Soon, William’s car arrived in front of the mansion and he took the lead inside while Bobby trailed closely behind him.
Inside, Hayden was furious about the news and was sitting on the sofa in the living room with a sullen expression on his face. Lucas and the servants were standing beside the sofa and they were trembling slightly in fear.
Hayden turned towards the door with a dark expression when a servant came to tell him about William’s arrival. He was so furious that he threw the ashtray that was on the coffee table towards William as soon as he entered.
Hayden had gone mad indeed, but he was not stupid as he instantly knew who was behind that forced divorce between Savannah and Archer.
It was definitely not Archer! Although Archer was opportunistic and smart when it comes to business, he would never plot against others like this.
This must have been William’s plan all along! He framed Savannah so that he could marry Valeria in the future without anything in their way.
Hayden nearly had a heart attack when he thought about how Savannah was being fooled around by Ronald, that disgusting sc*mbag. Wasn’t this a typical case of an ugly family affair?
Despite Savannah being William’s older sister, he had turned his back against her and the Howard family merely for an outsider. This was too ruthless and unforgivable!
The servants and Lucas cried out in shock as the ashtray that was thrown by Hayden was about to hit William. However, William did not move an inch while Bobby lunged from behind and caught the ashtray swiftly.
Hayden was so pissed that he threw everything on the coffee table towards William, but they were all blocked by Bobby.
Hayden, who was provoked as he had failed to hit William, bolted into the study room and came out not long after with a stick in his hands.
His movements were so agile that he didn’t look like an old man at all. Lucas and the servants stared at him and were at a loss for words.
Then, Hayden charged furiously towards William with the stick in his hand. Bobby was preparing to block his attack, but was stopped by William.
Hayden needed to vent his anger on someone right now, so William thought that it would be better to let his father vent on him to blow off some steam in hopes to calm him down.
As no one came forward to stop Hayden, he raised his stick and struck William a few times while he scolded, “I’ll beat you to death, you ungrateful brat! You heartless b*stard, what did the Saunders family offer you that made you turn your back against me and the whole family?”
Lucas and the servants could not bear to see Hayden beating up his son ruthlessly, so they went forward hurriedly to stop him from hitting William further.
William, on the other hand, did not move a muscle while Hayden gave him a good beating. When Hayden’s anger subsided a little, he grabbed William and asked fiercely, “Traitor, are you going to choose me or Valeria? You have to make a choice today!”
“I would choose the both of you, that’s for sure,” William replied.
“Do you still not feel a hint of regret? I shall beat the hell out of you today!” Hayden struggled for a while and threw himself at William again. At this moment, the sound of a car engine could be heard outside the mansion, and a servant reported, “Sir Charles and Ms. Savannah are here.”
Charles and Savannah had heard Hayden’s furious voice upon getting off the car, to which Charles sneered and said, “It looks like dad is really pissed, he had even laid a finger on his beloved son. You’d better get a hold of yourself as you would have to make a scene too while we enjoy the show. ”
After confirming that Natalie was still alive, Savannah was devastated. She was heartbroken when she thought about how in love Natalie and Archer would be with each other now that Natalie was back by his side again.
She didn’t need to put on an act to deceive Hayden as she was genuinely depressed.
Soon, Savannah and Charles entered the living room one after the other. Hayden froze upon seeing their arrival and decided to stop hitting William. Then, he sat down on the sofa with Lucas and the servant’s assistance while panting.
Charles and Savannah were surprised that Hayden had stopped hitting William. They had initially wanted to add salt into the wound in hopes that Hayden would be even pissed.
They were both secretly very disappointed as things did not go as planned while Charles spoke up and said, “Dad! Have you seen the news that was released by the Saunders family? They have gone too far! They don’t respect the Howard family at all. We should make them pay!”
As he heard Charles’ words, William narrowed his eyes while Savannah, who was behind Charles and was crying, took a few steps forward and fell to her knees with a loud thud. “Dad, I’ve realized my mistake! I regret it so much! It’s all because of me, I’ve embarrassed you! I’m so sorry! I can’t even forgive myself!”
Savannah was bawling her eyes out while Hayden’s eyes were filled with rage. “The Saunders family has gone overboard! I won’t let this slide easily!”
“Yes, we can’t let them off the hook. We must fight against the Saunders family till the end!” Charles immediately chimed in.
Then, William adjusted his clothing and asked with a blank face, “Uh? How are you going to fight them?”
“William, are you still siding with them? Savannah is your sister! Are you going to betray our family because of a woman?” Charles immediately latched on the chance and refuted.
“You have no right to judge me.” William looked at Charles coldly and continued, “Would everyone please think about how everything happened in the first place? Savannah had not only plotted against Archer, but she had faked her pregnancy and stole someone else’s child. So why can’t the Saunders family fight back? Besides, Savannah is an adult herself and she should reap what she sowed. Why should we be obliged to clean up her mess? That’s bullsh*t!”
“You b*stard! Why are you trying to make matters worse?” Hayden was so angry that he was about to bolt towards William again.
However, William added coldly, “Well, it’s none of my business anyway. I won’t and I’m not obliged to do anything for a shameless woman like her. However, as your son, I will give you one last piece of advice. The Saunders family should not be messed with and going against them will not benefit you at all. You ought to think twice about it, given that they had been forgiving enough to not expose the disgusting things that woman did to the public.”
William had already made it clear to Hayden that he would not stand up for Savannah, and Hayden was well aware of the ugly consequences if the Howard and the Saunders family had decided to go against each other without William’s intervention.
Hayden was fuming with anger by now and could not seem to brush it off. Meanwhile, Savannah was going bonkers after seeing how William mocked her and asked, “William, we should be working together as a family. Why do you constantly side them and look down on your own family?”
“I’ve already made it very clear that I don’t intend to help someone like you. Look at yourself.” William sneered as he glanced at Savannah’s neck. “Did you have a good time with Ronald just now? Hah, don’t you have any shame left? Do you think it’s fun to make a fool out of your dad?”