Chapter 221

Chapter 221

At first, Emily was worried whether William could handle it after learning the truth.

As she turned around, she saw that familiar figure standing behind her.

Surprisingly, William was much calmer than she had imagined.

William stood with his hands in his pockets, looking casual and carefree, "It's getting late. Are you planning to keep working overtime?"

Hearing William's reminder, Emily finally lifted her wrist to check the time.

It was already 3:30 in the morning.

Time had flown by so fast while working that she hadn't noticed how late it had gotten!

Emily looked toward Everett in surprise, then back at William, "Don't you have anything to say?"

"Say what?"

William raised his handsome eyebrows, looking at Emily with confusion.

He sealed up the organized files, then opened the case file that had been locked away for years and put them together.

His calm manner made it seem like he was just handling a stranger's case.

Emily sighed and swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue, "Never mind, I'm overthinking."

"Weren't you the one who told me that the past is the past, and there's no need to dwell on old memories?"

William handed the files to Emily.

The two exchanged a knowing look, neither bringing up topics that shouldn't be discussed.

The Light Feather Church case involved many businesspeople. They pulled out the whole network and arrested over two hundred people in total.

Such a large-scale operation shocked the world once again!

The night before the trial, William specially asked Emily out.

He held a large bouquet of lilies and handed them to Emily, "Tomorrow, want to go on a date?"

A date?

Emily's mind went blank at first. She froze, completely confused about what William meant.

When she finally caught on, "Is there another case?"

"No."

William picked up his phone and pointed at the chat on the screen, "Everyone's discussing so passionately, hoping we'll get together. I think maybe we should live up to their expectations?"

Who confesses like that?

Three years later, every time someone asked Emily how she and William got together, she would feel inexplicably annoyed.

Just a bouquet of lilies, and she somehow agreed to be with him!

"His confession wasn't even proper!"

Emily sat in a restaurant chair, stabbing her steak with a fork.

Olivia smiled and gently patted her shoulder, "But you've been together for three years. If you care so much about this, why don't you just tell him?"

A lawyer's thinking was always this direct, focused on solving problems.

Emily sighed helplessly, "William has been so busy since his promotion. We haven't even seen each other for a week."

Olivia gasped in surprise.

The next second, someone in a bear costume quickly approached Emily. They pulled out a large bouquet of lilies from their chest, then pointed toward the door.

Next appeared a bunny...

Emily followed these costumed figures step by step to the plaza.

Due to her professional habits, her first thought was: which suspect is this trying to provoke her?

In the center of the plaza, countless bouquets were arranged to form the word LOVE.

A familiar figure stood with his back to Emily, wearing a black suit. Just from his silhouette, it wasn't hard to tell he had a distinguished and handsome presence.

William suddenly turned around, and at that moment, gasps of surprise filled the air.

"He's so handsome!"

"Is he going to propose? Oh my god, we're witnessing this firsthand!"

Emily listened to people's comments and thought to herself that in this atmosphere, calling it a "crime scene" seemed a bit inappropriate.

William approached step by step. Their love was like this too—from strangers at first to gradually being drawn closer.

Two hearts, now impossible to separate!

William snapped his fingers, and brilliant fireworks bloomed in the sky nearby.

He had people open all the boxes around them, and what was inside shocked Emily.

"This is..."

Emily stood still, looking at those toys in surprise.

"I said before that I regret missing your earlier life. I'm sorry I didn't know you when you were struggling. Emily, I want to spend the rest of my life making it up to you."

He had people unwrap the gifts. The first thing that caught everyone's eye was a vintage Barbie doll.

Although this Barbie was long outdated, it was released the year of Emily's first birthday.

Besides that, from age one until this year, every birthday gift was different and age-appropriate.

Such thoughtful gifts!

Emily couldn't hold back. She had never been an emotional person who cried easily, but at this moment, her eyes reddened.

The most overwhelming thing is unexpected comfort—it breaks down her inner defenses.

William gently wiped away the tears from her eyes, "Don't cry, baby."

His voice was captivating. Even after three years together, it still made Emily's heart race.

Emily looked around and pulled William into her arms, "What are you doing?"

"I..."

William was a bold person, decisive and resolute, but at this moment he froze.

The words he had rehearsed a thousand times stuck in his throat.

In the crowd around them were familiar faces—Joshua, Daniel, Delilah—almost everyone from the police station was there.

Emily gently pinched William's waist, "You what?"

"I want to marry you, okay? Emily, can you give me a chance to take care of you!"

William looked earnestly into Emily's eyes, every word sincere.

Never in his life had he been this nervous.

"Marry him! Marry him!"

"Say yes to his proposal!"

Cheers erupted all around.

Emily looked at William through tears as he pulled out a diamond ring from his pocket. The sparkling diamond reflected colorful light.

At this moment, happiness came so simply.

Everything Emily had once longed for but couldn't have was now realized in this moment.

The person she loved and the person who loved her were both by her side!

Emily watched as William excitedly slipped the ring onto her ring finger. The ring setting was specially designed in the shape of a police cap—he really had put thought into it.

"Emily, will you accept my proposal? I want to be your partner, your companion, your life partner!"

William's voice trembled as he asked again.

"I do."

Emily smiled softly, her eyes crinkling as she answered seriously.

The two kissed passionately in their happiness, as if time had frozen in this moment.

She held William's hand tightly, and she knew that no matter how difficult the road ahead might be, from now on, she would never be alone!