"Huh?"
Ronald was dumbfounded at first, but his confusion quickly turned into pure joy when he realized that
Hayden didn't want Valeria to marry William as well.
He was concerned that William might become a problem when he decided to deal with Valeria.
But since Hayden disliked Valeria, surely he would prevent William from saving Valeria.
It would be easy to deal with Valeria as Ronald could use that to his advantage.
He couldn't contain his happiness at all as he nodded, "That's what I think too, Hayden.Don't worry, I'll
keep her away from William."
On the other hand, Hayden was equally surprised that things played out so smoothly.
He never expected Ronald to agree to his suggestion so quickly.
Suddenly, it dawned on him that Ronald might look down on William like how he looked down on
Valeria, and Hayden was uncomfortable with that.
Although William could be uncooperative at times, he was still a cultured gentleman.
Therefore, Ronald, of all people, had no right to pick on William.
Hayden's faint smile dropped in an instant before he stared coldly at Ronald and said, "That's settled
then, Mr.Brown.Remember to keep an eye on your daughter, I don't want to see her around William
again.
"Of course!"
Ronald promised with pleasure since it was a good thing for Valeria to break up with William, "But I do
hope that you'd grant me a favor, Hayden."
Ronald's giddiness got on Hayden's nerves, but he pushed down his anger and asked with his teeth
gritted, "What do you want?"
"You want me to keep Valeria away from William, right? I'll do you better, I'll get her to marry someone
so that she has no chance to harass William.In return, you'll have to make sure that William won't
interfere with my plan."
"What do you mean!?" Hayden was enraged.
"Are you saying that William has been bewitched by your daughter?!"
"No, I wasn't..." Ronald denied it immediately.
"Hayden, I'll be frank with you.William interfered the last time when I tried to give Valeria a lesson, and I
only stopped because of you," he continued.
"I'm saying that I can bring Valeria in line, but William won’ t like it’ Hayden felt better after Ronald's
explanation but he still answered stiffly, "Alright, leave William to me.You just do what you're supposed
to do."
Needless to say, Ronald had no objection to such an arrangement.
After leaving the coffee shop, he returned to the villa, where he was greeted by Julie and Ashley
warmly.
Ashley put away his coat while Julie held his arm and asked sweetly, "What's the good news, Ronald?"
"You remember how I was worried that William might get in my way when I deal with Valeria later?"
Ronald asked smugly, then he continued without giving them a chance to answer, "We won't have to
worry about that now.Hayden doesn't like Valeria too, hence he asked me to keep Valeria away from
William."
"That's great!"
Julie grinned.
"Valeria will have to give everything including Natalie's shares and the villa back to you.So she doesn't
have anyone to help her anymore."
Ronald spat with an evil expression, "Don't worry! An eye for an eye.Valeria will pay for the harm that
Natalie had done to me.I won't leave even a penny for her! I will make her a living hell!"
Julie asked tentatively after hearing his claims, "Do you already have a plan?"
"I'm still working on it.For starters, I'll get Valeria to hand me all the shares under her name.Everything
will be so much easier once I'm in control of the shares and the company,” Ronald replied.
Suddenly, Ronald remembered the deal he made with Hayden as he added, "By the way, I promised
Hayden that I'll marry Valeria off.But I don't know anyone right for her..."
Julie's eyes lit up at his words as she suggested eagerly, "Just pick anyone that doesn't care much
about the shares to give you an advantage!"
"I know" he frowned as he had come across what Julie had thought.
"But it won't be as simple as it seems.Think about it...Who doesn't like being wealthy?"
Julie grinned mischievously, "Well, young men might still be ambitious, but what about those men that
are old and crooked? I think we need to think widely."
Ronald was taken aback for a while before he realized what she was hinting at, and he beamed,
"You're right.The best way to get back at Valeria is to marry her to an ugly middle-aged widower.I'll see
if there's anyone I know!"
Meanwhile, Valeria had slept through the few-hourlong journey back to the villa and only woke up when
the car pulled up.
She yawned and rubbed her eyes, "Are we home? How long have I been sleeping?"
"Long enough for me to sell you off" William joked.
"Can you bear to be separated from me?" she pouted.
William laughed in reply, "No.That's why I kept you around.Come on, let's go in."
Valeria started packing up their luggage for their flight home the next day after returning to the villa.
However, William invited her to take a shower together with him first.
His purpose was self-evident, so she waved him away instead.
William was unrelenting as he began to make trouble for Valeria by taking out whatever she had
packed up.
She was exasperated, "William! Stop, or I won't pack up for you.You can do it by yourself!"
"Sure! I'll do if you come shower with me" William grinned cheekily.
"No,” Valeria sighed.
"You're such a bad guy, you know that?"
"Uh...Come on"
William shrugged, and he planted a kiss on her forehead before dragging her into the bathroom.
What happened next was history.
Valeria didn't know that she could bend in so many ways! She ended up exhausted again.
Afterward, she collapsed in the bathtub in exhaustion.
William cleaned her up and carried her back to the soft and wide bed.
He was gentle as he left trails of kisses on her again after tucking her in.
Valeria, on the other hand, fell into a deep slumber as soon as her head hit the pillow.
Once William was sure that she was asleep, he got up and walked to the window.
He lit a cigarette and called Marcus, "Get me the DNA samples that Ronald sent to the test centers.I'll
need them when I go back."
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