Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 514 Uncertainty

A loud sound erupted as the tea tray hit the floor. The teacups shattered and it startled the servants both upstairs and downstairs.

They looked on in shock as William grabbed Vanessa by the neck and pressed her against the wall. Their expressions were fully alarmed.

The servants rushed forward. “Sir! Sir! Please release Mrs. Middleton! You can’t treat Mrs. Middleton this way!”

They were clueless about the recent conflict between the stepmother and stepson. All they saw was the fury etched on William’s face.

William said slowly, “Try me.”

Vanessa struggled to breathe but managed to force a smile. “I’ve heard a saying that women are weak, but mothers are strong. There’s truth to that. If anyone harms my daughter, I’ll have to retaliate in kind. I… I’m just returning the favor!”

For years, she had tried to play the role of a benevolent mother, but with Henry on the brink of death, she finally revealed her true nature.

William met her gaze with a cold indifference. For the first time, he saw how scheming and cunning Vanessa truly was.

In Eastbay, Emelie’s mind wandered far from the television after William left.

She curled up on the sofa with one hand resting on her knee and the other unconsciously caressing her stomach.

swapping the samples. It was no surprise to receive such a result. Yet,

pregnant with symptoms like drowsiness, an increased appetite, and

and William had not used any protection during their

to her, and they had even joked about them sharing the pills.

time she didn’t take the pills was after Ronan had slapped her, and she and William came back to Eastbay

had decided not to take them, given William’s

went to retrieve her bag. Sure enough, she found the two unused birth control pills

aluminum blister pack pressed against her palm

jumble. How could she confirm her pregnancy?

couldn’t go to a hospital without William finding out, and she couldn’t

her miscarriage. According to last month’s dates, her period was already over a week late.

only she could meet Ashley. She wished she could consult Ashley about pregnancy symptoms and compare them with her

wait another two months to see if her

to the guest room to wash up and get into bed. Despite her uncertainty about

passed, the door creaked open. Emelie knew it was William.

some way to control her, she decided to pretend to sleep and

his shower, gently opened the bed

master bedroom being ten times better in terms of space and

arm wrapped around Emelie’s waist, her body instinctively