Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 758 An Act

Emelie laughed softly as if she had just heard something amusing.

"I've wrongly accused him? Mr. Swanson, when Charles played the recording of him interrogating my mother in the hospital about the account book, you must have heard it too, right? Seeing how he had practically driven my mother to her death, how exactly have I misjudged him?"

Bryan countered her words with his own question. 'Ms. Hoven, did you ever wonder why that recording even exists in the first place?"

Emelie paused. She did not quite understand. "What do you mean?"

Bryan leaned forward with his elbows resting on the table as he continued, "That recording was made with a bug that Charles had planted. Why do you think he bugged Mrs. Hoven's ward?'

A flicker of realization crossed Emelie's eyes.

Bryan pressed on with a third question. "If Charles had complete trust in Mr. Middleton, that he wouldn't protect you or Mrs. Hoven, then he wouldn't need to bug the room. He could simply wait for Mr. Middleton to report the outcome of his questioning. So, why did he secretly bug the room?"

tapped the table lightly. Her expression was unreadable. "Mr. Swanson, if you have something to

threats by any means

Hoven, do you think Mr. Middleton was unaware of the bug's presence? I apologize. I couldn't

his gaze and said in a cold, stern tone, "Mr. Swanson, are you suggesting that William's intense questioning of my mother about the account book

think

'Mrs. Hoven's hospital room was under Mr. Middleton's control. Ms. Hoven, you were his chief secretary, and you know better than anyone how capable he is. How could he

known, which is

tightened around her teacup. She gripped it so tightly that her fingers turned

"You said he might have known, not that he was certain. Given how obsessed he was with the account book, why couldn't he have genuinely wanted to force its location out of

acting?" She let out a cold laugh. "My mother suffered a heart attack from his interrogation,

teapot. Then, he poured her

was clear, with a strong,

said, "I once had a conversation with Mr.