Raelyn moved her phone a little further away when she heard Savannah’s loud cry. After reading today’s news, she found out that Savannah had been tricked, but she didn’t expect the situation to be this serious.
Savannah really had sex with Ronald, and they were not considered a contractual couple anymore. How did Archer do this?
It was impossible to accomplish all these in one day, so Raelyn could not believe it. “It can’t be my brother! Why would my brother do this?”
“Hah! Not your brother? Who else would be so capable other than him?”
Raelyn couldn’t think of anyone else. However, she never expected that Savannah would end up in such a dire state. So she asked slowly, “Where’s your dad? Doesn’t he care about you?”
“Hah! If he could control me, would I end up like this?” She sneered. “I’m useless now. Let’s end our deal!”
“What? Are you going to give up now? Savannah, you’re surrendering this easily because you fell into their scheme?”
“What can I do then?” Savannah asked in reply.
“Do you know what my brother and dad are doing now? They went to your brother’s house to drink and talk happily. Besides, I heard that they are going to hold a grand party for Valeria’s return, but are you going to let them welcome Natalie’s daughter as part of their family happily? Don’t you want to do something?”
Savannah could feel her rage rising after hearing Raelyn’s words. “Heh. I’m useless right now. What else can I do?”
“How about your dad? You can show your weak state to him. Right now, he’s mad at them, so you can use your situation to gain his pity. If your dad helps you, I’m sure that Natalie’s daughter will have a hard time!”
Savannah knew what Raelyn meant. In the past, she cried and begged Gavin to accept Archer and her relationship. Now that she was in a worse spot than before, Hayden should help her too.
He would feel bad for her once he learned that she and Ronald had ended up together because of Archer’s scheme.
She took a deep breath and said, “I got it. I’ll go to see him right now.”
“Yeah. Also, our alliance is still effective. If I can achieve my goal, you’ll get a lot out of this too.”
By the time they finished their dinner, it was already nine o’clock in the evening. Gavin was drunk, so he left unsteadily with the help of Raymond and his bodyguards. On the other side, Archer was fine, and he discussed with William about the party for Valeria before he left.
“I want to hold a party for Valeria in a few days and introduce her as an official member of the Saunders family. What do you think?”
William did not have any objections. “It’s up to you.”
“Tell me if both of you have any suggestions regarding the party, and I’ll get someone to prepare them.” Archer looked at Valeria passionately as a father who loved her daughter very much.
To be honest, Valeria had no interest in the party, but she could not refuse when she saw that Archer was enthusiastic. “I don’t have any opinions. You can do whatever you want.”
“How about I ask them to make a few plans for you to choose from?”
“Okay, thank you very much!” She nodded.
Therefore, they finished their discussion quickly. Then, Archer mentioned Natalie again. “How is Natalie now? Can I meet her?”
William understood how Archer was feeling. “She’s fine. I asked her to put on an act because I wanted to find out what Lucian was planning. If you want to meet her, I can arrange it!”
“I’ll be counting on you then!”
Archer sat for a while before leaving. After that, William and Valeria sent him off at the gate and watched as he drove away.
They did not return to their house, but they chose to take a walk in their garden. The air in the garden was refreshing. Valeria clutched her elbows and leaned against William’s embrace as they walked slowly.
William had turned off his phone all this while, and he only had the chance to turn it on now. Then, many phone calls and text messages kept coming in.
He replied to two phone calls before Valeria snatched his phone away. “Hey! Stop thinking about work when I’m here!”
He looked at her helplessly and smiled. “Okay… alright. We’ll only finish up ‘our business’ after we go back home.”
“Huh? What stuff do you need to do? Why don’t I know about it?” Valeria pretended to be confused.
“Haha! You’ll know what I need to do when I punish you later!”
“Wow… I’m so scared.” Valeria stuck out her tongue. Then, she glanced at the swing and let go of his hand to go for it. “Hey, why is this here? Do you like swings?”
William avoided the topic and said, “Well… I thought that all ladies liked playing around with swings. What about you?”
“Nah, I don’t. I’m a little timid, so I’m worried about falling off!”
“Hah! How can you be a timid person? You’re the boldest person that I know!” William smiled and teased her, “Why don’t you try it out?”
“Um… I don’t want to!”
“Go ahead. I’ll protect you from behind, so you’ll be safe.” After he encouraged her a few more times, Valeria finally got on the swing. At first, he pushed her gently, but he started to increase his strength after that. Thus, Valeria was screaming while she grabbed the sides of the swing as it kept swinging wildly.
However, he refused to stop because he was having too much fun. Valeria was livid as she screamed, “Stop! William, I’m going to be mad at you!”
“Haha… you must have been scared,” William grabbed the swing to stop it. Meanwhile, Valeria squatted down and refused to get up as she could not feel her legs. Then, he held her in his arms and sat on the swing. He grabbed it with one hand and swung it with the other hand.
William was a lot taller than Valeria, and thus, she was now in a higher position than before. She was so scared, so she closed her eyes and hugged his neck tightly.
The swing flew back and forth at an even faster speed. Valeria did not dare to open her eyes as she continued to grab William’s neck even tighter.
William held the swing with one hand and looked at her with a wicked smile. Then, he lowered his head and aimed at her lips accurately.
The swing slowed down gradually as both of them kissed each other deeply.
After Savannah hung up Raelyn’s phone, she was in a more miserable state. She went downstairs to look for Charles. “Charles, I’m going to see the old b*stard! Send me there now! Let’s put on a good show to trick him!”
Charles hesitated for a moment before agreeing with it. He drove her to the Howard family’s old house.
Hayden stood alone in the middle of the courtyard with a depressed face. He was in deep thought, so he did not react when he heard the sound of a car engine.
When Savannah entered the courtyard and saw him, she walked briskly and knelt in front of him. Then she begged, “Dad, I’m sorry! I was the one who embarrassed you! Argh! I regret it so much now!”