"What?"
Hardy was shocked and reached out to touch her forehead, "You didn't drink too much, did you?"
"I'm not drunk.I'm telling you the truth.I just heard about it too"
Paisley smiled bitterly.
"If it weren't for her half-sister's plan to ruin her reputation, I don't know how long we would have been
deceived for."
After Ashley told her about Valeria and William's relationship, she put on an unbothered facade.
Underneath that facade, however, was a worried heart.
The more she thought about her interactions with William, the more unnatural she realized it was.
It was obvious that William and Valeria were still caught up with each other.
Paisley was depressed.
She was sure that it would be easy to get him to fall for her, but she overestimated herself.
Thinking about William's cold attitude towards her just now, she felt even more depressed.
She hid in the corner and drank her wine sadly.
"That doesn't count as lying though.Aren't they exes?"
Hardy overcame the shock and thought logically.
"Bro, did they look like exes at the party?"
Paisley reminded him, "If they broke up, how could they still be so close? William was her music
accompaniment and her dance partner.It's obvious that they haven't gotten over their relationship.I also
suspect that Valeria is using you"
"Using me? Why do you say so?" Hardy shook his head.
"Paisley, don't make empty assumptions.I'm the one who's initiating everything, not her"
"Yeah, she knows that you like her, so she's using you to provoke William- Paisley's words made him
frown.He did not believe that Valeria would use himself to provoke William.However, William’s reaction
towards him was indeed abnormal.When they were playing cards together, William was hostile towards
him as if he insulted him in the past.
Other than that, he obviously looked worried for Valeria when he was carrying her just now.
But he let her go as soon as he saw him come over.
It was hard to tell if Valeria used him to trigger William on purpose, but there was an apparent hostility
between him and William.
The fact that William was hostile to him showed that his relationship with Valeria was not stable.
This meant that he still had a chance.
Seeing Hardy frown, Paisley sneered and said, "Bro, I haven't seen William or Valeria even though I've
been sitting here alone for a long time.Don't you think it's more than a coincidence that they
disappeared at the same time?"
Hardy shook his head, "Valeria sprained her ankle so I sent her back to her room to rest.It's no surprise
that she's not in the hall"
"How about William? He loves joining the fun.Why is he not here then? I'm sure he's with Valeria right
now"
Hardy felt a little sick.If what she said was correct, then he couldn't do anything about it either.
After all, he never told Valeria about his feelings and only admired her from afar.
Valeria and William were both single.
Whatever they did had nothing to do with him.
He suppressed the discomfort in his heart, "Paisley, you're overthinking after drinking so much.Go back
to your room first and have a rest.You ‘ll feel better when you're sober."
"I didn't drink that much.Hardy, I just don't understand.In what ways am I not good enough?"
"You can't compare yourself like that in a relationship.You are very good, and Valeria is not bad either’
Hardy sighed.
He was never worried about Paisley because he knew that she could take care of herself.
However, he didn't expect her to break down like that just for William.
"Since you know that William doesn't love you, you should just give up.Don't need to have any
delusions about him anymore.I'll take you back to your room to rest."
"What about you? Will you give up on Valeria?"
"I don't know!" Hardy replied.
He was usually very decisive and certain, so his reply was very out-of-character for him.
Paisley sighed as he helped her walk out of the hall.
When the elevator they were waiting for finally arrived, William appeared in front of them as he walked
out of the elevator.
His face was beaming with happiness.
Both parties were stunned when they saw each other.
William, who was in a good mood, saw Hardy holding Paisley and asked, "Paisley, what happened to
you?"
"She drank too much, so I'm taking her back to her room to rest."
William answered with an, "Oh, and walked away.Hardy wanted to help Paisley to go into the elevator,
but she resisted after seeing William.
"Hardy, I don't want to rest yet."
"You've drunk too much.It would be bad if you lose your consciousness and act irrationally.Listen to me
and rest.We can talk about everything tomorrow""
Paisley unwillingly returned to her room with Hardy's help, and he finally left after sending her back to
the room.
It wasn't until he reached the elevator that he frowned.
William's attitude towards him these days was obviously not friendly, but he looked so happy just now
and greeted them first.
Did something good happen to him? When Valeria woke up in the morning, she was lying in bed alone
with her pajamas on.
William was gone.
When she thought about how he had relentlessly pestered her last night, she blushed.
This b*stard, didn't he have Paisley? Why did he come to her? After he woke up, he didn't even leave a
goodbye note for her and left.
Valeria gritted her teeth and got out of bed.
Her feet weren't hurting anymore, but her hips sure did! It was all because of William! Valeria put her
hands on her hips and went to wash up.
When she realized that her neck was littered with hickeys, she was furious.
D*mn it! How shameless was he! How could she go out in public like this! If William was in front of her,
she would have bitten him a few times.
Valeria washed up angrily and went back to her room.
When she saw her torn clothes on the bed, she felt her temper rising again.
The gown that she had bought was torn apart just like that.
William was such a beast.
Luckily, she had packed two sets of clothes for this trip.
Otherwise, she could not even go out.
Valeria changed into a new set of clothes and was about to leave to find Abbie when someone knocked
on her door.
She opened the door and saw a young woman standing outside with a few bags in her hands.She said
respectfully, "Miss Brown, these are the clothes that Mr.Howard asked me to send to you."
"Who wants his clothes? Take it away!"
Valeria was not happy.
The woman who delivered the clothes did not leave but said in a gentle voice, "Mr.Howard said that
today will be full of activities, so he wants you to change into these casual clothes.He has something to
do now, but he will come to you later."
Seeing the woman talk to her so patiently, Valeria did not want to make things difficult for her, so she
took the clothes and closed the door.
She mumbled, "These fake acts of kindness! Who even wants to see him?"
She opened the bag of clothes even after complaining so much.
William had arranged for someone to buy her a few sets of clothes.
Other than an expensive dress, there were also casual clothes.
Even the matching shoes and bags included were limited editions of the season.
Moreover, the color and style of the clothes followed her preferences, so her anger towards him
lessened.
She put on the casual clothes that he sent her and covered the hickeys on her neck with concealer.
She finally left the room to find Abbie after seeing the marks disappear.
After knocking a few times on her door, Abbie opened it in a huff.
Abbie saw her and said in an unhappy tone...
"Why didn't you talk to me last night? Why did you ask William to send me away? How dare you
prioritize your lover over me! We're not friends anymore!"
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