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

to find some

simplest tasks. The fact that he replied, “There’s no need

and unable to breathe,” Jayden was speaking from experience. Yet, William remained Indifferent. While Jayden

else to do, Jayden stood up. “I’ll head back now. Don’t overwork yourself.

Jayden left, William called Ashton. “Arrange for my

“But your condition…

said I can’t have surgery now, only medication and

“Understood.”

contradicting him, quickly packed up his

All that remained were his shoes,

furnishings hadn’t changed much, the emptiness felt like a presence that invaded his very being

and headed

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

had yet to fire the maternity nurse and cook she’d hired for Emelie. Before she let them

how fortunate it was that Emelie’s pregnancy had only been a rumor William had spread. Otherwise, it would have been a case of one body, but two lives lost, which would have been even more

cook left, William

once again the distinguished Mr. Middleton, who was worth billions. She hesitated for a moment before asking, “Mr. Middleton, are

his watch. His former elegance now had a colder edge, making him seem even more unapproachable. “To the Westward Club. The vice president of Vertex Capital Holdings is waiting for