William’s words made Savannah blush furiously and she tried to hide the marks on her neck frantically.
However, her actions only made it more conspicuous. Hayden’s face took on a ghastly expression and even Charles was extremely embarrassed.
A cold glint flashed across William’s eyes when he looked at this vicious woman. How could she be so shameless and evil-hearted? She was still trying to frame the others when she was in the wrong! She didn’t deserve any sympathy and William had no intention of saving her dignity today. Not only did he want to disgrace her, but he also wanted to show Hayden her true colors.
“How could you shamelessly gang up with Paxton and Julie to frame Natalie? Natalie has always been aware of it. She knew how wicked and shameless you were, but she chose to avoid trouble. She even faked her death, hoping that could end the feud between you and her. But what have you done? You sent killers to murder Valeria and the Saunders family knew that you were behind it. It was your viciousness and shamelessness that infuriated them, so Archer and Gavin decided to be merciless. How can you possibly turn the tables by taking advantage of Dad now?”
“Who says that I can’t? The Howard family isn’t much weaker than the Saunders family, and as long as Dad is willing to stand up for me…”
William mercilessly interrupted Savannah, “Come on, why can’t you settle it yourself? You’re not a little girl anymore, so don’t always expect Dad to settle troubles for you.”
“If not for Dad’s sake, the Saunders family would have sent you to prison long ago. But you weren’t grateful at all! Archer and Natalie’s wedding will be announced soon, so you’d better stop doing those vicious things and resign to your fate. Otherwise, no one can save you.”
Savannah was completely humiliated when William revealed her scandals in front of their father.
She completely lost her mind, especially when she heard that Archer and Natalie were going to hold a grand wedding.
She tried thousands of means to marry Archer, but he always kept a distance from her. He never took her to any of the activities, let alone a wedding ceremony. Hence, Savanah was provoked when Natalie easily owned everything that she had always desired. She roared recklessly, “I will never let them hold the wedding! Never!”
“Haven’t you given up? Are you still trying to take advantage of Dad to reach your goals? Savannah, don’t be so shameless, please! Dad lost all his dignity because of you twenty years ago. You should be more mature now and don’t trample on Dad’s dignity again!”
“Mind your own business! Don’t act to be kind. Dad always coddles you, so why can’t he help me this time? All I want is Dad to stand up for me!” Savannah shouted as if she had lost her mind.
“Even if Dad coddles me, I never shamelessly schemed against others, killed anyone, or even interfered in someone else’s relationship. What’s more, I never resort to extreme measures for my own selfish desires!”
“What a dirty lie! You have always been a playboy and you even colluded with the Saunders family for Valeria’s sake, have you ever cared about us? You have no right to deal with my affairs. I’m here looking for Dad and brother, not you! Get lost!”
“You have no right to ask whether I care about the family. Why don’t you ask yourself the same question? At least I’ve never taken advantage of Dad, but can you say the same about yourself? What else can you do other than using our family ties for your own schemes?”
William sneered. “Dad, you saw everything, didn’t you? Savannah is already in her fifties, yet she’s still so selfish and she’s shamelessly trying to take advantage of you. She never cared about you. Isn’t it ridiculous for you to help her?”
“William, how you dare to play dirty?” Savannah finally understood why William kept provoking her. Then, she jumped up in anger and hit him.
Bobby took one step forward and grabbed Savannah’s hand to give her a hard push. “I’m letting you go because this is the first time, but I won’t forgive you next time!”
The murderous look on Bobby’s face frightened Savannah. Then, she looked at Hayden with tears streaming down her face. “Dad, look at this. How dare a bodyguard lay a finger on me…”
“Shut up!” Hayden said as he was extremely disappointed when William revealed Savannah’s evil intentions in public.
He was so angry that he lost his judgment before, but he realized that he was only cannon fodder when he heard William and Savannah’s conversation.
He couldn’t help pampering Savannah because she was his daughter. However, her shameless manner disappointed him.
“Must you sacrifice the entire Howard family for Archer and your schemes? Are you planning to torture me till the day I die?”
“I… I didn’t!”
“We are not fools. William can see through your plans, and so can I! You really disappointed me too much!” Hayden sighed. “Get lost! Get lost right now!”
“Dad…” Charles tried to plead for Savannah, but Hayden raised his voice and said, “Where are the guards? Get them out of here right now!”
Savannah and Charles were thrown out like two drowned mice while William stayed behind. Hayden glared at him and said, “You’re not a filial son too, you rascal!”
“It’s not my fault this time, so why are you scolding me?” William gave a little shrug with his hands outstretched. “Since you don’t want to see me, I’m leaving!”
“Who allowed you to leave? Sit down! I have something else to say.”
William slowly walked to Hayden’s side and sat down. Hayden was still angry when he saw William’s slovenly attitude, so he reached out and hit William. The younger man cried out in pain, “Why are you so cruel to me? It’s Savannah’s fault, but you don’t punish her at all. Instead, you keep hitting me till my shoulders are swollen. What’s wrong with you?”
Upon hearing that William’s shoulders were swollen, a servant came over and said, “Sir William, let me have a look so I can treat your wounds.”
William immediately took off his clothes and revealed the red marks on his body. This made the servant felt so bad that she quickly rubbed some ointment on his shoulders while complaining about Hayden.
“Sir, why are you so cruel to William? Do you know how much pain he’s in?”
Hayden also felt sorry when he saw the wounds on William’s body which were caused by a walking stick. He had been too angry and careless about his strength just now. What’s more, he thought that William was going to dodge, and he never expected this would happen.
However, Hayden didn’t show it on his face at all. “He deserves it! Compared to the bad things that he has done, I’m already merciful enough. I should have beaten him to death just now!”
The servant did not understand the matter in the family. She was furious when she saw Hayden was harsh. “Madam will be devastated if she knows how you’re treating William.”
“A motherless child is just someone who has never been loved before. It’s okay. I’m used to it!” William added.