My Ex-husband Begs Me Back
Chapter 1046: Getting Closer

Chapter 1046: Getting Closer

Uttering these words in front of the person he deeply loved made himfeel awkward, and it stripped away his dignity.

However, at this moment, he had no choice but to humble himself.Because he was in dire straits at the moment, his money waseffectively frozen, and his Swiss bank account was still pending. Hiscurrent life was something he found hard to put into words.

Camille didn't want to prolong the conversation, so she shifted her gazeaway from him and said, "Preston, I'll be heading up now."

It was more of a notification than a question.

Camille didn't seek Preston's input; she made it clear that she wasleaving. However, seeing her intent to leave, Preston swiftly reachedout and grabbed Camille's wrist.

This physical contact and action instinctively prompted Camille toresist, but Preston's grip was strong, and she couldn't break free.Camille frowned, her face showing displeasure. The mask she hadworn a moment ago crumbled at this point. She looked at Preston andsaid coolly, "Is there anything else?"

Preston was focused on how to approach Camille, so he didn't paymuch attention to her expression.

Softly, he asked, "Cami, can you do me a favor?"

Camille replied, "Can you release my hand first?"

Preston let go of her hand, and his deep eyes now showed signs ofuncertainty. He didn't stare at her as he had earlier but seemedevasive. Camille had guessed that he was going to say somethingrelated to himself, and it wasn't going to be good news.

Camille found herself gaining more confidence as she considered theimplications. After all, once she had seen through someone'sevasiveness and fear, she felt like she had the upper hand. With this inmind, she looked at Preston, and in a mild tone, she asked, "What is it?Just say it directly. It's getting late, and I still have work to deal with. Isthat all right?"

Preston nodded faintly, agreeing.

His Adam's apple moved as he cleared his throat and gathered thecourage to say, "I want to borrow some money from you."

Borrow money?

Camille was shocked when Preston uttered those words, but she didn'tshow too much astonishment. Instead, she immediately asked, "Howmuch do you need?"

"About fifty thousand,” Preston replied in a hushed voice.

Camille lightly bit her lip and said, "I'll transfer it to you directly.”

“I'd prefer cash, if that's okay," he said.

Camille hesitated, looked into his eyes, trying to discern his thoughts.After a brief moment of speculation, she responded in a low voice,“That's fine, but I'll have to give it to you after I've dealt with mycompany's matters. I'll have someone deliver it to you, okay?"

Preston seemed a bit unwilling, but seeing Camille's genuineexpression, he decided not to press the matter. He simply nodded andsaid, "Alright, thank you, Cami."

"You're welcome," Camille replied softly.

In reality, her thoughts were quite simple. If Preston had found her andasked for money, it likely meant he was facing difficulties. She couldn'tjust stand by and do nothing. As for the money, she had no intention ofasking for it back; she saw it as a way to repay him for his pastkindness.

Camille thought this way, and Preston remained unaware of her internalthoughts. After saying everything that needed to be said, Camille turnedand left. Preston stood in place, watching her walk into the companybefore turning away.

When Camille returned to the company, her expression was somewhatsolemn due to Preston's words. Sienna, who saw her, couldn't help butexpress her surprise, saying, "Didn't you say you wouldn't come in thismorning?"

Camille was momentarily puzzled, and then it dawned on her that Ayanhad given her the day off.

Camille replied, "I figured I'd be bored sitting at home."

She exuded a sense of listlessness as she picked up her bag andwalked into the office. Sienna followed her and couldn't help but ask,"What's going on with you?"

Camille went to the sofa and sat down. She sighed silently and spokein a warm, but somewhat sad tone, "I just saw Preston downstairs."Sienna furrowed her brows, and her expression became complex. Sheinquired, "What did he want from you?"

"He asked to borrow some money."

"Borrow money?" Sienna was greatly surprised. She asked, "Why didhe ask you for money?"

Camille wasn't entirely sure. Given her understanding of Preston, evenif he had a falling out with the Walker family, it didn't seem like he'd bestruggling financially. However, since he had asked, Camille hadagreed, and she wouldn't go back on her word. She was justcontemplating whether there was any behavior that could bemisconstrued.

Sienna calmly said, "So you agreed?"

Camille nodded. "Yes, I did.”

Sienna then asked, "Have you discussed this with Mr. Simpson?"Camille pursed her lips. Her expression remained somewhat heavy,and her voice carried a burden as she said, "Of course, I'll talk to him."Otherwise, she wouldn't have told Preston that someone would deliverthe money to him in the afternoon. However, how should she broachthe subject with Ayan? That was the question.

Camille looked at Sienna and asked, "Do you think he'll get angry?"Sienna replied, "I don't know if he'll be angry, but he should beinformed. After all, you two are still married, even though you're in theprocess of divorce. It's still a marital relationship, so you should respecteach other, right?"

"Of course!" Camille leaned on her hand and thought of another issue.She said, "I agreed to lend money to Preston. Do you think it'sinappropriate, like I'm getting things confused?"

Sienna reassured her, "It's not inappropriate. Everyone has their ownchoices, and only you understand the relationship between you andPreston. It's just a matter of whether it's worth it or not."

"Right, you're absolutely right. As long as I have a clear conscience.”After chatting with Sienna for a while, Camille's mood improved.Camille worked for a while because the design competition deadlinewas approaching, and they needed to make their final preparations forthe selection round. Although Sienna was the one competing, she wasnervous, so Camille was there to support her.

It was only at lunchtime that Yessica ordered food for Camille andSienna. When the food arrived, Camille didn't rush to eat. Instead, sheasked Sienna to eat first. She then picked up her phone and calledAyan.

Ayan had been busy all morning and was in meetings. It wasn't untillunchtime that he had a brief moment of free time. Kian had brought hislunch to the office, and they were in the middle of a work discussionwhen Ayan's phone rang.

He saw Camille's name on the screen and smiled warmly. With gentletones in his voice, he answered, "Are you up?"

His voice was exceptionally tender, and his expression exuded warmthand a hint of a smile. If any of the company's employees saw thisscene, they'd probably think their eyes were playing tricks on them.After all, Ayan had always been someone to be admired from afar butnot approached closely in front of them.

Camille responded with a low, "Hmm," and added, “I'm already at theoffice.”

Ayan inquired, "Why didn't you rest at home for a while?"

Camille knew she had to be cautious in how she spoke to him aboutlending money to Preston. It was a delicate matter and could easily bemisconstrued. So she replied carefully, "There's work to be done here,and I didn't want to just sit at home doing nothing."

Ayan seemed to sense that there was more to her answer, but he didn'tpress further. He said, "As long as you're okay, that's what matters.""Of course, everything's fine. How about you? How's your day going?"Camille tried to change the topic, not wanting to get into the specifics ofher meeting with Preston just yet.

Ayan smiled and replied, "It's busy, but it's going well. How's yourmorning been at the office?"

They chatted for a while about their respective mornings, avoiding thetopic of Preston and the loan. Camille wanted to replace the right momentto talk to Ayan about it and was hoping for the right opportunity.Sienna, listening in on the conversation, sensed that Camille wasn'tready to discuss the issue with Ayan yet, so she didn't bring it up.Instead, she focused on her lunch, and Camille and Ayan continuedtheir light conversation.

"The competition is about to begin, so it's been a bit hectic,” Camillereplied, lightly pursing her lips. After rearranging her words in her mind,she continued, "There's something I need to tell you."

Ayan responded, "Sure, what is it? You can tell me."

Camille spoke softly, her voice tinged with a hint of uncertainty."Preston met me this morning, downstairs in the company.”

She hesitated, as discussing Preston asking for money from her wasnot an easy conversation for her. What Preston had done had causedtrouble for Ayan, and she wasn't sure how to address the issue. Plus,she had no idea about Preston's future intentions, which only added toher unease.

Ayan wasn't particularly surprised by her statement. After all, with theabundance of online news and the divorce between Camille and Ayanmaking headlines, even if Preston wasn't in Hance City, he would stillbe aware of it. Considering the deliberate trouble the Armstrong familyhad stirred up, it was only natural for Preston to reach out to Camille atthis point.

Ayan responded with a nonchalant "Hmm" and inquired, "What did hetalk to you about? Is he suggesting we should keep our distance sincewe're already divorced?"

Ayan let out a light laugh, his words tinged with a mocking tone.Camille couldn't deny it. After all, it was a fact.

Ayan continued in an indifferent tone, "Why doesn't he have thecourage to speak to me directly?"

Camille knew she had to tread carefully in discussing this matter withAyan. She was hesitant and nervous about bringing up the topic,especially considering the implications of Preston's actions. She wasstill grappling with how to present the situation to Ayan without makingit more complicated than it already was.

She responded, "Ayan, I think he's just trying to avoid anyconfrontations. He didn't want to make things more complicated forboth of us."

Ayan's tone remained calm as he said, "I see."

They lapsed into a moment of silence, both aware of the unspokenissues surrounding Preston's actions and the potential impact on theirlives.

Camille decided to be more direct, and in a hushed voice, she said,"Ayan, he asked me for a loan."

The weight of her revelation hung in the air. It was an uncomfortablesituation, but one they had to address.