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.

if suddenly remembering something, and put

seem to have fully recovered, for his

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 that, we can change the

a friendly tone as if they were old friends, "This is something I wouldn't discuss with others,

were old friends, and their relationship

the things that had happened,

falling out was somewhat unsettling, as if she was hiding

but chose not to voice them. He continued

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

Baliz. One day, while she was out for a walk, she came across the Sorrel couple in danger and saved them. The rest is history. Arsen took her

because he knew that she was the younger 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 her, he could benefit from the Filo family connection without infringing on their

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

took the opportunity to take a sip. He said, "Ms.

wedding. I should

his glass, and

waitress, who had been standing in the corner with her head bowed, approached Charles with