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.

flickered as she recalled

used to be terrified that those people would find her, take her, and sell her into a brothel. She feared she would be assaulted, beaten,

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

three years had passed, yet she still felt like she was still relying on him to save

the blanket tightly, her voice muffled as she spoke to both herself and

slight smile. “You better

sleeping pills. Do you want

swallowed the pills. She truly needed sleep to reset

right outside,” William said, closing the door behind him.

the door, suddenly struck by how unusually gentle William seemed tonight.

she would ever associate the typically cold

knees and soon drifted off to sleep under

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

stabilized Emelie’s mood and reduced her

way and

of bed, she headed to the bathroom to freshen up and change clothes.

was only Friday, and she still had to go to the office. Just as she

smile vanish.