Winning Her Heart Back (Emelie Hoven )
Chapter 893

Chapter 893

Lyle grinned. "After I left Capebatt City, I wandered aimlessly. I didn't know where to go or what to do, so I ended up traveling around Northern Valantis for a few months.

"One night, I was drinking in a small bar in Dunvarn when I overheard the neighboring table talking about the Filo Group acquiring SAM. They made a point to mention a new Ms. Pierce who had just joined the Filo Group.

"But I didn't realize they were emphasizing it on purpose. I just found the connection between the Filo family and the Pierce surname intriguing, so I headed to Baliz to replace out more.

"I staked out her place until I saw her with my own eyes and realized that she was still alive. That's when I decided to join her and work by her side."

Back then, it wasn't just a casual trip. Lyle felt partly responsible for Emelie's supposed death. If he hadn't helped her escape, the tragedy in the wilderness wouldn't have happened. Him running off to Northern Valantis was his way of avoiding reality.

However, when he thought about it, he realized that everything was too coincidental. How did news about a Faldorian company end up in a Dunish bar, right where he could hear it?

Lyle couldn't help but wonder. "Will, did you send someone to lead me to replace her?"

It sounded far-fetched, but he figured that it wasn't impossible when he thought about it.

William knew that Emelie wasn't dead and that she was with the Filo family. Why wouldn't he arrange something like that? Given all the meticulous planning he'd done before, it was clear that he was detailed and thorough.

William looked at him and admitted it. "Yes."

Lyle was stunned for a moment. He knew it.

William continued, "I was worried about her being alone in Faldoria with the Filo family, in a strange place without anyone she could trust. It would have been difficult for her to do anything, so I wanted you to help her."

Lyle was at a loss for words. "Will, you really—"

You really did everything you could.

He licked his lips. "She still doesn't know about this, does she?"

William replied gently, "I'll tell her myself when the time is right, but there's no need to bring it up deliberately. It would feel like I'm trying to show off how good I am to her. This wasn't about being good to her; it was about making amends for the harm I caused. It was the least I could do."

Lyle couldn't help but respect him. "As Elias would say, no wonder you've got a wife."

William smiled and looked down.

Emelie was still in the restroom, touching up her makeup. She hadn't come out yet.

Lyle's hand hung by his side, his empty glass tilted down. He tapped his fingers on the glass.

After a moment of thought, he said, "Let me tell you something else."

William looked at him. "What is it?"

"Three years ago, not long before the wedding, you suspected that she might be pregnant, so you took her to the hospital for a blood test, right?" Lyle said.

William's brows furrowed quickly. "Yes, but the test results said she wasn't pregnant."

Lyle said seriously, "Wesley's men were stationed at that hospital."

William, who had been standing in a relaxed manner, suddenly straightened up. "What do you mean? Were Wesley's people at the hospital? Was the test result switched? Was the actual result different from what the report said?"

Lyle scratched his nose. "Well... it's a complicated story."

He explained, "At the time, both she and Wesley thought that she was pregnant. To prevent the child from becoming leverage you could use to control her, Wesley decided to switch her blood sample. The goal was to make sure you never found out she was pregnant."

William froze for a moment, then his face turned pale. So, Emelie was really pregnant back then? What happened to the baby?

He recalled the arrow and the body thrown into the sea. Did the baby die in that process? Did he kill his own child?