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.

remembering something, and put

didn't seem to have fully recovered,

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

I

they were old friends, and their relationship had once been

had not been for the things that had happened, her attitude now would be seen

after their falling out was somewhat unsettling, as if

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

was a scoundrel who had sold her. By the time I found her

was take her to live with me in Baliz. One day, while she was out for a walk,

thought before he came up with a conclusion. "Arsen's decision to adopt her was probably 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

"Romanee-Conti. It's an excellent wine. Mr. Davis, Mr. Middleton, you must

take a sip. He

sister's wedding. I should drink

glass, and she said, " You didn't disrupt it. The

with her head bowed, approached Charles