When Valeria entered the bathroom to wash up, William called Bobby. “My dad must have come over to tell Valeria something. He might arrange for bodyguards to follow us today. So I intend to do the same.”
“Sir, tell me what I have to do.”
“I’ll go to the Civil Affairs Bureau with Valeria in different cars at around 9 o’clock. Arrange for a bodyguard that has the same figure as me, and a woman that has the same figure as Valeria. Get them to change into our clothes and take our cars. Once you see someone following them, beat them up.”
“Okay!” Bobby promised.
Valeria washed up and put on some light makeup. Once she reached the first floor, William was waiting for her in the dining room. After breakfast, William held her hand, and they left through the back door.
Valeria looked at him strangely. “Why are we going through the back door?”
“Didn’t you ask me to avoid people? Let’s just go secretly.”
A car was stopped outside their back garden and Marcus was at the wheel. Seeing them walk out hand in hand, he quickly got down and opened the door respectfully. “Good morning, Mr. and Mrs. Howard!”
Valeria’s face turned red. It was quite a good feeling to be called that.
William pulled her into the car, and Valeria nestled her head in his arms. It was like a dream to her.
“Are you really the president of the Wolf Group? William, let me bite you to see if it hurts!”
“You don’t have to. If you don’t believe me, I can just bring you to the company meeting in a few days. I can’t possibly ask everyone from management to play along, right?”
“You are such an a*shole! How dare you keep it from me for so long?” Valeria put her hands around William’s waist and hugged him tightly.
She did not believe William’s identity at all the previous day. If Lamont didn’t tell her the truth last night, she would definitely laugh out loud at how Marcus was playing along with William.
However, now that she knew that it was true, she still felt like laughing. The man she was hugging was the most mysterious and talented billionaire to the public.
Furthermore, now that person was going to be her husband. She was really lucky!
If Hayden hadn’t come to talk to her the previous night, she would have jumped in joy. But now, even though she was happy, she didn’t dare do so. She was afraid that this was just a fleeting moment of happiness and that it would end soon.
“William, no matter how you treat me in the future, I will only remember how good you were to me. Even if you want to seek revenge for your mother in the future and make my life a living hell, I have no regrets!” She muttered to herself.
At the entrance of the villa, Bobby had arranged for the two substitutes to sit in the back seat. Then, Bobby slowly drove off from the villa.
Hayden and Paisley’s men could not enter such a high-end area. So, they could only wait by the roadside outside the villa.
When they saw William’s car approaching, they could clearly see the driver, Bobby. Then they looked vaguely at the man and woman sitting at the backseat. They thought that it was Valeria, and their eyes lit up as they started following them.
Bobby’s car was driving so fast that it didn’t seem as if he were going to the Civil Affairs Bureau. Then, Hayden’s bodyguards called Hayden as they followed him.”They are not heading to the Civil Affairs Bureau.”
Hayden was relieved as he heard that. It seemed that what he said to Valeria had worked after all. Valeria was not stupid. If she knew the truth and still married William, it would be hard for her too.
Paisley’s men followed as well and they called to report to her. “Miss Anthony, they are not heading to the Civil Affairs Bureau.”
“Is that so? That’s great!” Paisley let out a sigh of relief. It turned out that whatever Hayden said the previous night was useful.
Valeria was an orphan who did not have anyone to rely on now, so she had no chances of going against Hayden.
It would be best if she initiated the breakup with William. Or else, Hayden would do something worse to her that would make her wish she were dead.
However, William’s identity was still on her mind. She thought that she had found proof that he was the president of the Wolf Group, but she was ruthlessly mocked by Hardy.
Hardy said that she was obsessed with William and had gone crazy in wanting to marry him. He even accused her of making that identity up. He said that if William really was the Wolf Group’s president, then it would be the eighth wonder of the world.
Seeing Hardy’s disdain for William, Paisley was furious. Alas, there was nothing she could do about it.
It would be best if she could confirm his identity as soon as possible. Then, she could throw this in Hardy’s face. What she was most concerned about was William and Valeria’s registration. The Howard household registry book was with William. They could easily register for their marriage if they wanted to. If they really did, what was she going to do?
Now that her bodyguards had told her that they weren’t going to the Civil Affairs Bureau, it was good news to her.
As Bobby drove along, he saw that the cars were following him. And when he accelerated, it followed as well. They really had a death wish.
Even if William didn’t order him to beat them to death, he wouldn’t let them get away easily.
Once Bobby arrived at the Brownard Group’s parking lot. Hayden and Paisley’s men stopped opposite him.
As soon as the car stopped, a few tall and sturdy men walked out.
Their car doors were opened ruthlessly, and those who followed him were pulled out of the car. Before they could even react to what was happening, they were beaten up.
The screams were earth-shattering. Paisley’s men were beaten until their faces were black and blue. They broke their arms and cried in pain on the floor. Hayden’s men got hurt badly too.
Opposite them, Bobby wound down the window and looked at their sorry state expressionlessly before he left without a word.
Once William and Valeria arrived at the Civil Affairs Bureau, Marcus had already arranged for someone to wait on them.
The two of them entered a special room to fill in the registration forms, and a professional photographer came in to take pictures for them. After a few minutes, they were given two red marriage certificates.
William took the wedding pictures and held out a hand to Valeria. “Mrs. Howard, please take care of me from now on.”
Valeria was so elated that she couldn’t stop smiling. She held out her hand too and said, “Same goes to you, Mr. Howard.”
“Please be mindful of your image and wipe off that saliva from your mouth, Mrs. Howard. You look like a fangirl. You’re going to be laughed at by others!”
“I can’t control myself! William, I mean, Mr. Howard, I am just so happy! I love you!”
It was the first time that she’d confessed her love to him. The both of them hugged each other tightly as if there were no one beside them. He kissed her gently and said, “I want to tell the whole world how happy I am right now! I love you very, very, very much, Mrs. Howard!”
He said that with an extremely gentle voice. Valeria hugged his waist and buried her face in his arms. “Mr. Howard, let’s just disappear for a day!”
“I had the exact same thought! Where do you want to go?”
“Let’s go out to sea! Shall we?”
“Of course!”