The next morning, Valeria went to the hospital to visit Natalie. At that moment, Archer was also in the ward and he was feeding Natalie some soup.
After twenty years of separation, they were back together again.
There was nothing wrong with Natalie’s health, but Archer still ordered some bird’s nest soup and insisted on feeding her. When Valeria entered the ward, she saw such a sweet and warm scene.
She and William often got along sweetly, so she did not feel embarrassed at all when she saw Archer and Natalie’s interactions. However, Natalie saw her and quickly pushed Archer’s hand away with a blushed face.
“Valeria is here!”
“Yes, mom. I brought some bird’s nest soup for you, but I didn’t expect that Dad had also prepared the same thing for you.”
Archer was sitting with his back to the door, and he only realized that Valeria had come when he heard her. Then, he immediately blushed furiously as he felt a little embarrassed.
“Why are you here so early? Don’t you need to go to work?”
“Braelynn and Uncle Saunders are helping out in the company, so I came to see Mum because I missed her.” Valeria said and put the soup on the table.
“Where is William? Is he in the company?”
“No, he’s sleeping at home.” Valeria felt sorry for William as she mentioned him. “He was beaten by his father last night, and several parts of his body swelled up. I feel so upset for him.”
Archer and Natalie exchanged a glance when they heard Valeria’s words, “Why don’t you take him to the hospital?”
“He’s not willing to come, but I have applied some medicine on him. I’ll go back later to make some nourishing soup for him. He has been too busy recently, and he looks much thinner than before.”
“Good job. William has been working too hard recently, but we don’t even know how to repay him. Valeria, you should treat him well! Don’t lose your temper with him. A man will always like a gentle and virtuous woman, especially a successful man like him. You should learn how to cook in your free time. People always say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach…”
However, Natalie was interrupted by Valeria before she could finish her sentence. “Mom, William isn’t that kind of man, he is different and he’s willing to do everything for me. He has no wish of having a gentle and virtuous wife, but he just wants me to live freely.”
Natalie laughed upon hearing this. “You are so pampered by him!”
Valeria smiled smugly. “I must’ve saved the world in my previous life, or else how can I be so lucky to meet William in this life?”
“William is truly kind to you, but Hayden is still his father. If he’s opposed to you, there’s nothing that William can do about it. He can’t go against his father’s wishes, can he? I’ll visit Hayden in a few days. Even if I have to kneel and beg him, I’ll make him agree to you and William’s relationship.”
When Natalie said this, Valeria also sighed. “Mom, please don’t beg him. It’s useless and he will just ignore you.”
“What can we do? We have no more patience to wait!”
“William said his father will definitely accept me if I’m pregnant,” Valeria said shyly.
“That’s true. You are already legally married, so we can just force Hayden to acknowledge you when you get pregnant.” Natalie also felt that this was the best solution.
“I have been trying hard to get pregnant, but it’s difficult.”
“Don’t worry, take your time. It’s not something that will happen just because you want it. Stay relaxed, and it’s just a matter of time since you and William are both young.”
Valeria nodded and changed the topic. “Mom and Dad, I have one more thing to tell you. Savannah is scheming to hurt Hayden.”
“What? But that’s her father! How could she be so heartless?” Natalie was shocked.
“She is really bad to the bone. How can she be so inhuman?” Archer shook his head.
“She sent some fine red bird’s nest to Hayden yesterday. Fortunately, William was there to stop Hayden from eating them. When he secretly tested the bird’s nest after that, he found that they were really poisonous.”
“She’s crazy! It’s fortunate that William was there, or else there’ll be another tragedy. What’s William going to do now?” Archer asked.
“He is going to show the test results to his father, but now that Hayden is somehow unhappy about our relationship, he can’t guarantee that Hayden will believe him. He is still trying to figure out a way.”
“We have to keep an eye on this matter since that woman has such evil intentions. We have no worries if he believes William, but things will be different if he doesn’t. It will be impossible to protect him if Savannah harms him.”
“Yes, this isn’t a small matter and we have to discuss it. Dad, can you discuss with Grandpa and see whether there’s a better solution?”
Archer nodded and said, “I’ll go back immediately and discuss it with Gavin. Your Grandpa and Hayden used to be close, so he should know him very well. Let’s see if we can find a way to convince him.”
Archer went back to Gavin’s house right away and saw that Gavin was practicing calligraphy in his study room. When he heard that Savannah was going to kill Hayden, he threw down the pen with a stern face. “Is she really going to do so? She has gone over the line! It’s so unforgivable!”
“Dad, you understand Hayden better than us. Is there any way to persuade him to be wary of Savannah?”
“Hayden is truly stubborn, but he’s not completely unreasonable. Since William has already told him that Savannah is up to something, he’ll definitely be careful of her.”
“Are you sure he will listen to William’s advice?” Archer didn’t believe it.
“I’m sure. He is a business magnate, and he isn’t as naïve as he seems. Since William has done so much, he will definitely doubt Savannah.” Gavin answered with certainty.
“If so, then we don’t have to worry. We’re just afraid that he will ignore William’s warning because he hates us.” Archer was still worried.
“You said that William spilled the soup last night, didn’t you?” Gavin asked.
“Yes! William was afraid that the soup was poisonous, so he spilled the soup and took away the remaining bird’s nests.”
“Since William has made it so clear, there’s no way that Hayden would still be indifferent. I’m guessing…” Gavin paused for a moment. “I’m guessing that he’ll definitely send the spilt soup for a lab test. When the result comes out, he will not let Savannah go.”
As soon as Gavin finished his words, Raymond’s voice could be heard from outside. “Talitha, what are you doing here?”
Gavin and Archer exchanged a glance. When Archer quickly walked over and opened the door, he saw that Talitha was standing in front of the study room with bulks of presents.
Talitha forced a smile when she saw Archer, “Glad to see you, uncle. I’m here to see Grandpa.”
Archer’s sight fell on the pastries in Talitha’s hand. Then, he snorted and strode out while Talitha walked into the study room. “Grandpa, look at what I’ve bought for you. It’s your favourite pastries.”
Gavin’s gaze paused on Talitha emotionlessly. “Put it over there!”