Winning Her Heart Back

 I Want to See You

Emelie turned around and saw a man dressed in black entering.

She raised an eyebrow, "How did you get in here, Mr. Middleton? Where are the people I stationed at the door?"

William replied calmly, "They're currently having a sparring session with their peers."

Emelie sneered. "It seems they're not skilled enough. Otherwise, you wouldn't have gotten in."

William said nothing, merely placing some flowers on the memorial shelf. Emelie watched as her eyes grew colder.

Then, William paid his respects to her parents. However, Emelie snatched his flowers and flung them on the ground.

William was taken aback and looked at Emelie.

Emelie said coldly, "Were you inspired by Vanessa? Do you also get a kick out of being a murderer and flaunting it at your victims' memorial shelf?"

William remained calm. "I was just paying my respects. If you don't like it, I won't do it. They were your foster parents. I don't have such evil intentions."

Emelie smirked. "I heard you wanted to see me since last night. Since you even followed me to Alderbrook, what do you want?"

William stared at her, watching the warm light of the candles reflected on her beautiful face. It had been two years and seven months. She was only 29, which was not old by any means.

However, time had honed her cold and sharp attributes even further, making her even more fearless. Like a well-sharpened blade, even touching her would result in a deep cut.Text © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.

William spoke softly, "Nothing much. I just haven't seen you for many years. I wanted to see you."

Emelie laughed. "For some reason, I'm not surprised by your deep affection, Mr. Middleton. I guess I've seen it too many times before. This is your favorite trick."

William asked, "So, you came back to seek revenge on us for what happened back then."

Emelie raised an eyebrow. "Oh, is that so?"

"You chose Vanessa as your first target because she bribed your mother's caregiver back then, nearly scaring her to death," William said.

At that time, Greta hadn't yet received her artificial heart, and Ronan almost got a harsher sentence for fighting in prison.

The caregiver, who had been bought off by Vanessa, deliberately told Greta about this, worsening her condition, and landing her in the ICU on ECMO. Emelie had to agree to William's conditions, promising to return to his side in exchange for the best medical care for her mother.

That was Emelie's grudge against Vanessa.

However, Vanessa probably forgot that. Hence, even when she was arrested, she couldn't understand why Emelie wanted to harm her.

William said softly, "If you're willing to dig up even this old grudge, nothing good awaits those of us who ruined your family."

Emelie shrugged it off. "Maybe I've stayed abroad for too long. I've grown rusty in my native language. I can't quite understand your Cedonian."

She didn't admit to it. She wouldn't give anyone leverage over her.

However, William didn't care whether she admitted it or not. He just wanted to talk to her.

"No, I was wrong. Vanessa was your second target. Your first target was my father. Not only did you allow Vanessa to poison him, but you also personally sent him off to the hospital," William said.

Emelie frowned, asking, "Did I?"

"You did," William affirmed. "You erased the footage from the hospital room but deliberately left the audio intact. You wanted me to hear the alarms from the medical devices and the doctors and nurses trying to save him."

Otherwise, she could have simply cut off the surveillance. Why did she have to go to such lengths? "Those sounds are just like what Charles played in the wilderness years ago. I'm talking about the recording of me forcing your mother to reveal the whereabouts of the account book, triggering her heart attack," William said.

Back then, Charles had tried to provoke Emelie by playing a recording on his car's sound system of William interrogating Greta. It revealed how he pushed her into a coma. Those alarm sounds must have haunted her every day.

Although Emelie's smile never faded, her gaze was cold.

William ought to praise her for that. "An eye for an eye. Very well done."

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