Swapping a Broken Heart for a New Start novel Chapter 595

Not long after her chat with Sarah Brown, Camila Davis heard the cheerful giggles of a little girl echoing from outside.

She glanced out the window into the yard and saw it was the elder Mr. Williams returning with Lillian in tow.

Apparently, they’d been out for a stroll, and Lillian came back absolutely loaded with gifts—so many she could barely carry them all. It took Mr. Williams flagging down some help just to get everything inside.

Camila couldn’t help but laugh at the sight. “Isn’t this a little much?” she joked.

Mr. Williams looked proud as ever, and told his protégé, “What can I say? All those old folks adore our Lillian. It would’ve been rude not to accept their kindness.”

Camila shook her head in exasperation, but went over to take a look. Thankfully, nothing looked overly extravagant or expensive, so she relaxed. Otherwise, she’d have felt obligated to return most of it.

Mr. Williams joined Lillian in sorting through the mountain of presents, then turned to Camila, “So, how did your onboarding go this morning? All smooth?”

Camila nodded. “Yeah, everything went well. People were really welcoming—guess they wanted to stay on your good side, boss.”

“Good to hear,” he replied, satisfied.

Since they hadn’t eaten out for lunch, Patrick whipped up a table full of hearty dishes—a real comfort-food spread with mac and cheese, roast chicken, mashed potatoes, and more. The menu was clearly tailored for Lillian, who tucked in gleefully.

Eric Morris (as Camila still called him in her mind) made a point to peel Lillian’s shrimp and debone her fish, prompting the little girl to heap her plate with goodies for him in return. The whole scene was warm and lively.

In the middle of everyone enjoying themselves, Eric suddenly remembered something. “Oh, by the way,” he said, “About your living arrangements—HR told me they’d allocated you a little cottage, but apparently you turned it down?”

He looked at Camila, eyebrow raised in curiosity.

Camila had a feeling where this was going and avoided his gaze, a bit guilty.

“So, tell me,” Eric pressed, “what’s your connection with Mr. Williams? I heard the new junior research team was his idea. The higher-ups had been talking about it forever, but nothing moved until he got involved. And rumor has it, he paid a hefty price to push it through.”

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