Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 35 Lover

Everyone immediately looked at Emelie.

Emelie stood there with a blank expression, like some frozen statue.

Mikhail Spencer and his wife, Linda Grabel, were actually quite fond of Emelie, especially after seeing how capable and sociable she’d been tonight. They knew Troy was not cut out for managing a business, so they had hoped to find a woman capable of doing so for him.

Emelie’s lack of wealth of influence was actually advantageous to them, as it meant they could easily manipulate and control her. They were concerned that if Troy’s wife came from a wealthy or influential family, she might divert the company’s profits to her own family.

Linda clasped Emelie’s hand and smiled kindly at her. “Yes. I think Emelie is a fine young woman, too.”

Emelie immediately pulled her hand away, shocking Linda.

Emelie then said calmly, “Mrs. Spencer, please don’t misunderstand. Mr. Troy was just fooling around. We’re no more than friends, so there’s no way marriage would be involved.”

Troy exclaimed in a panic, “Emelie!”

as a

Emelie continued swiftly, “You’ve misunderstood my feelings, Mr. Troy. I’ve only ever treated you a normal friend, nothing more.”

as more than a friend now, right?” Troy said adamantly. “I don’t care! It’s you I

“Are you forcing

I am,”

was clearly the wiser one compared to his

fond of Emelie. Even if William didn’t marry her, she’d still be his implied “lover“. It wasn’t uncommon for influential families to adopt such a system.

So Mikhail said sternly, “Be quiet, Troy. Stop fooling around. You can’t force Ms. Hoven

sneering. “You have such poor taste,

his jaw

before steadying his glass on the table again.

Emelie exclaimed in

can see how kind he is, right? He’s a fine young man and reputable in Capebatt City, too. He’s still a

way that Troy was a good choice for her.

can vouch for Troy’s character. I’ve

you can always develop your love for one another later on. Why don’t you two get engaged first? Then you can strengthen your relationship and arrange for

don’t we just announce the engagement right now to all the guests

dragged her outside to announce