William’s appearance immediately became the center of attention at the party as he was undeniably good-looking. Because of this, he had involuntarily stolen the hearts of many young ladies while he walked towards Valeria.
William, on the other hand, had no idea that the ladies were swayed by his suave as he approached Gavin and Valeria with a bright smile.
As Valeria saw William come over, she let go of Gavin’s arm subconsciously and moved to take his arm swiftly.
Together, the two were like a match made in heaven, which caused someone to mutter jealously, “Isn’t that the playboy from the Howard family? Since when did he couple up with the daughter of the Saunders family?
“You’re right. His looks are impeccable but he had a bad reputation. How could the Saunders family approve of this relationship?”
“By the way, did you notice that no one from the Howard family showed up tonight? Sir Hayden and Sir Gavin are good friends for many years, but why isn’t he here? This is a bit of a surprise.”
“Could it be that he sent over his son as a representative?”
“If that’s the case, shouldn’t Charles be the one to represent their family? Since when did William, the playboy, take his place?
Andrew made his way through the crowd towards Gavin as the guests continued to discuss in murmurs. He smiled politely and said, “Sir Gavin, how are you? I’m here to represent my grandfather as his health is not in the greatest condition.”
The discussions halted immediately when Andrew appeared as he was now the capable general manager working under the Howard family. Therefore, his attendance at this party signified that both families were still on good terms.
Meanwhile, William, who was holding Valeria’s hand, nodded at Gavin with a smile, “I’ll take Valeria and have a seat there.”
“Alright, off you two go,” Gavin nodded lovingly in reply.
Soon, Michael and Richard came over too, and the six of them found a place to sit. Valeria looked at Braelynn and smiled, “You look stunning tonight!”
Abbie chimed in and said, “Yeah! Ms. Saunders, I can’t even take my eyes off you!”
“It seems that you ladies don’t have a knack for complimenting someone. Does that mean that Braelynn isn’t pretty before?” Richard asked.
“She has always been beautiful, but tonight, she’s a whole new level of elegance,” Valeria replied with a smile.
“Ms. Brown and Ms. Clark, you two look absolutely gorgeous,” Braelynn felt shy after being praised.
Valeria did not continue the conversation as Braelynn was already feeling flustered, so she turned to stare at William and asked, “Where were you off to just now? You were late for the party. That’s not a pleasant thing to do, you know?”
“I went to deal with some annoying people.”
Valeria immediately knew what he meant and replied, “That was you? Wow, I didn’t know you had that in you.”
“You don’t seem pleased, though. Do you want them to cause a ruckus?”
“Of course not.”
“That is why I have dealt with them. Isn’t it great?”
“Alright, alright. Thank you so much for your effort. Are you satisfied now?” The group laughed as Valeria finished her sentence.
Meanwhile, Natasya and Raelyn were busy taking a shower and changing themselves upstairs. They were used to attending parties and knew that accidents might happen, so they had come prepared and had brought spare dresses with them, but they were not as glamorous as the ones they had first worn to the party.
Raelyn had initially come to the party with her head high in hopes to show her daughter off, but was made a fool out of herself instead. Because of this, she was furious, “Damn it! It must be Natalie who set us up!”
“Why do you think so?”
“We don’t get along, so she must have did that on purpose to embarrass me,” Raelyn smirked as she continued, “It would be impolite not to return her favor, right? I’d better check on the big surprise I’d prepared for her.”
Then, she picked up her phone as she spoke and saw that there were a few missed calls from Paisley.
Raelyn instantly called her back and asked, “Paisley, is something the matter?”
“Mrs. Anderson, something is not quite right. My men had been keeping a close eye on Savannah, but she hasn’t left Ronald’s apartment since last night.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes, I am. She is still in the apartment right now. Do you think that she has changed her mind?”
“That’s not possible,” Raelyn was anxious after she heard what Paisley had said and continued, “I’ll give her a call now.”
After hanging up, Raelyn immediately called Ashley and asked, “Has Savannah returned yet?”
“No. I’ve been waiting for her, but she hasn’t turned up. I’ve asked Charles to call her but she did not pick up. He is sending people over to look for her.”
“What the hell is happening?” Raelynn muttered before she continued, “Alright. Inform me as soon as she returns.”
Natasya was doing her makeup silently while Raelyn was busy making calls and she finally spoke after Raelyn was done, “Mummy, do you think that Savannah might have already seen through your plan and she is just putting on an act? If that is the case, then you would be the one who’s been made a fool of.”
“Savannah has no cards left to turn her back against me as she’s at a dead end now. The only choice she has now is to do as I say.”
“I know, but still, there is no need for her to act entirely according to your plan. She just needs to record the footage, and fake her suicide somewhere. As long as she doesn’t do it under your watch, it would be all over, wouldn’t it?”
Upon Natasya’s words, Raelyn’s expression darkened as she replied, “She hasn’t left Ronald’s apartment yet. Could she be planning to fake her death at his place? Has she developed feelings for that b*stard?”
“It may be possible.”
“It’ll be a mess if that’s the case,” Raelyn frowned as she had initially planned to make a move after Savannah had sent her fake suicide footage to Hayden. If Savannah remained at Ronald’s apartment and did not intend to leave the place soon, how was Raelyn going to throw her under the bus?
“Should we arrange someone over to Ronald’s apartment and…” Natasya suggested while she made a cutthroat gesture.
“I’ve thought about it before. It was originally part of the plan, but Ronald is surrounded by professional bodyguards recently. It won’t be wise to lay a finger on him and it would be the endgame if the plan did not work. Everything would be exposed and Savannah might turn her back against me.”
“I assume that surprise of yours is no longer on for tonight?” Natasya shook her head and continued, “It’s fine, let’s forget about it. Since the plan went south, let’s just enjoy the party with smiles on our faces.”
However, Raelyn was still not ready to give up and said, “We can’t give up yet. Let’s wait for a bit. Who knows, we might receive some good news.”
Meanwhile, Lucian was the last guest to arrive at the party as she dreaded seeing Archer and Natalie as a couple. However, this party was the only chance she had to get close to Natalie.
Lucian needed to see things for herself despite feeling heartbroken and furious.
When she arrived, there weren’t any guests at the entrance apart from the security guards.
Lucian was dressed casually with light makeup on, and after she parked her car, she marched towards the gate but was halted by the guards.
“Please show me your invitation!”