Chapter 374 A Change of Heart The drive from Weston to Capebatt City took just four hours on the highway, Emelie was in a light mood. She felt relief now that the burden of Elena had been lifted.
She first responded to the messages that she had missed during her "disappearance" over the past two days, and then she started to feel sleepy.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe scent of cinnamon in the ear, with its warm, wintery ambiance was incredibly soothing. Her head rested against the window, and soon enough, her eyes began to close.
She wasn't in a deep sleep, When William reached over, cushioning her head with his hand against the glass, she woke up Emelie slightly opened her eyes. She saw William holding a tablet in one hand, reading emails. His other hand acted as a buffer between her head and the window, protecting her from the car's bumps His actions were so natural as if it was the most ordinary thing to do. No wonder people say that a man with a heart and without a heart was like two different people.
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William glanced at her. "Not sleeping anymore?" Emelie adjusted her posture. "No, Are we almost there?" Abel replied, "We still have one more hour until we exit the highway," Emelie held her phone, pretending to be engrossed in it. William naturally retracted his hand. He didn't mention the incident and continued scrolling through his emails.
An hour later, they arrived at Alderbrook. The car stopped at the entrance of Hoven residence's neighborhood. She got out with her bag. She looked back into the car, surprised to see William showing no intention of getting out.
"You're not coming?" She asked, puzzled.
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William calmly said, "Lethave a proper identity before visiting them." Emelle held back her lips. She thought he was finding various ways to ask her for an identity. "Mr. Middleton, you should go back to rest earlier. Be careful on the wayback" william lightly hummed. He closed the car door, and Abel drove away.
Emelie watched their car disappear around the corner and tumed back into the alley.
What she didn't know was that the car returned to the comer, and William looked at their bungalow through the car window with his dark eyes.
Emelie suddenly cback, and the happiest was Greta. She asked, "Didn't you say you were too busy with work and wouldn't cback?" "I finished early, so I cback Emelie looked at Greta's energetic figure. Greta nodded repeatedly and went to shake her hand. "Good. Emelie, cold or not?" Emelie responded to each sentence. She replied, “Not cold, I have the scarf and gloves you knitted for me, and the sun cout today." Greta touched her hand and it wasn't so cold anymore. She finally felt relieved, and then she got up from tto tto find ssnacks for her to eat in the cabinet.
The housekeeper, Adeline Lopez said that she had been taking care of the old couple for so long, and she had never seen Greta so happy.
Emelie has been away from Weston for nearly a month, and Greta missed her.