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.

condensation gathering on the glass as the ice melted into the

question if he had made a mistake, to react with disbelief, or to

he had anticipated was for her reaction to just be an

a while, when she remained quietly drinking, Lyle couldn't help but

prepared for both outcomes when I asked you to investigate? This is exactly what I expected. So, what else am I supposed to say

the bottle again to

something's off. If you were truly this calm, you

for a moment, then suddenly, tears began to fall from

a string, they splattered onto the

but Emelie shook her head. She poured herself a full

could she

when there was love, there was

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

had a rather cold demeanor, and combined with

in his prime could remain so restrained around his fiancee, she

Now, she finally understood.

let out

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