Marcus had been with William for a long time and they were always in the same boat. Marcus asked in surprise, “They want to kill Savannah just so that they can frame you?”
“There’s such a possibility, but there’s another agenda apart from trying to throw me under the bus. They’re going to create a scene at the party, which is going to happen the day after tomorrow,” William slowly replied.
“What? Are they planning for a murder at the party? Why don’t we tighten our security measures to avoid such incident from happening?”
William shook his head. “A murder may not happen, and she may have planned to achieve her ultimate goal at the party instead. You know that Savannah is greatly obsessed with my father-in-law. Since she was able to establish a fake pregnancy after she acted drunk, and steal someone else’s child in order to marry my father-in-law, she might have planned a bigger scheme in this upcoming party. The only thing I can think of right now is a suicide!”
“How is it possible for a person like Savannah to commit suicide?”
“Since she has always gotten her hands dirty, it’s not sensible for her to do that. However, I’m pretty sure the people who want her dead would plot her suicide! They would want to establish Savannah’s death as forced suicide, so they can use her death against Valeria and my mother-in-law. This would eventually create a conflict between the Saunders and Howard family. Then, they can reap benefits when both families are fighting against each other.”
Marcus gasped and said, “That’s too ruthless! Do you have a way to deal with this?”
“Yes, we have to save Savannah if we want to solve this problem.” William poured himself a glass of wine and took a sip. “But I don’t feel like saving her.”
He was not a kind and forgiving person. Therefore, he could not bear to lend a helping hand to someone who had killed his mother.
Furthermore, Savannah was known to be ruthless and cold-blooded. He would be a fool if Savannah took the opportunity to kill Hayden after he saved her.
Marcus knew that William was in a dilemma, hence he reminded, “But if you don’t save Savannah, you can’t avoid this conflict from happening. Mr. Howard, you will do it for the sake of the bigger picture, will you?”
“Yes, I will. But whether she lives or not has nothing to do with me. You know, we don’t have the power to determine someone else’s life.”
William’s words made sense. It was entirely up to Savannah whether she decided to live or not, and no one could change her mind easily. Based on the current situation, should William have gone to inform her that someone is plotting against her, and would she believe it?
She would probably think of it as a joke. William’s action was not to rescue Savannah but to avoid a conflict from happening.
“Arrange someone to keep an eye on Savannah. I’ll find Ronald to talk about it and hopefully he can come up with an idea to persuade Savannah.”
Marcus stayed in the guest room to rest while William returned to his bedroom. Then, Valeria came out after her bath and she was trying on the dress that William has bought for her. William smiled and helped her with the zip as he kissed her gently on her lips and said, “My wife is indeed beautiful. I’m sure you would be the most gorgeous woman at the party.”
“You’re so cheesy.” Valeria smiled and kissed him back. “Did you drink?”
“I drank a little.” William opened the jewelry box and helped Valeria put on the necklace. The diamonds were all sparkly and dazzling. Valeria looked at herself in the mirror and she was very satisfied when she turned to admire herself. “This dress and necklace are a perfect match! They’re so beautiful! I like them very much!”
“If you like it, kiss me again! I’ll have the motivation to buy you pretty clothing and jewellery every day.”
“Isn’t this easy?” Valeria went over to hug William and kiss him again. Then, he said with agony, “It’s a pity that I can only kiss you and not take things further.”
“Give me a break!” Valeria replied jokingly. “You’re not allowed to get your hands on me after drinking in the future. It is not good for the baby if I were to get pregnant!”
“Alright, milady!”
“Stop talking back to me!” Valeria pretended to hit him while William ran for his life. The two laughed and they were playful for a while before Valeria became serious and asked, “Why did Marcus want to see you?”
“Raelyn might be planning to make a move on Savannah soon.”
“What?” Valeria was shocked. “Is she that ruthless? Isn’t she a good friend of Savannah? How could she do that?”
“They are not friends like you and Abbie. They are just benefitting by using each other.”
“What should we do now? Should we discuss it with my dad?” Valeria suggested.
“It’s fine. This is a little strange.” William frowned. “Savannah planned to kill my father yesterday, and I asked someone to check on the bird’s nest last night. However, I didn’t know the result until early this morning. How could Hardy’s men had set their sights on us in just a few hours? Who leaked the news?”
Valeria was stunned for a moment. “Do you suspect that someone had leaked the news? Who could it be? I went to the hospital this morning to see my parents and told my dad about it. Then, I asked him to go home and discuss it with my grandfather. They didn’t accidentally disclose it during their discussion, did they?”
“Are you suspecting Raymond?”
Valeria nodded. “Yes, I heard from Abbie that Raymond had dinner with Talitha at night. Could it be that Raymond overheard their discussion and told Talitha about it?”
Valeria became furious, so she picked up her mobile phone and called Archer. “Dad, did you tell Raymond that Savannah attempted to get rid of my father-in-law?”
“No?” Archer denied, “What happened?”
“Are you sure you didn’t tell Raymond? Who leaked it then? I’m telling you that Raymond would be in big trouble if he spread the news. He is an abomination. This will ruin my husband’s reputation and create chaos.”
After Valeria shouted at him, Archer finally understood what had happened. “Valeria, it’s not Raymond. It might be Talitha. She was standing at the door of the study room when I was talking to your grandfather this morning. If Raymond hadn’t noticed her, me and your grandfather would not have realized her existence either.”
“So, it was really the both of you? What more can I say then?” Valeria was very furious.
“Alright, the situation is not that bad. Don’t throw a tantrum at your father. They didn’t do it on purpose.” William tried to persuade her gently.
“I’m so angry, it’s all my fault. If I knew it would end up being like this, I wouldn’t have said it in the first place,” Valeria blamed herself.
William hugged and caressed her face. “Calm down, it’s just a small matter.”
“It’s okay. I’ll handle it. Goodbye,” Valeria replied to Archer, who did not hang up the phone call yet.
Archer asked with a hint of embarrassment, “William, do we create trouble for you again?”
William couldn’t say anything despite that it was indeed Archer’s fault. “It’s okay, it’s not a big deal anyway.”
“How is it not a big deal? Raelyn and Talitha are insufferable people! Dad, let me tell you, Raelyn and Savannah had always been trying to throw my mother under the bus, and they will never stop doing that. If you do not draw a line with them, something bad is bound to happen!”
William covered her mouth and told her, “Okay, honey, let’s stop this conversation. Nothing will change even if you’re furious now,” then, he said goodbye to Archer and hung up.