Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 5 Rumors

Emelie returned to the house she was renting to pack her bags.

“Emelie, you’re finally back? I was about to search every hospital in town for you tomorrow if you hadn’t shown up today.”

“Well, everything’s fine now,” Emelie replied.

Emelie’s roommate, Mona Hardy, who was also her college dorm mate, had lived together with Emelie for six or seven years. Their relationship had always been good.

Throughout her hospitalization, Mona had been the only one genuinely concerned for her.

Yet, Emelie had not disclosed the full truth to her, merely mentioning

id fallen ill and refusing visits.

Mona slipped into her slippers and approached Emelie’s room, only to find her squatting on the floor, folding clothes.

“Preparing for another business trip? You’ve just recovered from your illness, and now a business trip? Is your health up for it? William, that jerk, why does he always have to push you so hard?”

Mona was aware of the strain in Emelie’s relationship with William and had never approved of him.

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Emelie didn’t know how long she would be away, so she told Mona the truth. “I’ve been assigned to a project in Vinetown. Mona, I’ll extend the lease for another quarter.

“If I can’t return in three months, you might need to find someone else to share the rent with, just let me know, and I’ll come back to take the rest of my stuff.”

Mona was startled. “What? Why so sudden?”

Emelie–replied, “It’s just a shift in position, happens all the tim

It would be normal for anyone else, but with Emelie’s relationship with William, how could she be sent.

away?

asked, “Did you have a fight with

really

a piece of paper

up when Mona snatched it up first and unfolded

a report

was stunned and

to Emelie. She noted that the

dots. “Were you hospitalized because of an abortion? The

Chapter 5 Ruinart

Did he make you abort the child and then drove you away? Damn him, how could he treat you like this? I’m going to find him and settle

soft and sweet name, she possessed a core of steely determination. Unlike others, she wouldn’t hesitate

quickly held her back. “Mona! He doesn’t know about this! It was an

miscarriage.”

frowned. “You didn’t

pursed her lips and replied, “There’s no need for him to

are you thinking?” Mona

it up, and threw it in the trash bin. “I didn’t think much, just

understand Emelie’s decision, feeling a deep

to the bathroom to

her her teeth as she picked up pieces of the torn

in case.

saving

evening, Emelie took

aside from routine updates to the headquarters,

from William.

did receive occasional office gossip from the two secretaries,