Chapter 33 Daisy Proposes a Deal
Suddenly, Maxwell came in. Camila made a silencing motion. toward him, and then they walked out.
“How come you’re back so early today?” Camila asked.
“Does that dissatisfy you?”
She recognized the displeasure in Maxwell’s tone and raised her eyebrows. “Of course not. I was just asking.”
“Why don’t you ask me if I’ve eaten?”
“You didn’t eat anything?” Only then did she realize the reason why he was upset. “If you’re coming home for dinner from now on, you’d better call in advance.”
“Can’t you call me and ask if I’m coming home for dinner?”
Maxwell regretted it as soon as he said it. When did he get so pretentious?
He returned to his study somewhat irritably. Then his phone rang. A name he hadn’t seen in a while appeared on his phone screen.
It was Svetla.
He hesitated for a long time and finally picked up the phone.
“Max? Is that you?” From the other end of the line came Svetla’s trembling voice.
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Maxwell did not say anything, while there were mixed emotions in his heart. They hadn’t talked in five years.
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“Have you been doing OK, Max?” Svetla had a lump in her throat, and her voice was trembling. “I miss you so much…”
Svetla’s crying came from the other end of the line. Maxwell pressed his lips tightly, and no one could tell what he was thinking.
Just then, the study door was opened.
Camila came in with a plate of beef risotto.
“Grandpa says that this is your favorite. See if you like my cooking.”
She put the tray on the desk and handed Maxwell a spoon.
Instead of taking the spoon from Camila, Maxwell pointed at the door.
Camila thought she was interrupting Maxwell’s call. Unhappy as she was, she went out and closed the study door.
The second she closed the door, she heard Maxwell say to the phone in a soft, doting voice, “After all these years, you are still a crybaby.”
People said that women were with great intuition.
Camila figured that the one Maxwell was talking to was most likely his ex–girlfriend.
Feelings lingered.
They still couldn’t forget about each other.
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Camila went back to her room, took the sunglasses out of her bag, and began to wonder whether to give them to Maxwell
or not.
If he had already found the woman he loved, then all she could do was bless him instead of making him troubled.
She put the sunglasses back in her bag and decided to return them tomorrow.
Several days had passed. Maxwell left early and came back late every day, and Camila sometimes didn’t get to see him for an entire day.
After being massaged by Camila, Daisy was no longer that hostile to Camila. Yet Daisy still looked down upon her.
Camila didn’t care. She figured that her life still went on, and as long as she behaved herself, everything would be fine. She couldn’t control what people thought.
That night, Camila agreed to be Yvette’s model. After dinner, she chatted with Gideon for a while and then went out the
door.
The moment she left, Maxwell came back.
He had been distraught ever since he had answered Svetla’s call that day and learned that she was not doing well and suffering from severe depression.
Tonight, he came back with Pawel Simon, his housekeeper.
Pawel was a middle–aged man of about forty years old. Though his looks were ordinary, he was very capable. He did everything Maxwell asked him to do perfectly.
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What was more, he had great insight. He could sense subtle changes in Maxwell’s mood.
“Pawel, rent me a villa in the suburbs with a great
environment suitable for recuperation,” Maxwell commanded.
“Is Ms. Felton coming back?”
Maxwell nodded. “You know everything. She has been
suffering from severe depression. Reach out to Bianca Lincoln, a doctor of psychology for me sometimes. I think she is very knowledgeable in treating depression.”
“OK.”
Maxwell got out of the car and suddenly thought of
something. “And transfer 5,000 dollars to the card Camila is holding. I think she is running out of money.”
“Mr. Starling, are you planning on keeping Ms. Lambert in the dark till Ms. Felton comes back?” Pawel knew how much
Maxwell cared for Svetla.
Maxwell would love Svetla till the day he died.
For Maxwell, Svetla was irreplaceable.
Maxwell’s hand at the car door paused.
“Grandpa is going to Oclia for surgery next month. I’ll tell her after he’s gone.”
Pawel said no more. He was sensitive enough to tell Maxwell’s inner turmoil right now.
And Maxwell’s inner conflicts had everything to do with Camila.
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Camila sneezed when she came to Yvette’s apartment, which was a bit messy.
Yvette was embarrassed. She said that her maid had asked for
a leave and hadn’t come back.
Camila offered to clean the place for Yvette, and her neat
actions amazed Yvette.
Similarly, Camila was impressed by Yvette’s makeup skills and level.
Camila looked at herself in the mirror. She looked exactly like the game heroine. She didn’t even know how to make expressions.
“Put on the costume! I designed it myself and had it made.” Yvette looked at Camila in makeup, and the more Yvette looked, the more excited she became.
For two entire hours, Camila changed three or four positions. The heavy costume made her sweat.
Before she left, other than the 80 dollars they had agreed upon, Yvette gave her 30 dollars more.
They agreed that Camila would be here at 7:30 sharp every night for the next week to model.
On the third night, Daisy noticed something was wrong.
Daisy stopped Camila when she went out again.
“You are out every night. Camila, what have you been up to? Where did you go?” Daisy looked at Camila with suspicion.
Camila didn’t want the Starling family to know she was
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working part–time, so she told Daisy that she took a walk.
“You are not busy at all, are you? You even have time to take a walk? Have you ironed Maxwell’s suits?”
“I did it this morning.”
“Have you run the bath for Maxwell?”
“No. I don’t know when he will be back, so…”
”
“You don’t know? Then how can you be his wife? If you ask me, I don’t think you care about him at all.”
Daisy curled her lips and snorted coldly.
“Camila, you know better than anyone that the only reason Maxwell marries you is because he is forced by Gideon. To tell you the truth, Maxwell has already had the love of his life. You are no match for that woman at all, including appearances, family background, and talent. The key is, what she has with Maxwell cannot be affected by anyone. So, here’s my suggestion…”
Saying, seeing that Camila had no reaction at all, Daisy couldn’t help but frown.
“You want nothing but money from your marriage with Maxwell, right? Tell you what? Let’s make a deal. 160 thousand dollars in exchange for you leaving him right now. What do you say?”
Camila wanted to turn Daisy down at once, but she didn’t want Daisy to replace her any more trouble. Therefore, Camila told Daisy that she would think about it.
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Maxwell standing at the door with a gloomy face.
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Guilty, Camila said hi to him and walked towards the door while grabbing her bag.
As she passed him, her wrist was suddenly grasped by him.
“It’s so late. Where are you going?” Maxwell asked.
“I’m going out for a walk.”
“I’ll join you.”
“No need. It’s just a walk.” Camila’s forehead was dripping with sweat. If she couldn’t leave in time, she would be late today.
“Someone is expecting you?” Maxwell exerted more strength.
“No. I just want to walk alone.”
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