Winning Her Heart Back (Emelie and William) novel Chapter 714

William went into a daze. He glanced down at his hand, which was still holding onto her wrist, and hesitated before pulling back. Then, he picked up the bottle and poured himself half a glass.

He held the glass in his hand and warned Emelie again. "I'm not joking with you."

Emelie replied, "Oh, Mr. Middleton, are you worried about me or Beathan?"

William's expression remained unchanged. "What do you think?"

He had the nerves to ask her that kind of question. Despite them being separated by just a small table, his dark eyes seemed veiled and shrouded in shadows.

It was tough for Emelie to discern whether William was merely asking casually or genuinely expecting her to give a specific answer.

"Isn't it obvious?" Emelie smiled. "Losing Charles was already a blow. If Beathan also falls, it must be quite uncomfortable for you, Mr. Middleton. Didn't you have a two-hour video call with Mr. Swanson just the other day?"

William paused. "How do you know that?"

Emelie shrugged. "I have a friend who's quite good with computers. He was bored and decided to challenge your defense system. It's top-secret level, no doubt. It took him over an hour to crack the system, but by the time he got in, your conversation was already over, so I didn't hear much."

After Charles's incident, William and Bryan immediately contacted each other to discuss a remedy. Emelie had intended to eavesdrop, but with the encrypted network they used, it was difficult to penetrate.

She didn't bother to keep trying with that and instead directly told William about it. Saying it so bluntly was a form of provocation in itself.

William said, "If you ask, I would tell you anything. You don't need to go to such lengths. Besides, we didn't talk about anything much. We just…"

Emelie shushed him. "I wasn't asking you, Mr. Middleton. You don't need to go through the trouble of making up stories."

"And how do you know that I'm making up a story to deceive you?" William asked.

Emelie was tired of this circular conversation and coldly replied, "We're getting off track."

William got back on topic. "Then promise me that you won't recklessly go after Beathan."

"Mr. Middleton, why are you saying it as though I'm about to declare war on Mr. Collins?" Emelie's tone was soft and gentle.

"Mr. Collins might have some misunderstandings about me, which led to his actions, but I'm unharmed. For the sake of the cooperation between our companies, I won't hold it against him. Don't worry."