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.

him deeply, so much that she would have followed him anywhere. When he left for abroad, she spent countless nights crying over

without reason. During those years,

because her world had revolved around Wesley. Everyone

Wesley in Emelie's world" was not an

peace in his heart. It was

his deception, she hadn't hated him. She

had even honored her promise, traveling to Mercianna to marry him. And now, after more than a year of no contact, she

the same, but the tension in his

carried the weight of seeking vengeance for both the Pierce and Hoven families. However, there was another burden that Wesley had been carrying for a long

in love with her husband, and expecting their child,

had

"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,

was calm. "You think that it was a favor? wasn't it all part of William's plan? I was just

in his voice, only a simple statement

surprised. "Is that what

it?" Wesley assumed that she

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

been, Wesley's own decisions had played the key role.

looked at him with amusement. "I had never expected

at a loss of

no secret. Realizing that he had unwittingly played into William's hands must have gnawed at

"But I believe that, even if you had known it was part of a larger plan, even if you realized you were being used, you still would have

for me that motivated you, not some. Moreover, things change so quickly. You used your own judgment, made

your brother, not

eyes softening. "Yes,

so busy, had another appointment at 4:30 pm, so Emelie didn't