CHAPTER 794. PRINCESS BY DAY. A Woman Surprised.Cameron took a deep breath as he stared out the balcony window. The hotel where they had put him up was spectacular, but he couldn’t care less. This city had become a strange enemy, suffocating him, because somewhere out there—right here, in this very place—was Dandara… and she wasn’t with him.But really, what had he expected? That she would lock herself away in a convent just because he had decided to move on with his life? That she would wait for him when he had never once told her he was coming back?It was killing him. But he had no choice but to finish the job he had been hired for, or else the firm he worked for in London would kick him to the curb like a stray dog for breaching his contract.Luckily for him, he had a family who adored him, and the moment they heard he had to stay in Lucerne to continue working on the project, they immediately rented a car and showed up—all of them."What the hell are you guys doing here?" Camero
CHAPTER 795. PRINCESS BY DAY. InfluenceDandara took two steps onto the snow-covered slope and stopped, as if she didn’t know where she was or what she was about to do. Her heart was pounding too fast, she felt the raw sting of tears at the edge of her eyes, and an unfamiliar tightness in her chest—one she knew she had no right to feel, yet one that seemed impossible to ignore.“Dandy, are you okay?” Leon asked, wrapping an arm around her shoulders. He could feel how heavy and labored her breathing had become.“Yes, I’m fine,” Dandara lied with the same composure she always used to ease everyone’s worries. “I’m fine. It just surprised me that...”“That he has a daughter,” Leon finished, because Cameron Lake’s name had already come up between them—not just between the two of them, but whispered here and there by other members of the Keller family as well. “I thought you would’ve looked him up or something.”“Why would I?” she asked through clenched teeth. “You don’t look up people who
CHAPTER 796. PRINCESS BY DAY. A Female InvaderDandara froze, not even turning around, because she had expected anything the moment they were left alone—anything except that blunt statement."Excuse me?" she murmured, swallowing hard as her heart pounded faster than a racehorse’s."Dany is not my daughter," Cameron repeated, and she slowly turned on her heels to look at him."But the girl at the store said...""I know what she said," he replied with a sigh, "and I know I didn’t correct her either, but that’s because I figured she was about to start flirting with me, and I wasn’t interested in letting that happen."Dandara frowned, as if those words didn’t make much sense to her."But she really looks a lot like you..." she murmured, and Cameron made that proud expression he simply couldn’t help."Well, she better! Because I’m her favorite uncle!" he said with a grin, while Dandara’s eyes widened dramatically."Noooo! Janick?!"And Cameron instantly recognized that beautiful excitement
CHAPTER 797. PRINCESS BY DAY. A Family DinnerShe was unbelievably beautiful, wasn’t she? So focused. And even though Cameron had sworn he wouldn’t bother her with the slightest hint of anything, he couldn’t help but let his eyes drift toward her every so often, searching for some damn flaw—trying to see a completely different woman than the one he had fallen in love with.But as if fate wanted to taunt him, the truth was, she hadn’t changed at all. She was still a mature, sensible woman at work, kind and loved by those around her, and probably completely crazy in private.So there was no way he could stop feeling those damn butterflies. Cameron hadn’t stopped feeling them for five years, but at least the distance had dulled them—a dullness that had vanished the very moment he saw her again."Cameron, are you okay?" he suddenly heard her ask, and he startled, clearing his throat and rubbing his eyes."Damn, I think I’m asleep!" he replied, trying to find a way out. "Maybe my eyes are
CHAPTER 798. PRINCESS BY DAY. ReunionsCameron wanted the ground to swallow him whole, and Dandara swore she had never seen him so red and nervous. Jannick and Natalie seemed to have lost their tongues, and each, in their own way, was trying to silence Dany while Dandara ran around the suite with the little girl on her back."Tell me everything, I want to know everything! How big is the picture?" she laughed, asking the child conspiratorially.And Dany, without hesitation, stretched out her hands about twenty inches apart, which was obviously an exaggeration. However, that didn’t change the main fact: Cameron had a picture of her next to his bed, even after five years.Dandara watched him silently disappear onto the suite’s terrace. After setting Dany down and giving her a kiss, she said, "You're right, little girls always tell the truth. Thank you!" She turned with a smile and gave her parents a wink to calm them down because they looked like they were about to have a meltdown.Dand
CHAPTER 799. PRINCESS BY DAY. Stuck QuestionsAnd that was definitely a bad sign because Cameron and Noel knew each other well enough for him to understand that his best friend never spoke just for the sake of it. However, he had no idea that "not liking it" was just a euphemism because, just a second later, when the starting gun fired and the cars shot forward at full speed, Cameron felt his heart leap into his throat at the way Dandara was driving."You've got to be kidding me—this is normal?!" he growled, his knuckles turning white as he gripped the railing. He had never seen Dandara drive so recklessly before."She’s actually doing pretty well today—trust me, it’s usually worse," Noel scoffed in frustration. Cameron frowned because suddenly, things started making a bit more sense—especially the underlying concern he had detected in John Hopkins’ voice, though at the time, he hadn’t understood why.The race continued, getting more dangerous and tenser than Cameron remembered from t
CHAPTER 800. PRINCESS BY DAY. You Shouldn’t Have LeftIf that gesture had surprised her, Dandara only let the disbelief show in her eyes for a few seconds while he unleashed that string of accusations and scoldings at her."Listen, Cameron Lake," she replied with a condescending sigh, as if she were trying to reason with a stubborn teenager. "You’ve seen me race a hundred times, and this was absolutely no different.""Of course it was different!" he exclaimed, his eyes widening. "Do you have any idea the risk you put yourself in?! It was just millimeters, Dandara—millimeters away from clipping the bumper of the car in front of you! That could’ve been the worst damn crash of your life! Can’t you see that?!"And even though his voice was filled with anger and desperation, and even though Dandara knew his only motive was concern for her, she still wasn’t willing to justify herself to anyone."You have ten seconds to let go of my jacket, or I’m going to do something you definitely won’t l
CHAPTER 801. PRINCESS BY DAY. Clear Things UpShe was trembling like a maple leaf in the middle of autumn, ready to fall—but it had nothing to do with fear. It was rage. Helplessness.Her body vibrated against his, her mouth welcomed him, and that ninety percent of her that just wanted to knee him in the balls for daring to use her was completely numb, stunned, useless.After five years of separation, all that seemed to remain was the part of her that simply gave in to him—the part that had been dormant, hibernating, waiting for him.And if maturity and reason dictated that she should pull away from his arms, lift her chin like the strong, confident woman she had always been, and politely tell him he had no right to kiss her like that and that she wasn’t going to allow it…Well…The most immature part of her tangled her hands behind his neck, her fingers slipping into the hair at his nape, and her lips parted for him, soft and eager… until the rest of her body moved for him as well—sp