My Ex-husband Begs Me Back
Chapter 817: Meddling

Chapter 817: Meddling

Camille glanced at him for a moment before lowering her gaze to thedesk, maintaining a silence devoid of any sound.

Preston's actions stirred up restlessness within others. After all, he wasthe high and mighty project manager. How could he not be forgivenwhen he humbled himself to apologize?

Preston's demeanor was gentle and humble, his expression and wordssincere. For everyone else, this matter wasn't his doing, so why shouldhe apologize?

He had generally been good to everyone, including Sophie, Summer,and the other architects. They all nodded in agreement, saying, "Mr.Baxter, we believe in you."

Preston smiled warmly, gratitude evident in his eyes. "Thank you all foryour trust. I will not let you down and hope you will supervise to ensureour project continues to progress for the better.”

"Yes, we will," everyone except Camille replied, nodding firmly,expressing their determination.

While everyone spoke up, Camille remained silent.

Preston's gaze remained fixed on her, but Camille gave no response,avoiding any eye contact with him.

The others present also noticed Camille's silence and Preston's gazeupon her. The true nature of their relationship wasn't entirely clear toeveryone, but this incident almost caused Camille to take the blame.They assumed Camille was perhaps upset with Sean, causing her toavoid any unnecessary involvement with Preston.

Because Camille was Ayan's wife, no one worried that her coldnesswould provoke any negative sentiments from Preston.

After a brief moment of quiet, Jenson interrupted, saying, "Sinceeveryone has spoken, let's review all the design plans and proposals.We'll have lunch together and take the afternoon off. We'll officiallybegin work tomorrow."

Taking the afternoon off was the most joyous thing for everyhardworking individual.

Sophie couldn't contain her excitement and exclaimed, "Mr. Evans,you're awesome! Mr. Baxter, you're awesome too!"

Others echoed, creating a lively atmosphere in the office.

In order to finish work quickly, everyone worked in harmony. By around11 o'clock, they had completed their tasks and proceeded directly tothe restaurant.

Jenson and Preston rode the elevator together, but when they reachedthe parking garage, Preston didn't head to his car with Jenson. Instead,he said, "Mr. Evans, you go ahead with the rest. I might be a little late.”Jenson asked, "Is there something else, Mr. Baxter?"

“No, it's just that I want to have a chat with Miss Armstrong. We've beenfriends for many years, and the reason I didn't tell everyone about ourrelationship in the project was to avoid influencing Miss Armstrong'swork. So I hope Mr. Evans can keep it a secret for me."

Preston confessed that he had known Camille from the beginning andspecifically mentioned their long-standing friendship.

Jenson only slightly hesitated before smiling and said, "Mr. Baxter, don'tworry. I'm not one to meddle. Since that's the case, I'll take the teamand head to the restaurant first.”

Without pausing for another second, Jenson walked directly towardsthe car.

Camille, being the last one to come down from the conference roomfloor as she had gone to the restroom, saw Preston standing in thewaiting area outside the elevator door.

Their gazes met briefly, and she instinctively furrowed her brow. Beforeshe could speak, Preston's voice sounded.

Preston said, "Cami, is it that you don't want to see me?"

Camille's expression remained calm and her voice was low as shesaid, "Why would you think that?" She looked down, no longer meetingPreston's gaze, and after silently taking a breath, she continued, "Aren'tyou going to the restaurant? Everyone has gone.”

“I'm waiting here for you."

He spoke directly, without any hint of gentleness.

Camille narrowed her eyes slightly and asked calmly, "Is theresomething you need?"

"Did you see the message I sent you yesterday?"

"Yes, I saw it."

"Then why didn't you reply?" he continued to press, clearly wanting ananswer before letting go.

Camille furrowed her brow slightly, her eyes devoid of any emotion. Hervoice carried no warmth as she replied, "I didn't know what to say toyou. You asked for my forgiveness, but I didn't know what I shouldforgive you for. Did you do something wrong and want myforgiveness?"

"If you're hoping for my forgiveness because of Sean, then I have to tellyou it's probably unlikely." Camille gave a wry smile, but her eyes heldno amusement, instead revealing a touch of indifference. She said,"Although Sean hurt Louise, I have no connection to Louise, and wemay even have some conflicts. But even so, it shouldn't have escalatedto this point, right? If you're apologizing because of Sean, then itshouldn't be to me."

“It's not solely because of Sean.”

"Then what else is it? Is it because of the incident where I waskidnapped the day before yesterday? But what does that have to dowith you? Preston, you wouldn't tell me that you actually knew about itfrom the beginning, would you?"

Camille stared calmly at Preston, her gaze fixed on him withoutblinking, with a hint of a shallow smile playing at the corners of hereyes.

She waited for Preston's answer, quietly watching him.

Her direct question caught Preston off guard, and he hesitated for amoment before responding in a low voice, “I didn't know at first. Ayancame to me and blamed me for kidnapping you, and then he attackedme, with some of his people present. Cami, you know me. I've alwaysbeen a reasonable person. I want people to speak their mind directly,without resorting to violence or accusing me of things I didn't do. I'm notgood at explaining myself, but I won't admit to something I didn't do. If Ireally wanted to take you away from him, do you think I would havewaited until now? You know that better than anyone. You know me, andI wouldn't do something like that, right?"

A trace of sadness flickered in Preston's eyes, seemingly genuinelyaggrieved and distressed. When he mentioned Ayan coming to punchhim, Camille was surprised and shocked.

Her expression became dazed, and even her heart felt a sense ofastonishment.

Was Preston the first person to be suspect by Ayan after shedisappeared?

And did he get attacked by Ayan?

Camille blinked lightly, her expression still dazed, and for a while, shedidn't react at all.

Her silence made Preston's expression stiffen, and he asked in a lowvoice, "Cami, are you silent because you don't believe me?"

Only then did Camille react, shaking her head lightly and saying calmly,“No, it's not that. I just found your words surprising earlier. I apologizeon his behalf. He was probably too worried, which led to this impulsivebehavior. I hope you can forgive him. As for him attacking you, did hehurt you? If you feel uncomfortable in any way, I can take you to thehospital for an examination. That way, you can be reassured. And ifthere are any further problems, you can..."

Camille wanted to say that if there were any further problems, theywould take full responsibility, both her and Ayan.

But before she could say these words, Preston interrupted her.Preston's face turned extremely dark, carrying a touch of displeasure.He said flatly, "Cami, is your main concern whether Ayan will be heldresponsible for hurting me? Aren't you worried about whether I'mactually hurt or if there are other issues?"

Camille furrowed her brow, puzzled. She said, "Preston, I don't quiteunderstand what you mean. Aren't those two things the same?"