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.

beads of condensation gathering on the glass as the ice melted into the alcohol. Then,

expected her to break down, to question if he had made a mistake, to react

for her

a while, when she remained quietly drinking, Lyle couldn't help but ask, "Is 'oh' really all you

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

reached for the bottle again to refill her

quickly grabbed her hand. "No, something's off. If you were truly this calm, you

remained still for a moment, then suddenly, tears began

breaking from a string, they splattered onto the

hand and then scrambled to grab tissues for her, but Emelie shook her head. She poured herself a full glass and downed several gulps in one go. Laughing bitterly, she said, "No wonder

could she explain

always equal love, but when

had ever done

calm and 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,

had vaguely wondered how a man in his prime could remain so

Now, she finally understood.

let out