Abbie gave Paisley a look over before she turned to William.
They sure looked like a perfect match on the outside.
But in other aspects, they probably did not.
William was a rich kid who loafed around while Paisley was a smart and beautiful girl.
Paisley was precious to the Anthony family, so how could they ever let her be with William, a boy that
did not have any talents or redeeming qualities? Perhaps William was the one interested in her and not
the other way round.
This thought made Abbie felt much better.
"Oh, I've heard a lot about you, Ms.Anthony!"
"Hello, Miss Clark!"
Although Abbie did not introduce herself, Paisley could guess who she was when Richard addressed
her.
Abbie had always kept a safe distance from beautiful and talented women like her.And she was going
to do the same today.
After knowing that the woman was Paisley, she didn't quite believe what Valeria said.
There must be a misunderstanding! Abbie had initially come to cause a scene for them.
But now that she knew there was no possibility of William being with Paisley, she decided against it and
she started playing dice together.
After a while, William walked out of the room and he did not return for a long time.
Hence, Paisley kept looking at the door uneasily.
Abbie, who was slightly careless, did not notice it at first.
But Michael and Richard were smart and observant, and they caught it immediately.
They could tell that Paisley was waiting for William to return by how she kept glancing at the door.
They were very surprised as Paisley was usually high and mighty.
She did not even spare her other competent pursuers a glance.
So why was her attitude so different towards William? Did she find out who William really was? No, it
wasn't possible.
Without knowing his real identity, she was still interested in William.
Did this mean that she really fell in love with him? D*mn it, it seemed like William was really a
womanizer.
Michael and Richard then looked at each other.
To prove whether she was interested in William, Michael jokingly asked, "Where did William go? Why
don't you look for him, Ms.Anthony?"
Abbie, who was tossing the dice happily, stopped short when she heard this.
If Paisley had nothing to do with William, why would Michael ask her to go? Why did they have to ask
her? She was about to ask them why they didn't go themselves.
Paisley nodded and said, "Alright, I'll go take a look!"
Seeing that Paisley really got up and looked for William, Abbie's jaw dropped and she stopped
playing.She turned to Michael and her brother, "Hey, what's the relationship between her and William?"
"What do you think it is between a man and a woman?" Michael replied faintly.
"Sh*t! Are they really in a relationship?" Abbie asked with wide eyes.
"Oh dear, what else could it be? Could there be any other relationships?"
Abbie was furious upon hearing that.
Her expression turned angry and annoyed.
Well, Valeria was telling the truth! What was wrong with Paisley? Wasn't she an elegant and talented
woman? Why would she fall in love with William? It was normal for her to like his appearance, but didn't
she even care to understand what kind of person William was? Could she accept everything William
had done in the past? It was infuriating to see how these women were so accepting of this playboy.
No, she won't let him off tonight.
Once Paisley walked out, she saw William standing behind a display screen.
He was holding his phone in hand with a gloomy look on his face.He had been smiling the whole time
in the room and it felt joyous to her.
But now, he had a cold look that stopped people from getting near him.
Paisley stopped and called out softly, "Uh...Mr.Howard!"
Hearing Paisley's voice, he turned and said, "Ms.Anthony, why have you come out?"
"You were outside for very long.Michael and Mr.Clark were worried about you, so they asked me to
come check up on you."
"I was just making a phone call.Well, let's go back inside” William erased the sulk from his face and
walked back to the room with Paisley.Seeing them return to the room, Abbie threw the whole box of
dice at him and they scattered all around the room.
Richard frowned.
"Abbie, are you crazy!"
Abbie ignored Richard and looked at William.She gritted her teeth and said, "William, I forgot to ask
you something .Why didn't your girlfriend come together?"
William looked at Abbie coldly and said, "Is there any misunderstanding, Miss Clark? I don't have a
girlfriend."
Abbie's jaw dropped at his blunt reply and she was truly infuriated by him.
Was he denying his relationship with Valeria? What an insufferable guy.
To think that he even went to look for Valeria the other night, as soon as he laid eyes on Paisley now,
he had completely forgotten about her.
This was too much.
Abbie sneered and said, "You don't have a girlfriend? So who was the one you were having barbeque
with last night?"
"Oh, are you talking about the woman last night? We broke up this morning.
"D*mn it! You are such a..."
Richard quickly covered Abbie's mouth before she could finish her curse.
William stared at Abbie with a cold gaze which made her shiver.
Why was he so scary? Richard covered Abbie's mouth with his hand and looked at William
apologetically.
"Please don't mind her, I'll take her out now"
He then dragged and carried Abbie out of the room.
Once they were in the lift, he let her go.
"What are you doing? Don't you have any principles? He even looked for Valeria yesterday.And now,
he immediately denies his relationship with her? He is so fickle-minded and horrible.No, I can't tolerate
this.I have to avenge Valeria!"
"Abbie! Don't mess around!"
Richard, who had always spoilt Abbie, had a dark expression on his face.
"William is not someone that you can offend.You should be more polite to him in the future!"
"Why should I?" Abbie asked angrily.
"Even if I don't be polite to him, so what!"
"Aren't you going to listen to me? How disrespectful.I'm warning you, if you dare be rude to William
once again, don't blame me for what's gonna come to you!"
Richard had never been so stern towards Abbie before.
With a sad look, Abbie said, "You and William are birds of a feather!"
"Hey, I'm your brother.I will always dote on you and let you do as you wish.But there's no reason for
him to let you off if you offend him.He is the son of the Howard family.Even if he has no talents or good
qualities, he has Hayden to protect him.So who are you to interfere in his matters?
"I just can't stand it.How could he treat Valeria like that?"
"This is between him and Valeria.Valeria didn't say or do anything, so why are you, an outsider, minding
their business? Besides, do you think Valeria is the victim here "
Richard sneered and said, "William had been gentle and doting towards her.Instead of appreciating it,
she scolded him and accused him.If it were you, wouldn't you be angry? And if she really cared about
William, she wouldn't have gone out with other men!"
"What are you talking about? Do you mean her and Hardy having dinner together? That's just a
misunderstanding, man.Valeria would never do something disloyal"
Abbie tried her best to speak up for Valeria.
But her brother interrupted her.
"Alright, that's enough.I don't care whether she's been going out with other men.Anyway, I'm warning
you.You have better not offend William like that ever again.If you do, I'll cut off your card immediately"
"Are you even my brother?"
She was furious.If he cut off her card, she would have a hard time in the future.
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