Winning Her Heart Back

Staying Over 

William withdrew his grand pushed the plate of pork ribs toward her. “You seemed to it yesterday, so I had him make it again just for you,” he remarked, indicating that he had no intention of eating it himself. 

Emelle pursed her lips and raised her plass of water. “Even though this is part of our deal, I still want to thank you, Mr. Middleton. Thanks to you, my mother’s surgery went smoothly,” she said calmly. 

william chuckled lightly. “Is this how you’re thanking me? By using the food ordered?” 

Emelie replied casually, “I’ll treat you to a meal sometime.” 

William glanced at her and raised his own glass in a toast. “Alright, I remember that.” 

After finishing their meal, Emelie took the initiative to clear the table and wash the dishes. As she did that, she pondered how she should bring up the topic of going back to the hospital to check t 

By the time she had formulated her words and let the kitchen, she found that William wasn’t in the living room. However, she noticed that the light in the study was on. Since it felt impolite to just leave without saying anything, she walked over. 

William was seated at his desk, wearing Bluetooth earphones and facing the computer. Since she heard a stream of Asteshese coming from the speakers, she guessed he was in an international video conference 

Emelle delt a sense of relict 

Witam glanced up at her briefly, and she pointed toward the door, silently indicating she would leave him to his work. 

Wilmoved his earphones and held them in his hand, sing “Go to bed first” 

With that he put his earphones back in without further distraction forber 

Emelia stood there for a moment, then went to the bedroom. 

She sat on the edge of the bed and messaged Elma, asking if she was still at the hospital, All content © N/.ôvel/Dr/ama.Org.

Ellanareplied. “Ms. Jones said we don’t need to stay at the hospital. The doctors will inform us if anything happens, so we went home! 

She added, “Besides, tuna was looking for me too.” 

Emelie responded, “Okay.” 

Elana continued, “The surgery went well. You don’t need to worry, Get some nal.” 

Emelereplied. “Goodnight” 

After closing the chat, Emelie saw a message from Samuel 

She remembered that she had asked him last night if he had returned to Opel Ory. It had been too late for him to respond, and she hadn’t checked her phone all day whille waiting for Greta’s surgery to finish 

The meage read, “We’re back. The data collection is complete, and the work in Wimstour Cry is done for now. 

He also asked, “Enele, where are you? Are you okay?” 

The words were neutral, but Emilie could sense his concom she wasn’t sure if it was because he had seen a different side of her or because he knew she was with William again. Emelle took a deep breath and typed, “fine. My mom’s condition worsened, and she had surgery today” 

Samuel’s reply came in quickly “Was the sipery successful?”! 

“Yes, it went well” 

“That’s good to hear. You must have been at the hospital constantly. Now that the surgery is over, get some rest. If you need anything, just let me know. Don’t worry about the project. We’ve got it covered.” 

Emelie replied, “Okay” 

The repeated advice to rest and sleep finally get to her. Despite her initial reluctance to spend the night at Eastbay, she felt an overwhelming wave of fatigue wash over her 

She hadn’t slept mech in the past few days. Her nups were brief and shallow, filled with worry about dreta. 

With that stress momentary licted, she closed her eyes and quickly fell into a deep sleep. 

William returned to the room at 1:00 am atter his meeting. Emelie was curled up on the edge of the bed, wrapped in a comer of the blanket. He glanced at her for a moment, then picked up his phone and went to the bathroom. 

After dialing Ashton’s number, he placed the phone on the shelf, turned on the top to water, and started brushing his teeth 

“Mr. Middleton.” Ashton’s voice came through 

“Has Emelie’s father been released from prison yet?” William asked. 

“Not yet.” Ashton replied. 

William chuckled. He had suspected as much; those promises were all just empty talk. 

Vanessa hadn’t kept her promise to 

from a days ago. William wondered how this was any di 

y different from letting her father be released on parole 

“Get him out tomorrow,” William said bluntly. 

Although he spoke wiguely, Ashton understood William’s intentions. As long as Emelie complied, Willi was willing to lend her a helping hand 

After ending the call, Willam pleked up his toothbrush and applied toothpaste to it as he placed the phone back on the shelf, another call came through This a call from Daphine