Winning Her Heart Back

 Do You Regret It?

After leaving the detention center, Emelie didn't return to the hotel to rest.

Instead, she went to a shopping mall. Inside the mall was an authentic Lathrian-style restaurant where she would be meeting Emmie.

Emmie had arrived a little early. The dishes she had ordered were already on the table, but she hadn't touched them. She had only sipped half a glass of her water.

Emelie was very hungry after having traveled back from Borealis City to Capebatt City and running around all day. She sat down without hesitation and started eating.

She quickly finished a Caesar chicken salad, a whole pasta, and a chicken wing to fill her stomach before saying, "I just visited him at the detention center."

Emmie asked softly, "Did he know that it was me?"

Emelie took another piece of chicken wing before replying, "He asked me not to tell him who the

informant was, but he clearly suspected that it was you, though he didn't want to hear your name directly.

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Emmie closed her eyes for a moment before taking out a small jewelry box from her bag. "I found this in a drawer while cleaning the room."

The jewelry box was small and clearly contained a ring.

Emelie didn't open it but watched her instead. Emmie's face looked somewhat pale, and the small red mole on her forehead seemed to have faded.

"He once told me that he had the urge to take me to the city hall to get a marriage certificate when we passed by, but he didn't. I thought it was because he thought I wasn't worthy of being his wife."

Emelie didn't gloat but said fairly, "He probably believed that if you were his wife and he ended up in prison, you and the child would end up suffering too."

A child with a criminal record for a father would face a bleak future.

Although Charles didn't officially marry Emmie, giving her a wedding ring was his way of acknowledging her as his wife.

As Emelie glanced at the small box, her ring finger twitched slightly again. She tightened her grip on the fork and continued eating. "It seems men place a lot of importance on wedding rings."

Emmie remained silent.

Emelie then asked, "Do you regret it?"

Emmie smiled faintly. "A little, but not much. After all, he had hurt me."

Emelie recalled the first time she had met this woman.

Back then, Emmie was holding her feverish daughter and carrying a heavy baby bag while running back and forth in the maternity ward.

It was the rainy season. Patients are coming in and out of the hospital. The relentless downpour outside had turned the hospital floor slippery with rainwater. Emmie slipped and fell hard.

The dull thud from the fall sounded painful even for Emelie, who was watching from afar.

Despite the pain, Emmie's first instinct was to protect her daughter. While Mia remained unharmed,

Emmie ended up with a fractured ankle.

The subsequent year and a half were incredibly tough for her.

Emmie's hardships couldn't be entirely blamed on Charles. After all, she was the one who chose to have the child.

However, during each challenging moment, she couldn't help but remember how Charles had deceived her, grown tired of her, abandoned her, and forced himself on her while drunk.

These accumulated grievances and hatred were the reasons she agreed to team up with Emelie.

In truth, even if Charles had never made the request, Emelie would still have looked after Emmie and her daughter.

"I know you want to return to your hometown, so I bought a school district property there. It will be convenient for your daughter's future schooling. Tomorrow, I'll have someone deliver the property deed to you."

Emmie didn't refuse. "Thank you."Property © NôvelDrama.Org.

After finishing their afternoon tea, Emmie prepared to leave.

Emelie looked up at Emmie from her chair. "Before I left the detention center, he asked me to pass a message to you. Do you want to hear it?"