Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 10 I Won’t Be Marrying Her

Before getting off from work, Emelie entered the CEO’s office to drop off some documents.

She then mentioned. “Your mother called me at noon, inviting us for dinner tonight. Mr. Middleton, it’s been half year since you last visited.”

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William furrowed his brows. He was visibly annoyed. “Do you often contact my family?”

“Not really. It’s always your mother who calls me,” Emelie responded.

William glanced at his watch and tossed the car keys to her. “You drive. I’ll have the driver take Daphne

home.”

ut couldn’t

As she followed him, Emelie found herself at the edge of asking something significant but

muster the courage to voice it.

She feared hearing the answer she already knew would come

During the Middleton family dinner, Vanessa kept adding more food to Emelie’s plate, expressing concern, “Why have you lost so much weight? You look so pale. Are you sick?”

William, naturally reserved and taciturn, was even more so with the Middleton family, He barely spoke after greeting his father, Henry Middleton, upon their arrival.

He watched Emelie manage the conversation with his parents while Emelie touched her face, smiling as she replied, “Oh, it’s probably just today’s lipstick not suiting me. I’ll throw it out when I get back.”

As Cloudex Corporation’s CEO’s head secretary, Emelie was adept at saying the right things, delighting

Vanessa.

William remembered Daphne’s words from

just colleagues and clients, but the

into both his professional and personal lives over the past three years, dealing with matters both

silently thought she would

marriage more than once.

help but

he expected, the topic of marriage came up

Emelie still found herself lost for words, looking toward

some guidance.

His voice was devoid of any warmth or flavor as he

into her bowl with a soft clink.

she couldn’t hear her

That young secretary from the

to diffuse the sudden tension, a role

intruding too much. And regarding

Vanessa’s face stiffened.

slammed the table, standing up as

grabbed a napkin and stood up as

Henry’s complexion turned a stormy shade, Vanessa quickly offered him some water, trying to calm. him down. “Relax, dear. Remember your

Middleton had a tough time

countered, “I’m well aware of his

defend him.”

said, “Will is now the CEO of such a major corporation. You can’t still talk to him like he’s a child.