Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 866 Beck and Call

Emelie had always known that Jodie reported everything to Wesley. So, whether it was Lyle stopping by that night or her spending nearly a full day and night at Sunnington Hill, Wesley would probably know despite being all the way in Mercianna.

That meant he knew what Lyle had told her, and exactly what had gone down with William. He hadn't called in the last two days, most likely because he didn't know how to approach her, until now.

Emelie's eyes locked on her phone screen, where the words "Mr. Cronus" flashed in bright letters. She wondered what he wanted to say, but at the same time, she really wasn't in the mood to find out.

After she let it ring for a good ten seconds, she calmly reached over and pressed the decline button.

She hit the recline button on her chair and leaned back, letting it lower slowly into a more comfortable position.

Emelie leaned back and tried to relax, but her nerves wouldn't let her. Even after a few minutes of silence, the tension still buzzed beneath her skin.

She picked up her phone and typed out a quick message to Wesley. "I'm busy right now. I'll get back to you when I can,"

His reply came almost instantly, "Okay,"

She unbuttoned the top two buttons of her blouse, hoping to shake the tight, suffocating feeling that had crept in. But it clung to her stubbornly and unrelentingly.

of water, and took a long sip. It didn't

that William had

at her phone for a moment. Then, without thinking too hard about it, she dialed William's

with it. So, he had spent hours in tense board meetings, listening to grown men bicker like children. Their heated arguments filled the

offering little input, as if the fate of the once-mighty Cloudex barely concerned him. When his phone buzzed, he paused for just a moment before grabbing it. Without a second thought, he rose

slipped from his shoulders as

his voice

was as cold and composed as ever. "You got 30 minutes. Shower and

in her words and wasn't sure whether to be amused

not interested, Mr. Middleton, I can always find someone else," she replied, her

with cold indifference, and that only made his thoughts wander further. His fingers tightened on

straight to you. As for the shower, well, you've got one

call ended abruptly. That was

her beck and call, just like how he had

Emelie this office with genuine intent. It was situated in the heart of the Capebatt City's business district, only

as he was lost in thought.

buy a box of condoms but remembered Emelie's remark about her difficulty

of colorful boxes, he was torn and ultimately