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

find some peace of mind.

even the simplest tasks. The fact that he replied, “There’s no need for that,” had left Jayden speechless.

the night, feeling pain in your chest and unable to breathe,” Jayden was

back now. Don’t overwork yourself. Your health is more

left, William called

“But your condition…

can’t have surgery now, only medication and

“Understood.”

up his belongings and took him back

the shoe rack was much emptier. All that remained were his shoes, whether

changed much, the emptiness felt like a presence that invaded his

and headed straight

in the thing room. Since William hadn’t

and cook she’d hired for Emelie. Before she let

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,

maternity nurse and cook left,

once again the distinguished Mr. Middleton, who was

had a colder edge, making him seem even more unapproachable. “To