As Paisley was still pondering over it, the door to the living room opened and Hardy walked out with
both hands in his pockets.
"You're back?"
"Bro, why are you home today?" Paisley asked confusedly.
"Why can't I be? Oh, right, who was the one who sent you back?"
"It's William Howard!" Paisley answered.
"William?" Hardy was surprised.
"Why would you think of being with him?"
"Why can't I be with him? Do you hate him?"Paisley asked with raised brows.
"No, why would I hate him? I just didn't think that he was your type"
"Really? What do you think is my type of guy, then?"
"I don't know either.However, I heard that no one can resist his good looks and charm.I never expect
that you'd be another victim of his.You had better take care of yourself.He's a well-known playboy that
loves every woman he meets.You should make sure you don't fall too deep for his charms."
"That won't happen.If I fall deeply in love with him, he would definitely have fallen deeper for me"
Paisley said confidently.
Listening to her reply, Hardy shook his head.
"Well, let's just assume I didn't say anything" Paisley walked past Hardy and went upstairs.
Even though there wasn't any progress in their relationship.
She was in a good mood.
Paisley was about to post something on her story when she saw Hardy's news pop up on her
phone.Paisley stopped what she was about to do and rushed outside to look for Hardy.When she saw
him, she pointed at the screen.
"Bro, you're trending now.What is this? Who is she?"
"I won't tell you!"
Hardy kept his mouth shut about it.
"Why not? I'm really curious about how the person you like looks”
"You'll get to meet her in the future.It's a secret for now”
Seeing that Hardy wasn't going to spill anything, Paisley returned to her room.She then posted a
picture with the caption, "Today is a memorable day! Good luck!"
In Ronald's villa, Julie and her daughter had been in a bad mood.
They didn't expect that things would blow so much out of proportion.
The company's stocks plummeted and they suffered great losses.
Now, Ronald even had to look for Valeria to act like they were on good terms.
This also made Ashley and her mother realized that they were different from Valeria.
Being attacked by the media would only affect their reputation.But it was different from Valeria.She was
the legitimate daughter of Ronald and she was one of the major shareholders of the company.
So if Valeria was being attacked on media, it would also affect the company.
Instead of ruining Valeria and her relationship with Ronald, Julie and Ashley were more interested in
the company.
Watching Ronald and Valeria acting chummy, the both of them felt very uneasy.
But there was nothing they could do.
They were the ones that created this mess, so they could only pray that this blew over.
More than 10 hours had passed since the morning Ronald left.
And Julie was already very curious to know how things were going.
However, there was no news from Ronald.
Seeing that Ronald hadn't returned at 11 o'clock, Julie was anxious and asked Ashley to call him,
"Ashley, call your dad to ask whether he'll be coming back tonight"
Ashley immediately called Ronald, "Dad, why aren't you back yet? Is everything alright?"
"Everything's fine.I won't be going back tonight or for the upcoming days.Take care of your mom"
"I see.Is the company okay, dad?"
Ashley asked tentatively "Something happened, but it's going to be fine soon” Ronald answered
happily.
"Really? That's great! Mom has been so worried the whole day.I'll tell her the good news now” Ashley
was relieved when he said that everything was fine.
She raised her voice immediately and pretended to tell her mom, "Mom, dad says that the company's
fine.He tells you not to worry"
She then told her dad, "Dad, you're really capable! You solved it in such a short time!"
"I'm not the one who solved this.It's Valeria who saved the company.I met a fairy godmother in the
afternoon thanks to her.This is how the tables have turned today"
Ronald was elated about it that he didn't think of hiding it from Julie and Ashley.
Hearing that it had something to do with Valeria, Ashley's heart sank, "Who is that fairy godmother?"
"It's Hardy Anthony.You've heard of him before, right?" He asked gleefully.
"I brought Valeria to golf today and we met Hardy there.Surprisingly, Valeria knew Hardy.So thanks to
Valeria, Hardy has agreed to collaborate with our company.He told me to meet him tomorrow to discuss
the details.This is a really big and great partnership."
"I see.Congratulations, Dad.Hopefully, you will get to seal the deal tomorrow!"
When Ashley heard this, she wasn't in the least happy about it.
Instead, she was enraged by it.
D*mn! How could Valeria know Hardy? How did she get so lucky to know people that Ashley herself
couldn't get close to? She suppressed her jealousy and unhappiness, "Dad, are you sure the reason he
decided to work with you is because of Valeria? It might be because he had wanted to collaborate with
you long before today"
"Don't even talk about it.I've asked to meet him a few times before.And his secretary had rejected me
for the same reason every time.But today, he had talked to Valeria on his own accord.And it's because
of Valeria that he didn't reject my proposal."
Ronald could not hide his joy, "This child has always been the death of me.And today, she could finally
do something to make me feel better.This business proposal seems like it's going to work out.I even
wish that Valeria and Hardy could get closer.If Valeria married Hardy, things would change for us."
Hearing this, Ashley's face turned dark.
Her father wanted Valeria to marry Hardy? How was that possible? Hardy wouldn't just marry
anyone.Her father had thought too far.She couldn't help but remind him upon hearing that.
"Dad, I think you'd better not think too much.Valeria is in a relationship with William.So how would she
give up on him just like that? Besides, Hardy is so superior.He would never date someone else's ex."
As soon as Ashley finished speaking, Ronald sneered and said, "What do you mean? You can't stand
her being better, can you?"
"Dad, I don't mean that! I'm just reminding..." Ashley quickly explained.
Ronald interrupted her impatiently, "You should mind your words.You have done many shameful things
like abortion .You are the one that should reflect on yourself"
Then, Ronald hung up.
Ashley was so angry that she kicked the chair in front of her.
""D*mn it, Valeria took advantage of ,I situation!"
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