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Edward Paxton, Camilla Lockhart’s husband, inherited
everything from Elijah Lambert, his late sworn companion.
Including Elijah’s wife, Aurora Collin.
Edward reassured Camilla, “Aurora is like family to me.”
Camilla chose to believe him.
Then one day, she heard Aurora’s son Nicholas Lambert call
Edward “Daddy“.
Only then did she realize she had been kept in the dark all this
time.
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After the wedding, Camilla lay in Edward’s arms. It was such a
long day, and they could finally get some rest.
Edward had just closed his eyes when his phone rang. Irritated,
he got up and grabbed his phone from the nightstand.
“Who is it?” he said impatiently.
Camilla heard a woman’s voice. “Ed, Nico’s been running a fever
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and convulsing since we got back from the wedding. I called an
ambulance, but it’s still nowhere to be seen. What should I do?
Could you come over and go to the hospital with us?”
Upon knowing Nicholas was sick, Edward was no longer sleepy.
His eyes snapped into focus as he said without hesitation, “Don’t
worry, Aurora. I’ll be there right away to take you to the
hospital.”
Hearing this, Camilla turned around and stared at him coldly.
She thought, “Aurora knows exactly it’s our wedding night, yet
she’s calling him away now? That’s just too much. Does she
think I’m a pushover or what?”
A sarcastic smile played on her lips.
“If you go out now, don’t bother coming back. I’m serious.”
Edward was uneasy under her icy stare. For some reason, he
just couldn’t bring himself to leave.
Their eyes met, hers unflinching, and his evasive.
After quite a while, he plucked up his courage and said,
“Camilla, that was Aurora. She said Nico had a high fever. I gotta
go with them to the hospital. I promise I’ll be back the second I
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know he’s fine.”
Remaining silent, Camilla stared at him without blinking.
He couldn’t help but feel uneasy under her gaze. He knew it was
their wedding night and leaving her alone was such a lousy
thing to do.
On the other hand, it was late at night, and how was Aurora
supposed to take care of the sick Nicholas alone? After all, she
was just a widow with no one to turn to. He should check on
them–make sure Nicholas was OK at least.
“Camilla, I’m sorry. From now on, you get to call the shots on
everything, alright? Here’s my secondary card. Buy whatever
you want.”
He lowered his head to kiss her with a fawning smile, trying to
make her feel better, but she pushed him away coldly.
Knowing there was nothing she could do to stop him, she said
flatly, “Go. Don’t bother coming back tonight. I’ll see you at the
courthouse tomorrow to get a divorce.”
Her face fell as she slammed her earrings onto the vanity, walked into the bathroom, and started to remove her makeup.
Edward paced back and forth outside, not daring to leave.
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He then walked over to the bathroom and continued to reason
with her, “Camilla, we’ve been together for years, and you know
how much Elijah meant to me. Now that his son is sick, I can’t
just sit around and do nothing. I’m sure you understand, right?”
Camilla stopped wiping her face. She turned around and
questioned him, “Are you a doctor? What could you possibly do at the hospital? If Aurora can’t manage, there are nurses to help
her. Doesn’t she know it’s our wedding night? Why does she have to call you tonight?”
As a woman, she knew exactly what Aurora was planning.
