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?"

Her expression was unreadable. "Mr. Swanson, if you have something to say, just say it.

and Collins families were allied, their goals were not aligned. Charles wanted to eliminate all threats by any means necessary, whereas

was unaware of the bug's presence?

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 an act for

you think that's

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

which is

around her teacup. She gripped it so tightly that

Given how obsessed he was with the account book, why couldn't he

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

the teapot. Then, he

with a strong, fragrant

"I once had a conversation with