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