Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 239 Confident That She’d Retur

Seeing him, Emelie sull couldn’t hide the complex emotions on her face. William’s voice was cold. “You know you should feel guilty meeting her behind my back.”

Emelie paused, calmed herself down, and retorted, “Why should 1 feel guilty?”

william pushed aside the coffee cup Vanessa had used. “What were you discussing with her?”

“Do I need to report to you?” Emelie averted her gaze, focusing on her phone as she kept trying to turn it on. She thought if it still wouldn’t work, she’d have to get it repaired.

Considering the timing, William could easily guess the topic of her conversation with his mother. “Your father’s tightcould extend his sentence. Did you ask her to help reduce his punishment?

Emelie’s phone still wouldn’t turn on, even with the power bank connected. Outside, the rain poured harder. Emelle felt the world was in chaos, and she was missing something

crucial. Her mood turned sour

Frustrated, she decided to leave. If the phone wouldn’t work, she’d buy a new one.

Modern life without a phone made one feel disconnected from the world, and she was desperate to reestablish that connection. As she walked past William, he grabbed her wrist.

frowned. “Let

of you, yet you avoid them. First, you go to Samuel, and now my mother. Each of them is more unreliable than the

‘‘Those ‘unreliable‘ people have helped me without

the ones without a price. You don’t trust my straightforward deals, but

it. Surprisingly, it powered on. She twisted her wrist free from William’s grip and headed out without another

check on her, but then she saw eight missed calls from Eliana. It

never called this frequently. A sense of dread filled Emelie. Suddenly, a bad feeling crept into her

answered, and

she started crying. “Emelie! Why didn’t you answer your phone?”

Is it

and the doctors couldn’t revive her!

echo with it,

they said we need

replied, “I’m in Capebatt right now. I’ll be

up and prepared to dash into the rain. Just as she was about to step into the downpour, someone grabbed her arm and pulled

Furious, she yelled, “What do you