Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 730 An Uninvited Guest

Emelie replied, "Yes, most of the original furnishings have been preserved. Some were too damaged due to bad workmanship and can't be restored, so I had replicas made to match the old style."

Wesley's voice deepened slightly. "That wasn't necessary. Things change, and that's okay. Holding onto the past can be painful."

Emelie disagreed, thinking that he was cold and heartless.

As she cooked, she said, "I see it differently. I never knew my parents, be it their temper, personality, or appearance. I can only learn about them from other people.

"Even so, what I hear is only a fraction of who they were. No matter how much they praised my parents, I couldn't relate."

"But this house holds echoes of their lives. Sometimes, when I touch a worn spot on the wall or a chipped piece of furniture, I feel a connection to them. That's why preserving these things is important to me."

Wesley stood in his spot and listened quietly, then simply replied, "Hmm."

He was unusually quiet tonight.

He walked to the window, lost in thought, then crouched down.

The spaghetti was almost ready. Emelie served two plates and placed them on the dining table to cool.

was still crouched by

Emelie curiously approached him.

could finish, the lights in the room went

strange noise, like someone jumping over

too. He remained crouched, but he was now holding a dagger. None of

came from the dining table. Emelie glanced

of the plates. Then, the figure picked

asked

ignored her, continuing to eat the spaghetti as if he

patience. She was about to go investigate when Wesley

Emelie snatched the knife

me handle this," she said. For the first time in his life, Wesley found himself being

stunned for a moment, then amused and touched. The gloom that had enveloped him

had already reached the dining table. She gripped

down more spaghetti before catching the

one hand still holding the plate, he defended himself while slurping

was angered by his arrogance and elbowed him hard

nearly spitting out his