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

sentiments. He was unwilling to do even the simplest tasks. The fact that he replied, “There’s no need for that,” had

night, feeling pain in your chest and unable to breathe,” Jayden was speaking from experience. Yet, William remained Indifferent. While Jayden couldn’t persuade

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

William called Ashton. “Arrange for my discharge.

“But your condition…

in different. “The doctor said I can’t have surgery now, only medication and gradual recovery,

“Understood.”

his belongings and

much emptier. All that remained

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

again and headed

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

remembered that she had yet to fire the maternity nurse and cook she’d hired for Emelie. Before she let them go, she had to settle their paychecks.

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 tragic,

the maternity nurse and cook left, William came downstairs

once again the distinguished Mr. Middleton, who was worth billions. She

making him seem even more unapproachable. “To the Westward Club. The vice president of Vertex Capital Holdings is waiting