Chapter 190 An Encounter
Wesley sat beside her on the bed, lifting the covers without wrying about waking her. His actions flowed erioctlessly, conveying a sense of natural intimacy hetween them.
Emelie to the cold, wore a long-sleeved cotton pajama set. Wesley checked her over, then took her hand.
She had arge bandage on her palm Wesleyghtly brushed his thumb over its edge.
After awhile, he put her hand back and adjusted the nket.
"me," besofthecalled
Wesley didn''t linger in Emelie''s room. After about ten minutes, he closed the door and lett 1302. He pressed the elevator button and went down
As the elevator descended, the doors parted before him
Hemet William''s gaze, their eyes locking
Emelie slept in the next morning. She woke up toeling rxed, stretching lely andfortably.
it had been a while since she had such a peaceful sleep. She turned off the humidifier, nning to ask Alexister about the brand of the essential odContent rights by N?velDr//ama.Org.
She also wanted to buy some for herself. It really helped her sleep
Emelie checked her phone. It was already past tooo am. She saw a text from the bank indicating a 200 thousand-dor deposit
There was no doubt it was from Wim.
She asked Patricia for money because the incident had already happened. She couldn''t confront her physically, and there was no other legal way to hold her ountable. Moneypensation seemed the most practical solution.
Wilham proposed doubling Patricia''spensation, and Emele agreed pter 190 An Encounter
The bedroom humidifier released a time mist, adding a hint of orange scent to the air.
without hesitation.
Emelie checked WhatsApp and found a message from Samuel sent around 4:00 am
"Patricia told Swanson Corporation she wasn''t feeling well and needed to leave. They''ve arranged for some to take over her work."
That led Emelie to abandon any thoughts of reporting herpletely
As the saying goes, "Let bygones be bygones."
Although Jayden suggested she take the day off, Emelie belt a morning''s rest was enough. She messaged Samuel, asking where he was.
Samuel: "I''m at the base on Nesciton Road. Are youing
Emelie: "It feels a bit awkward to juste for a meal without wording, so finish eating before heading over."
Samuel then sent her the location.
Enelle ordered takeout and recalled William''s words from the carst night.
She opened herptop and searched for local experts known for their expertise in artificial heart technology, a tople she had searched many times before.
While she found a few, securing appointments with these top physicians proved challenging, especially for ordinary people without connections.
Emelie didn''t want to seek Samuel for help
In the past two months, he had helped her alot. She believed that money debts were easy to repay, but debts of kindness were harder. She had no reason to keep asking him for So, she didn''t want to trouble Samuel unless absolutely necessary
Emelle spent an hour searching but found nothing useful. When the delivery person called, she went downstairs to collect her meal, grabbing her room key on the way out Coincidentally, she ran into William or her way back
Embe quickly saw that William was in a bad mood and avoided any contact they passed each other in the hotel''s revolving door without making eye contact.
Out of nowhere, William asked, "Who was the man wearing the mask?"
Emelie tensed up and asked, "Mr. Middleton, are you talking to me? What man?"
"You don''t know! Let me tell you." They both stopped in their tracks, and the revolving door froze.
Though in the same space, they were separated by the folding ss.
"He''s Wesley''s associate. He''s been active in Capebatt Cry for months and even followed you here. He also protected you at the base that day." Emelie pursed her Eps.
Wam''s tome was cold. "Looks like he still has feelings for you."
Emelle was unsure how to reply William nced at her before walking away.
That nce made Emelie''s heart race. She couldn''t shake the feeling that he was about to do something