My Ex-husband Begs Me Back
Chapter 1081: Fever

Chapter 1081: Fever

Jordan was handsome and gentle. It was difficult for anyone to have anegative impression of him after the conversation.

Sienna, even in this situation, couldn't help but say, “I guess I'mbenefiting from Cami. Thank you, Mr. Bailey, for helping me."

Jordan didn't know Sienna, but he still smiled gently and said, "You'rewelcome. Both of you are wet from head to toe. It's not a good idea tocatch a cold. How about heading back for now?"

Camille nodded and agreed, "Yes, you're right. We should go now."Jordan didn't insist on escorting Camille and Sienna, especially sincethey had their own bodyguards. He simply nodded and bid themfarewell. Then, he stood in place and watched them leave under theprotection of their bodyguards.

As for the two women who had attacked them earlier, they werehanded over to the police for handling.

Afterward, Jordan, as a witness, cooperated with the police in making astatement. Given his status, the police had full trust in his testimony.Additionally, there were security cameras in the vicinity, and since thetwo women had intentionally harmed others, the police were planningto hold them accountable.

On the other side, Camille had already gotten into the car. Thebodyguard was driving and was careful not to take deep breaths. Heeven avoided looking in the rearview mirror.

The atmosphere inside the car was extremely quiet. Camille andSienna remained silent. The bodyguard hesitated for a long time beforespeaking, "Mrs. Simpson, today's incident was due to our negligence. Ifit weren't for us, you and Mrs. Ward wouldn't have ended up like this."Camille finally responded, looking ahead and saying in a calm tone,“It's not your fault. It was an accident.”

After all, nobody wanted an accident to happen.

But the bodyguard continued to apologize and express various forms ofregret and self-reflection. Camille's ears were starting to get callousedfrom listening to it. Sienna quickly gave Camille a meaningful look,silently urging her to put a stop to it.

Camille then said, "I already said it's not your fault. Don't worry. I won'ttell Ayan, and he won't dock your pay. So, there's no need for you tofeel pressured.”

"Mrs. Simpson, that's not what we mean. We're just reflecting on ourfailure to protect you and the harm you suffered because of ournegligence. It's our job, and we should be punished for it."

The bodyguard responded earnestly, showing no intention of evadingresponsibility.

Camille felt a bit helpless because no matter what she said, theymaintained this attitude. In the end, she fell silent.

The bodyguards safely brought the two of them back to Franklin Bay.Camille and Sienna returned to Camille and Ayan's home. Sienna didn'twant to trouble Ayan by returning in her current state, and she didn'twant to explain to him what had happened. So, she decided to changeinto fresh clothes at Camille's place.

Camille headed to the master bathroom to take a shower, while Siennaused the guest bedroom. The house's housekeeper had preparedginger soup for them and expressed her concerns, saying, "Whathappened? It didn't rain today, did it? How did you both get soaked?"Sienna couldn't help but joke, “It's raining at the office!"

The housekeeper believed her, muttering about how unpredictable theweather in Hance City was.

Camille just smiled without explaining. The housekeeper remindedthem to drink the ginger soup quickly to avoid catching a cold.

Camille hadn't even had a sip when Ayan called. The bodyguards hadalready confessed their mistakes to Ayan, so Camille put him onspeakerphone, and his worried voice immediately came through, "Whydidn't you call me about something so serious?"

Camille's tone was relatively calm. She said, "I'm fine. Let's justconsider it as being caught in a little rain, okay?"

“This time it's rain, but what about next time? Have you thought aboutthe consequences if it's something else?" Ayan's voice held a hint ofanger. He was especially upset that Camille didn't seem to fear thesituation at all and even found it inconsequential. He continued, "It's allmy fault. I didn't arrange for proper security. I'm sorry you were scared.”Camille was taken aback by Ayan's self-blame and guilt. His wordsmade her expression turn more serious. Since she had him onspeakerphone, Sienna, who was beside her, naturally heard it as well.Their eyes met, and Camille picked up her phone and turned off thespeaker.

Holding the phone to her ear, she spoke softly, "I don't blame you. Itwas an accident, and no one could have predicted it."

Ayan was amused by Camille's words, and he replied with a low, huskyvoice, "You're not afraid at all, and now you want to comfort me?"Camille pursed her lips, silent on her end. In her heart, though, she waspondering whether comforting him was wrong. After all, she wasconcerned that he might feel guilty about the situation.

She muttered her thoughts quietly, not realizing Ayan could hear her.Ayan seemed to have X-ray vision, and he asked in a low, teasing tone,"Are you cursing me in your mind?"

Camille retorted, "Don't make things up. Don't wrongfully accuse me. Ididn't curse you. I wasn't thinking of anything!"

Ayan chuckled, "Really? So, you're comforting me in your heart evenafter I was at fault?"

Camille retorted, "Don't make things up. Don't wrongfully accuse me. Ididn't curse you. I wasn't thinking of anything!"

Ayan chuckled, "Really? So, you're comforting me in your heart evenafter I was at fault?"

Camille: "You'd better not talk nonsense. Don't blame me. I didn't blameyou, and I didn't think of anything!"

Ayan gave a light laugh and said, "I see. Thank you for not holding itagainst me."

Camille had a slight pout but remained quiet. Ayan's voice was nolonger as stern and sharp as before. He was still a bit worried, though,and asked, "Are you absolutely sure you're fine?"

Camille replied, "Yes, I'm really okay. Besides, I'm with Sienna. Even ifwe had to fend for ourselves, it's not like we would be helpless, right?"Ayan said, "I don't want to entertain such scenarios. I've alreadyreplaced the bodyguards who failed you because of their negligence.I've hired new people to protect you, and this won't happen again.”Camille immediately frowned. She said, "I've already said it's not theirfault. It was an accident, something that nobody could have predicted.Besides, they reacted promptly at the time!"

Ayan retorted, "If it weren't for Jordan, would they have reached youand Sienna in ime? What if the attackers had been more brutal? Wouldyou still be safe and sound?”

Ayan's tone was forceful, and he was convinced that it was thebodyguards’ negligence and failure to fulfill their duty. He paid themgenerously and hadn't mistreated them in any way. His soleexpectation was for them to protect Camille, nothing more.

Now, with even this minor incident not handled properly, he couldn'ttolerate it. Camille could clearly sense his displeasure and anger. Shealso noticed him mentioning Jordan and the other two people, whichshe assumed the bodyguards had reported to him. It wasn't a secret,and he would likely replace out from the police as well.

Camille remained silent, her thoughts wandering as she couldn't helpbut wonder if Ayan's slightly displeased mood had something to do withJordan's assistance.

However, despite her curiosity, she didn't verbalize her question.Instead, Camille maintained her silence, her expression notably serene.Both of them fell into a brief silence that lasted for about five or sixseconds. It was only then that Ayan's voice resurfaced in a leisurelytone as he asked, "Why aren't you saying anything?"

Camille lightly pursed her lips and responded, “I'm waiting for you tospeak!"

"Are you not happy?" Ayan inquired.

She replied, "No."

"Even with this tone, you're not mad?" Ayan's voice carried a hint oflaughter. He spoke deliberately, saying, "Absolutely, I might be a littlehard to please. Does having such an intransigent approach mean animmediate death sentence?"

“I don't think that way. You're doing this for my sake. If I truly had suchthoughts, wouldn't that be ungrateful of me?"

When she mentioned being ungrateful, the atmosphere took animmediate downturn. But Camille remained emotionally composed. Shebelieved that the reality was just as it seemed. Ayan might think shewas displeased with his handling of the situation, but in truth, she hadno such feelings. After all, he was doing what he thought was best forher. If she were genuinely unhappy with his actions, that would indeedbe ingratitude.