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.

Daphne’s words from

colleagues

integrated into both his professional and personal lives over the

friends had silently thought

marriage more than once.

but smirk at the

expected, the topic of

still found herself lost for words,

some guidance.

sipped his water. His voice was devoid of any

back into her bowl with a soft

a moment, she couldn’t hear her own

young secretary from the company? Don’t think I’m unaware of the foolish

wanted to diffuse the sudden tension, a role she often

his boundaries had been breached. “Dad, you’re intruding too much. And regarding foolish actions, you’ve

Vanessa’s face stiffened.

standing up as he

stood up as he said, “I’ve finished, I’ll be leaving

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

William, saying, “Mr. Middleton had a tough time with the clients today, and that’s

and countered, “I’m well aware of his temperament, there’s

defend him.”

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