Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

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.

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

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

his chin on his hand. "How did your sister, Ashlyn, come to be Arsen Sorrel's adopted daughter? Of course, if

replied in a friendly tone as if they were old friends, "This is something I wouldn't

were old friends, and their relationship had once been

not been for the things that had

their falling out was somewhat

voice them. He continued to play along. "So, how did

away with a man a few years ago, and it turned out that he was a scoundrel who had sold her. By the time I found her in the human market, she was poisoned

she was out for a walk, she came across

was the younger sister of the future lady of the Filo family. In other words, your sister has a certain status, but not a

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

sip. He said,

wedding. I should

Emelie signaled for the waitress to refill his glass, and she said,

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