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?”

had fallen for this trap because someone 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 develops fully, the land’s value will skyrocket. We’ll be sitting on

brainwashed into believing that it was his chance to strike

outcome turned out to

was all a sham, and he had

that, his tone dripped with disdain. He scored Ronan’s reckless ambition, his lack of self–awareness, and his attempt to strike it rich

chose not to react to Wam’s disparaging comments. Instead, she turned away.

and still lacks common sense. It’s

close to her family. Whether it was her parents or siblings, they seemed to occupy too much of her thoughts and emotions. He

one day at the hospital could cause such anxiety in her. While her family seemed burdensome to her, he felt compelled to help

bunch of troublemakers,” he added dismissively.

hold back any longer. She tumed to look at him and sternly said, “Despite his countless flaws and shortcomings, he’s still my father. His protests are for my mother’s

everyone else, he has his good and bad

“Are you trying to

head slightly. “No,

took a step toward her, and Emelle instinctively wanted to step back. However, there

to speak, a voice echoed across the lake, “Mr. Middleton’s great to see you in

Chapter 260xotic Beauty

on the boat instinctively looked toward the source of the voice. They saw

man was the one who had spoken

leaning against a window by

exclaim, “What a coincidence it’s charles Davis.”

Cry and was from Calmcrest. He had come to Capebat city specifically to attend a banquet hosted by the Graham family. She

beside him was unfamiliar to Emelle. Even from a distance, her striking features were evident. She was

contentious topic, Emelie

aside her eller defiance He instructed the boatman to dock

the young women stepped away from the

other two

suit, and his companion was

eyes were

beautiful with an exotic touch to her features,

She took a glance before following William.

to enjoy the view and then I saw you, Mr. Middleton,” Charles said with a smile, “Is the boat ride fun? You’d

IL

was a child. She could only watch and

Was he talking

less nauseating than “sweetle

and the woman tumed their gazes toward

the woman’s eyes. On the other hand, Charles found lie somewhat familier. After a moment, he remembered and asked, “You’re Mr.

He then smirked with interest.

words and focused only

that you’d be in Capebatt? I could

my cousin, who has recently returned from Lablos, here