Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 876 William Doesn't Have Long To Live

Jodie froze momentarily, then she quickly turned to Emelie.

Emelie's expression remained calm because she thought it was absurd. "Do you even know what you're saying, Beathan?"

She rose to her feet, her gaze steady and cold. "My mother collapsed in the middle of a crowded street. Wesley's men personally confirmed her death. My sister prepared her remains, and her ashes were buried in Alderbrook

"Her portrait sits in our home, and I go and look at it every week. And now you're telling me that she isn't dead?" Was he seriously trying to dodge responsibility by faking insanity?

Beathan chuckled. "Exactly. Who knows how William did it? He somehow made everyone think Mrs. Hoven died in public, only to secretly save her and hide her away.

"If I hadn't stumbled across her by chance, I wouldn't have known. Turns out, the person who didn't die three years ago wasn't just you, Emelie."

Emelie didn't believe him, but a tightness crept into her throat. "You've seen her? My mother?"

Beathan replied, "I have. She's alive and well, living in a small village near Capebatt City. She spends her days learning opera from a neighbor who's a performer. I even heard that she got up on stage during last year's Spring Festival. She's living a life far more carefree than before."

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hated herself for even considering the possibility that Beathan might be telling the truth. He

be real? Could her mother still be

any proof?" Emelie asked, barely

away what more proof do you need?"

Emelie pursed her lips.

believed him and took advantage of the moment. "Emelie, you have no idea how much William has done

everything to protect you and your mother. And even now, he's helping you take on all three of our families. He's sacrificed so much for you. But how have you treated him? Did you

word seemed to echo in the

know?" Beathan chuckled. "That turnor in his lungs has gotten worse. He doesn't

fist as images of William flashed through her mind, settling on their last moment together in the van before she left

that she was leaving to deal with a factory incident. In reality, she planned to head to Esnua to capture Beathan. She also said that she would go straight to Mercianna

When it was time for

said

in a low voice,