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.

condensation gathering on the glass as the ice melted into the alcohol. Then, she simply

to react with disbelief, or to be so devastated that she would cry

was for

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

when I asked you to investigate? This is exactly

the bottle again to refill her

you were truly this calm, you wouldn't be drinking at all. You're just pretending to be

a moment, then suddenly, tears began

pearls breaking from a string, they splattered onto

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

could she

equal love, but when there

had ever done was kiss, and even that had been initiated

was 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

had vaguely wondered how a man in his prime could remain so restrained around his fiancee, she

Now, she finally understood.

let out a