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.

stopped, as if suddenly remembering something, and put it

William. He didn't seem to have fully recovered,

help but be curious about something." Charles rested his chin on his hand. "How did your sister, Ashlyn, come to be Arsen Sorrel's

in a friendly tone as if they were old friends, "This is something I wouldn't discuss with others, but it's all right to share

they were old friends, and their relationship had once

been for the things that had happened, her attitude

was somewhat unsettling,

had his suspicions but chose not to voice them. He continued to play along. "So, how did it

and it turned out that he was a scoundrel who had sold her. By the time I found her in the human market, she

"The only thing 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 Sorrel couple in danger and saved them. The rest is history. Arsen took

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 core interests. Arsen

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

to take a sip. He

I should drink to

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

had been standing in the corner with her head bowed, approached Charles with a bottle