Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 923 Elias and Ashley's Side Story: Love

Elias's POV:

Elias and Ashley's unhappy partings only repeated countless times. It didn't take long for them to run into another issue.

Maya started pushing for a baby.

In truth, she was eyeing Ashley's inheritance. Her sneaky plan was simple: if they had a child, that child would be an Undvike by blood. Hence, they could rightfully inherit Ashley's fortune.

Well, Elias thought that made a lot of sense. If they had an heir, not only would Ashley's annoying relatives back off, but so would the greedy ones from the Undvike family.

Once they saw that the next generation was already set to inherit, they'd have no claim. Thus, they would start giving up, and Ashley would feel less pressure too.

Hence, without hesitation, he went to ask Ashley for a baby.

Ashley heard his request and thought for a moment that Elias had lost his mind. They were practically living apart, yet he wanted a baby?

She sneered as she tossed the prenuptial agreement at him again. Unless he signed it, she would refuse to talk to him. At this point, Ashley was fully convinced that Elias was after her inheritance.

When reasoning with her failed, Elias did something underhanded. He swapped out her birth control pills for folic acid and fertility meds.

In the end, Ashley did end up pregnant, just like Elias had wanted. However, their relationship hit rock bottom. On top of the sneaky pill swap, which infuriated Ashley, she also suspected Elias of cheating. At the same time, Elias saw Ashley and Beathan at a hotel together and was convinced that they'd rekindled their old flame.

That fight was brutal. So brutal, in fact, that Elias actually considered jumping into the city river. William was incredulous as he asked, "Really? Is it that bad?"

dear Aunt Ash didn't want him, so what

stop sulking like some lovesick drama queen and go after her! Win her back! It's gotta be better than sitting around acting like a

his drink down. "You're

They said persistence could win over even the fiercest of women. Whether it worked on anyone else,

low-defense type of person. She looked like a total

only ever dated Beathan. So, she was completely

also had its perks as she gave him a lot of leeway. No matter how

"Forget it. He's just a young

this once-wild playboy was even more meticulous than a professional caretaker. Ashley often had leg cramps during her pregnancy. If she so much as turned in bed, that would trigger them. Somehow, Elias would always wake up before she could

idea how he did it. She barely moved, and he always seemed

up every time at the slightest hint of her discomfort. The first thing he'd ask, in a

be moved by the little things he did. Slowly, Ashley went from being completely resistant to reluctantly accepting his care. By the end, she was even

a sneaking suspicion that she'd fallen

feeling pretty pleased with

didn't know what to say to that. Why

sighed and bent down to rest his head against her belly. "My dear, do I look like I need more money? I don't need money. I've got enough to

of the valuable things you own. I just want

that angle before. After a while, she reached out

humans, and Elias did have some puppy-like traits. He was her very own

lives together. They would be a happy family of three once the baby was

fate was cruel, and

was gone. And Ashley fell into a deep