Chapter 529 The Day We Met

Anurse brought over a wet towel to wipe down Greta, but Emclle politely declined, “I’ll do it.”

The nurse looked at William to ask for permission. After he nodded, she left the room.

As Erelle unfastened her mother’s gown, she said flatly, “Mr. Middleton, would you mind turning away for a moment?”

William paused for a moment before leaving the room. The moment he stepped out, he received a call from Lyle.

“Lyle,” William answered.

will, I went to prison to see Landon and asked him some questions,” Lyle reported.

William turned back to look at Emelie, who was still focused on wiping her mother, before walking toward the window in the hallway. “What did he say?”

The moment William’s back was turned, Emelie sprang into action. She darted toward the door and started punching in different combinations on the keypad.

She tried her birthday, William’s birthday, the day Cloudex was founded, and any other days that might be important to William, but nothing worked.

She had no idea how long Lyle could keep William occupied, but she continued trying. Fortunately, the door didn’t emit an alarm after a few failed tries.

By now, Emelie had tried ten different combinations, but they were all wrong. Her anxiety grew.

recall the subtle movements

seemed be… 20, 19, and 18. She pressed on these numbers, but the lock remained

two numbers, “20“. But what did it mean? Whas it the year 2010? What

Four years ago, in 2020 “19” must

was that rainy day four years ago, where

entered the code with trembling fingers. A satisfying beep echoed as the door unlocked.

had been holding. The real reason she

faintly heard William’s voice on the phone in the corridor.” agree

mother’s side. A short while later, William re–entered the room while hanging up. He found Emelie tucking Greta back into bed.

without a mother and was filled with nothing but resentment for his father, so he couldn’t comprehend the depth of Emelle’s love for her adoptive mother. However, having Greta as leverage ensured Emelie’s compliance, which

opened the door. “It’s

stealing one last look at

days, Mom. I’ll get you out of here,”

lost in thought, so she didn’t see where she

only to realize that one of the nurses was the same nurse who had drawn her blood to do the pregnancy test last

knew that

on her

glinted and she held her breath. As they passed the group, the nurses accidentally bumped into her, sending her stumbling, William caught her before she

nurse apologized profusely. “I am so sorry! We were

seized the opportunity. She pretended to be in a bad mood, and

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