Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 839 It's Been A While

Ashley instinctively turned around.

Elias caught up to her and pulled her into his arms, his eyes unusually bright. "I called you honey', and you responded!"

Ashley couldn't understand why he had followed her. "Aren't you embarrassed? We're in the middle of the street. Let go of me."

"Why would I feel embarrassed hugging my wife?" Elias said as he bent down to kiss her.

Ashley instinctively pulled away.

Elias was aware of her own psychological barriers and didn't force her. Instead, he gently pecked on her lips.

Ashley held her breath. Eventually, she relented.

"I have my reasons for meeting Beathan. Stop overthinking it," she reassured Elias.

Elias hadn't realized that he was so easy to appease. He instantly felt satisfied upon hearing her words.

Then, he pulled out a listening device from his pocket and tucked it under her shirt collar. "I need to hear your conversations. If anything happens, I can come in and get you out." "He's under police surveillance right now. He wouldn't dare try anything," Ashley said. "You never know. It's not like he never thought about taking you by force," Elias said. Ashley didn't care much and allowed Elias to set up the device.

crossed the street to an old house. She rang

Ashley opened the meter box by the door and took out a key. Then, she inserted it into the lock

to know her way around, and it seemed like it was

However, he suppressed the urge and

house was good, and someone had recently been there. However, the first floor was

indifferently and then headed directly

with a spacious balcony on the second floor. Back then, she and Beathan had rented this place because of that balcony. They had dreamed of putting two rocking chairs and a wooden table out there. They could enjoy dinners, review case files, and

they tried it, they soon realized that the mosquitoes were unbearable in the summer.

balcony and, sure enough, there was Beathan. He was lying in a rocking chair

cold glint crossed Ashley's eyes, but she quickly replaced

"Beathan," she called out.

He instantly opened his eyes and

the first time in over three years that he had seen Ashley.

"Ash..." he said.

As her figure became clearer, it was as though she was telling him that it was a reality and not a

All the things he wanted to

he asked in

"I've felt numb to the world around me lately. My therapist suggested I visit places that left a strong impression on