Valeria mumbled but William immediately turned to look at her upon hearing Thomas' name. "What did you just say?" "It's nothing!" Valeria swiftly continued, "I'm saying that Raymond is much worse than Andrew." "I also heard that you would want to have a different brother. Who is it?" William questioned. "Did I? Honey, I think you have heard it wrongly," Valeria did not admit it. "Haha!" William sneered. Valeria playfully stuck her tongue out before continuing to consume the milk. William then picked up his phone to make a call. Valeria received a text notification as soon as she finished drinking the milk. She picked the phone up and realized that Thomas had texted her. "Valeria, I remember that you told me about having a thing for lobsters. How about I bring some over for you?" "Thank you for your kindness. But I shall give it a pass," Valeria immediately refused. "It's not your normal giant lobster but instead a tiny kind from the coun
"Alright!" Valeria sat down beside the bed and reached out to hold Gavin's hand which was not plugged with the IV drip. "Grandpa, I shall come clean to you since it's no use to deceive you any further. My husband was the one that caused Natasya and Talitha to argue with each other. I am aware that you are mad at us for not telling you about this beforehand. You are upset at us for being so cold-blooded towards the Anderson sisters. However, we are left with no other choice." "How could they have pushed you into the corner when they are already in such a fragile state?" Gavin was not convinced. "There is one saying that old habits die hard, right? The Anderson family are not the kinds who would learn from their mistakes. I knew from the very beginning that they would continue to target us ever since they plotted against me and my husband last time. I decided to make an end to this and told my husband to do it. I am tired of them trying to mess with us." Valeria pushed
Archer, William, and the others eventually left the hospital ward. Arthur was the only one who remained to accompany Gavin. Arthur stepped forward and offered, "Mr. Saunders, would you like to have a glass of water?" "No," Gavin refused while shaking his head. Arthur pondered for a moment upon seeing the weary look on Gavin's face. "Mr. Saunders, I have serviced you for decades and humbly became your right-hand man. However, I have been wanting to tell you about something but could not find the right words to say it. I shall finally voice out my opinion today." "What is it?" Gavin asked while glancing at Arthur. "Well, it relates to both President Saunders and Raelyn. I do understand your disappointed feeling towards your son. However, he is not at fault if we put our feet into his shoes. You adore Raelyn so much and would give her the very best since young. You have paid more attention to her compared to President Saunders if I am being frank with you."
Valeria concealed her phone and took a peek at William. She immediately reverted the message upon seeing that William was not aware of her unusual behavior, "I'm quite busy now. Let me call Abbie first and update you about it later." Their car finally made a stop at the entrance of the old estate. Valeria hopped off the vehicle and said, "Honey, you can leave now. Do remember to come back early for dinner tonight." William paused for a moment and muttered to himself, "But, it's almost lunchtime now. It's weird for Valeria to not propose the idea of having lunch together, right?" He glanced at Valeria with a suspicious look on his face. On the other hand, Valeria innocently assumed that William did not catch her texting Thomas red-handed. William had a complex feeling upon seeing her entering the house with a smile. He sat in the car and did not move an inch. Bobby, who was driving, also got out of the vehicle and asked, "Mr. Howard, don't you want to head in as
Hayden nodded and said, "You're right. He looks the same as someone that I have met before." "Who is it?" Valeria asked curiously. "Well... Haha... this is tricky... You can ask your grandpa to have a look at Thomas next time. I am looking forward to his reaction." Hayden grinned and refused to spill the beans. Valeria was very interested and questioned further, "Dad, are you saying that Thomas reminds you of my grandpa? Why didn't I feel the same way as you?" "No, not that!" Hayden shook his head and changed the topic, "By the way, is Abbie planning to go out with Thomas? I do think that he's a good catch!" "Really? I agree with you as well, but my husband doesn't seem to be a fan of him." "What? Why is that?" Hayden was utterly confused and continued, "Thomas doesn't seem like a trouble-maker. William is not usually a petty man and why would he have bad comments on Thomas?" "Are you sure about that? William is not as magnanimous as you think.
Arthur did not expect Gavin to ignore his advice in such a short period of time. He hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm not sure whether the bank is still operating at this hour." "What are you talking about? It's three in the afternoon and it's definitely still open for business. Hurry up and have this settled!" Gavin sternly instructed as he knew what Arthur was trying to do. "Raelyn, don't worry about Devon as I'll help you out soon. He should not be kept under the watch when he is genuinely innocent. What the h*ll are the authorities doing?" Raelyn was secretly pleased upon hearing Gavin's offer to provide financial assistance as well as pulling some strings for her. She pretended to refuse, "Dad, you don't have to do this! I'm well-off!" "Why are your clothes so worn out then? You would not have become so dull if you really had the money," Gavin was persistent in his decision. Arthur told him that Raelyn was in for the money but it turned out to be
Valeria chuckled and said, "Really? Did you come up with this idea just to seek grandpa's mercy? Alright then. Ms. Anderson, can you swear that you will never take a penny from grandpa starting from now on? I would then apologize for my rash behavior in accusing you of being the bad person." Raelyn remained silent. How could she swear to not obtaining financial assistance from Gavin forever? She was currently short in cash and had gotten used to the posh lifestyle. Besides, her daughters were also strapped for cash. How could she do it? Valeria sneered and continued, "Ms. Anderson, why is there no reply from you? Are you subtly admitting to us that you're here to ask for money from grandpa?" Raelyn failed to defend herself further as things had already gone out of hand. Gavin was furious upon realizing that Raelyn had deceived him once again. He pointed at the door and said, "Get out!" "Dad! But I..." Raelyn tried to explain herself. "Get out right
In the hospital ward, Gavin leaned against the bedframe and felt a little regretful. He finally calmed down and realized that he had acted rashly just now. Raelyn deserved to be scolded and chased out from the hospital ward. However, why was Valeria being dragged into this mess as well? Valeria just wanted to give him a word of precaution and was currently pregnant. She must be upset to be wrongly accused in this matter. Gavin felt uneasy but was too arrogant in apologizing to Valeria first. Gavin did not move an inch despite hearing his phone ringing. Arthur, who was standing beside him, picked the phone up and glanced at the screen. "Mr. Saunders! The call is from Mr. Howard." "I'm not in the mood to answer his phone!" Gavin swiftly refused. Hayden had stopped calling him a long time ago. It was not a good sign for Hayden to call him out of the blue. Gavin did not forget that he had ruined Valeria's mood just now. Hayden was undoubtedly