Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William) novel Chapter 731

Lyle used the sofa as a support to climb to his feet. To move undetected at night, he was dressed in black from head to toe. Without light, he blended seamlessly into the darkness.

He drawled, "As expected of high society. Even the spaghetti served is in dainty portions. Even after eating two plates, I'm still starving."

Wesley had knocked him down, causing the remaining spaghetti to splash onto Lyle's parka in the process.

Lyle wasn't bothered though. He casually tossed the parka aside and grinned at Emelie. "So, is there more?"

Emelie, initially believing him to be an assassin, was relieved to find that it was just a false alarm. "If you're going to come over, don't pull something like this next time. Why did you scare us like that? Thankfully, Jodie and Marcel weren't here, or else..."

Lyle arrogantly replied, "Even if they were here, they couldn't take me down."

"You'll win if you fight one-on-one," Emelie countered. "But they wouldn't fight you one-on-one. They'd team up. Can you handle two people?"

Lyle pondered for a moment before shaking his head. "You're right."

Wesley interrupted their banter, asking, "Where did you come from?"

Lyle hummed a tune, "From the grasslands."

Then, he added a line from a song, "I come from the grasslands, to warm your heart."

Wesley thought that Lyle was joking and was slightly annoyed. Meanwhile, Lyle smiled at him provocatively.

Emelie quickly intervened by holding up her hand. She said to Wesley, "He's serious. He really did come back from the grasslands."

Wesley tilted his head to look at her, confused.

It was awkward for them to talk while standing, so Emelie pointed to the sofa and asked them to sit.

Wesley remained standing, while Lyle promptly took the single seat sofa.

Lyle noticed a Rubik's Cube on the coffee table and picked it up. It was a simple 3x3 cube. With one hand, Lyle swiftly shuffled and solved it repeatedly.

Emelie remembered Lyle's fondness for Rubik's Cubes. Back when she was falsely imprisoned by William, whenever Lyle came to the Eastbay to deliver messages, he would play with the cube on the table.

After that, William found out that he helped her escape. He couldn't accept betrayal, so he exiled Lyle from Capebatt City.

Later, Lyle sought Emelie out in Baliz. He created a scene with the servants the first time he went to her house, accusing her of tricking him into sleeping with her. Wesley had been present, and the encounter had been awkward.

Lyle had done it deliberately, as Emelie was using him to distract William. However, what Lyle said was too flirtatious. Since then, Wesley and Lyle's relationship had been strained. Even now, things still hadn't changed.

Emelie glanced at Wesley, who finally sat down on the sofa with her. "I asked him to investigate something and find a few people for me before Springfest."

Emelie frowned. "If he's going to run, he'd go back to the grasslands. Why come to Capebatt City?"

"He probably doesn't know who I am or Beathan's identity, but he might guess we're looking for him because of the past. People tend to hide in places they think are safe when they feel insecure," Lyle replied.

Then, he whistled thoughtfully. "Capebatt City must have someone he thinks can protect him."

Wesley said calmly, "I've always felt there was something off about your kidnapping."

It was undoubtedly strange. Emelie had heard them say she was a primary target, making her the main objective.

"I've investigated for a long time, but I still haven't found anything," she said.

Wesley gazed at her, the look in his eyes was calm. "Perhaps this time, the truth will come to light."

Emelie pursed her lips and told Lyle, "Tomorrow, I'll send more people to help you search for the driver."

As soon as Emelie started talking to Wesley, Lyle yawned. When she looked at him, he closed his mouth. His eyes were heavy with fatigue.

"So, there's really no spaghetti left?" he asked.