Chapter 655 Mr. Davis, Do You Know This Waitress?

Emelie leaned back in her chair and signaled for the waitress to pour her more wine.

Charles stroked his lips and nodded as he studied the document. "Ms. Hoven, as expected of you. Your work is always thorough."

Then, as if it dawned on him, he raised his head and said, "Oh, I forgot you're Ms. Pierce now."

Emelie's expression remained calm.

Behind her, Jodie's face was devoid of emotion. It was clear that Charles' repeated references to her past were meant to test Emelie, to see if she would be thrown off balance.

"It's fine. I did spend many years as a secretary. I worked for Mr. Middleton and Mr. Swanson, and when I first joined the Filo Group, I was also Mr. Cronus' secretary. It's normal to be stereotyped as a secretary."

Emelie took it all in stride with a calm demeanor.

William, with a cold look on his face, threw the document on the table and picked up his glass of wine. He seemed to be the one who had been thrown off balance instead.

glass touched his lips, he stopped, as if suddenly remembering something, and put it down. Then he motioned for Ashton

He didn't seem to have fully recovered, for his lips seemed a little

I can't help but be curious about something." Charles rested his chin on his hand. "How did your sister, Ashlyn, come to be Arsen Sorrel's adopted daughter? Of course, if you'd rather not discuss

were old friends, "This is something I wouldn't

old friends, and their relationship had

it had not been for the things that had

out was somewhat unsettling, as if she was

his suspicions but chose not to voice them. He continued

few years ago, and it turned out that he was a scoundrel who had sold her.

I could do was take her to live with me in Baliz. One day, while she was out for a walk, she came across the

sister of the future lady of the Filo family. In other words, your sister has a certain status, but not a high one. By adopting

glass with a teasing expression. "Romanee-Conti. It's an excellent wine. Mr.

He said, "Ms. Pierce, we haven't

sister's wedding. I should drink to

refill his glass, and

standing in the corner with her head bowed, approached Charles with a bottle of wine at

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