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.

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

to have fully recovered, for his lips

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

I wouldn't discuss with

they were old friends, and their relationship

had not been for the things that had happened, her

composure after their falling out was somewhat unsettling, as if she was hiding

chose not to voice them. He continued to play along. "So,

scoundrel who had sold her. By the time I found her in the human market, she was poisoned and unable

for a walk, she came across the Sorrel couple in danger and saved them. The rest is history. Arsen took her in

fell into a moment of 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

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

to take a sip. He said, "Ms. Pierce, we

I should drink

for the waitress to refill his glass, and she said, " You didn't disrupt it. The wedding was

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