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.

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

made a mistake, to react with disbelief, or to be so devastated that she would cry and destroy everything in

for her reaction to just

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

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

bottle again

grabbed her hand. "No, something's off. If you were truly this calm, you wouldn't be drinking at all. You're just pretending to be

moment, then suddenly, tears began to fall

breaking from a string, they

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

could she explain

love, but when there was love, there

Wesley had ever done was kiss, and even that had

always 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, she hadn't truly been

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

Now, she finally understood.

let out