William sat inside his office in Wolf Group with a strict expression on his face as he twirled the pen he was holding. Marcus reported, "What was Ronald thinking when he decided to bring Valeria to meet Declan in a VIP club lounge?" William chuckled coldly, "Are the results of Ronald and Valeria's paternal test out yet?" "They are. I sent their DNA out to ten different labs in three different cities so that the results would be accurate. It took a whole week, and the results were all the same. Ronald and Valeria aren't related at all!" "Ah! I see," William sighed in relief. "I had kind of expected this. After all, I didn't think that Ronald would commit these crimes against Valeria if she was his real daughter." "Ronald must have arranged for Declan and Valeria to meet so that he could push her into the tiger's den! Mr. Howard, I think we should deal with that lunatic as soon as possible!" Marcus exclaimed angrily. "I know, but I'm just worried
Lamont was deep in thought when he heard Valeria talking to Howard, "William, you don't have to worry about my safety anymore now that I have Uncle Saunders as my personal bodyguard. He's a well-known master in martial arts, so I'm sure he'll be able to protect me well!" "Really?" William's gaze snapped to Lamont when he heard the news, "That's great! Please take care of her then, Mr. Saunders!" William had humbled himself to call Lamont 'Mr. Saunders', and he had spoken to the latter without any hint of arrogance. However, William should have already known that Lamont was Archer's bodyguard and it was weird that William was calling him 'Mr Saunders'. In fact, William should've referred to him as 'Uncle Saunders' just like Valeria or 'Mont' if he knew that Lamont was Archer's personal bodyguard. However, instead of using the two names, William had opted to refer to him as 'Mr. Saunders'. Did William know that Lamont was more than just a bodyguard? W
As Valeria and William got into their car after leaving the coffee shop, Valeria decided to tell William what had happened today, "William, my father must be trying to use me again!" Even though William had heard the news from Marcus, he still listened patiently as Valeria recalled the events that had happened to her. However, he could not control his anger although this was his second time hearing about Declan's disgusting actions. Declan was in hot waters for trying to steal his wife. William patted Valeria's hand and comforted her, "Leave it to me, you'll be fine, I got your back!" "I'll be fine, Lamont will stop him anyways. I'm just upset at how heartless Ronald is! How could he do this to his own daughter?" "I guess we'll never understand the thoughts of a heartless b*stard like him." William sighed secretly as he pushed away from the temptation to tell Valeria the truth about her relationship with Ronald. He needed to get rid of Declan as soon as p
Valeria's eyes were glowing with happiness when she saw the exotic and delicious dishes that had been served. "I'm going to gain so much weight after eating all this tonight!" William had a smile on his face as he filled her plate generously, "Don't worry, eat as much as you want, I won't complain even if you gain weight." "You don't understand how hard it is to lose weight! I'll be too fat to walk properly in the future at the rate you're feeding me!" "You won't if we exercise at night to burn those calories," William winked at her. "You pervert!" Valeria glared at him, "You wouldn't torture a sick patient tonight, would you?" "I'll keep my hands to myself tonight, don't worry!" William replied as both of them continued to enjoy their food while joking around with each other. After their meal, William brought Valeria around the garden for a stroll. He walked behind Valeria as she admired the colourful decorative lights that were all around the
Could Valeria have plotted this scheme because she realised that his plans had failed? Valeria might not have been able to do this herself, but now that she was dating William from the Howard family, so she would have been able to get help from any of his bodyguards anytime. If Valeria was the mastermind behind his attack, then did that mean that she had found out about his plans? Ronald had grown even more suspicious of Valeria. He had gotten so suspicious of her that he was annoyed at the sight of her putting on a concerned facade in front of him. Even though he had no supporting evidence, Ronald believed that Valeria was the prime suspect behind his attack. In fact, he was convinced that she was currently in the room to admire the results of her plans. Ronald could not stand Valeria's mocking face any longer, so he grunted, "I have Kyrie here with me, so you all can leave first." "I'll stay with you," Julie refused as this would be a good opportun
Valeria replied, "I'll get my own people to set up the trap. I saw Declan walking around with some bodyguards yesterday, so find someone to protect me while blending in with the crowd too." Lamont smiled as he knew that Valeria had only thought of him as a bodyguard after reading her message. "Alright!" William turned to glance at Valeria a few times when he saw that she had been on her phone, "Who are you texting?" "I'm asking a huge favour from Lamont to prepare for tomorrow's banquet," Valeria replied as she put her phone away. "Don't worry, I'll arrange everything according to your plans," William comforted her. "I know, but I can't stay a coward forever. I should strike back instead of always being on the defensive end, right?" Valeria smiled at William, "I'm going to be an independent person so that I can stop relying on others. Once I can do that, you wouldn't have to worry about saving me when you're not around." "Alright, do whatever y
Lamont was surprised when he heard Valeria making her plans with a smile. Valeria's personality change was too shocking as she had always been a good and innocent child. She had definitely inherited Archer's cunning mind after all. That was because she was acting like a split image of Archer himself! William sat in his office in Howard Group as he read Marcus' texts while listening to Steven's report. "The banquet is going to be in Halcyon Hotel, one of the hotels run by Declan. Charles, Elizabeth and Mason have all been invited as well. However, I think that Elizabeth will refuse the invitation because of her injuries. But that doesn't stop us from dealing with the others right?" "Declan is a drug addict, isn't he?" William asked. "He's both a drug addict and a drug dealer. Are you thinking of using this against him?" Marcus had caught on immediately. "Yes, let's plan the downfall of his hotel tonight. After all, he's been using this hot
Valeria and Kyrie had arrived at Halcyon Hotel's carpark at around 5 o'clock in the evening. She immediately spotted Lamont's car when she was getting of her car. Ignoring him, Valeria immediately entered the hotel with Kyrie. Kyrie had booked a large hall for the banquet tonight as he had invited a large crowd to attend this event. After all, the senior executives of Brownard Group could already fill three whole tables on their own! Valeria and Kyrie entered the hall earlier so that they could carry out their responsibilities as the host of this banquet. Kyrie immediately started to inform her about the seating arrangement as she reviewed the menu for tonight's banquet. Valeria noted that Charles and Declan had been arranged to sit next to her on the main table as well. The only option they had was to drug her wine as they would want to evade the crowd's eyes. Valeria glanced at Kyrie before asking, "Has Ashley arrived?" "Yes, she's here!" Kyrie nod