My Ex-husband Begs Me Back
Chapter 857: Independence

Chapter 857: Independence

Camille's face appeared somewhat puzzled as she met Ayan's gaze.The furrow between her eyebrows was so pronounced. She softlyasked Ayan, "Is it possible that Eileen and Preston are actually brotherand sister?"

After she finished speaking, Ayan's eyes also stiffened slightly. Acoldness flickered between his brows, and his voice slowly rang out,"brother and sister?"

"Hmm, is that a possibility? After all, it's not so easy for two people fromthe same orphanage to know each other living in different cities. Thedistance between them seems too great, right?"

Camille picked up Ayan's words and continued, saying that she had thisidea and thought when Ayan mentioned that Sean and Preston werecousins.

Perhaps this was the most convincing possibility?

After all, two siblings who were both in the same orphanage and thenadopted by different families-it wasn't impossible for the older sister orbrother to search for their younger sibling later on, right?

However, this kind of thing did sound somewhat dramatic. But if aparticular condition couldn't be found for a long time, then it wasimpossible for it to happen. If it did happen, it must be because the rightopportunity hadn't been found yet, not because it didn't exist.

Camille silently looked at Ayan, waiting for his response because shewasn't sure if her thoughts were true or not.

Until she figured it out, everything would remain unknown.

Ayan also fell silent for a moment. He squinted his eyes, his facialexpression changing, and a profound and unfathomable glimmerappeared in his gaze. His voice slowly sounded, “It could be possible.After all, only people with the same goal can ensure that nobodybetrays them midway, right?"

He seemed to be speaking to Camille, but he was actually reassuringhimself that this possibility indeed had the potential to exist and wasmore reliable than any other guess.

If Preston and Eileen were deeply in love with each other, then theirfeelings could rupture, especially with Preston's messy relationshipswith women. He had both Molly and Zoie. Even if he did that to fight theSimpson family, could Eileen truly remain indifferent to it?

Based on his understanding of Eileen, she would never be able to dothat.

So, that possibility was ruled out.

If it was just about money, this possibility would be even moreunreliable. Money wasn't about who had money, but who had the mostmoney. After all, there was always someone richer, even Ayan darednot say that no one could be wealthier than him.

So, such a relationship was also unreliable.

But what if they were brother ans sister?

Wouldn't that explain everything?

As these thoughts surged in his mind, he became more and moreconvinced.

After he finished speaking, Camille softly murmured in agreement, herexpression still warm. She said, "You can investigate in that direction. Ifit's true, it can also eliminate their intentions against the Simpsonfamily.”

Speaking up to this point, Camille also felt some complex emotionsrising in her heart. She continued, "Ayan, if Preston has beenstrategizing for so long just to go against the Simpson family, does thatmean there's a huge grudge between him and the Simpson family?Otherwise, how could he be so obsessed that he's willing to sacrificeeverything, including his future, to fight against a massive corporationand an unshakable family?"

Camille kept her gaze fixed on Ayan, her eyes never leaving him for asecond. There was a clear sense of worry and confusion in her eyes.She couldn't understand what kind of situation could drive Preston tosuch extremes.

She pressed her lips together, her expression unusually subdued.Similarly, this was something that had always intrigued Ayan.

He voiced his thoughts, and it was the first time they had been so openand honest about this matter, without any concealment. He evenshared with Camille how he attempted to probe the old Simpson andFletcher.

Initially, he hadn't chosen to tell Camille for a simple reason-to preventher from worrying or overthinking, and he didn't want to burden her withPreston's matters. Camille had mentioned that she and Preston hadbeen friends for many years, and although Preston had done manythings she couldn't understand or approve of, he had helped her, andthat was something she couldn't forget. So Ayan didn't want to putCamille in a difficult position, which was why he hadn't told her abouthis secret investigations and moves.

But now, Camille's analysis made him realize the significant changeshe had undergone in this matter. This change didn't mean that she nolonger considered Preston a friend, but rather that she had made adecision in her heart.

Ayan could sense this clearly, so he had nothing to hide.

Regarding the old Simpson and Fletcher, Camille's face also showedconcern. She said, "From Grandpa's reaction, it doesn't seem likenothing ever happened.”

Ayan didn't show any expression or response. A faint stiffness flickeredin his eyes. Camille continued, “I don't mean that Grandpa isintentionally hiding something or that he really did something related toPreston.”

“I know what you mean. That's how I see it too, which is why I had Dadprobe Grandpa discreetly. But there weren't any significant results.”Ayan stood up from the sofa and walked to the water dispenser. Hepoured a glass of water and handed it to Camille. Then he said softly,“This matter can only be investigated gradually until Preston voluntarilyreveals all the reasons behind it."

“Yeah, it seems that's the only way.” Camille nodded in agreement,taking water and taking a small sip.

They discussed this topic for quite a while before finally moving on.Ayan knew that replaceing the answer from Preston seemed somewhatchallenging. So, the focus should probably start with Eileen andcontinue to probe from there.

However, he was currently in Dane City, and he had to deal with thematters there before returning to Hance City to take action regardingPreston. Besides, Preston was currently occupied and couldn't bedistracted. Ayan could temporarily handle the affairs in Dane first beforemaking plans to return to Hance.

Early the next morning, Kian arrived at the hotel room with the suitAyan would wear for the opening ceremony. Accompanying him was animage designer and the host of the opening ceremony, along with theirassistant.

Ayan was already naturally handsome, and he didn't need anydeliberate grooming to stand out.

However, for an occasion like today, some minor touch-ups werenecessary, such as hairstyling. The designer quickly styled Ayan's hairin his usual fashion. Meanwhile, the host stood by, confirming the stepsand content of Ayan's speech when he would be on stage. Ayanlistened quietly without any response.

The host was a bit unsure of his intention, so he looked at Kian andasked in a low voice, "Mr. Simpson, is there anything that needs to bemodified?"

Ayan responded calmly, “For now, it's fine. I'll let you know if I think ofanything.”

Kian nodded.

At that moment, the designer finished the styling. They only needed tochange clothes before heading out. Kian was preparing to leave withthem when suddenly, the door to the room opened from the inside. Alleyes turned in that direction and saw a drowsy woman standing at thedoorway. Her hair was disheveled, and her fair and smooth face lookedbeautiful even without any makeup.

She was wearing pajamas, and although nothing inappropriate wasexposed, the sight of everyone facing each other froze her instantly.Before anyone could react, she swiftly closed the door.

Ayan's gaze also shifted to the four people, and there was a hint ofreminder and warning in his eyes, as if to say, "Remember what shouldand shouldn't be said and keep it in mind!"