Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 834 Deep and True

Elias let out a dry chuckle. "Do I need to have some hidden agenda to marry you? Couldn't it be just because I like you?"

Ashley stared at him, her expression blank.

"You like me?" she asked.

"Why wouldn't I?" Elias shot back, his eyes wild with defiance.

He continued, "What? You think you're not attractive enough? Don't have a good body? That you couldn't catch a man's eye? Or do you think I'm so desperate to marry you because I had nowhere else to go?

"What about Will and Jayden? Did you think they all just vanished off the face of the earth? That they couldn't give me a place to crash for a few days? You think I came all the way to your place just to cling to you?"

Ashley's mind spun at his sudden barrage of words. "What are you trying to say?"

Elias stepped closer, closing the distance between them.

He was tall, and the narrow bathroom only amplified his presence. He cast a shadow over Ashley, forcing her to focus on nothing but him.

wanted you. Wanted to kiss you, to have you in bed with me. Does that make

on her

still don't believe me, let me make it clearer. I was 16 the first time I

garden with my mom, wearing that white floral dress with your hair pinned

low, intense murmur, and his gaze darkened. "That night, it

couldn't remember any of it since it

face in his hands. "The doctors said that even though you were in a coma, you could still sense things around you. For

but

"Or do you think that I cheated on you? Every time I went out or came home, I told you everything about what I did. You should know by now that I haven't been with anyone

voice cold and unyielding as ice. "No matter what you say, I don't feel anything for you

sure what you mean by 'don't feel anything'. Are you talking about not feeling that spark, or are you saying there's no physical attraction?" Elias asked,

"If it's the first one, that's pretty normal. Even though I love you like

We've been together for a long time. If my heart still races like that every day,

Ashley remained silent.

about physical attraction, we haven't tried that out

Ashley didn't respond.