Winning Her Heart Back (Emelie and William) novel Chapter 732

Lyle had been traveling tirelessly for days, so he's feeling exhausted and sleep-deprived.

Emelie mentioned that the pasta in the pot was finished and that she'd have to make a fresh batch. However, Lyle was too tired to bother and he decided not to eat.

He moved to the couch, rested his head on a pillow, and fell asleep within seconds.

Emelie went upstairs and grabbed a blanket and draped it over Lyle. Then, she signaled Wesley to leave.

As they passed by the window, a thought struck Emelie.

"What were you looking at crouching here just now?" she asked.

Wesley pointed to a scratch on the wall beneath the window.

"When I was little, I used to wonder when I'd finally grown tall enough. Tall enough to see over the windowsill and look out at the world."

Wesley gestured to the windowsill, which now only reached his waist.

"Now I realize it was never that high to begin with."

Emelie smiled tenderly. "So now you get what I meant earlier. That I'd sometimes feel a sudden connection with my parents through these old things."

Wesley gave a faint smile. "Yeah."

As Emelie headed upstairs, she saw the first light of dawn breaking through the night. Just like that, the long night had finally ended.

...

Far away in Placidville, Beathan had been up all night.

He had spent a hefty sum to bribe a nurse at the hospital and finally got a hold of Ashley's medical records.

There were several notes with different time stamps.

"11:32 PM. Patient responded to her name being called."

Beathan's heart clenched.

"2:22 AM, the patient opened her eyes. Head movement side to side, nodding up and down. Fingers moving freely, but legs are still weak…"

Beathan didn't know whether to be sad or happy about it.