Seven Years a Fool One Day a Queen (Kristine and Colton) novel Chapter 367

Chapter 367

“And after that, you can probably guess the rest. Before Uncle Quinn died, he used the family inheritance to force Ambrose to marry me. So Ambrose came to me privately, and we signed an agreement. It clearly stated that our marriage would only last three years.”

“For those three years, neither of us was allowed to tell anyone we were married. If either side violated that even once, they’d have to pay the other party fifty million in liquidated damages. And you know me–I don’t have that kind of money, so I didn’t dare tell anyone. Not even you. If either of us broke the contract early, the penalty was three hundred million.”

“Then later, just when the three years were almost up, Ambrose’s grandmother fell ill again. Grandma is the only person in this world, besides you and Auntie Jiang, who’s ever truly been good to me. For the sake of her health, we renewed it for another three years. The penalty went up

too–to five hundred million.”

At that, Belle let out a long sigh. “But it’s almost over now. I’m finally about to see the light at the end of the tunnel.”

These days, she was basically counting down on her fingers.

And honestly? It gave her something to

ward to.

“If you don’t want to continue

But Belle shook her hear

alone, I can bear it.”

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talk to Ambrose for you,” Eliza

worried Belle was forcing herself to endure too much.

with it for five years. What’s

uu? Besides, he did save my life back then. For that

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who had shown up and pulled her out of it.

at stomach, smiling as she said, “You”

couldn’t say a word.

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Brandwad the geing Then kap your fisters from him during this period, so he doesn’t notice anything. Also, I’ll ask Xander to help gay fine plan in M Camry that wirahle for reting diring pregnancy. The moment your divorce with Ambrose is finalized, go there right way. That way you Fan says of his sight and forms on the pregnancy in peace.”

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An Belle sailed down at Eliza’s place without another word.

Barnally, the run of them kept her pregnancy a strict secret. Neither of them wanted more complications before she and Ambrose were

Camille stayed in Washington for a week. On the night before the left, Eliza took her out for dinner at Still Waters.

Sexing such a refined, formal restaurant, Camille looked a little uncomfortable–and a little embarrassed too.

After all, every time she came before, she was either at a club or on her way to one.

This was her fast time in a place this elegant. She felt positively purified.

“Why didn? Belle come today?” Camille asked.

She and Selle had hit it off right away, and she had genuinely grown fond of her.

She was supposed to come, but she had a hospital appointment and couldn’t make it in time,” Eliza explained.

Of course, it wasn’t a checkup.

31 was a prenatal appointment

Le

Then we’ll get together ext time,” Camille said. That was just her nature–easygoing and direct. She didn’t ask further.

dinner, Camil’s hesitated before bringing something up.

couple rays, I ran into President Young at a dinner.”

dbriefly in the middle of pouring tea for her. Then she said lightly, “Really? That’s quite a coincidence.”

ly what Camille wanted to ask, so she cut houtrectly. “I haven’t seen him in years.”

www.clear enough.

left between them.

Wing Sometimes life really does feel like a play. Back then, President Young supported

up together.”

You’ve got that wrong. It would’ve been enough if he hadn’t made things difficult for me.

ir dan enough to snatch resources and connections away from her.

ded her bread-

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Camille hurriedly said. “I don’t know about anything else, but if President Young hadn’t stepped in as guarantor back then, I might not hers

Invested in you“.

This time, Eliza truly froze.

Calvin…

had acted as guarantor?

How did she not know that?

Camille looked a little embarrassed too. “Don’t blame me for being too practical. Given the situation you were in back then, there really weren’t many people willing to put that much money into you. So when you came all the way to S City to see me, I turned you down.”

Eliza remembered that too.

At the time, she really hadn’t been fully prepared. She had just been desperate for investment, so she had rushed off to S City to find Camille.

Camille had rejected her.

Back then, Eliza had been deeply disappointed. She had thought the port redevelopment project was done for.

And yet, the next day, just as she was preparing to return to Washington, Camille came to find her at the hotel and said that after thinking it over all night, she had decided to invest in the project after all.

That money had solved Eliza’s urgent crisis.

And in the end, it had helped her secure the port redevelopment project.

That was why Eliza had always been grateful to Camille.

But now Camille was telling her that the money had only come through because Calvin had guaranteed it for her.

“Calvin came to me personally back then and said he was willing to guarantee it. He even promised that if the project failed or the investment didn’t pay off, he would compensate me double for my losses. And because he was afraid I’d still have concerns, he signed an agreement with

me.”

As if worried Eliza might not believe her, Camille asked her secretary to send over the very agreement she had signed with Calvin back then.

The moment Eliza saw it, she felt like her whole world tilted a little.

It was hard to describe how she felt.

One after another, so many things she had once believed had been overturned these past few days.

Her understanding of Calvin had lost yet another layer.

Or maybe-

she had never really understood him at all.

“As someone who’s been through life,” Camille said, “I could tell back then that President Young cared about you.”

“Really?” Eliza gave a faint laugh, almost mocking herself. “But at the time, he was preparing to get engaged to Medea.”

Camille fell silent.

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