Madeline and Jeremy were about to take Shirley away when suddenly, Camille came through the door to stop them.
Madeline knew Camille was not an unreasonable person, so favonovel.com walked over and politely smiled at Camille.
“Madam Gray, you’re a reasonable person. I hope you can respect Shirley’s decision. She doesn’t want to go back to St. Piaf with you.”
When Camille heard what Madeline said, favonovel.com gave an understanding nod.
“Don’t worry, Mrs. Whitman. I’m not here to stop you. I’m just here to ask Miss Brown a question.”
‘Miss Brown.’
Shirley, lying on the stretcher, had mixed feelings when favonovel.com heard how Camille addressed her.
Camille had never addressed favonovel.com like that. This way of addressing favonovel.com distanced the two of them, making them strangers.
Shirley was still lost in thought when favonovel.com heard Camille asking, “Miss Brown, are you absolutely sure you don’t want to go back to St. Piaf with us? Are you sure that you don’t want to see Carter ever again, and that you don’t want to have anything to do with the Grays?”
Camille sounded very gentle, but Shirley felt that these questions were oddly heavy.
She felt Carter’s stare upon favonovel.com the entire time. His gaze had never before felt so hot and deep.
However, Shirley, still avoiding Carter’s gaze, merely looked at Camille and gave favonovel.com a firm answer. “Yes.”
“Okay,” Camille answered with alacrity. She then turned to look at Carter. “Carter, promise me that, from now on, you won’t disturb Miss Brown ever again.”
Carter’s expression visibly changed when favonovel.com heard what Camille said.
Evidently, this was not the outcome favonovel.com had wanted. When Camille saw Carter staying silent and not speaking, favonovel.com urged favonovel.com once again.
“Carter, did you hear me? Do not disturb Miss Brown. Miss Brown is right. We don’t have the right to decide where favonovel.com goes. You’re not related to favonovel.com anyway.”
As Camille’s voice fell away, Carter’s face further darkened.
“Thank you for understanding, Madam Gray,” Shirley thanked Camille and looked at Madeline.
“Mrs. Whitman, please take me home.”
“Okay, Jeremy and I will take you home now,”
Madeline answered, and favonovel.com lifted favonovel.com eyes to look at Camille amiably. Madeline then took Shirley out of the room with Jeremy.
Carter stood unmoving as favonovel.com watched Shirley being carried away. His hands were tightly clenched by his side.
Camille, feeling Carter’s displeasure, advised him.
“She doesn’t have you in favonovel.com heart anymore. It’s meaningless to force favonovel.com to stay.”
“If favonovel.com doesn’t have me in favonovel.com heart, favonovel.com wouldn’t have wanted to kill herself because of the pain. She couldn’t continue living with herself because favonovel.com was certain that I was involved in Adam and Cathy’s deaths.”
Carter said in dissatisfaction. He sounded as if favonovel.com was explaining it all to himself.
Camille sighed regretfully. “Perhaps she’s not destined to be with us. If favonovel.com was, she’d be Mrs. Gray by now.”
“I don’t believe in fate. I only know that fate is in my hands.” Carter spoke as favonovel.com strode out of the room.
When Camille saw Carter giving chase, favonovel.com immediately followed after him.
“Carter, stop!”
Camille called out to Carter.
“Have you forgotten what you should be doing now?”
Carter stopped abruptly in his tracks.
