After William had stopped causing any havoc, Hayden looked at the room that was being cleaned up by the servants. Everything was restored, and someone was even putting up a new chandelier.
The furniture in the living room was all changed too. Hayden looked at the spot that once held his antique vase and sighed.
Then, suddenly, footsteps came from upstairs. Andrew took William’s documents downstairs and handed them to Hayden. “This is for you, grandpa.”
“Has he calmed down?”
“Yes, he became tired and fell asleep.” Andrew said.
“That reckless child! He’d really pissed me off!” Hayden couldn’t help but curse at him again. Andrew chuckled and sat on the new sofa. “Grandpa, it must hurt a lot, right?”
“Of course! They have costed me a fortune. It’s not a matter of money, though. I really like them.”
“I don’t have anything that I really like, so I don’t really understand.” Andrew shook his head and said. “But Uncle William would know exactly how you’re feeling right now.”
“What do you mean?”
“You’re doing everything to separate him and the one he loves. They were about to register officially for their marriage, but now it’s ruined because of what you did, grandpa. He must be suffering from the lost right now. What you’re feeling right now, grandpa, is exactly what he’s going through too.”
“You brat, are you trying to go against me?” Hayden was enraged suddenly.
“I wouldn’t dare, grandpa. I’m leaving now. You can take your time to mourn about your antiques.” Then, Andrew stood up and prepared to leave but Hayden stopped him. “Cancel your plans for today. You and Raymond should stay here with him.”
“Grandpa, I have something to do today! Raymond will look after him.”
“I won’t say it twice! Do as I say!” Hayden bellowed and glared at him. “Both of you are close with him. Try to make him feel better. It’s just a woman. No matter how important she is, she would never be as important as the woman who gave birth to him! Never!”
As he said this, he thought of his vase again and felt depressed. “I can’t stay here any longer. I’m going to look for Mont!”
Meanwhile, after William had his shower, he came out and saw Raymond laying on his bed as if it were his. William went over and kicked his butt, “Get up! Move!”
“Grandpa has asked me to come here to comfort you, so I’m not going anymore. I slept late last night, so I’m really tired. Let me have some rest before I pursue Abbie tonight.”
“I said get out! Can’t you hear me?” William kicked him again.
Raymond rolled to the side of the bed and said, “Alright, alright. Did you have to do this? It’s not like we’ve never slept together before. I won’t take up much space. Here, it’s enough for you now, right?”
Hearing that, William was speechless for a moment. How could he sleep with him now when he could clearly see how much Raymond’s face resembled Valeria’s?
William marched angrily to the sofa and laid down. Raymond squinted his eyes when he saw how worked up he was. “Uncle, why are you acting like this? You weren’t like this in the past. Did you think that I was going to do anything to you? Do you have to be like this?”
William was so angry that the veins in his forehead popped out. “Hah! Just you wait and see.”
Then, he picked up his phone and sent a message to Michael. “Are you free for dinner tonight?”
“Nope, I can’t. My hand is injured!” Michael replied.
“Did Abbie break it?”
“Can’t you bear to see me happy? I was bitten by Abbie. D*mn it. This is all because of you! William Howard, I’ll make you pay.”
William replied, “You’re so clueless. I’m trying to help you, don’t you know that?”
“Help me? When have you become this kind? You just want Valeria to see how capable you can be. Your true colors have shone through now. You only care about women and could even betray your friends. Just wait and see how you’re going to pay for this!”
“You fool. If I hadn’t stopped you yesterday, you would have definitely slept with her. If that really happens, she would never forgive you. And when Richard knows about that, he’ll hunt you down and kill you without a doubt. I was helping you back there!”
“Don’t be dramatic. She’s obviously into me too. You get to enjoy women every single day in your life. Why can’t I get to do it once?”
“Do you think you could? Don’t you remember your deal with Richard? What you did to Abbie a few years ago made her lose her memory, you b*stard. If I hadn’t stopped Richard then, he would have already killed you.”
Michael replied sarcastically, “So, should I thank you for it?”
“Whatever, I’m just warning you. You shouldn’t do anything to Abbie. A few cuddles here and there are fine, but you had better not think about having s*x with her. Before you sort things out with Azalea, you had better keep your hands to yourself!”
“Alright. I’ll just do as you say. After all, I have been listening to you for 3 years. Just tell me, when can I stop?”
“Don’t stop just yet. By the way, Raymond is back and he’s determined to win Abbie over. What do you think, should I help him?”
“William, don’t you dare help him, otherwise, you and me are done!”
“Alright, there’s no need to be angry. That’s why you should come over for dinner when I ask you to. Or else, don’t blame me if Raymond succeeds in winning her over. That’s all. I’m going to have a nap now. See you tonight!”
Meanwhile, Charles and Savannah immediately heard about what William had done in the mansion.
Charles snorted and said, “That ignorant and useless brat. The only thing he’s good at is throwing tantrums. I can’t believe that dad still babies him like that.”
“Yeah. Of course he would baby him, he’s the son of that beloved woman of his. Don’t you remember how much he loved William’s mother? Naturally, he would treat him way better. Unlike us, who aren’t the children of the woman he loves, so of course he’s so impatient with us.” Savannah chuckled coldly.
“He isn’t that bad to you, actually. You got married with Archer with him helping you. But it isn’t the same for me, though. I am obviously more capable than William, but he’s acting like I don’t exist at all. Not only is he unwiliing to hand over the company to me, but he’s keeping his defense high against me too.”
Charles thought about Hayden’s attitude towards him and cursed viciously, “Does he want to bring all his wealth into the coffin with him when he dies? I don’t think that’s possible!”
“Charles, it’s no use getting angry now. It was your fault for not killing him when you had the chance! You could have done it back then, couldn’t you?” Savannah sneered.
“If you had killed him when you were abroad then, he wouldn’t be dad’s favorite now. Besides, our other brothers are useless anyway, so Howard Group would have easily become yours. But because you couldn’t do it, William is now in the way of your success. It serves you right!”
“Hah! Did you really think that I couldn’t do it? I have already done what I could, but he got lucky and survived. After that, Archer suddenly went abroad and found out that something had happened to William. He had even visited him personally! Back then, Archer had even called me and hinted that he was suspecting me. I think he knew what my intentions were, so I had no choice but to stop.”
Charles said angrily, “After that, that b*stard William had actually become good friends with Richard Clark and Michael Davis. Their families are undeniably powerful, so how could I offend them?”
“If we had known this would happen, we should have killed him when he was still an infant. When we killed that woman, we should have given him a dose too so that he could be buried together with his mother, right?”
“That’s easy for you to say. We didn’t have the chance back then! If it weren’t for Natalie Garcia, we couldn’t have framed her and got out of it this easily.”
Charles sneered as he said this. “That b*stard William. To think he actually got together with Valeria Brown. Actually, they are quite pitiful, don’t you think? Since both their mothers are already dead… ”
Before he could finish his sentence, a muffled sound could be heard coming from outside. “Who’s there!” Charles jumped out of his seat and opened the door abruptly.