Valeria got off her car and met up with Abbie, who had arrived before her.
Abbie was grinning from ear to ear as she greeted Valeria, "Well, something good must have happened
to you, right?"
Valeria sat down and gulped down a glass of water before answering, "I have shocking news, today I
discovered that there is an evil streak inside me after all."
Abbie was excited to know more, "Really, what mischief have you gotten yourself into this time?"
"Shush! Don't be too loud, you never know who might be listening in to our conversation"
Valeria pretended to look around suspiciously before lowering her voice as she moved closer to
whisper to Abbie.
"Can you believe it? I actually switched out the company's official seal to a fake one!"
"Wow!"
Abbie exclaimed while sticking out her tongue, "I can't believe you did that!"
"Right? I guess people do end up taking desperate measures when they are forced into unfavourable
situations after all," Valeria answered gleefully.
"By the way, you haven't told me what happened with you and your father, Abbie urged Valeria,
remembering what Richard had requested her to find out.
Valeria sighed and repeated everything that Hardy had told her beforehand, "I was driven in a corner at
that time, and I had no choice but to ask your brother for help."
Hearing Valeria's story, Abbie was furious, "Does William know about this? Both your father and
Hayden are insane!"
"No, I haven't told him.I made my plans after hearing about it from Hardy because this whole issue
might have not even been true.I only confirmed it after overhearing the discussion between Kyrie and
my father.I'm really conflicted, should I even tell William about it ?"
Valeria asked. "You definitely should!"
"There's a lot on my plate right now.I have to worry about the company's issues, and I have to think
about William at the same time.You know about his foul temper, don't you? I'll be in trouble if he
decides to ask Hayden about it!" Valeria groaned.
Abbie was confused, "Why are you so concerned about William?’
"He's a playboy! I heard that Hayden decided to hire Paisley into the Howard Group, and you know
how cunning she can be.What if she seduces William and he breaks up with me?"
Abbie tried to comfort Valeria, "Look, if William really cheats on you, that means that he doesn't
deserve you after all! Instead of crying about him leaving you, you should be celebrating about getting
rid of him instead! Don't worry, we'll cross that bridge when we get to it."
"You're right, I'Il think about what I can do after this.Let's enjoy our meal first, I might be too busy to
meet you again soon."
Both of them immediately stopped talking as the waiter brought their dishes in.
Valeria was extremely hungry, and she started gulping down the food in front of her once it had been
served.
Hearing her phone ring, Valeria immediately put down her food to check her message.Her jaw dropped
when she saw the picture that Hardy had sent to her.
The photo was taken from a weird angle, but even the lighting in the dimly lit cafe couldn't hide the
figures of Julie and another man.
Valeria was confused, why would Hardly send her a photo of Julie and another stranger? While she
was deep in thought, another message from Hardy arrived , Valeria, is this Julie Evans, you dad's
mistress?"
"That's right! What about her?"
"Well, I just saw her being all intimate with this other man." Valeria was shocked.
Why did Hardy send this message? If she wasn't mistaken, could he be hinting that Julie was dating
other men behind Ronald's back? Valerie immediately replied, "What sort of intimate behaviour are we
talking about here?"
"It's exactly what you think.They were acting like a couple with the man's hands around Julie's waist."
Valeria was stunned, was Julie really cheating on Ronald? Something wasn't right here, why would
Julie cheat on Ronald? Didn' t she claim that she had finally found the love of her life when she got
together with Ronald? Right, Julie couldn't be cheating on Ronald! However, Valeria knew that Hardy
would never send her this photo and talk about Julie behind her back on a whim.
After all, he hadn't been lying when he told him about Hayden and Ronald's plans, which meant that
this incident was true as well.
Valeria shook herself off her thoughts, "I got it, thank you Mr.Anthony!"
Abbie had been sitting across Valeria this whole time and she put down her chopsticks before asking,
"What's wrong?"
"Look at what Hardy sent me"
Valeria stated, showing Abbie the picture on her phone.
"Wow, this is your chance, Valeria! As long as you can find hard evidence that Julie is cheating on
Ronald and send it to him, they'll both be done for! Now all you have to do is find someone to follow
Julie around to investigate this."
Valeria grinned, "You're right, let me discuss with William before I get someone to do so."
After saying goodbye to Abbie, Valeria made her way back to the Central South Building, but there
Ronald and Kyrie were not back yet She decided to call Ronald under the pretense of being worried
about Kyrie's injuries.
The reply she got was that the injury on Kyrie's eye was too serious.He wouldn't be able to start work
anytime soon since he had to stay in the hospital for a few days.
Valeria smiled in glee secretly after hearing the news.
Putting down the phone, she stayed in the company until five to review some documents before
heading back home.
As she was walking out of the company, she decided to call William, "What's up?"
"Lmiss you," William answered.
"Please, who would believe such nonsense?"
"I really miss you so much.I was about to pick up the phone to call you just now too, our hearts are
really connected, aren't they?" William laughed softly.
Valeria was speechless.She knew that William had a way around with words, he even managed to twist
and turn his way around to say all these, "Why were you looking for me?"
"Must there be a reason for me to call you?"
"Stop spouting nonsense.
Anyways, are you free to talk?"
Valeria was annoyed and she couldn't bear to listen to his words any longer.
"I would make time for you even if I am busy.You know that you're always my first priority after
all"William flirted back.
"William, stop acting so corny and speak normally for once, will you?"
Valeria sighed in annoyance as her fingers rubbed the sides of her forehead, "Look, do you want to
know what's going on with our fathers?"
William became serious after hearing Valeria's words.He knew that Valeria was planning to tell him the
truth, but this was really earlier than he had expected.
But he couldn't refuse her, could he? "Of course, tell me."
"Are you picking me up then? Or should I go over?"
"I'm at Howard group, why don't you come and pick me up from work ? " William smiled.
"Alright, I'll be there in about half an hour."
William hung up the phone with a gentle smile.But he immediately regained his composure when there
was a knock on his door, "Come in!"
It was Steven Barrack, his secretary, "Sir William, Mr.Howard has requested everyone's presence in
the company dinner tonight."
"Why are there so many events getting in my way?"
William frowned and annoyed by Hayden antics.
"You should at least show your face during the dinner tonight, it is Sir Hayden's order after all," Steven
smiled while answering.
"Am I allowed to bring my family members with me?" William retorted.
The secretary paused for a moment before answering, "Well, he didn’ t say you couldn't."
"l understand, I'll be there on time tonight"
A mischievous look flashed through William's eyes as he replied.
Meanwhile, Paisley was in the office next door fixing her makeup.The company dinner tonight was
another chance for her and she was determined to make use of this opportunity to catch William's
attention completely.
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