Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 527 The Right Bet

Lyle was completely caught off guard by Emelle’s yank, so he was pulled into the elevator easily. Emelie quickly pressed the close door button, and the doors slid shut with a ‘swish

Lyle was still in a daze.

Emelie wanted to test him, so she didn’t give him any time to think and closed the distance between them abruptly. Because of inertia, her hair fluttered in the air for a split second, as if it was dancing

Lyle felt panicked, which he rarely felt. He stumbled backward until his back was against the cool metal wall. His gaze fell on Emelie, who looked up at the same time.

She was beautiful. She had soft brows and thin lips, and her skin glowed even without makeup. Perhaps her features weren’t perfect on their own, but together, they formeda captivating harmony.

Her eyes, in particular, were mesmerizing. They were as cold as a mountain stream, yet one would be reluctant to look away.

The April air in Capebatt City was warming. Emelie was wearing a white knit top that revealed her slender neck. Her skin was fair, the delicate veins visible beneath its surface.

Lyle’s Adam’s apple bobbed uncontrollably, his lips pressed into a thin line. He forced a roguish smile onto his face. “What exactly is the meaning of this, Ms. Howen?”

Neither of them were nave. His reaction spoke volumes, confirming Emcle’s suspicions.

“I need to save my

was a novel experience for Lyle, and a hint of amusement flickered across his face. “Save your mother?

leave William,” she said in

his full name. She rarely did

desperate to leave. She had Wesley on the outside, but she needed someone on the inside. Lyle, who will trusted, seemed like the

looked at

his tongue against

help you escape? Isn’t that a bit presumptuous? We’re not exactly close, are we?*

eyes glimmered like the autumn lake under the sun. “I know will saved your life and

to request this of me. Can you offer me something I can’t

family before the New Year. But money isn’t what you need, and it

lowered his gaze, meeting her

Never one to mince words, he didn’t see anything wrong in admitting it Emelie already

the elevator. His eyes glinted provocatively as he said, “Ms. Hoven, you’re undeniably beautiful. It Will

to threaten Will before,

I’ll find another way. But I will get myself and my mother out of here. I can’t live

knew that she was also using her life to threaten him, although her threat