My Ex-husband Begs Me Back
Chapter 860: Voluntary

Chapter 860: Voluntary

Ayan made a shushing gesture with his hand. "Let's not expose whatwe know. It's better if only you and I know about this, or else Sophiamight go on strike."

Camille was taken aback for a moment, and her gaze followed Kian,who was driving, with a slightly helpless smile.

Kian, of course, had heard everything clearly, but he dared not speakup.

However, upon hearing Ayan's words, a sense of frustration filled hisheart. Mr. Simpson clearly didn't pay attention to him at all, did he?But Ayan was completely unaware of this and continued to chat withCamille in a low voice.

This time, the two of them had come out alone. Although the purposewas for work, they also had a lot of fun. Camille could clearly feel thattheir relationship was growing closer during this outing.

Today, they were returning to Hance, so Camille wouldn't forget whatshe had said, would she?

A question emerged in her mind. Was Ayan going to take her to the civilaffairs bureau right away for remarriage?

After this thought arose, she couldn't help but look at Ayan. In fact, shedidn't replace it impossible, considering that there was nothing Ayancouldn't do.

With this thought, nervousness also welled up within her.

At around 6 p. m., Camille, Ayan, and Kian landed in Hance. The driverwas already waiting for them and drove Camille and Ayan back toMaple Leaves Mansion first before taking Kian home.

Since there was no one at home today, but the housekeeper hadcleaned up, it was no different from before they left.

It was getting late, and they simply had a simple dinner of noodles.After finishing it, Ayan said to Camille, "You're tired today. Take ashower and rest early. I have to go out for a while.”

"Now?" Camille asked.

"Yes, there's something I need to take care of. If you're tired, go tosleep early, okay?"

Camille nodded.

Ayan personally drove away from Maple Leaves Mansion. He hadmade plans to meet with Rex for a drink, and both of them arrived atthe club almost at the same time.

The way men interact with each other is completely different from howwomen do. Ayan and Rex sat on the sofa in a private room, raising theirglasses and clinking them together. Then, Rex spoke first, "Preston hasgone to Flento, and I've gathered some information about the Walkerfamily. Molly is pregnant now, and the Walker family doesn't intend tolet her keep the baby. However, Molly insists on having the child, but itseems that the decision still lies with Preston.”

"Well, considering his current situation and his attitude towards theWalker family, he probably doesn't want the child. But he also doesn'twant to hurt Molly completely because of this. So he'll try to replace acompromise,” Ayan calmly took over the conversation. He lightly heldthe wine glass with his slender fingers, and his deep eyes were warmand calm. He said, "I'll have Kian arrange for someone to keep an eyethis. And you should be prepared to confront Mario at any time."

Rex didn't immediately respond upon hearing this. He simply looked atAyan for a moment.

Ayan had naturally told Rex about what happened in Flento. When Rexfirst heard that Mario was injured, his first concern was Sienna. Mariohad been injured in the apartment where Sienna lived. Why would heget hurt in Sienna's apartment?

And it was at night, in such a place and at such a time. It was hard notto imagine what might have happened.

Ayan could sense Rex's somber mood, and he spoke in a calm tone,saying, "She told Camille that there's nothing to worry about, so it'slikely that everything is fine. However, judging from the currentsituation, it's unlikely that Mario will let go. His intentions have been tooobvious. If he manages to win over the King family and gets them toaccept Sienna, he will easily keep Sienna by his side. If theirrelationship is legally recognized, do you think there will still be time foryou to intervene?"

"What does that matter? Are you saying that even if she doesn't agree,Mario can force her?" Rex's eyes reddened slightly, filled withdispleased anger.

Even if Mario was highly powerful in Flento City, he couldn't forceothers to do things they didn't want to, could he?

Ayan's smile remained indifferent as he looked into Rex's eyes with aserious expression. He said, "So, do you believe that Sienna's return toFlento City was truly voluntary? That she left when your relationshipwas at its best just to handle things with Mario?"

Rex furrowed his brow tightly, his face stiffening. He asked, "Ayan, whatare you implying?"

"What did Sienna say to Camille? Did Camille tell you that Sienna wentto Flento City for reasons other than dealing with Mario? Why do youthink she could resolve things with Mario now if she could have done itearlier? Why wait until now?"

Rex fell silent completely, his face devoid of emotion. His deep gazeremained frozen and stiff. He looked at Ayan and asked, "So, her returnto Flento wasn't voluntary but due to Mario's threats?"

Ayan nodded slowly but didn't immediately affirm that it was a threat.Instead, he shared the details of his phone conversation with Siennaduring his trip to Flento with Rex.

He said to Rex, "Mario wanted to use my divorce with Camille tothreaten Sienna. And there's no guarantee he won't use other things inthe future to coerce her into marrying him. So you need to beprepared.”

“I understand." Rex picked up his glass and finished it in one gulp. Hismood seemed to be in a terrible state.

Ayan said in a calm voice, "If you need anything, just let me know. Youcan use any resources of mine."

"Okay."

Ayan poured him another half glass of wine, and the two lightly clinkedtheir glasses. After taking a sip, Rex suddenly made a decision. Hesaid, "I'm going to Flento tomorrow. Like you said, waiting any longerwon't be beneficial.”

"Good. You can use my people in Flento as you see fit."

Ayan raised his glass again and clinked it with Rex.

They finished their drinks, and it was already close to dawn.

Rex was in a bad mood, so he was practically drunk. Ayan called for adesignated driver to take him home first before returning to MapleLeaves Mansion himself.

When Ayan arrived home, Camille was already asleep.

Not wanting to wake her up, he took a shower and went straight to theguest room to sleep.

He had a dreamless night, and the next morning, Camille woke up toreplace no one by her side. Her immediate reaction was that Ayan hadn'tcome back all night.

She was slightly startled and sat up, quickly scanning the entirebedroom but found no trace of Ayan. The spot next to her was cold,clearly indicating that he hadn't slept here. So he really didn't comeback?

Camille washed up and came out of the bedroom. Ayan was indeednowhere to be found.

She lazily slumped onto the sofa, picked up her phone, and startedcomplaining to Sienna. She said, "We just came back from Flento City,can you believe he said he had something to do, had dinner, and thenleft? And now he hasn't returned or sent any messages. Does he thinkthat once he has me, I'm not important anymore?"

Camille was displeased, and although she didn't have any wildthoughts in her mind, she was openly stating the facts in front of herbest friend.

Sienna responded with a voice message, saying, "Didn't you wake upin the middle of the night?"

"No."

“You should set an alarm. That way, you can send him a messagesaying you can't sleep without him, and he'll immediately come back."“Is that the point right now?" Camille expressed her discontent andsaid, "Shouldn't the focus be on where Ayan went?"

"I'm here!"

As soon as Camille finished speaking, a gentle voice suddenly rang outin the room.

Camille was startled, and her whole body stiffened. She turned herhead to see Ayan standing upright at the entrance of the guest room,looking at her with a just-awoken expression. His eyes still held a faintsmile, and it was evident from his eyes that he had heard every wordshe had just said.

In fact, Ayan had woken up when he heard the sound of Camilleopening the room door. Originally, he wanted to see what she wasdoing, but he didn't expect her to be complaining about him not comingback all night while talking to Sienna.

He found it amusing, so he continued to listen without making a sound.Camille was so shocked that she couldn't even hold her phoneproperly, and it fell onto the sofa. And Sienna's voice message was justsent over.

But Camille didn't have time to listen to what Sienna had said at themoment. She just looked at Ayan somewhat uneasily and asked,"Why... why aren't you saying anything? It's impolite to eavesdrop onother people's conversation.”