My Ex-husband Begs Me Back
Chapter 1022: Compromise

Chapter 1022: Compromise

Ayan stared at Brody, showing no fear or hesitation in response to hiswords. There was no hint of emotion in Ayan's eyes; he seemed tohave complete control over the situation. Facing this Ayan, Brody'sexpression grew even colder, and he realized that he had little chanceof winning against him.

Brody remained silent, and Ayan raised an eyebrow, smiling faintly. “Mr.Armstrong, have you considered my proposal? Would you like to do asI suggested?"

Page looked worriedly at Brody and whispered, "What should we do?"Brody continued to be silent, his expression becoming increasinglygrim. After nearly half a minute of this standoff, he finally looked at Ayanand said, "What do you want me to do? Hand Camille over to you? ButCamille is not here. How can I give her to you? I admit that we did havesome communication today. She reached out to me herself, wantingme to help her issue a statement about your divorce. Initially, I onlyknew that you two were divorcing, but I didn't intend to meddle in youraffairs. However, now that she's spoken up, as her parents, we can'tsimply stand by."

Brody began to adopt the image of a doting father who deeply cared forhis daughter. He pleaded with Ayan, saying, "If Camille has brought youany harm, then I apologize. But marriage and relationships cannot beforced, Ayan. You still have a child together. We can't make thissituation too ugly, can we? If you genuinely want to be with Camille,then you should respect her choice. You can continue pursuing herafterward. Why make things difficult for us? After all, we genuinely don'tknow where she is right now."

Brody's words, if you didn't know what kind of person he was or how hetreated Camille, might have been quite touching.

After Brody spoke, Page quickly chimed in, and the couple's wordspainted a false picture, as if they were treating Ayan as a three-year-oldchild playing tricks.

Ayan remained composed, his handsome face devoid of emotion as hestared at Brody. The cold, intense gaze and the chill in his voice madeit uncomfortable to meet his eyes for too long. He spoke, "So Camilleisn't here with you? She's deliberately hiding from me? You have noidea when she'll come out, right?"

Brody replied, "Yes, although you may not believe it, that's the truth.”Ayan chuckled softly, his tone filled with coldness. "Very well. Since sheis also a part of the Armstrong family, if I can't replace her, I'll hold theArmstrong Corp responsible. If you don't bring Camille to me within tenminutes, Armstrong Corp can prepare to change its name andownership!"

In those last words, Brody and Page understood the implications. Ayanwas genuinely angry. He had initially intended to show some basicrespect, but at this moment, his patience had reached its limit.

Ayan instructed his bodyguard to keep time. If Camille didn't appearwithin the allotted time, then Brody would bear the consequences.Brody immediately responded, "Ayan, are you trying to force me to thelimit? I've told you, I don't know where Camille is.”

"If you don't know, then you'll bear the consequences, as Camille'sparents. Whatever debt she owes will fall on you as her parents."

Ayan refused to say another word and allowed his bodyguard to handlethe situation. Brody and Page couldn't do anything to him.

Furious, Brody grabbed a glass of water from the coffee table andthrew it forcefully to the side, shattering the glass and making a loudcrash against the floor.

Ayan merely smiled faintly at this scene, completely unaffected.

Page, on the other hand, shouted in frustration, "Aren't you afraid ofthis getting out? You're bullying us! I'm calling the police. I'm calling thepolice!"

"Sure, call the police. Do you want me to help you?" Ayan signaled tohis bodyguard, who dialed the police and put the call on speaker forBrody and Page to hear. "We've already contacted the police. Feel freeto let them know what's happening.”

Brody and Page dared not speak and stared at Ayan with anger.

Time passed quickly, and soon, it was the end of the ten-minutedeadline.

As the bodyguard's timer beeped, Ayan's gaze grew even deeper. Helooked at Brody and asked, "Have you made up your mind?"

Brody looked at Ayan and said, "I've told you many times; we have noidea where she is."

"Very well." Ayan called Kian again, his tone icy. "Within half an hour, Iwant Armstrong Corp to disappear from Hance."

Brody's face tensed. "How could you? How can you do this?"

"I gave you a chance,” Ayan replied coldly.

Brody continued to plead, "Ayan, can't you be reasonable, consideringour long-standing relationship between our two families? What you'redoing is pushing us into a corner. Camille's matters with you should notjeopardize us!"

Ayan, however, remained unmoved, knowing that Armstrong Corp waswhat Brody cared about the most.

Having given him ample time, and with Brody refusing to change hisstance, Ayan proceeded with his plan.

Kian acted swiftly. Many businesses terminated their cooperation withArmstrong Corp, but for those in long-term partnerships, Ayan usedfinancial incentives to make them end the relationships. Within minutes,Brody received numerous contract termination notices.

Faced with this overwhelming pressure, Brody could only grip hisphone tightly and look at Ayan, saying, "She's on her way to Chesenwith the Wesley family. They should already be on the highway."

After Brody's revelation, Ayan's face turned even colder, his eyes sharpas blades. He stared at Brody and said, "If anything happens to her, theArmstrong family will be held responsible.”

Ayan then left to meet Camille, instructing Kian to block all highwaysleading to Chesen and coordinate with the police to check all vehicles.As they hadn't yet left the Hance City area, it didn't take long-less thantwenty minutes-before they located and blocked the vehicle. The carwas stopped, and Ayan personally went to the scene.

Camille was in the back seat, her hands bound, and her mouthcovered. Mrs. Wesley watched her closely. With no chance to resist,Camille sat silently.

Seeing Ayan, Camille felt a wave of relief and fear. Mrs. Wesley quicklyprotested, "She can't leave. We've already made arrangements with theArmstrong family. They've taken our money, so you can't take her now."Upon hearing the words "taken our money,” Camille's gaze turned cold.She asked Mrs. Wesley, "The Armstrong family took your money?""Well, why do you think your parents cooperated and handed you overto us to take back to Chesen? This cooperation was initiated by them.They need money to buy shares of Armstrong Corp,” Mrs. Wesleyexplained, her tone indifferent, and a hint of dissatisfaction in her eyes.In truth, they could have easily picked any girl from Chesen for Derrickto have an heir. However, they didn't want the Wesley family's actionsto be seen as buying a bride, so they chose a girl with a certainbackground to avoid any criticism. Even if Derrick recovered later on,they didn't want him to feel that the match wasn't suitable.

Upon hearing Mrs. Wesley's explanation, Camille let out a bitter smile.She said, "Since it was the Armstrong family that took the money, youshould deal with them, not me. I've severed all ties with the Armstrongfamily, so what you're doing now is illegal.”

Ayan gently put his arm around Camille's shoulders and spoke softly,"No need to argue with them. Let's get in the car. We'll go back fordinner, and leave the rest to Kian."

Camille fell silent and nodded gently as she got into the car with Ayan.The journey back to Franklin Bay from there wasn't too far. Both ofthem sat in the back seat, with Camille leaning against Ayan's chest.Her voice was soft and hoarse as she whispered, "I haven't doneanything wrong, so why are they treating me so heartlessly?"