How could he see through the meaning behind her words? William completely ignored what Elizabeth
had said, it was as if she wasn't even there.
Elizabeth on the other hand wanted to disappear into thin air out of embarrassment as she had gotten
no reply.
Did William think that she would give up just because he had ignored her? Elizabeth was clear about
the feelings Paisley's feelings towards William.
Paisley should be burning with jealously now as William and Valeria were flirting with each other in front
of her.
All she needed to do was to give Paisley a little push and she could get into Paisley's good graces.
Paisley must be desperate for someone to step in and back her up right now.
Elizabeth decided to suck up to Paisley instead by filling up her plate , Miss Anthony, I hope you're
enjoying the food.How is it working with William?"
"It's alright," Paisley replied coldly, having heard about all of Elizabeth’ s cunning tricks.
Paisley was smart enough not to fall into Elizabeth's trap.
Taking Elizabeth's side would be the most foolish thing to do as she would be offending both Hayden
and William.
Elizabeth did not give up even though she was met with a cold reply.
"Are you getting along with William?"
"Yeah, Mr.Howard has been kind enough to take care of me"
Paisley couldn't believe that Elizabeth was actually asking about her relationship with William when
everyone had their eyes on the new couple.
Had William not embarrassed Elizabeth enough after blatantly ignoring her in front of everyone? She
had planned to ignore Elizabeth throughout the dinner too, but Elizabeth's remark had crossed the line.
Paisley moved the food that Elizabeth had given her to the side of the plate.
Elizabeth was furious.
This meant that Paisley was indicating that she was refusing to go along with Elizabeth's plans.
Even though she appeared calm on the surface, she was actually secretly enraged at how both Paisley
and William had ignored her.
Elizabeth tried to approach Paisley once more after calming herself down.
"Ms.Anthony, please continue to take care of William at work.Despite his cold appearance, he's actually
a warm-hearted person! He might not be as capable as you but this is William's first job after all.He
might be a little stubborn as well because he has been spoiled by Mr.Howard, but please just bear with
him for a little bit."
Valeria had been planning to ignore their conversation but Elizabeth’ s words had piqued her curiosity,
"Why William, I didn't know that you were so close with Madam Howard?"
William returned her smile as he handed a bowl of soup to her, "Leave her be.She reminds me of
crow.Those creatures enjoy the attention given to them.The more you pay attention to her, the louder
she caws."
Elizabeth felt that she was about to explode with rage when she heard that she was being compared to
a crow.
If she could not convince William or Paisley to side with her, she would have a go at Valeria instead.
Elizabeth turned to Valeria and glared at her coldly, "This is a dinner for the senior executives of the
Howard Group.Even if you were still an employee, you would have no right to attend.Oh right, that
reminds me, you've already resigned..."
William cut her off almost immediately, "Don't you dare question my authority.Are you saying that I can't
bring my girlfriend along with me to events now?"
Silence had fallen upon the once boisterous hall.
Elizabeth couldn't believe that William was going against her in front of all the other senior executives.
Elizabeth had never had a solid position in the Howard family as Hayden never paid any attention to
her.
However, William had never meddled in her affairs and he had always put up a polite facade in front of
her, until now.
Elizabeth immediately snapped at William out of shame, "William, watch your attitude! Why are you
being so rude to me?"
"My attitude? Please, if you wanted someone to follow your every order, you should've gotten yourself
a pet instead! Oh wait, is this because my brother not giving you enough attention that you want
reassurance from being in the spotlight of every single event that you attend?"
Charles was flustered at William's question, "Hey William, Elizabeth is your sister- in law, you shouldn't
embarrass her in front of others just because of a few words she said right?"
"That b*tch doesn't deserve to be my sister-in-law.I only have one and she's dead! Dad clearly stated
that this woman would have no authority in the Howard family because of her past actions, and now
she's trying to comment on everything that I do! Can't I defend myself now?"
William smiled coldly as his gaze fell on Elizabeth's pale face.
"Elizabeth, this is my final warning, do not cross the line.I am not as forgiving as Charles, so you better
watch your words in front of me.The next time you decide to comment on my actions again, I will not let
it go."
William's warning rang through the silent hall clearly.
Charles was fuming with anger at his words, but Hayden continued eating as he ignored the whole
scene.
Once William was done, he put down his chopsticks before saying, "Enough of this, let's enjoy our
meal"
The senior executives were shocked as how Hayden had not spoken up even though William had
embarrassed Elizabeth in front of everyone.
This clearly showed that Elizabeth had no solid authority in the Howard Group after all.
After this incident, everyone present knew that it was useless to get in her good graces now as she
was not the Lady of the Howard Family.This was a turning point for her.
Elizabeth would be treated as a commoner from now on.
Both Charles and Elizabeth had lost their reputation in a quick moment.
In front of Hayden, Charles could not even protect Elizabeth as he had to keep up the ‘brotherly’
pretense with William.
Hayden obviously favored William over him.
If he argued back, Hayden would immediately take the matters into his own hands and the
consequences would have been more severe.
Therefore, Elizabeth was left to suffer the humiliation on her own.
This dinner would have been a perfect opportunity for the Howard Group to embarrass Valeria so that
she would never show her face again.
However, Elizabeth had made a mistake, and she had paid the price by being the target of
embarrassment instead.
Elizabeth might be powerless now, but her resentment on Valeria had only grown.
In the future, Valeria would definitely pay for the humiliation that she was suffering now! As the dispute
subsided and when the dinner event had ended, William and Valeria left almost instantly as they didn't
want to be in the hall any longer.
While they were making their way to the parking lot, Valeria suddenly burst out in laughter.
"William, that is so satisfying!"
"I couldn't just stand on the sidelines after hearing how she insulted you" William admitted, he was
satisfied after seeing how pleased Valeria was.
"Elizabeth used to act like the boss in the company and she would always look down on everyone.I've
always thought that she has some power within your family, but I guess not."
"Her? She has no solid authority in Howard Group.I don't like getting involved in others people's
business, but if they insult you, then I'll have to fight back."
"How wonderful, I don't even have to worry about being bullied anymore.That's another reason for me
to marry you!"
"Is that all you're asking from me?" William laughed, "You're too easy to please, silly girl"
Once William and Valeria had arrived at their villa, William immediately picked Valeria up in his arms as
they kicked off their shoes.
"Well, since I've done you such a huge favour, why don't you reward me in bed tonight?"
Valeria hooked her arms around William's neck before responding, "Hold on, I have something to tell
you."
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