Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 403 No Precautions Taken

Emelie heard the men’s deep voices around the corner and walked over.

There, she found William and Beathan standing side by side, each smoking a cigarette. Looking at the way they were getting along, they seemed to be acquaintances.

Upon hearing her footsteps, the two men turned to look at her.

Beathan knew that Emelie had come to find William. He nodded politely in greeting before heading inside.

William stubbed out his cigarette and approached her. What are you doing out here?”

Emelie was puzzled. “Do you know Beathan?”

William replied casually, “Do you remember Thomas Collins, the one who played cards with you on the Graham family’s cruise?”

“I remember.”

The four people at the poker table that day included Bryan, the venture capitalist tycoon of the Swanson family in Weston; William, the capital giant of the Middleton family in Capebatt City; Charles, the real estate tycoon of the Davis family in Calmcrest; and the CEO of the tech giant in Placidville from the Collins family… Beathan?

Emelie raised her eyebrows in surprise. Was Beathan Collins from the renowned Collins family in Placidville?

William gently tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear. His fingertip brushed against her soft skin as he gazed at her intensely and said, “Beathan is Thomas‘ cousin.”

The pieces in Emelie’s mind clicked into place. “Did you instruct Beathan not to inform the Allen family that Elena might only receive a suspended sentence?”

“That’s why I said that whether you agree to the settlement or not, I can ensure that you’ll walk away unscathed.”

done a lot for her behind her back and never mentioned it. For example, he had arranged for the foreign doctors to fly in and see her mother, and he had also placed an

bent slightly so that he would be on the same eye

like a cello softly playing in her ears tugged at her heartstrings as he asked, “Are we still settling?”

stepped back and said, “I’ve accepted

on your word with me, but you fear the Allen family? I’ll

Emelie couldn’t

Adam’s apple bobbed as he moved to kiss the shallow dimple on her face.

leaned in, Emelie

look at her with an intense gaze.

indifferent to his words. But now, as she

couldn’t bear it and could only flee helplessly when a man, especially one with whom she had been intimate with many times, looked at her with such desire and aggression. She said, “I’m

head and smiled. He put his hands in his pockets and followed. “I’ll leave with you.”

behind her with his shadow looming over her. Emelie couldn’t help but recall all the other times that

follow me. Go back to Capebatt

He wasn’t wearing cologne. Instead, the fresh scent of pine mingled with his mature masculinity enveloped her. “Wherever you are,

and pursed her lips. “I’m not planning to reconcile with

you yet. How can you be sure that I won’t eventually win

She struggled out of

When she reached the parking lot, she realized that she hadn’t driven there. She turned to stand at the roadside, intending to hail a’taxi, but William grabbed her hand

get in my

getting

“Just this once.”