Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 911 Special Edition: Closure

Emelie wondered how she should respond to this question.

Given that she was quite far along her pregnancy, her back hurt after sitting for a long time. She shifted and tried to lean back

"Don't move," Wesley said calmly.

Emelie glanced up at him. He had already risen, fetched a cushion from the suite, and gently placed it behind her.

She smiled all of a sudden. Despite everything that had changed over the past year and two months, their relationship hadn't deteriorated to the point where every word needed to be carefully measured or overthought. She relaxed and leaned back.

She spoke candidly. "If we had grown up as siblings, I would've only ever seen you as a brother. The thought of anything beyond that would never cross my mind. If someone suggested marriage, I'd have called the police."

Wesley smiled faintly in response.

Emelie continued while looking at him, "And if we had been strangers, even without the blood tie, I'd still oppose an arranged marriage. I wouldn't accept it.

"But that's not our story. We've known each other for so long, and we were always more than just friends. People used to call you my unrequited love, and you were. When I found out that you were my brother, it felt absurd. Laughable, even. But I never felt disgusted."

Wesley met her gaze.

There was no physical resemblance between them that hinted at their blood relation. What they had in common were their eyes-calm and cool, like the reflection of the moon in still waters.

Wesley knew that some things should be left unsaid, but he needed closure.

He asked in a hoarse voice, "Did you really love me?"

"I did. I loved you very much." Emelie didn't avoid the truth.

she would have followed him anywhere. When he left for abroad, she

hostility toward Wesley wasn't entirely without reason. During those years, her heart still

school, because her world had revolved around Wesley. Everyone else was simply background

room for Wesley in

his heart. It was enough. This

truly loved him. Even after she discovered his deception, she hadn't hated him. She hadn't

than a year of no contact, she had come

the same, but the tension in his features

Pierce and Hoven families. However, there was another burden that Wesley had been carrying for a long time:

saw her happily married, deeply in love with her husband, and expecting

beginning, all he had ever wanted

four. Her game piece reached the finish line. She had won. She said, "Wesley, I will always be grateful to you for saving me from the sea that day and for being there during my struggle with depression. For that alone,

wasn't it all part of William's plan? I was just another pawn, even in those years I spent taking

was no bitterness in his voice, only a simple statement

that

it?" Wesley

your feelings for me. Whether or not it was part of William's plan, you still acted out of

matter how elaborate William's schemes had been, Wesley's own decisions had played the key role. How could all the "credit" go

amusement. "I had never

was momentarily at a

distaste for William was no secret. Realizing that he had unwittingly played into

turned serious again. "But I believe that, even if you had known it was part of a larger plan, even if you realized you

motivated you, not some. Moreover, things change so quickly. You used your own judgment, made your own decisions, and took action to save

your brother, not your

smiled, her eyes

busy, had another appointment at 4:30 pm, so Emelie