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
Valeria opened the safe and took out all the things inside. Her mother's shares of the company and some books were inside the safe, as well as the property ownership certificate of the villa alongside other company items. These were all things that were displayed as a distraction. Valeria knew that and she searched the safe for a while longer but she did not find anything else. She didn't give up and she continued to search. Finally, she found a string of keys and a business card under the compartment of a box. There were two words on the business card, Lamont Saunders, and a phone number below it. She had never heard of this name, but since her mother had put the key and business card in such a secret place, it must have been important. Valeria decided to look for him as she dialed his number. A low male voice came from the other end of the phone, "Hello, who is it?" "My name is Valeria Brown, daughter of Natalie Garcia. Mr. Saunders, c
After hearing Abbie's words, Richard was stunned for a moment, "Lamont Saunders? Why are you looking for Lamont?" Looking at his expression, it seemed that he knew this person. Abbie was excited, "You know this person, right? Tell me, who is he?" "I know a person named Lamont, but I'm not sure if he's the same person you are referring to. You have to tell me why you want to know about him," Richard said slowly. Abbie had to tell the truth, "I'm not looking for this person, it's Valeria who is looking for him." Richard's narrowed his eyes, "Is that so? Do you know why she is looking for him?" "Here's the thing. Her mother left her a name card in the safe and asked her to find the person in the card when she is in trouble. The name on the card is a guy named Lamont Saunders." Abbie took a breath and said, "I am a little worried about her. After all, I don't know this person and I have never heard of him, so I want to find out who he is." After he
Abbie stared at Michael's lips as he kissed her. The shock made her mind go blank. Michael wanted to punish her for talking nonsense to slander him. However, after he kissed her, he did not want to stop at all. Seeing her stare at him foolishly with her big and round eyes, he reached out his hand to cover them. When her eyes were covered, she couldn't see anything, and her mind was in a state of confusion. The familiar sensation she felt from his lips made her stop struggling. As she lost her sight, a few chaotic memories came flooding into her brain. It was full of scenes with Michael in it. His gentleness and romanticness flashed across her mind. It was strange. Did she and Michael had a thing? Otherwise, why would she be seeing these scenes? She tried to grasp those fleeting memories, but it was futile. The kissing sensation brought her back to her senses. Michael, this shameless b*stard! Ashamed, she gave him a big slap across his face.