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.

street to an old house. She rang the doorbell twice, but no one

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

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

wanted to smoke. However, he suppressed the

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

glanced around indifferently and then headed

was a vintage two-story house 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

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

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

glint crossed Ashley's eyes, but she quickly replaced it with a

"Beathan," she called out.

unusually alert. He instantly opened his eyes and looked over the moment

time in over three years that he had seen Ashley. For a moment, he thought he might still be

"Ash..." he said.

light. As her figure became clearer, it

up and stared at her. All the things

you here?" he asked in a

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