Charles and Mason planned to get over this by apologizing and quickly letting it slide.
But they didn't expect William to not give them a chance at all! "Cheated? Why did you deliberately try
to defame him? Tell me the truth now!"
Hayden's face darkened instantly.
"Dad, didn't you read the news? The headlines said I sinned by stealing Mr.Eich’s girlfriend.What the
hell does that mean? He's an Eich while I'm a Howard, so how does that make it a taboo?"
William did not back down, "Besides, Valeria and I only got together recently.Mason and Ashely have
already hooked up half a year ago! Yet, the news slandered me and Valeria instead, making us look
like the bad guys here.I'm curious, how much did the guy pay to get this bullsh*t to the media?"
"Embarrassing! How shameless!"
Hayden then splashed the tea on Charles’ face.
"What did you say this morning? Hm? Tell me again now, won't you?"
"I...I was lied to by him! B*stard, aren't you going to explain the whole situation?"
Charles wiped the tea on his face and shot daggers at Mason.
Mason immediately said, "This is all because of Ashley Evans, she manipulated and lied to me! I didn't
know better, and I trusted her.I'm sorry, Sir William! I didn't mean to do this! I apologize for my mistake”
"So, a woman alone is capable of creating such a huge trouble?"
William snorted.
"She's only an illegitimate daughter of a mistress.Do you think I'm stupid? You dare to say you're not
involved in any of this?"
"I...I am.But I didn't mean to offend you.I just wanted to teach Valeria a lesson.Ashley said that Valeria
pushed her down and caused her miscarriage.I feel sorry for our child, so I did this in a fit of anger"
Mason put all the blame on himself, but Charles slapped him again.
"Shameless basi*rd, you're such an embarrassment! You did such a humiliating thing and yet still have
the guts to complain about this to me! You dragged me into this mess!"
"Bro, this won't look good for you as well, will it? For a person that is in charge of the Howard Group,
you easily believed in rumors, and you are manipulated blindly...If this is how our company is being
taken care of, does that mean it's going to be at a loss instead of earning profits?"
William let out a cold laugh and retorted.
Hayden stared at Charles with an expressionless face, "Son, could it be that you are not suitable for
this position anymore? If that is the case, you should be replaced!"
Charles broke into cold sweat upon hearing this.
He was finally able to take charge of the company for the past year since Hayden fell sick.
If he was to be replaced now, it would be difficult for him to be promoted again.
Charles immediately apologized, "Dad, this is just an accident.As for the company, I would never be so
careless with it.I promise’
"So, that means you are only careless when it comes to me.Hey, I need a good reputation too, you
know?’ William added fuel to the fire.
Hayden sneered when he heard this, "Back to the false rumors about William...It is Mason who paid
someone to do this, right? Send the person who writes this piece of news to jail.
As for the media, shut it down! I want immediate actions!"
"Dad, that's a little too easy on them.I have a better idea,’ William said.
"Oh? Tell me about it’
"Cut the reporter's tongue off and chop the writer's hands.Let's see if they would still have the courage
to do this crap again"
"William, this is a society ruled by law..." Charles chuckled awkwardly.
"Bro, are you not willing to help me clear my name?" William interrupted.
"I promised dad that I'll be a good man from now on.If you don't punish them as a warning to others,
these people will continue to slander me.So, I'm sorry to trouble you, bro!"
Charles was furious at this point as hatred filled his heart.
William was making him punish his own men...
How extraordinarily cruel! Who would be willing to do his biddings for him in the future if he were to
punish them? However, if he did not agree, William and Hayden would not let him go so easily.
He had no choice but to agree.
"Don't worry, I'll get someone to handle this matter"
Charles thought that since he was in charge of handling this now, he had decided to simply sweep
things under the carpet.
But he didn't expect William to add on "Thank you very much, bro.If there is any problem, leave it to
me.Although I am ignorant and incompetent, I have a lot of men with me.If you ever need help, just call
me"
Upon hearing William's words, Charles’ initial intention to half-heartedly handle this matter
disappeared.
William had a lot of guards and men with him.
If any of his men were able to get their hands on Charles's men, it would be an ugly outcome.
When he left the house, Charles’ face was as gloomy as the night sky.
He thought that after beating the crap out of Mason and apologizing, everything would be over.
He definitely did not expect Hayden and William to be so harsh.
After both of them got in the car, Mason spoke up carefully.
"Uncle, do you really going to shut down those media companies? If we do this, nobody would be
willing to do things for us in the future!"
"Well, no sh*t! Didn't you see how stern my father was? Do you think we can easily let things slide once
he made up his mind?"
Charles scoffed.
"He's so biased towards William! He always let him go easily while penalizing you so harshly; Mason
mumbled.
"He has always been like this and I'm already used to it.This is a lesson you need to keep in your
head.Either you do things properly or you'd be choosing death.Do you understand?"
"Yes.I will not repeat the same mistakes anymore.’
"Also, stay away from a woman like Ashley.
This all happened because of her.
She's clearly bringing troubles to all of us: Mason promised.
Charles was in a bad mood and didn't say anything more.
After a while, their car disappeared into the dark streets.
As for William, he had decided to stay at the house for the night.
After a shower, he texted Valeria, 'What are you doing?’ As expected, there was no reply.
He sent a text once again , ‘Why aren't you replying?’
Valeria texted back this time, "Sleeping!"
William squinted his eyes as if he could see her face with angrily pouted lips.
He shook his head.
Was she still angry ? He didn't even do anything! Why could she accept that he was a gigolo but not
the fact that he was actually from a wealthy family? Women were complicated indeed.
William sighed and sent one last text, "Goodnight!"
There was no reply from the other side.
William waited for a while with his phone in hand.
Then, he shook his head helplessly.
He decided to sleep but then got up and made a phone call instead.
"Prepare two sets of breakfast for tomorrow morning and send it to Gorham City!"
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