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.”

What matters is that you can treat me as more than a friend now, right?” Troy said adamantly.

you forcing me

am,” Troy

the wiser one

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. The Undvike

So Mikhail said sternly, “Be quiet,

at William before sneering. “You have

remained expressionless, though his

thought before steadying his glass on the table again. He said suddenly, “I’ll give you a dowry

exclaimed in

Troy is just childish at times, but I’m sure you can see how kind he is, right? He’s a fine young man and reputable in Capebatt City, too. He’s still a good choice for you, isn’t that

that Troy was a good choice for her. Emelle wanted to counter, “Mra.

matchmaker for Emelle and Troy’s marriage. “I can vouch for

hurriedly added, “And 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

ideal Why don’t we just announce the engagement right now to all the guests out there? It will be a wonderful surprise for

Emelie to respond, Troy dragged her outside to announce this news. None of them had given