Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 767 Mr. Middleton, Save Me

William's voice was colder than the lingering winter chill. "Mr. Swanson and Mr. Collins, it seems you've kept me out of the loop. Why didn't you inform me of such an entertaining show in advance?"

Beathan responded with a sincere expression, "Mr. Middleton, you haven't been feeling well recently, remember? We thought that it wasn't a big deal, so we didn't want to disturb your rest."

He paused before continuing with a smile. "Besides, this is our way of apologizing to Ms. Pierce. It didn't seem directly related to you, so we decided not to bother you with it. Now that you know, it's the same."

These were, of course, mere excuses.

William didn't take the bait and ignored this clumsy attempt to smooth things over. He asked, "Mr. Collins and Mr. Swanson, did you not do your research before sending this gift? Daphne is my mother's caregiver."

Bryan pretended to be surprised. "I had no idea that you two were connected in that way. We honestly didn't know. We only heard that Ms. Pierce was searching for this woman everywhere, so we thought that we'd do her a favor."

"Exactly." Beathan chimed in.

misunderstandings that have caused some unpleasantness between us. Why don't we clear the air tonight, taking advantage of Mr. Swanson's

sat down on the sofa and crossed her legs. "Mr. Collins, are you referring to

to my secretary's reckless actions, and I failed to supervise him properly.

all the blame

a sip of her wine and

to the box. "Ms. Pierce, if you accept this

of answering, Emelie asked, "And what about

composed demeanor, replied, "Ms. Pierce, since our principles align so well, why don't we deepen our

of a sarcastic smile played on Emelie's lips. She stood up and walked over to Daphne, reaching out

first, Daphne squinted, struggling to adjust

that the person in front of her was Emelie, her eyes widened in a mix of confusion and terror, and she immediately began to moan in distress. However, with

she saw William, her eyes lit up with the desperate hope of seeing

good. You're now a gift from Mr. Swanson and Mr. Collins

Daphne's face turned ashen.