William sat down and said with a smile, "Yeah, I do!" "Which family is she from? With your looks, your girlfriend must be as beautiful as a model, right?" "Yes! She's very beautiful." He nodded. When Hayden heard them talk about Valeria, he felt uncomfortable. Wasn't this taboo? He was against their relationship, so he was frustrated upon hearing this conversation. In order to prevent the conversation from continuing, he coughed and raised his glass. "Gavin, it's rare for you to come to B City, so stay a little longer. I'll free my schedule to show you around!" "Okay, sounds good!" He said with a smile. It was obvious from Hayden's expression that he didn't like Valeria. With that, Gavin felt that Hayden was crossing a line. Even though he was also against William and Valeria's relationship, he was annoyed when he realized that Hayden despised his granddaughter. He should be looking down on William, an ignorant and incompetent boy who did
Savannah was at a loss for words. Back when Hayden wanted to pursue Natalie to take responsibility for her actions, she was the one who knelt in front of him to ask him to call off the investigation. She remembered her words and promised that was the last time she would ask Hayden to let go of Natalie and make it work for her and Archer. She wanted to marry Archer, and if he didn't agree, she would die! He finally agreed to her request, but he told her to never beg him for another favor in the future. More than twenty years had passed, and she had long forgotten how she had knelt in front of Hayden and sworn with tears. She thought that he would also forget about it, but he had remembered everything very clearly. Hayden had a love-hate relationship with his only daughter. He didn't want to interfere in Savannah's affairs at all, but she was still his daughter, so he reminded her of it. "You should know what you did, right? Let me tell you, the Saund
Abbie and Valeria left the hydrotherapy center in a good mood. Abbie started the car and asked, "Where should we go now?" "Send me home. I want to prepare dinner for William tonight." She rolled her eyes and said, "Can you stop showing off your love in front of me? You're torturing a single person like me to death!" Since she put it that way, Valeria was a little embarrassed. "Uh... I didn't mean to." "I would beat you up if you did! Well, I'm a good friend, so I'll take you to get groceries!" "Aww! You're the best!" Valeria sent her a flying kiss. Abbie exclaimed, "I finally know why William gave in! Did you seduce him like this every day?" At the Howard Group, William hung up Valeria's call with a big smile on his face. When Steven came in and saw his beaming expression, he asked confusedly, "Mr. Howard, did something good happen to you?" "Yepp! Of course!" Since he was in a good mood, he was less irritated by his secretary. "What's the matte
Lamont saw the look of surprise on Hayden's face and sneered. "Why did you think that Miss Brown won? The Brownard Group's stock value couldn't have magically risen like that after the incident, and William said that the money is her betrothal gift!" "Ridiculous! That's nonsense! Where did he get 100 million? That b*stard! He's making me furious! I'd like to see how he's going to pay back the debt in the future!" Hayden couldn't remain calm and roared angrily. "Doesn't he have the shares of the Howard family? Wouldn't he be able to repay the debt if he sells those?" "He wouldn't dare!" After he said it, he realized that William might actually do that. He sulkily picked up his teacup and took a sip of tea. Lamont put his hands together and said, "Choose the lesser of two evils, Hayden. You shouldn't hesitate anymore and settle this once and for all. Would you rather have William hate you or see your enemy's daughter frolick in front of you every day? Your wife is
Paisley was extremely jealous of the 999 roses that William sent to Valeria today. However, she didn't understand why he had to skip the meeting for this. Was it an important day today? It was definitely not Valentine's Day. She checked the date again, but it was not Valeria's birthday. William and Valeria had not known each other for a year, so it was definitely not an anniversary. In this case, why did he spend so much time and energy on this? William went back to his mansion before going to the flower shop. The person who kept an eye on him said that he left in a few minutes. Did he go home to get something? However, they didn't see him bring anything out. Paisley really couldn't figure it out, so she called the person who had been following him and asked, "Did William tell the flower shop staff what the flowers were for?" "He didn't say much about it. At first, he said that he wanted 9999 roses. However, the flower shop didn't have that many flower on
After William and Valeria had their dinner, it was still early. So, they took a walk in the garden. As they were going to get their marriage certificate the next day, they couldn't contain their excitement. They chatted happily as they strolled along. William had his hand on Valeria's waist, and he peppered her with kisses along the way. Romance and tenderness were in the air as they walked around the garden. After one round, Gavin called William. "William, are you up to anything now? If you're free, come and have a drink with me." Gavin and William rarely contacted each other. So there was obviously something fishy going on if Gavin invited him for a drink. Sensing this, William immediately refused his offer. "I have something on right now. Why don't I treat you to a drink tomorrow?" "Are you rejecting my offer, William? I feel humiliated. I won't take up much time anyway, so there's no need for you to reject me like this. Come on, show me some respect. I'm a v
When Hayden left, Valeria sat on the sofa dazedly with tears streaming down her face. She didn't believe that her mother would do such a mad thing to a pregnant woman! She would not believe it! What happened then must have been a misunderstanding. Lamont might know what really happened. Valeria wiped her tears and took out her phone. She dialed Lamont's number and he answered in a few seconds. Lamont's tone was soft as he asked, "Is there anything I can help with, Miss Brown?" "Uncle Saunders, I need to ask you something. Do you know how William's mother died? You must know the reason, right?" Valeria was sobbing as she said this, the tremble in her voice was evident. Lamont knew that Hayden had told her what happened. He sighed and said, "Yes, I know the reason. William's mother was pushed by President Garcia, and she died due to excessive bleeding." "Impossible! Why would my mother do something like that to a pregnant lady? I don't believe i
William went off to meet Gavin at the Wolf Group, who asked someone to bring them good wine. He acted as if he really invited him over for drinks. As they were drinking, Gavin said a lot to William. They talked for about two hours, but he did not even once mention anything about Valeria. William was confused. Did he guess wrongly? So the reason he asked him over was not because of Valeria? The only reason he came was because he thought Gavin was going to talk to him about Valeria. But since he was going on about irrelevant things, he did not have the patience to continue their conversation. He took a look at his watch and said, "It's getting late, Mr. Saunders. I shouldn't disturb your rest any longer." Gavin's initial plan was to lure William away from Valeria. Guessing that Hayden was done with speaking to Valeria, he agreed to let William leave. "Alright, William. Have a safe ride home. I'll have another drink with you tomorrow!" On the way home from Wo
On the day of Azalea's recovery, she was escorted out of the hospital by two police officers to wait for her sentence. She was wearing shackles and handcuffs as she walked through the parking lot. She saw Michael with Abbie, who was holding Emma in her arms. Michael was holding Abbie's waist, ready to get into their car. Seeing that Michael had recovered, Azalea was extremely perplexed. She had learned from the police that Leonard's man had tried to kill her to silence her and knew that Leonard was using her, so she did not regret her vicious behavior. Azalea stared at the child in Abbie's arms and Michael as she started to have vicious thoughts. If the one who got injured that day was Abbie, and if Abbie died, everything would be different now, wouldn't it? Michael would be living a life worse than death. His child would not have a mother anymore, and no one could have what she couldn't. She would be satisfied. However, all of this was just her imaginatio
After Leonard's matter was settled, Richard returned to the Clark family. Abbie wasn't asleep yet and was sitting alone in the living room in a daze. Richard walked to her and sat down. Then, he reached out and patted her on the shoulder. "Why aren't you asleep yet?" "I can't sleep. Richard, he... he will be fine, won't he?" "Don't think too much. He will be fine." "I don't want anything to happen to him... Richard, I actually hate him very much and have never thought of being with him again. I have suffered enough! Every time I made up my mind to cut all ties with him, something bad would happen like what happened now. Richard, what should I do?" Richard understood Abbie's dilemma. "Abbie, do you still love him?" "I don't know! I hate him! I hate him so much!" "You can't let him go, can you? You and he broke up three times, but he has always been in your heart." Richard sighed. "To be honest, I don't want you and him to start over again. After
It was late at night in Azalea's ward as she lay on the bed and fell asleep with her eyes closed. Three of Azalea's ribs were broken while one of her hands was handcuffed to the hospital bed. The policeman guarding her felt that there was no way she could escape, so he relaxed his guard. The man who was arranged by Leonard's assistant had been waiting for the right moment in the hospital. Then, they immediately entered the ward and attacked Azalea when they saw that the policeman had left. Just as they covered Azalea's mouth and were about to suffocate her to death, a soft voice could be heard by the door of the ward. "Hey! Are you trying to silence her?" The man turned his head and saw that Bobby were taking photos with his mobile phone while Silas was bent over in laughter. Later, Leonard was woken up at 2 a.m. in the morning when Richard and his bodyguards came to visit him furiously. Leonard had already guessed the purpose of Richard's visit as soon as
It had been two days since Leonard's assistant brought Azalea back to the city and she was specially sent here today to attack Michael. Although Azalea hated Michael, she did love him immensely in the past and she didn't want to kill him. The one she hated the most was still Abbie. She had been overshadowed by Abbie since she was a child and she had never won against her before. It was all thanks to Abbie now that she ended up like this. Michael wouldn't deal with her if it weren't for Abbie, and she wouldn't have been driven to a dead end like this. She was going to die in the end anyway, so she wanted nothing more than to drag Abbie down with her. She knew that she couldn't get close to Abbie. Besides, she also knew very well that Leonard wanted to use her to kill Michael so that he could marry Abbie. Azalea acted as if she had been persuaded by Leonard's assistant to attack Michael, but in fact, her target was Abbie all along. She saw how desperat
Azalea looked up when she heard the voice and met Leonard's assistant's gaze in the car. She stopped crying once he got out of the car. "Miss Clark, I've been looking for you everywhere!" Azalea lowered her head frantically when she saw him, but he said warmly, "Miss Clark, get in the car." She didn't know if Leonard's assistant knew about the murder she'd committed, so she hesitated for a moment before getting into the car. He then gave her a bottle of water and some food. Azalea was famished because she hadn't eaten anything for a few days, so she wolfed down her food desperately. Leonard's assistant had been observing Azalea all this time, and he said once she finished eating, "I know what you've done! The police are now looking for you everywhere." Azalea's expression was filled with panic. "Are you going to hand me over to the police?" "No, I'm here to help you." "How can you do that?" Azalea asked in frustration. "I won't be a
It started to rain again early in the morning, which made the air in the mountains damp and cold. Meanwhile, Azalea lay motionlessly on the messy bed. She could hear the child's wailing from outside while Monthel's mother tried to coax the child. However, there was no sign of it ending even after some time. Monthel's mother started to become angry as well, so she scolded the child and eventually began to target Azalea again. "Why are you still lying in bed at this time? I've never seen someone as lazy as you. A wife should get up early in the morning to cook, but you are the only one who will laze around like this!" This was not the first time that Azalea had been scolded. Monthel's mother had begun to pick on her the second day after she arrived. Azalea would fight back initially, but she no longer dared to talk back after she was slapped in the face by Monthel. Monthel's mother cursed outside for a while. Then, she lifted the curtain and came into the ro
Leonard's expression turned very ugly, but Richard did not give him a chance to even catch his breath. "After I learnt of your relationship with her, I sent someone to extract the DNA of the fetus in Evelyn's belly and compare it with yours. The results show that she's indeed pregnant with your child, but you can verify it personally if you don't believe me." Since Richard dared to say this, there was no possibility for Leonard to turn the tables. The veins on Leonard's forehead bulged as he was filled with humiliation. He initially wanted to get back at Fandrey by asking him to propose the marriage to the Clark family, but she ended up being embarrased like this. He was furious, but Richard continued, "We are very grateful to you for saving Abbie's life. Although she can't marry you, we can continue to be friends if you want to." What could Leonard say? He had done a terrible mistake, so he couldn't possibly tell Richard that he wanted to cut all ties between t
Abbie tried her best to escape, but it was useless. Michael even kissed her on the face a few times, which made her so angry that her voice trembled. "Michael... F*ck you... I'm going to kill you!" Michael turned a deaf ear to her words because he hadn't been so close to Abbie for such a long time. He missed her like crazy, so how could he bring himself to let her go? Abbie kept struggling desperately, but her physical strength was no match for Michael's. Michael then carried her back to the sofa, which made her furious because she couldn't escape. "Michael, what are you trying to do?" Michael did not answer her at all. Instead, he just hugged her so tightly as if he didn't want to let her go at all. He hugged her for such a long time that her whole body had gone numb. "Michael, what's wrong with you? Let go of me! I can't move!" It was only then did Michael let go of Abbie. Her limbs had already gone numb and she felt extremely uncomfortable. Just t
Michael happily placed the coffee he ordered for Abbie in front of her. "Here, I've ordered your favourite coffee." However, Abbie sneered and picked up the coffee to splash it all over him. The coffee was very hot, but Michael just smiled bitterly and said, "Do you hate me so much?" "What do you think?" Abbie looked at Michael coldly without any affection in her eyes. "My feelings for you have never changed! What happened between me and Azalea is all fake, and I've never had anything to do with her. The news with Anastasia was also fake. I was the one who used her to provoke Azalea, but Leonard made up those news articles to get back at me. I swear, I haven't been with anyone else apart from you!" Abbie let out a cold laugh, "Really?" "I'm serious! I swear that I'm not lying to you!" "There's no need to swear, or else even you'll beleive your own lies." Michael became desperate when it was obvious that Abbie didn't believe him. "What do I have