Divorced the Cheat Married the Fleet (Camilla and Lance) novel Chapter 275

Barnard and his group left without looking back.

Jasper finally came to his senses, wrapping his arms around the Malamute’s big, fluffy head. He wiped its mouth with a handkerchief, fussing over it. “Good dog. You can’t just bite anything you see, okay? What if you get sick from chewing something dirty? If you do it again, no more treats for you.”

The Malamute seemed to get the message, nuzzling into Jasper’s palm with a look that was almost apologetic.

Camilla watched them, her thoughts spinning. The dog was usually so gentle, but it had gone straight for Barnard without hesitation. She shot Lance an exasperated look. “Seriously, what have you taught him? And is his name really Barnard?”

She’d stayed quiet in front of Barnard, but now that he was gone, the weirdness of it all just made her more uncomfortable.

Lance looked a little sheepish. “Not really,” he said, stalling. “Well… Camilla, you know back when you were with Barnard, I used to get so jealous. And, uh, so I kind of…”

He couldn’t seem to finish, tripping over his own words. Camilla, catching the embarrassed look on his face, suddenly figured it out. “The dog’s not called Barnard. You trained him to go after anyone with that name, didn’t you?”

Lance glanced up, then back down, not saying a word. That was answer enough. After a beat, he said, “Don’t be mad, Camilla. Honestly, I was just jealous and bored, so I taught him a new trick. I didn’t expect him to be this smart, let alone actually find the guy.”

Camilla pinched the bridge of her nose, trying to process it all. She hadn’t planned for anything this dramatic today, but since things had already gone haywire, someone had to step up. “You focus on getting everything packed for the move,” she told him. “I’ll go check on Barnard.”

Lance reached for her wrist, his voice soft and a little desperate. “Camilla, my dog bit him. Are you mad at me?”

Camilla just patted his hand gently. “Take Jasper and get the move sorted. I’ll handle this.”

As Camilla drove off, the sadness on Lance’s face melted away. He watched her car disappear, then broke into a sly grin, crouching down to give the Malamute a few proud pats on the head. “Good work today. You really earned your extra meat tonight.”

Jasper’s eyes went wide as he stared at Lance. “Lance, he’s so cute! Why would you teach him something like that? That’s actually terrible!”

Davina had never been very fond of Daisy anyway. She always thought Daisy looked nothing like her, more like someone from the Green family. If it hadn’t been for her reunion with Barnard and the need to look like a struggling single mom, she never would have kept this so-called burden around.

Davina’s grip was rough and unrelenting, and Daisy’s eyes filled with tears. “Why are you yelling at me?” she choked out. “You’re the reason for all this! If Barnard really liked you, why would he care about Jasper? You always blame me!”

“You’ve got some nerve talking back to me! Just wait, I’ll—”

Davina raised her hand, about to slap Daisy, when a furious shout came from behind them. “What do you think you’re doing, making a scene in a public place? You’re almost forty, and you still act like this? If I’m not around for one day, you cause trouble. Are you physically incapable of behaving?”

Calvin had arrived.

Davina had no way to cover up what had happened with Barnard; she hadn’t dared to hide anything from Calvin, so she’d called him immediately, and he showed up at once, ready to take charge.