My Ex-husband Begs Me Back
Chapter 888: Beauty

Chapter 888: Beauty

Camille thought everything was pretty good, and the styles had a greatartistic concept.

She said, "They're all good. What do you think?"

“I'm just a supporting role. It's mainly up to you. If you think they're allgood, then let's go ahead with the all the shooting concepts.” Ayandidn't understand these things at all, so he left it to Talia to handle. Asfor the wedding dress designer he found, of course, it was the mostexpensive, hardest to book, and with the best reputation.

His words made Camille and Talia roll their eyes. Talia didn't mince herwords and said, "If you want to do the shoot, I won't allow Cami to gowith you. Do you think taking wedding photos is just for fun? It's tiringand requires going to quite a lot of different places. It's hard work. If youtake all these photos, won't Cami be the one suffering?"

Ayan looked at his own mother's protective stance towards Camille.Although Talia had always been biased like this, she always stood onCamille's side, even if it was something involving her son. He couldn'thelp but ask, "You're only thinking about how it might tire her, but whatabout showing some concern for me?"

Talia replied nonchalantly, “Isn't it because it was your idea in the firstplace? Since you can come up with such a request, it means you're notafraid of hard work. How about this, you go for the shoot alone, captureall these beautiful sceneries, and later I'll have a professional teaminsert Cami into the photos during post-production. This way, Camiwon't have to be so tired, and we can still capture those beautifulmoments.”

As Talia spoke, she felt that this idea was pretty good. She immediatelytook out her phone to contact a professional team.

Ayan shook his head helplessly and turned to Camille, asking, "Are youjust going to stand by and watch your mother in law mistreating yourhusband?"

Camille gave a faint smile and said in a emotionless voice, "I can't seeanything, and besides, how come Mom mistreated you? You shouldn'ttalk nonsense. If you continue like this, I might sue you for defamation.Obviously, Mom is just caring for you. How can you slander her likethis?"

“That's right, Cami knows how to care for her mother. Hey, even thoughyou are my biological son, it doesn't matter. It's still better to be abeloved daughter-in-law. I hereby announce that from now on, thedaughter-in-law is the real family, while the son is just whatever." Taliaraised her eyebrows, not giving Ayan any "respect" at all.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law's teasing together made Ayanfeel helpless.

But they completely ignored his feelings and continued chatting aboutthe wedding photos as if they didn't see him at all.

Camille settled on a wedding photographer and team, but she hadn'tdecided on the location yet. The finalization of the museum project wascoming up, and afterward, she would need to decide whether tocontinue working with the architecture company. If she chose tocontinue with them, she might be very busy.

Ayan was also busy with numerous projects at the Simpson Group. Ifthey had to go abroad or to another city for the wedding photo shoot, itwould take quite a bit of time-probably at least twenty days altogether.So, Camille was hesitant.

As it was getting late, they left the Simpson's mansion and returned tothe Maple Leaves Mansion.

Before leaving, Fletcher and Talia brought up another matter.

Fletcher said, "You two can't keep living in the Maple Leaves Mansion.Although it's cozy and comfortable, Timmy will eventually grow up andlive with you. At that time, there won't be even enough space for ahousekeeper. If you don't want to go back to the old HanyamaMansion, then let's look for a new residence. We'll buy it for you as agift."

Camille was surprised, but it was Ayan who refused the offer. He said,“I'm already looking for a house. If you really want to give us a gift, helpus prepare for the wedding."

Fletcher and Talia didn't bother with Ayan's refusal and instead turnedto Camille. Camille felt the pressure.

While the Simpson family had more than enough money to buy a villain Hance City, she didn't want them to do that. They had already givenher too much, and she didn't want to keep asking for more. A villa hereis really something expensive.

After careful consideration, Camille spoke, "Mom, Dad, thank you forbeing so good to us. Let us handle our residence by ourselves. Youand Mom don't need to worry about these things anymore. Just enjoyyour life."

Talia was moved by Camille's words. She said, "If you don't want us tobuy a house, we can pay part of a new house near good schools forTimmy."

She immediately took out a bank card, clearly prepared in advance andseemingly anticipating Camille's refusal to their offer. She handed thecard to Camille without waiting for her response and swiftly ushered herinto the car. As they left the Simpson's mansion and headed back to theMaple Leaves Mansion, Camille still hadn't fully recovered from hersurprise, her face filled with disbelief as she looked at Ayan.

She asked, "Shouldn't we return this card to Mom?"

“It's for you. Don't feel pressured. I bought her a lot of jewelry that shelikes, and they're all valuable. So, take it. This is her way of repayingme." Ayan reassured her, trying to make Camille feel more at ease ashe was already beginning to treat Talia as a business partner withreciprocal gestures.

Although Camille felt that it was only right for Ayan to give Talia a gift, atthis moment, she couldn't fully grasp what was wrong. She just had avague feeling that something wasn't right, but she couldn't pinpointexactly what it was.

Ayan lowered his voice and asked, "Rex and I have picked out twovillas together. They're next to each other, which will make it convenientfor you to be together with Sienna. When the renovations arecompleted, I'll take you to see them. How about that?"

Camille was surprised and asked, "When did this happen?"

“It's been a while. I didn't tell you because I wanted to surprise you. Butwith my parents suddenly mentioning buying us a house, I was afraidthat if I refused without an explanation, you might overthink things."Ayan reached out and gently held her hand, resting his chin on hershoulder, his voice slightly hoarse as he explained.

Camille gave a soft hum, a bit coquettish, "You don't have to worry. Iwon't overthink things."

"Alright, alright. You won't. It's just me overthinking things like a pettyperson.” Ayan playfully admitted his mistake, and Camille generouslyforgave him.

They continued chatting until they returned to the Maple LeavesMansion.

That night, after taking a shower and lying down, Camille rememberedwhat happened at the Simpson's mansion.

She asked him, "How did your conversation with Grandpa go? What'sthe real reason behind his loss of appetite?"

Ayan shook his head, "He was tight-lipped. No matter how I tried toask, he refused to say anything. It seems that he's keeping somethingfrom us.

From the initial probing to the final candid inquiry, the old Simpsondenied anything was wrong. Not a single word was mentioned aboutthe phone call from the anonymous number.

This was definitely not in line with the old Simpson's usual personality,leaving Ayan certain that there was something he was hiding fromthem.

But what exactly could it be?

Camille voiced the same concerns as Ayan. He shook his head again,and he held her in his arms, resting his chin on her shoulder, and saidin a gentle voice, "Don't worry, I'll take care of it. He is getting older andlikes to keep things to himself. If he doesn't want to talk, no one canmake him spill the beans. I'll go back tomorrow morning and have aproper chat with him."

Camille nodded in agreement.

A sleepless night passed, and there was still no news of Cora.Preston's secretary, Quintus, was also missing, as if he haddisappeared from the face of the earth.

However, no one possessed such a skill, so it was impossible foranyone to vanish without any warning.

Ayan had Kian's people keep searching for Quintus's whereabouts andfinally got a lead in the afternoon.

Quintus had returned to his apartment in his car this morning andhadn't been seen outside since.

Kian immediately reported the news to Ayan, saying, "Mr. Simpson, ifwe keep a close eye on Quintus, we might replace out where Cora is.”Ayan didn't share the same view, saying, "If Quintus returned soopenly, then he must have already arranged everything for Cora. Findout where Quintus came from this morning.”