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.”

to have done a lot for her behind her back and never mentioned it. For example, he had arranged for the

be on the same eye level

that resonated like a cello softly playing in

said, “I’ve accepted the

but

but Emelie couldn’t help

bobbed as he moved to kiss the shallow dimple on her face.

leaned in, Emelie instinctively

missed, but he didn’t retreat. He continued to look at her with an intense gaze. His intentions were obvious, and his thoughts were

words that he had uttered the other night, “I really want you“, echoed in her mind once more. Initially, Emelie had been indifferent to his words. But now, as she recalled his words, paired with his

a man, especially one with whom she had been intimate with many times, looked at her with such desire and

hands in his pockets and followed. “I’ll

all the other times that she had felt overshadowed. Overwhelmed,

follow me. Go back

hand and pulled her into his arms. He wasn’t wearing cologne. Instead, the fresh scent of pine mingled with

lips. “I’m not planning to reconcile with

pursue you yet. How can you be sure that I

know how to respond. She struggled out

by him. 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

getting

“Just this once.”