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

he had made a mistake, to react with disbelief, or to be so devastated that

was for her reaction to just

remained quietly drinking, Lyle couldn't help but ask, "Is

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

for the bottle again to

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

moment, then suddenly, tears began to

breaking from a string, they splattered onto

Instinctively, he 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 gulps in one go. Laughing bitterly, she said, "No wonder he

she

love, but when there was love, there

intimate thing she and Wesley had ever done was kiss,

She herself had a rather cold demeanor, and combined with the burdens of work and

how a man in his prime could remain so restrained around his fiancee, she had never delved deeper into the

Now, she finally understood.

out a