned and said: "If you have evidence then show it to us;

otherwise don't make baseless accusations.”

Summer echoed Sophie's words: "You're just jealous because you

weren't selected.”

"Jealous? Am I jealous that you guys got in through connections?"

"You..."

The three argued until Jenson interrupted them by shouting: “If you

want to argue go outside! This is a museum, not a place for fighting."

After Jenson spoke up, everything became quiet again.

Then he continued saying: "We've come to an end here today on our

work together, so let's celebrate tonight at dinner together as we move

into the next phase of our official project launch.”

The dinner location was set at a high-end hotel.

Camille received news about the dinner earlier in the afternoon, but she

had planned on waiting until Ayan finished working before going home

with Timmy, so she wanted to decline attending.

Ayan said: "This opportunity only comes once; Timmy can come with

me alone or if you're worried about him being alone, then my mother

can bring him over too. You should go have dinner with them!"

After considering his words Camille agreed and said: "Don't make Mom

make this special trip; just go pick him up yourself and ask Kian or one

of your drivers to drive me there."

"Okay," he nodded in agreement.

Then Camille had dinner with the museum staff that evening. She

brought flowers to congratulate Sophie and Summer on their selection,

and also brought many high-end desserts for everyone to take home

and enjoy.

As for the arguments that occurred at the museum, they were all

forgotten in the atmosphere of dinner. After all, everyone was an adult

and couldn't get angry like children just because of a quarrel or

disagreement. Even if adults were dissatisfied, they would maintain

superficial harmony.

This hypocritical state persisted until the end of this meal. Jenson

suggested another round, but Camille had to go home to look after

Timmy, so she politely declined but told everyone to have fun.

Camille came out of the private room followed by Sophie and Summer

who said: "Miss Camille, thank you for taking care of us during work."

Camille tilted her head in confusion before laughing: "Did you

misunderstand? Your selection has nothing to do with me; it's your own

excellent work."

Sophie and Summer knew that if it weren't for Camille not participating,

then only one person of them might have been selected instead of

both. So they thanked Camille repeatedly until she finally asked them

back into the private room before leaving alone from hotel.

Camille stood outside waiting for the car while messaging Ayan: "Has

Timmy been picked up?"

Ayan replied: "Just got back; what about you? Finished eating yet? Do

you want me to bring him along and pick you up?"

"No need; I'm heading back now."

"Okay; drive safely.”

"Mhmm."

Camille put away her phone, eagerly wanting see Timmy again soon,

but still patiently waited as valet parking hadn't arrived yet. Suddenly a

voice called out her name nearby:

"Camille!"

Following the direction of the sound, Camille turned her head and

swept over. Eileen was carrying a bag, a long white dress, and long

hair hanging over her shoulders. She walked over slowly, and she

seemed to be eating here too.

Their eyes met as Eileen smiled lightly saying: "What a coincidence!

Are you having dinner with Ayan?"

Despite confronting Eileen just two days ago in Ayan's office, Camile

remained indifferent as if nothing happened. She smilingly greeted her

like nothing ever happened.

If Camille didn't know Eileen so well, she might have believed all the

false pretenses she put up. But knowing her thoughts and character,

Camille couldn't help but feel that Eileen was being insincere, and

naturally didn't have any good feelings towards her.

Camille averted her gaze and didn't want to say another word to Eileen.

Just because she wasn't going to do anything to Eileen for now didn't

mean she could pretend like nothing had happened.

Camille's indifference made Eileen's face stiffen slightly, but she didn't

stop there. Instead, she walked over to Camille and said: "Camille, do

you still have some misunderstanding about me? Don't worry, I don't

have any feelings for Ayan anymore. I know he doesn't like me back, so

I don't need to keep bothering him."

Camille remained silent as Eileen continued talking.

Basically what she was trying to tell Camille was that since she wasn't

going after Ayan anymore, there was no reason for Camile not to be

hice towards her.

Eileen talked too much and it started getting on Camile's nerves. The

car arrived at that moment and only then did Camile give her a cold

glance before saying: "If you don't want to be annoying, just keep your

mouth shut and be a mute.”