Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 666 A Gentle Knife

Emelie took a handkerchief from her pocket and wiped the dirtied gloves that she had always been wearing. "If you want to keep the house, keep it. I'm just worried that you won't be able to hold on to it."

She tossed the handkerchief aside and left with Jodie and her bodyguards.

The moment she left Eastbay and got into the car, her expression turned cold.

Jodie said, "Ms. Pierce, don't be upset."

"I'm not upset. This isn't the first time I've seen him go back on his word. I suffered a lot for it back then." Emelie scoffed.

Jodie asked, "Do we still want the Pierce Residence?"

Emelie took off her dirty gloves and tossed them aside.

Jodie handed her a clean pair, and after she put it on, said coolly, "If someone from the Pierce family can't have the property of the Pierce family, then I'd rather see it destroyed than in the hands of the Middleton family."

After she got used to the new gloves, she smiled. "Jodie, I need you to do something for me."

That night, the old Pierce family house on Brookside Road caught on fire. Fortunately, neighbors noticed it in time and called the fire department. The blaze was extinguished before it caused any serious damage. William wore a long black coat as he stood outside the Pierce Residence in the early morning. A fog had hung over the area.

ground was still wet from putting

pulled up by the side of

of the car, wearing brown ankle boots and a long, caramel-

few days, Mr. Middleton. You were the one who advised me to dress warmly, and yet you're

are you acting in such an extreme manner now? If I don't give you the house, will you burn it down instead

what do you mean?" Emelie said, "I just heard that my old

low tone, "You're being

shushed him. "I'm not extreme enough. I would've set fire to the whole row of houses

that would make it on the news? Would there be a discussion about the owner of this house, maybe they would even name Xander

chuckled softly, finally understanding

fire wasn't meant to destroy the Pierce Residence but to warn him that, if he didn't return the house to her, it could become the spark that reignited the past scandals about the Pierce family. She was sure that William wouldn't allow the affairs of

have given the order to start the fire as soon as she left Eastbay the previous night. She didn't even consider negotiating. The action she took was

very differently from how I taught you. You've also become very good at manipulating public

lines of the Filo Group. You see, you can't promote

the morning. If it hadn't been for the fire, there might not have been anyone driving at this

another car pulled up by the

head popped out as the rear window rolled

answered, "I heard that it was an electrical short circuit that caused the fire. Mr. Middleton, if you'd agreed to sell me the house a few days ago, I'd have had it renovated and perhaps the disaster