Divorced the Cheat Married the Fleet (Camilla and Lance) novel Chapter 301

This was Camilla’s first time meeting Tessa, but she could sense the tension right away. There was a chill in the way Tessa looked at her, like she’d already decided she didn’t like Camilla, even before a word was spoken.

Sarah spotted Tessa first and her eyes widened. Then she hurried over, slipping her arm through Tessa’s and flashing a bright smile. “Tessa, what brings you here?”

At the sound of that name, Camilla realized who was standing before her—Lance’s mother. Her heart gave a nervous flutter. She stood there, awkward and uncertain, thinking of how cold Darwin had acted toward her earlier. There was no way Lance’s mother would be any warmer, she thought to herself.

Tessa reached up and patted Sarah’s head, almost maternal, her eyes softening. “You usually tell me everything when you come back,” Tessa said, “but this time you made such a mystery out of a little shopping trip. Your mom asked me to look after you. Do you really think I’d just let you wander around without checking in? I had to call Shirley to find out where you were.”

Her tone was indulgent, but then her gaze shifted to Camilla. “And who is this? A new friend?” Tessa asked. “Strange, you never mentioned her before. Is she the reason for all your secrecy, Sarah? Tell me the truth. Was this her idea?”

Tessa’s eyes, sharp and suspicious, flicked over Camilla as if searching for cracks. From the way she spoke, she didn’t know about Camilla and Lance yet. Still, it was pretty clear that she considered Camilla a threat just because of Sarah.

Sarah glanced at Camilla, guilt flashing across her face, then started stuttering, “It’s not like that, Tessa. I… Camilla’s situation… could we maybe not talk about it right now?”

The more Sarah tried to dodge the question, the more Tessa seemed to mistrust her. Camilla wasn’t fond of the uncomfortable atmosphere either, so she decided to speak up herself. “Hi, I’m Camilla.”

It was just her name, but even that managed to make Tessa’s expression frost over. Before things got more tense, Sarah jumped in, her words tumbling out in a rush. “Tessa, I’m really sorry. I didn’t mean to keep this from you. It’s just… Camilla’s with Lance, and I didn’t know if he’d told you. I was worried you’d be upset, so…”

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