Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 556 William’s Emptiness

Jayden quickly got up to pat William’s back and attempted to call the nurse. However, William waved him off and said hoarsely, “1 himself

“It’s fine.”

e.” He then took a few sips of w

water to calm

He coughed, feeling a dull ache in his lungs, and wearily leaned back against the head of the bed.

As the sun sank lower in the sky, the light shifted westward. William’s gaunt face looked even more hollow in the fading twilight. His eye sockets grew deeper, and his eyes appeared even more depthless.

“Sex burials are just another way of disposing of the dead. There’s no need to bother with burying a few pieces of clothing,” he rasped.

“At least there should be a place for prayers. We can’t just leave her as a wandering spirit, short on money, can we?” Jayden replied.

William looked at him. “Do you really believe in such things?”

Jayden forced a smile. “If it’s for someone you care about, it’s better to believe than not.”

Once someone had passed, there wasn’t much the living could do. They’d act in the hope that their efforts might have some effect. It didn’t cost much or take much effort. It was

some

do even the simplest tasks. The fact that he replied, “There’s no need for

chest and unable to breathe,” Jayden was speaking from experience. Yet, William

up. “I’ll head back now. Don’t overwork yourself. Your health is more important.”

After Jayden left, William called Ashton. “Arrange for my

“But your condition…

only medication and gradual recovery, Whether I recover

“Understood.”

contradicting him, quickly packed up his belongings and took him

shoe rack was much emptier. All that remained were his

living room. Although the furnishings hadn’t changed much, the emptiness felt

again and headed straight upstairs.

the thing room. Since William hadn’t dismissed her, she

nurse and cook she’d hired for Emelie. Before she let them go, she had

William had spread. Otherwise, it would have been a case of one body, but two lives

nurse and cook

into a black suit and shaved his beard. He was once again the distinguished Mr. Middleton, who was worth billions. She

now had a colder edge, making him seem even more unapproachable. “To the Westward Club. The