Hardy picked up the phone immediately and said excitedly, "The footage of Declan's death has come out and we have successfully thrown William under the bus!" The mysterious man chuckled and said, "That was the reason why I am calling you, and let's now move on to our next step." "What would be our next move?" Hardy asked. "Tell the entire world to point fingers at William and also accuse him of all the things that Declan had done. William was the mastermind behind all this and he gotten rid of Declan was because he was afraid that Declan would turn his back against him." The mysterious man laughed and was feeling on top of the world. "Besides that, you have to utilize your connections and try your very best to get William into the police station to be interrogated." "Is that all?" Hardy asked. "Of course not, as interrogation is just the beginning of the game! If you could force him into jail and ensure that he can't escape, he will be as good as de
William was not bothered by the incident at all and was sitting on the balcony of the presidential suite while accompanying Valeria to have afternoon tea. Valeria was eating pastries while swiping her tablet to get ahold of the latest update of Declan's news. She then shook her head and said, "Honey, aren't you concerned about it at all? Why does it seem that the news is getting increasingly popular?" William replied with a smile, "Don't worry! Hardy was behind this and had spent a fortune to blow up this piece of news. I'm delighted to see Hardy willing to spend more money just to point fingers at me." Valeria placed the cake down from her hand and said, "Honey, how much did Hardy actually spend to hype up this news? Won't he feel heartbroken when all his effort will soon turn to dust?" "Of course he won't as he has no idea about it yet." William grinned and continued, "Hardy is willing to go all in as long as he could get rid of me." "He is looking for t
Devon did not know that the investigation team had known the truth and was still waiting for the updates at the hotel with Raelyn. The door was suddenly pushed open as Natasya was panting while glancing at them. "Natasya, why were you discharged from the hospital?" Raelyn asked in surprise while looking at Natasya. "How could I not budge when such a big news had broken out?" Natasya shut the door and sat down beside Devon. "Dad, what's going on? Why are there rumors that are claiming William as the murderer of my uncle? How is that even possible?" Devon remained silent, which had made Natasya increasingly anxious, "Dad, please say something!" "Your dad could not wrap his head around it as well. What more can he tell you when he has no idea about it?" Raelyn chipped in. "Why are you still here then? You should head out and get ahold of the situation. What should we do if William is accused of being a murderer?" Natasya's inquiry was a wake-up
"What idea have you come up with?" Talitha and Natasya asked at the same time. "I am going to make a deal with William just like how we dealt with Hardy by publicly admitting his relationship with Talitha. We will use the same tactic on William with Natasya this time." Raelyn's eyes lit up when she heard about Devon's proposal and agreed, "Yes, this is a good idea! Why didn't I think of it before? It was a success with Hardy and perhaps might work on William as well. It will be a win-win situation for us if that is the case." "I don't think so! He would not agree as he has a strong ego. He might even think that we are threatening him instead," Natasya was displeased with the idea. "He must have a soft spot to be dealt with! Wasn't Hardy the perfect example? He wanted to get rid of the baby but eventually chose to publicly announce his relationship with Talitha. Hardy and William are indifferent and I am confident that this plan would work!" "They are n
Natasya had come up with such a despicable and ridiculous idea. Valeria was pissed off and sprung up upon hearing Natasya's proposal. William reached out to get ahold of Valeria. He held her in his arms and kissed her on the forehead as a way of comforting her. Natasya was trying to use the tactic that previously worked on Hardy that publicly admitted his relationship with Talitha. William was the one who deserved the credit upon framing Hardy instead of the Anderson family. How did Devon and Raelyn have the ability to keep Hardy under control? William's gaze was frosty but his voice was gentle and tender, "That's a good idea. I'll discuss it with my dad first." Natasya was secretly delighted that William had gladly accepted her suggestion. However, she knew that the idea would soon turn to dust should Hayden interfere in it. Hayden hated her so much that he had previously made arrangements for the servants to teach her a lesson. How would he agree
Hardy knew that Michael would eventually bail William out of jail. Hence, his plan was to detain William for several days in the detention center. Did it mean that Hardy had arranged for his men there to get rid of him? William would have gone with the flow and have a look at the tricks that were under his sleeve. However, William was not interested as the detention center was a miserable place to be, and he decided to avoid Hardy's trap. William decided to make a call to Marcus and it was swiftly connected, "Mr. Howard!" "Have you get ahold of the motive of the keyboard warriors that were hired by Hardy?" Marcus replied, "It seems that Hardy is desperate to force you into jail based on me and President Saunders' opinion. What do you think?" "I think so, too, as I reckon he is to make a move on me at the detention center. Hence, I have decided to not grant his wish to avoid wasting my time. Let's now commence with our plan to get rid of Hardy!"
Valeria was bothered when she heard that William had revealed Declan's actual situation to Fandrey. "Honey, didn't you say that there is a mole within your grandfather's family? Why would you tell him the truth? Aren't you afraid that the traitor would know about it?" "Of course not!" William grinned and continued, "I did it on purpose." "Why? Are you intending to find the mole?" Valeria asked. "Yes, as I am dying to know who on earth is it! He must not be an ordinary man as he knew my whereabouts precisely. This is a perfect chance as grandpa had no luck in finding any suspects." William glanced at the time and continued, "It's already late and my grandpa can only discuss this with his close ones and would not simply reveal it to anyone. We will be able to get some dirt if Hardy would receive news that Declan is still alive." "Is that your plan? How witty of you!" "I'm not witty but intelligent! I would have been long dead if it weren't for my brill
The man was speaking softly but it sounded as loud as thunder to Hardy. He was taken aback and asked, "How is it possible? How do you know that Declan is still alive?" "It doesn't matter now. William will be off the hook and our plan has gone down the drain. You may also have to bear the consequences." Hardy's mind went blank and cussed after a while, "You clearly told me that Declan would be dead and it was you who came up with this idea. You f*king..." "Young man, do calm down as we do things one step at a time. My plan is perfect but something unexpected has occurred. I have underestimated William and it is my fault. However, shouldn't you take a good look at yourself? You are at B City but have no idea about it. This would not have happened if you knew that Declan was not dead from the very beginning, right?" Hardy exploded with anger, "Didn't I f*cking followed your plan accordingly? I have overestimated your intelligence and you are going to get me into tr
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