Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 3 Dismissal

They moved toward the bathroom, where the shower ran like a burst of rain.

Suddenly, Emelie’s mind drifted to their first meeting three years ago, on a similar rainy day

Her family once ran a modest supermarket.

They weren’t wealthy, but they lived a stable and comfortable life as a family of five.

Unexpectedly, her father fell into a trap that plunged them into a debt of 5 million dollars.

He was forced to sell the supermarket, their home, and any sellable items. Yet, they were still 3 million

dollars short.

At their wit’s end, the person who set the trap showed his true intentions, demanding she use her own

body to repay the debt.

Her parents tacitly consented.

On a rainy night, she fled in panic. The roaring engines of motorcycles sounded behind her, like predators toying with their prey.

She lost her shoes and her hair was disheveled. Ahead of her was endless darkness, void of any light.

She then fell to the ground, surrounded by motorcycles. She believed her life was over.

It was at that moment a business car arrived, blocking her view.

She looked up and saw the car door open. A pair of polished leather shoes stepped into a puddle.

and he covered Emelle with a large black umbrella, exuding an

declared, “She’s with me. Who would dare to lay a hand on

revisited and embellished the scene in her dreams countless times, ingraining it

the shower, Emelie left the bathroom, her

before looking for

shower.

whether to tell William

after a

safe, he made

trouble.

personal

woman meant he would care even

went to

of three secretaries, each responsible for various facets

her leave form to

in the hospital. Yet some daily tasks had piled up, keeping

visited by the finance department’s manager, who reported a problem with

document. “This doesn’t

was completed by the new assistant, Daphne,” said

brief pause, Emelie assured the finance manager, saying, “I have a good rapport with

take care of this

be held accountable for such a grave mistake, regardless

replied,

should be responsible