Noticing that she was being teased by William in front of Abbie and Richard, Valeria was extremely
speechless.
She shook William's hand away and changed a seat.
The smile on William's face disappeared.
Richard had known him for so many years and he understood him better.
Of course, William was not so shameless.
He already put down his ego to be so nice to Valeria today and yet she gave him a cold shoulder.
Of course, William would be unhappy! He picked up a bottle of wine and poured some for William, "You
like barbecue, don't you? Eat more!"
William remained silent as he lowered his head to eat.
He drank a lot of wine speedily but didn't really eat much.
Seeing that he kept drinking, Richard reached out to stop him, "Hey, don't drink too much.It's bad for
your health, you know?"
"I'm fine” William drank another glass of wine.
Richard looked at Valeria and said, "Miss Brown, please talk to him.He doesn't have a good stomach
and he's gonna end up in the hospital!"
This was clearly a way to soften her heart.
Valeria didn't want to persuade him at all, but she was worried that he would hurt himself.
After some consideration, she reached out to snatch the cup from William's hand.
It seemed that she was actually concerned for his health.
William didn't protest and he just leaned lazily on the chair.
All the while, he kept staring at Valeria intensely without eating or drinking.
Richard got up and left to answer a phone call.
In a few minutes, Abbie's phone rang too.
Richard had called and asked her to go out.
Therefore, only Valeria and William were left here.
The atmosphere was awkward at this point.
Valeria didn't know how to act when William was staring at her in that manner.
She stopped and looked at him stiffly, "Why are you staring at me like that?"
"Because you are beautiful."
"Humph!"
Valeria snorted.
She then thought it would be nice to make things clear with him.
"Thank you for helping me today..."
"It's nothing.I'm doing what I should do"
William interrupted her.
"I won't let anyone bully you!"
"Actually, my affairs have nothing to do with you! I'll deal with my own issues in the future, so you don't
have to help me"
"Why not?"
"Because we have broken up! I don't want others to misunderstand that we are still in a relationship:
"Break up? Did I agree with that? You promised me that we will never part ways!"
"That's because I don't know who you are.I was telling William, not you!"
"I am William! What are you talking about!"
"This is different.I used to think you were a gigolo and did some stupid things, but now I know that
you're not.We're all grown adults and I know that you enjoy womanizing and trying new things.I'm
sorry.I'm not that kind of woman.Everything that happened before is a misunderstanding.Just treat it as
if it has never happened then!"
The corners of William's mouth twitched, "You're looking down on me, aren't you? You think I'm good
for nothing, playboy! Valeria, I can change it for you.Isn't that enough?
"We'll talk about it after you change.Aren't you still the same now?"
Valeria did not believe that William would change for her.
"Well, you have to at least give me a chance to prove myself! Can we move back to Lake View Nest
together, just like before?"
His voice was very gentle, and his expression was so sincere that Valeria's heart was nearly moved.
Initially, she wanted to make it clear to William that she would not bother him anymore in the future, but
the words were at the stuck tip of her tongue.
"Let me think about it!"
She did not refuse, which meant there was hope.
William held her hand and said, "Valeria, I miss you so much, do you know that? You don't have to
think about it anymore, let's go there tonight, okay?"
"Stop fooling around.I haven't agreed yet"
Valeria shook off his hand.
"I'm so dizzy!"
William leaned against her and rubbed his forehead with one hand, looking like he was in pain.
Valeria had to hold him up.
She picked up his phone and called Abbie.
When the phone was connected, Abbie was furious.
"Valeria, my brother said he has a headache and he asked me to send him home first.You don't have to
wait for me, just go home!"
Initially, she wanted Richard to bring William home, but Richard left earlier.
How cunning! Valeria had no choice but to help William out of the barbecue store.
She called a taxi and told the driver, "Go to Lake View Nest.William squinted his eyes and leaned
against Valeria with a satisfied smile.Ronald took Ashley and her daughter to his house in the city.The
house was expensive in terms of its composite structure, which was more than 200 square meters.In
addition, the decoration was luxurious too.However, it was nothing compared to the villa that they were
driven out from.After all, the villa that he used to live in was the ancestral property of his wife, Natalie's
family.
It was a well-famous rich area in B City.
The families who lived there were either rich or noble, and they came from well-off families.
Since Ronald married Natalie, he had moved there and lived there for more than 20 years.
He had long been accustomed to all the luxurious facilities of the villa.
Due to the fact that no one lived in this house for a long time, it gave off a strange smell.
As Ronald felt extremely uncomfortable, he sat down and cursed angrily.
"This d*mn rebellious daughter! She's so shameless.I won't let go of what happened today”
Julie and her daughter, Ashley, sat on the sofa too.
Julie covered her stomach with her hands, looking like she was in shock.She had been pretending to
be gentle and virtuous in front of Ronald before, but she had decided to stop the pretense now.
"She's really vicious.How could she be so cruel to pregnant women! Fortunately, the baby in my belly is
safe.If it were someone else, the baby would have been lost!"
Ashley chipped in with a swollen face.
"Yes, she is too arrogant! Dad, she must know that mom is pregnant with my brother, so she
deliberately came to cause a scene in order for mum to have a miscarriage! Fortunately, mom is
lucky...Dad, even you are driven out by Valeria, I am afraid that there will be more troubles in the future"
"Humph! What will she do?"
"Dad, as far as I know, the company was also founded by her mother.She can take advantage of this
when the time comes.I'm afraid that even you won't have a say by that time!"
"Impossible!" Ronald sneered.
"Although the company was established by Natalie, I've been managing it in the later stages.Even if
she dares to stir up trouble, no one in the company will listen to her"
"It's hard to say.She's also one of the major shareholders of the company, isn't she? I'm sure there's
nothing you can do even if she goes to the company to mess things up.You'll be in a disadvantage
when the time comes.Why don't you think of a way to deal with it now?"
Julie also tried to persuade him.
Ronald frowned.
He had never guarded against Valeria before, but after today's incident, he had to think of a way to deal
with her.He was not scared of Valeria.
What was frightening was that she had hooked up with the Howard family's son, William Howard! If
William kept on helping her, Ronald would be powerless.
No, he shouldn't just sit here and do nothing.He had to handle William first.
"I'll call Charles right away and tell him about William's situation.
I'll ask Charles to persuade him to stay away from my disobedient daughter"
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