Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 826 Now, Not So Much

Emelie tilted her head to the side with a smile. "I thought you might want to ask me what my relationship with William is now."

"I know he's been pestering you," Wesley replied flatly. "Playing the victim, acting pitiful, saying things like he misses you, loves you, all while being humble and trying to win you over. Do you think I don't know the tactics that men use?"

Emelie pondered for a few seconds before nodding honestly. "He does do that."

Wesley looked her in the eye. "So, what do you think of his behavior?"

Emelie licked her lips and spoke frankly. "At first, I wanted him dead. Now, not so much. But he doesn't get to live the rest of his life peacefully either. I will make sure he repays what he owes the Hoven family, and what the Middleton family owes the Pierce family.

"Even Bryan had to go bankrupt to atone for his sins. What makes William think he can continue being the heir to the Middleton family and the CEO of Cloudex?"

Emelie didn't answer Wesley's question about her thoughts on William's behavior, but she made it clear that she never intended to let William off the hook so easily.

Wesley said nothing more. He raised his hand and gently touched her hair, which was still a bit damp. She hadn't blow-dried it after washing, so it was taking some time to dry.

his frown and knew what he was going to say. She

chuckled softly and playfully pinched

butler knocked on the door. "Sir, ma'am, Mrs. Filo

It was Yennifer.

reached the bottom, Yennifer's

down the stairs, calling out,

full of concern as she grabbed Emelie's arm and spun her around, examining her from head to toe. Emelie cooperated, turning around to

for Emelie, hugged her tightly. "My dear Mandy, how much suffering have you endured? You've lost so much weight in

didn't even tell me that you and Mandy were just

been so worried that I couldn't eat or sleep properly. You may deceive others, but not your own mother!" Emelie quickly defended Wesley. "Only Wesley and I knew about this plan. Even Jodie thought we had really fallen out. The fewer people who knew, the more convincing it would be.

just keep defending

saying, "I saw the news reporting about you being hunted down every day. It broke my heart. I sent so many people to find you, but they all said that they couldn't. I thought

not like that.

Yennifer loved hearing stories. Wesley was used to his mother's dramatic behavior. He instructed the butler to bring some refreshments and then stepped outside to make a work

the sofa

deep affection for Emelie, praised her after nearly every sentence. She kept saying things like, "How is my darling so clever?", "How did you come up with such a brilliant idea?", or "Have you secretly grown a third