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.

the mini-fridge, grabbed a cold bottle of water, and took a long

shoulder and noticed the bite mark that William had left was almost gone now. She sighed

thinking too hard about it, she dialed William's number. Williamn had been even busier

it. So, he had spent hours in tense board meetings, listening

fate of the once-mighty Cloudex barely concerned him. When his phone buzzed, he paused for just a moment before grabbing it.

his shoulders as

said, his voice low

composed as ever. "You got 30 minutes. Shower

caught the underlying meaning in her words and wasn't sure whether to be amused or offended. "So I'm just your beck-and-call plaything

I can always find someone else," she replied,

indifference, and that only made his thoughts wander further. His fingers tightened on his tie, loosening it

his breath. "No need for 30 minutes. I'm still at the Cloudex Corporation. I'll head straight to you. As for the shower, well, you've got one in your office, don't

abruptly. That was her way

left the conference room behind and headed downstairs, ready to be at her beck and call, just like how he had been treating

It was situated in the heart of the Capebatt City's business district, only a street away from

in thought. He passed a convenience store, paused, and

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

as he was staring at the array of colorful boxes, he was torn and ultimately he left