My Ex-husband Begs Me Back
Chapter 855: Powerful Tactic

Chapter 855: Powerful Tactic

Ayan accepted Dan's invitation. After ending the call, he said toCamille, "We're having lunch with Dan and Sophia. They're on theirway to the hotel. Let's go down to the restaurant first!"

Camille was a bit surprised. "Dan came back here?"

Ayan grunted and said calmly, "Let's go down first."

The two of them arrived at the restaurant and placed their orders.Soon, Sophia and Dan arrived.

Camille and Ayan sat on one side, while Sophia and Dan sat on theother. They exchanged greetings, and Camille spoke up, asking Dan,"Why didn't you mention that you were coming back? Were youintentionally avoiding treating me to a dinner?"

Dan laughed. "You're really accusing me wrongly. I just returned lastnight. I contacted Mr. Simpson immediately, didn't 1?"

Camille said, "Well, I won't hold it against you then."

Later, Sophia brought up tomorrow's opening ceremony, but Ayaninterrupted directly, saying, "This is our private time. Don't discussabout work."

“It's just us here. Why can't we talk about it?" Sophia huffed.

Camille interjected, "Maybe I'm just a bystander, so it wouldn't beappropriate for me to join in." She was just trying to lighten theatmosphere and knew well that Ayan didn't actually feel that way.Sophia smiled and said, "You should come along tomorrow. Theopening ceremony has many activities, and it'll be fun.”

"Me? I think I'll pass.” After all, she wasn't involved in the project, so itwouldn't be quite suitable for her to attend.

Sophia insisted, "Come on, come on." She looked at Ayan and asked,"Ayan, you'll bring Camille with you, right?"

"Guess!" Ayan glanced at Sophia indifferently, not planning to directlytell her his answer.

Sophia was left speechless, but she couldn't do anything about Ayan.During the meal, Dan talked about Mr. and Mrs. Bell's project. It hadbeen a year since the project started, and everyone had put a lot ofeffort into it. Once the project was officially completed and publiclyannounced, they would gradually put it into use.

The reason Mr. and Mrs. Bell hadn't been seen in Hance City recentlywas because they were handling publicity related to the project in theirhome country. They were at the top tier when it came to charity, withabundant financial resources and connections.

Although Mr. and Mrs. Bell had gone back to their home country, theymaintained contact with Ayan. However, the project's finalization workwas no longer as intense as before, and with no news from Mr. andMrs. Bell for a long time, Dan naturally had some concerns.

Dan proactively asked Ayan, "Mr. Simpson, everything is all right withMr. and Mrs. Bell, right?"

He was referring to any unexpected issues with the project, such asmany real estate projects that would halt just before completion.

Ayan understood what Dan meant. He raised his gaze to look at Danand said in a warm and calm voice, "There haven't been anythingunexpected. Even if Mr. and Mrs. Bell have any other plans for thisproject, it won't affect its completion. Simpson Group won't allow anyprojects to be abandoned.”

Once a project starts, neither Simpson Group nor Ayan would allow it tobe abandoned due to external factors or the actions of individuals orother companies.

After Camille's words, Dan nodded in reassurance.

The meal lasted for about an hour, mostly in a quiet atmosphere. Evenwhen they talked, it was mostly work-related matters, which didn'tinterest Ayan much, so he didn't speak much.

After finishing their meal, Dan paid the bill and then suggested, "MissCamille and Mr. Simpson, if you have time, you can visit Tucker Group.Just let me know in advance, and I'll make arrangements to give you agood impression.”

Dan intended to establish a long-term partnership with Ayan. After all,Simpson Group's position in Hance City was unshakable. Besides that,he also wanted to learn from Ayan's style and approach to handlingbusiness.

Both Camille and Ayan nodded in agreement with his invitation butdidn't specify when they would go.

Later, the four of them left the restaurant. Sophia had work to attend to,and Dan didn't want to bother them any longer, so they left first.Camille and Ayan went upstairs to their hotel room.

Once in the room, Camille looked at Ayan, whose expression hadremained somewhat emotionless. She asked, "Are you fine?"

Camille didn't know what was going on with him, but she could sensethat something was off. There was a feeling that he was unhappy, eventhough it couldn't be clearly expressed.

She waited for his response, her eyes fixed on him.

Ayan didn't reply immediately. He simply lowered his gaze and met herinquisitive look. After a few seconds, he calmly said, "I'm fine, justthinking about something.”

Camille followed up, "What then?"

"Other people.”

"Other people?"

"Yeah, other people.”

"Okay." Camille didn't pursue the matter further as she wasn'tparticularly interested. She was the type of women who didn't needevery detail to be explained clearly by the man. So, most of the time,Ayan would voluntarily tell her, or else she wouldn't inquire further.The topic seemed to end there, but Ayan suddenly called Camille'sname.

"Cami."

His clear eyes looked incredibly serious, harboring complex emotions.His handsome face showed a hint of wanting to say something butstruggling to replace the words.

Camille softly hummed, her voice gentle as she asked, "What'swrong?"

Ayan thought for a moment and then spoke up, "Do you know aboutPreston and Eileen'’s situation?"

"Yeah, I know a little. You told me that Eileen and Preston have somesort of partnership, and they seem to have some secrets betweenthem!"

Camille also knew that Preston and Eileen were more acquainted andfamiliar with each other than she had imagined. However, Preston hadalways avoided revealing it, and she didn't have the right to inquirefurther. So when she heard Ayan mention them, she subconsciouslyasked, "Why did you suddenly bring it up?"

"I've been investigating Preston. I discovered that he and Eileen wereraised up in the same orphanage.” Ayan had received a message fromKian before they went out for dinner. Kian had been provoking Prestonaccording to Ayan's arrangement. First, he publicly disclosed whatSean was up to and then had Jenson lay out the evidence they hadreceived, approaching Preston as a partner to elicit a reaction. ButPreston, who was always cautious and careful, naturally wouldn't easilyreveal anything suspicious. However, Ayan had anticipated this, sowhen he had Kian arrange for people to provoke Preston, he had useda powerful tactic.

Although Preston was gradually distancing himself from Austin'ssupport and establishing his own confidence and power, he still reliedon the Walker family. Molly was carrying his child, and so far, there hadbeen no movement from Molly's side, nor had Preston made anymoves. They were both waiting for each other's response.

That's why Ayan made a move against Molly and the Walker family,letting the Walker family express their dissatisfaction toward Prestonand mention adopting Preston. Preston had no choice but to takeaction.

Rex, who was conducting a covert investigation, took this opportunity toobserve Preston's every move.

Preston had already rushed to Flento. He had to deal with the matter ofMolly's pregnancy with the Walker family. Only by settling this issuecould he avoid further trouble and unexpected situations.

But what Preston didn't expect was that Eileen, due to Austin's incident,couldn't stay anymore and had also gone to Flento City to hide. Whenshe found out that Preston was there too, she naturally wouldn't let itgo. As for how Eileen knew so much, it was naturally because Ayanhad orchestrated things behind the scenes, pushing them together.Otherwise, how could they have met?

When Eileen contacted Preston, he was accompanying Molly for hercheck-up at the hospital. It was the first thing he did after returning toFlento.

But Eileen's call disrupted everything.

Their conversation resulted in an ugly scene with Molly getting angry.Kian sent Ayan a video showing Molly questioning Preston, "What isyour relationship with Eileen, really?"