Divorced the Cheat Married the Fleet (Camilla and Lance) novel Chapter 429

Camilla stood firm on not officially setting a wedding date, but to humor Darwin, she didn't object to him having some lucky days picked out.

The holidays arrived in a flash.

Under Darwin's relentless insistence, Camilla, Elise, and the rest of their immediate group packed up and headed to the Charles Estate for the new year. Even Snow, Jasper's dog, received a VIP invitation from Darwin.

Seeing Darwin's overwhelming enthusiasm, the estate staff quickly realized that Camilla and Jasper held unprecedented status in his heart. It was painfully obvious they were going to be permanent fixtures in the Charles family.

Taking the hint, the staff treated Camilla with extreme reverence.

The Charles family tree had been notoriously sparse over the last few generations. In Darwin's era, it was just him and Carney. When Carney retreated to a monastery, he left no heirs behind.

As for Darwin, besides Oscar, he had a daughter named Leah, who had married into the militarily entrenched Byron family years ago.

In fact, when Oscar had sent Lance into the military years ago, he had pulled strings through the Byron family to do it.

By Lance's generation, the bloodline was even thinner. Oscar only had Lance, while Leah had given birth to a single daughter, Jeniffer, who was two years younger than Lance. Jeniffer had gone straight to a military academy for college, and both mother and daughter rarely visited.

The estate's butler had filled Camilla in on all these family dynamics.

Even though the butler didn't explicitly say it, Camilla could sense that Darwin must have been terribly lonely holding down the sprawling Charles Estate by himself, which explained his sudden move to Laguna Shores a while back.

Darwin didn't strictly force the extended family to gather every year, but he mandated a massive family reunion every five years. This year just happened to land on that milestone.

Having rushed into agreeing to Darwin's holiday plans, Camilla knew she couldn't show up empty-handed. She spent the days leading up to the trip frantically preparing gifts.

On New Year's Eve, Leah arrived with Jeniffer. They pulled up in a rugged military Jeep, the back seat piled high with presents.

Leah shared some of Oscar's facial features. Dressed in a beige overcoat and adorned with understated pearl jewelry, she exuded a quiet, graceful elegance.

Her daughter, Jeniffer, was the polar opposite. Rocking a sleek windbreaker, cargo pants, and a sharp pixie cut, she had total tomboy energy. The second she stepped out of the Jeep, she yelled at the top of her lungs, "Grandpa! Oscar! Lance! We're home!"

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