Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 258 Who Are You to judge Them?

Emelle turned around and replied, “I slept soundly last night, so I didn’t know.”

Willem looked at her. After drying his hands, he said, “After what you just said, shouldn’t you follow up by asking me where I went last night?” Emelie frowned slightly. “I don’t recall ever interfering with your daily activities before, Mr. Middleton.”

william put down the towel and indifferently said, “You can ask more in the future”

Emelie couldn’t understand why he suddenly became so demanding, and she suddenly felt less impressed with the Eastanian charm of the r responded, “Alright”

For the next 72 hours, she could only consent to whatever he said.

llam stood up and walked over to Emelie. “What are you looking at?” he asked. “Do y

Emelle shook her head “No, I’m just looking around.”

want to take a boat ride?”

restaurant. She nodded casually at

“If you’re interested in a boat ride, I’ll take you,” Willam remarked. He headed out of the prhate room, but Emelie was really just looking around.

She reluctantly followed him.

He had always been so decisive and arbitrary

William briefly spoke to the manager, who promptly instructed aboarman to bring the boat ashore,

With his hands in his pockets, he waited for the bow of the boat to approach, then effortlessly stepped aboard and extended his hand palm–up to her.

Emelle looked at the lines on his pain for a few seconds. Just as his gaze was about to shift, she grasped his hand. With a slight pull from William, she also jumped onto the boa The boatman was at the stern and soon began to row.

The small wooden boat swayed slightly as it glided across the lake. The perspective from the center of the lake felt distinctly different from that on the shore.

Emelle and Willam opted to stay on the bow of the boat rather than going inside the cabin. The rippling lake water reflected their silhouettes with each standing on a different sidi of the boat.

“Do they have boat tours like this where you come from? William casually asked. In his experience, historic towns often featured these crafted scenes of charming bridges anc serene lakes to fulfill tourists‘ fantasies:

Sure enough, Emelie nodded. “Yes.”

“Have you ever tried it?” William inquired.

Emelie shook her head. Despite it being December, the chill on the lake’s surface made her tock her hands deeper into her pockets. “My dad thought spending 40 dollars on a boat ride that lasts only 20 minutes, with the same scenery visible both on board and on land, was a waste of money.”

Willam rated an eyebrow. “So, do you want to try it?”

as she watched the tourists cruise along the riverbank.

Emelle nodded earnestly. As a child, she had truly wished to try it out. Back then, she had always felt envious as she was Willam chuckded. “If he’s too tight to drop codollars to make his daughter happy, then how did he muster up the courage to bet his entire fortune on a land deal?”

convinced him by saying, “Let’s pool our money to buy this piece of land in the new district, it’s in a prime location, and once the area

into believing that it was his chance to strike it

turned out to be

was all a sham, and he had been deceived

He scored Ronan’s reckless ambition, his lack of self–awareness, and his attempt to strike it rich like a

not to react to Wam’s disparaging comments.

and still lacks common sense. It’s

Whether it was her parents or siblings, they seemed to occupy too much of her

that missing just one day at the hospital could cause such anxiety in her. While her

of troublemakers,” he added dismissively.

and shortcomings, he’s still my father. His protests are for my mother’s sake, and his tights

his first time being a parent. Like everyone else, he has

his eyes. “Are you

head slightly. “No,

and Emelle instinctively wanted to step back. However, there was nowhere to

as he was about to speak, a voice echoed across the lake, “Mr. Middleton’s

Chapter 260xotic Beauty

people on the boat instinctively looked toward the source of the

man was the one who had spoken

woman leaning against a window

fiestreaction was to exclaim, “What a coincidence it’s

attend a

beside him was unfamiliar to Emelle. Even from a distance, her striking

avoid a potentially contentious topic,

saw,” Willars replied. He glanced at her, temporarily setting aside her eller defiance He instructed the boatman

the young women stepped

docked, the other two let the

suit, and his companion was in a long

eyes were

beautiful with an exotic touch to her

didn’t stare. She took a glance before

then I saw you, Mr. Middleton,” Charles said with

IL

She could only watch and envy

and bewildered Was he talking

than

and the woman tumed their gazes toward

other hand, Charles found lie somewhat familier. After a moment, he remembered and asked, “You’re Mr. Maldleton’s secretary,

then smirked with interest. “Mr. Middleton, you treat your subordinates quite well you even fulfilled her wishes.”

ignored Charles words and focused only on

you tell me that you’d be in Capebatt? I could have

the weekend, so I’ve brought my cousin, who has recently returned from Lablos, here