Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 777 Keep Your Promise

Lyle replied, "She got drunk."

"Did you all drink a lot of alcohol? Was it at Bryan's home?" Wesley frowned. He refused to believe that Emelie had a great time with them.

"We had some plum wine. That type of wine is quite potent. Even though we didn't drink too much, it's enough to get someone tipsy," Lyle explained.

"So, she's at the old house now?" Wesley asked.

"Yes," Lyle replied.

Wesley heard a woman's voice in the background of Lyle's call. "And you, Lyle?"

Lyle touched his cheek with his tongue. "Cronus, are you checking up on me? I don't see why I should answer these questions.

"You do have an obligation," Wesley said coldly.

"Emelie mentioned that you would be protecting her. That's why I brought Jodie along. Otherwise, I could have just asked Jodie. Since you've taken Jodie's place to be with her, then you have a responsibility to answer me. So where is she right now?" Wesley said.

Lyle remained uncooperative. "If you're so eager to find out, why don't you come back and see for yourself?" Lyle ended the call right after.

bodyguards that were protecting Emelie. They mentioned that Emelie and William had gone to Sunnington Hill two hours ago and had not yet

down his phone slowly. He suddenly grasped the entire situation. It

Natalia had conspired to cause the incident at the theme park.

lure Wesley away so that William could do whatever he wanted to

ease

incident's impact to weaken Wesley's position within Filo

was angered. He glanced at the items on the sink and, in a fit of anger, swept them all onto the floor. His expression turned cold as he remembered that day when he announced

house, Emelie had asked him why he had never

you want to marry

had paused for a moment before responding. "Of course I do. Why else would I have agreed to turn

Wesley's fiancée merely as a strategy to give her a legitimate role within Filo Group and enable her to hold an executive position. The pretense turned genuine six months into their engagement, during an evening when Wesley

knee. She wiped the sweat off his forehead, asking him why he had drank so

and asked, "Eme, do you remember when you said

Emelie replied, "...I

their high school days, after she had fallen during a physical education test, Wesley

her to the infirmary. The other students had joked, calling

his back, she asked, 'Wesley, will

He agreed.

state, Wesley's gaze shone with the brilliance of a meteor streaking through