My Ex-husband Begs Me Back
Chapter 833: Retention

Chapter 833: Retention

Camille shook her head. "It's about Grace."

Since Horace mentioned that it wouldn't be convenient to discusswithout Grace's permission, Camille didn't dwell on it too much. Afterall, it was Grace's business. So, she didn't directly bring up hersuspicions to Ayan.

Ayan didn't ask further after hearing Camille's words. He simply heldher hand and entered the elevator, going upstairs together.

Noticing Camille's troubled expression, Ayan couldn't help but ask,"What's wrong?"

Camille said, "Horace told me that we can't reach Grace. I need to replacea way to contact her. So, I'm going out for a while. Can you pack ourluggage at home? Is that okay?"

"Sure, should I accompany you?"

"No need, I should be back soon. What time is our flight?"

"Around seven, we have enough time."

Camille nodded. There were still several hours until seven o'clock, sothey could meet directly at the airport.

Back at Maple Leaves Mansion, Camille changed her clothes andimmediately left to replace Grace.

She tried calling Grace, but her phone was switched off.

Driving aimlessly, Camille had no idea where to go. After carefulconsideration, she finally decided to go to the Armstrong family.

She arrived at the Armstrong family, her first visit since their lastunpleasant encounter. Camille parked the car and sat inside for severalminutes before getting out.

She pressed the doorbell, and the familiar servant opened the door,hurriedly inviting her in.

Brody was not there, only Page was present.

Seeing Camille, Page's expression showed a slight surprise andstiffness. She asked in a casual tone, "Why are you here?"

Camille didn't pay any attention to Page's distance and coldness. Shejust answered in a low voice, “Is Grace at home?"

Page hesitated for a moment, then looked at Camille and asked, “Areyou looking for Grace?"

"Yes, I need to talk to her about something on our project.”

Camille made up an excuse, which seemed more reasonable and didn'trequire her to explain too much to Page.

Page didn't continue to inquire and simply said, "Grace went to FlentoCity."

"When did she leave? When will she be back?"

Camille's tone sounded slightly anxious, catching Page's attention."Because of some urgent matters and I can't reach her, I came here."Page then recited a series of numbers to Camille. "She was arrangedto meet a potential marriage partner from Flento City. Your fatheraccompanied her to meet him. If everything goes well, they mightfinalize the marriage this year. You and Ayan should do your best togive her a strong backing, or she'll be looked down upon. After all, weare a family, and Grace has always been good to you. You can't just lether be disrespected by her in-laws, right?"

Page went off on a tangent, but Camille didn't mind. She didn't evenpay attention to those words. Her focus was solely on the mention ofGrace.

So, Grace disappeared and turned off her phone because she went tomeet the potential marriage partner?

Camille cautiously asked, "Is the man from Flento City? Which family inFlento City?"

Page looked at Camille, a hint of displeasure flashing in her eyes, andthen said calmly, "Nothing has been confirmed yet between them."

It meant that she didn't need to know. Camille only needed to wait fornotification and be ready to help when needed, along with Ayan.Camille simply pursed her lips and replied indifferently, “Then I'll callher. You can go about your business. I'll take my leave."

After speaking, Camille turned and left, and Page naturally didn't try tostop her.

After leaving the Armstrong's house, Camille got in the car andimmediately called Grace.

Since it was Brody's phone, Camille made it clear that she was lookingfor Grace when he answered. Brody hesitated and said reluctantly, "Ifit's something important, just say it. She's not available right now."Camille stated her purpose, which concerned Armstrong Corp's project,and then added, "It's Mr. and Mrs. Bell's request, so I have to talk to herpersonally. If she's unavailable, should I talk to Horace?"

Regarding Armstrong Corp's matters, Brody naturally didn't hesitateand said quickly, "Hold on, let me call her."

Camille didn't know what was happening on the other end, as the callremained silent for almost half a minute. Then she heard Brody's calmvoice, “Camille's on the phone, she wants to discuss something work-related with you. Can you take the call?"

Then Grace's voice came through, somewhat disbelieving, "Cami?""Yep, it's me," Camille replied in a low voice. She asked, "Are you... inFlento City?"

"Yeah," came the response, with a hint of inconvenience.

Camille furrowed her brows involuntarily and asked, "What's wrong? Isit not convenient?"

"Yeah, I understand what you're talking about. Don't worry, I'll contactmy assistant right away to resolve it," Grace's response confirmedCamille's suspicions. It seemed that Grace wasn't willingly going tomeet the potential marriage partner.

Cutting to the chase, Camille said, "Horace wants to talk to you. Wouldit be better if he speaks to you directly?"

Grace didn't immediately answer, so Camille continued, "I'm going toFlento City tonight. If you need any help, you can call me anytime. Isthe man you are going to meet from Flento City? If so, I might know hisfamily, so you can let me know if you need anything, okay?"

After Camille finished speaking, Grace finally responded in a low voice,"Okay, I know what to do now. Sorry for the trouble, and pleaseapologize to Mr. Burris for me. It was my negligence.”

Camille understood Grace's meaning. It seemed like she had agreed toher suggestions.

From Grace's response, Camille also gathered that Grace wascurrently in an inconvenient situation and that the so-called arrangedmarriage was not voluntary but rather coerced by Brody and Page.Camille took a deep breath before stepping on the gas pedal anddriving back to Maple Leaves Mansion.

Afterward, she informed Horace about the situation. Horace's faceturned extremely solemn upon hearing the news, and he fell intosilence for quite some time without any response.

Camille looked at Horace and asked, "Didn't you always know that theArmstrong family intended to unite you two to solidify Armstrong Corp?I remember you were initially resistant to such an arrangement and hadno interest in her whatsoever. Have you changed your mind now?"Horace lowered his gaze and gave a faint smile, with a hint of self-mockery in his eyes. He said, "I guess that's how the tables turn, isn'tit?"

Camille couldn't help but replace it somewhat amusing when she heardhim say such words. It wasn't mocking him, just that it sounded a bitfunny coming from him.

Camille said, "If you truly have feelings for her, then give it your all.She's in Flento City, and I happen to be going there too. You..."

“Let me handle this matter. I know what to do. After all, it's between herand me, and I can't always rely on outsiders. Thank you for contactingher for me and letting me know that she's not avoiding me because ofwhat happened between us.”

"You're welcome. If you handle it yourself, then I won't interveneanymore. If you need anything, you can call me."

"Okay."

They smiled at each other, and Camille turned and headed upstairs.Since Horace would handle it himself, Camille truly didn't pay it muchattention anymore.

Her round trip took about an hour, and when she returned, Ayan hadjust finished packing the clothes. Camille noticed the suitcase by thedoor and suddenly realized something she had overlooked-didn't hetouch her underwear?

Camille felt her cheeks flush momentarily, but she pretended to remaincalm and asked, "Is everything packed?"

Ayan nodded. "Yeah, it's all packed. I only have two sets of clothes, so Iborrowed a small corner from you. I hope you don't mind."

Camille forced a smile, and of course, the answer was no.

She pressed her lips together and didn't know how to ask. It feltawkward to ask directly, so Camille simply said, "Let me go to my roomand check if I've forgotten to bring anything.”

"There shouldn't be anything left behind. I've checked everything.”

“I'll still take a look, just in case.”

After saying that, she made a quick escape.

Watching her figure, Ayan chuckled and then got up and followed her.Camille was checking a drawer in the wardrobe when she saw a half-empty space. She felt a bit embarrassed and pressed her lips tightly.

A deep, hoarse voice sounded, "What are you looking at?"