Winning Her Heart Back (Emelie and William) novel Chapter 664

Emelie said softly, "It's mainly because the arrow that you shot years ago took away almost half of my life. It left me severely weakened, and it's been hard to recover. If it weren't for his attentive care, I would be even more haggard right now."

William swallowed. The warm light didn't even manage to hide the paleness of his face. They finally brought up their old grudge and mentioned the arrow after all.

Emelie rested her elbow on the table. Her hand supported her chin as she said in a mocking and sarcastic tone, "You said you never really hurt me. So, did you shoot that arrow at me as a joke?"

William remained silent, but he swallowed again.

Emelie pretended to reflect, "It was my fault, Mr. Middleton. I didn't understand your true intentions. Still, Mr. Middleton, the joke was a bit too much."

William stared at her as his thin lips pressed together in a line.

Emelie continued, "The arrow missed my heart by just a hair. The operation to remove it took ten hours. It involved three different surgeons and two admissions of critical condition. I was in a coma for half a month after the operation, and I barely made it."

"Stop!" William suddenly shouted.

Emelie laughed. "Weren't you the one who insisted on talking about the past? Why can't you handle it now when I'm talking about it?"

William gripped the empty wine glass. He held it tightly as if he was trying to control his emotions.

The fragile glass couldn't withstand his force and shattered with a sudden crack. The shards cut his palm, and blood stained the glass.

Emelie watched him mockingly. It was rare to see William so out of control.

She said, "If you can't handle it, let's get back to business and stop dragging things out. Mr. Middleton, you used to be the most cold-hearted person. Why are you acting emotional and pitiful now? Isn't this a bit pathetic?"

William shut his eyes. His eyelid was wrinkled.

He said in a suppressed tone, "Whether you believe it or not, what I did back then was actually..."

However, he stopped talking halfway.