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?"

you have

not aligned. Charles wanted to eliminate all threats by any means necessary, whereas Mr. Middleton wanted to protect

was unaware of the bug's presence? I apologize. I

wanted to eliminate all threats might not have been Charles. It could have been Beathan. Emelie met 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 was just

think that's

Middleton's control. Ms. Hoven, you were his chief secretary, and you know

is why he staged

She gripped it so tightly

asked in return, "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

She let out a cold laugh. "My mother suffered a heart attack from his interrogation, ended up in emergency care, and fell into

up the teapot. Then, he poured her another cup

clear, with a strong, fragrant

said, "I once had