Aurora Dourada: Retorno By Ricardo Almeida

“There wasn’t much to talk about, to begin with.” Justin sank heavily into the sofa, downing the champagne in his glass in a gulp.

Thoughts of Bella left him feeling suffocated and restless.

He felt so suffocated that he could not catch his breath. His starry eyes burned with frustration.

“Y-You’re unbelievable! If Bella is willing to meet you, it must be to

clear the air between the two of you! Why didn’t you seize the opportunity to mend things and win her over? You don’t seriously want to become my brother-in-law, do you?! On behalf of the Hoffman family, I’ll be the first to oppose your marriage!” Ryan glared at Justin, looking like a flustered secretary trying to talk some sense into his

clueless boss.

“Ryan, do you think I’m the only one at fault here?” Justin’s hand tightened around the glass, his knuckles straining against his skin a if he were forcibly suppressing some tormenting emotion.

“What do you mean? So, you’re blaming Bella now, is that it?”

“I don’t know.”

“Justin, you have no right to blame Bella after all the sacrifices she made for you. If you truly love her, everything she does will make

sense to you! Don’t even try to reason with women. That’s simply the

stupidest act ever,” Ryan said frankly

As Justin pondered, footsteps approached them.

“Mr. Salvador and Mr. Hoffman, what a pleasure to meet you gentlemen!”

Both of them looked up, and before them stood Cameron and Cecily.

Upon seeing this woman, Justin’s gaze turned cold instantly.

He did not say a word, yet his demeanor made it clear that he did not want to associate with the Thompson family duo.

Earlier, Cecily had just cried miserably in the parking lot, but now she had reapplied her makeup, particularly emphasizing her eye makeup. Her pink-tinted eyes appeared quite pitiable and coquettish.

Ryan was not familiar with Cameron, let alone Cecily.

However, as the heir of the Hoffman Group, Ryan would still be polite

to people.

So Ryan stood up, smiled politely, and asked, “Forgive my ignorance.

don’t believe we’ve met before.”

“I’m Cameron Thompson, the Vice Chairman of KS Group.”

With a genial smile, Cameron added, “Oh, now that I think about it, M Salvador is closer to our family. After all, he had quite a deep relationship with my eldest niece.”

“Eldest niece?” Ryan was slightly surprised.

“Yes, my elder brother’s pride and joy, Bella Thompson. She’s my

niece.”

As Cameron explained, he wrapped his arm around Cecily’s shoulder. With warmth in his voice, he continued, “Bella is Cecily’s cousin. They

grew up together since they were young and have always been close!

Ryan recoiled in surprise.

So, this Cameron guy was actually Wyatt Thompson’s younger

brother!

This came off as a bit of a surprise. Ryan reassessed his opinion of

Cameron.

Cecily noticed that Ryan’s expression had softened considerably, and she could not help but feel a sense of triumph. Despite being an insignificant member of the Thompson family, Cameron still had the advantage of their powerful name, which commanded respect.

“Do you both need something?” Justin asked, his voice cold as he

swirled his champagne glass.

There was no warmth in his reception, not even a hint of it.

In fact, he felt a strong aversion to Cameron’s attempts to cozy up him, especially with his frequent mentions of Bella, as if trying to

his favor.

Over the years, as the president of the Salvador Corporation, Jus has encountered too many insincere and cunning individuals in th

business world. Although he was young, he had developed a keen ey for discerning people’s true intentions.

While Cameron may be Wyatt’s brother, he was nothing like Chairman

Thompson.

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“Ahem… Well, you see, my daughter acted rashly in front of you

earlier, Mr. Salvador. She’s here to offer her apologies. But I assure

you, my daughter knows her boundaries. Mr. Salvador, I hope you won’t misunderstand her intentions,” Cameron added, forcing a smile.

“M-Mr. Salvador, I apologize for my behavior earlier. I’m really sorry…” Cecily added, her hands clasped in front of her, looking quite pitiful.