Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 859 Your Biological Older Brother

Emelie abruptly interrupted him, "Wait a minute."

Lyle stopped and looked at her.

Emelie brushed the flour off her hands, stood up, and went to the liquor cabinet. She grabbed a bottle of strong whiskey and filled half a glass with ice from the fridge.

"You just ate something hot, so don't drink cold alcohol. It'll upset your stomach."

She poured herself a drink. The strong liquor and ice made her feel instantly alert and calm. Exhaling, she gave Lyle a faint smile. "Alright. Go on."

They had already come this far, so there was no point in hiding anything now.

Lyle continued, "Wesley is Mrs. Filo's biological son. This has been thoroughly confirmed by the Filo family.

"If Mrs. Filo is indeed Mrs. Pierce, then Wesley is Mrs. Pierce's son. This means that the boy, Kingston, who was kidnapped by traffickers, is... your biological older brother."

Silence filled the air.

the glass as the ice melted into the alcohol. Then,

he had made a mistake, to react with disbelief, or to be so devastated that she would cry and

thing he had anticipated was for her reaction to just

drinking, Lyle couldn't help but ask, "Is 'oh' really all you have

his surprise, Emelie managed a light hearted smile. "Didn't I say I was prepared for both outcomes when I asked you to investigate?

for the bottle again to refill her

"No, something's off. If you were truly this calm, you wouldn't be drinking

for a moment, then suddenly, tears began to

pearls breaking from a string, they

withdrew his hand and then scrambled to grab tissues for her, but Emelie shook her head. She poured herself a full glass and downed several

she explain

love, but when there was

thing she and Wesley had ever done was kiss, and even that

emotionally distant, giving off an air of detachment from worldly things. She herself had a rather cold demeanor, and combined with the burdens of work and family vengeance, she hadn't truly been at

a man in his prime could remain so restrained around his fiancee,

Now, she finally understood.

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