Paisley trembled in anger and hatred after the realization. But there was nothing she could say for herself. Meanwhile, Lucas was also troubled by how little control they had over the current situation. He initially thought they could easily fool William, but it didn't seem like that was the case. What should they do next? Also, Danya's hit was surely a feigned attempt to get over the trouble, so it must have been nothing serious. It would have been awkward if William had stood guard and the doctor announced nothing serious about Danya. Lucas pulled a smile and suggested, "Sir William, it's quite late now. Maybe you and Miss Brown can go back to the villa to get some rest. Ms. Anthony and I will be fine here." William smiled faintly and agreed, "Okay then. Valeria and I will go back first. Just call me if there's anything urgent." Then, with Valeria in his embrace, William turned without hesitation. Naturally, Bobby went after them. Watching t
Once Lucas left the ward, he called Hayden. Even though it was late, it was already breaking dawn back in their home country. Hayden was already up and taking his morning stroll in the garden. So, he answered Lucas's call immediately, "Morning! I expect good news from you if you're calling so early?" "No, Sir. Ms. Anthony failed," Lucas sighed, and he recounted what had happened earlier to Hayden. Hayden was silent even after Lucas had finished telling the story. Not knowing what Hayden was thinking, Lucas asked tentatively, "Sir, are you listening?" Hayden heaved a long sigh, "Yeah, yeah. I'm just wondering if I overestimated Paisley. Do you think she is capable to do this?" Lucas thought for a moment and answered gingerly, "Ye... Yes, I think she can. She must have failed this time because she underestimated her opponent. In fact, Miss Brown has caught everyone off guard tonight. After all, we have always thought that she only has a pretty face." "
Ronald doubted the authenticity of the results. He jumped to his feet and instructed, "Bring me to the other two centers!" The test results from the second and third testing center were no different from the first report. Ronald's face was ashen. He stared at the three test results in his hands and he still couldn't believe that they were true. Based on the results, Valeria wasn't his biological daughter. Ronald was dumbfounded as he stared at the three identical test results. The fact that Valeria wasn't his own daughter meant something. It meant that Natalie cheated on him. Ronald clenched his jaw, fuming at how Natalie had treated him. Not only that she cheated on him, but she also let him raise another man's child as his own. No man should be put up with such humiliation. Then, Ronald, in a fit of rage, stumbled for a little while before passing out. The assistant was startled and he immediately sent Ronald to the hospital before informing
William frowned at the mess that he couldn't figure out. He raised his eyes and noticed that Valeria was already waving at him, asking him to go to her. Suddenly, he made a wild guess that Ronald might have done a paternity test with Valeria. It was said that daughters were supposed to look like their fathers. And Valeria did not even bore a bit of resemblance to Ronald. William's heart sank at the thought. Then, he quickly dismissed it because many children didn't resemble their parents. "Keep an eye on Ronald, will you?" He instructed Marcus. "I have a bad feeling about what he's going to do next." Then, he hung up and headed towards Valeria. She was pouting, "Who is that? Why do you need to answer that away from me?" He smiled, "It was an important call, and it's quieter over there." "Fine. Say, William, do you think I'm a little too unreasonable? I'm always worried that other better women out there will snatch you away from me. And given w
"Huh?" Ronald was dumbfounded at first, but his confusion quickly turned into pure joy when he realised that Hayden didn't want Valeria to marry William as well. He was concerned that William might become a problem when he decided to deal with Valeria. But since Hayden disliked Valeria, surely he would prevent William from saving Valeria. It would be easy to deal with Valeria as Ronald could use that to his advantage. He couldn't contain his happiness at all as he nodded, "That's what I think too, Hayden. Don't worry, I'll keep her away from William." On the other hand, Hayden was equally surprised that things played out so smoothly. He never expected Ronald to agree to his suggestion so quickly. Suddenly, it dawned on him that Ronald might look down on William like how he looked down on Valeria, and Hayden was uncomfortable with that. Although William could be uncooperative at times, he was still a cultured gentleman. Therefore, Ronald, of all peopl
The next day, Valeria and William landed at the international airport at B City after being on a plane for nearly twenty hours. It was only a few hours away from dawn as they touched down, but Valeria was wide awake because she had rested well on the plane. She wanted to go to Abbie's quickly, and William generously dropped her at where she wanted. Abbie had been walking to the living room groggily to check on the noises when she saw someone unexpected. She squealed, "Valeria! Why didn't you tell me you're coming back!?" "Surprise!" Valeria laughed and handed Abbie's souvenir to her. "This is for you. Open it up and tell me if you like it." "I know I'll love it," Abbie answered without even looking at it, "Give me a few minutes. I'll wash up, and we'll have breakfast at Wolf Group. I'm paying today!" Valeria took a seat on the sofa and smiled at her words, "Hurry up then. I'm starving already." She didn't wait long. Abbie returned to the living
Ashley was scolding an employee harshly with a furious expression on her face. "Are you deaf? Didn't I tell you that you have to arrange them in a specific way? You never listen to what we've told you. Just quit if you don't care about your job here, many other people are waiting to take your place after all!." Valeria frowned as soon as she noticed that Ashley was wearing the company's uniform. It was evident that Ashley was working in the company that Natalie had built up. Ronald had worn off whatever respect Valeria had left for him by letting his out-of-wedlock child work at Natalie's company. Valeria's face fell and Abbie, as her best friend, wasn't very happy to see Ashley acting so snobbish either. She seized the opportunity to bring Ashley down. Abbie scoffed as she strode over to Ashely, "Look who's here. Isn't this Miss Evans who enjoys stealing others' boyfriends and bad-mouthing about others? What are you doing here acting all high and mi
After Valeria and Abbie left the Central South Building, there was a serious expression on their faces. Abbie thought that Valeria was angry because Ashley was working in Brownard Group, so she comforted her. "Valeria, Ashley is deliberately provoking you. You don't have to take it to heart. When the time comes, you can ask your father to kick her out." Valeria shook her head, "Abbie, I'm not angry because of that. I just feel strange. Why would my dad let a woman like Ashley work as a design supervisor in the company?" Abbie thought about it for a moment, "Julie and Ashley probably begged your father for it. And this was the result a lot of coaxing and pestering." "No! I don't think so. My dad is not so softhearted. He only thinks about the profits. He is so heartless with me, but he treats Ashely so considerately. Something must have happened that I don't know about." "That's true. I'm curious now. You were so obedient and filial before. Why does he trea