Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 357 The Gentle Him

“Let me use your room to work, William said, walking up to her, “Give me your hand.”

His penthouse had faster internet than her room, so Emelle wondered why he needed to work here. Reluctantly, she held out her hand

william dropped two white pills into her palm. “These are sleeping pills. Take them and rest.”

Emelie clenched her fist around the pills. “I’ll sleep. Mr. Middleton, please go back to your own room,”

William looked at her tired expression and messy hair. Then, he leaned down and kissed her.

Emelie Instinctively leaned back.

William cupped the back of her head, deepening the kiss, Emelle’s breath hitched, and she frantically pushed at his chest, letting out a muffled sound, “Mm.”

when he finally let her go, Emelle quickly grabbed her blanket and curled up at the far end of the bed, watching him warily.

William didn’t move closer. Holding his glass of water, he said, “You look just like you did three years ago when I first found you.”

Emelie had been fearful and anxious when he found her back then. She was sleepless and had a poor appetite. Like a stray cat, she often had in comers, trembling in

fear.

eyes flickered as she recalled those

take her, and sell her into a brothel. She feared she would

gain his protection. Despite her inexperience, she had even dared to kiss him, hoping he would take

had passed, yet she still felt like

both herself and

into a slight smile. “You better not

toward the pills. “You need rest. These are just regular sleeping pills.

took the glass from him, and swallowed the pills. She

be right outside,” William said, closing the door

at the door, suddenly struck by how unusually gentle William

associate the typically cold and unterling William with the word gentle.

to

after 2:00 am, but her body clock wolke her

had noticeably stabilized Emelie’s mood and

her way and deal with it as best as she

out of bed, she headed to the

still had to go to the office. Just as she stepped out of her

Emelie’s smile vanish. “Elena attempted suicide last