Divorced the Cheat Married the Fleet (Camilla and Lance) novel Chapter 420

"When he was still in my life, he never once taught me to back down from a fight," Camilla replied softly but firmly.

Her unwavering tone tugged at Carol's own memories. Her resistance finally began to crumble, and she let out a defeated sigh. "You are exactly like him. If Mahoney finds out I'm letting you run wild like this, he's going to lecture me for hours."

"Then we just won't tell them. Thank you for keeping this a secret, Carol. And please, don't breathe a word of this to Lance either," Camilla pleaded.

"Fine. It's not like I can stop you anyway. Do what you have to do." Thoroughly resigned, Carol surrendered once again.

Not long after they reached their agreement, Lance returned to the hotel. Carol tactfully excused herself from the suite, leaving the couple alone.

The moment the door clicked shut, Lance cut straight to the chase. "What were you and Carol whispering about? What are you two planning?"

Camilla put on a perfectly troubled expression. "Clement covered his tracks too well. We're completely at a dead end, so we're just going to wait until we can regroup with Mahoney and figure out our next move. What about you? When are you heading back to Cabinda?"

She tried to make the question sound casual, but it still earned her a sharp frown from Lance. "Are you that eager for me to leave?"

"No, of course not. I'm just worried about Jasper," she said, leaning into him slightly. "Lance, I really need to follow up on these leads about my dad, so I can't leave just yet. But knowing you're there to watch over Jasper is the only thing keeping me sane right now."

Lance wasn't completely convinced. His brows stayed furrowed. "Is that the truth? You better not be lying to me, Camilla."

"Why would I lie to you? Jasper has never been away from me for this long. If neither of us is with him, I'll be a nervous wreck. Besides, things have settled down here, and with Mike backing me, what happened yesterday is definitely not going to happen again. Just go back and keep Jasper company for me. I'll stay here for two more days, and if I still don't find anything, I'll fly straight back so we can all spend the holidays together."

Lance stared at her intensely for a long moment before finally exhaling. "Fine. Whatever you say. But remember this, Camilla—don't go doing something reckless and throwing yourself into danger."

The grave weight in his voice made Camilla's stomach drop. He definitely suspected she was up to something. Thankfully, he didn't interrogate her any further, and she finally allowed herself to breathe a sigh of relief.

Bright and early the next morning, Camilla dropped Lance off at the airport and headed straight for The Williams Group.

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