Raelyn always knew that Natasya was smart, so she immediately asked, “What did you come up with?”
“Of course it’s a way to make William fall into our trap! Mom, let me tell you, it’s actually really simple. As long as you can control Valeria, he will definitely take the bait.”
“I know that too! I also know that he will be easily baited if we can control Valeria, but she has a deep hatred for us, so we have no way to deal with her at all.” Raelyn was at a dead end.
Natasya, however, had a strange smile on her face. “Who said that we have no way? I already have one, but I don’t know how to do it. Now that Paisley is so keen on it, it’s better to leave it to her.”
“What on earth are you planning?” Raelyn looked at her suspiciously.
“Don’t worry, listen to me slowly. I’ll tell you a piece of news first! Hayden has woken up.”
“I know that. Paisley told me just now.”
“I’m sure that she doesn’t know how much Hayden hates Valeria right now. I heard Raymond say that the first thing Hayden wanted to do when he woke up was to ask William to break up with Valeria. If they didn’t break up, he would go on a hunger strike. Hayden is in poor health, so William didn’t dare to go against him. That’s why he called Valeria to break up.”
Raelyn snorted when she heard the story. “William is full of cunning tricks. He’s just lying to Hayden. If he was willing to break up with her, why would he have waited until now?”
“Yes, we all know that William’s phone call was made to deal with Hayden. But as long as he doesn’t want them to be together, there are plenty of ways to make it happen. After all, he’s William’s father. It’s impossible for William to do anything to him, right?”
Raelyn nodded. “That’s right. All of us combined are no match for one Hayden.”
“So, if Hayden is against it, the opportunity will come. My grandfather and uncle went to visit him, but they were driven away. Hayden didn’t respect them at all. You can imagine how fiercely he was against their relationship. Raymond said that Hayden was keeping an eye on William and even took his phone away! He was also trapped in the hospital and was not allowed to leave. Without William, Valeria would be alone, right?”
Raelyn listened to her analysis and nodded. “What do you want to do?”
“Have someone trap Valeria and ask William to find her. If we do something to him, we can trap him for a while, and then the problem will be solved easily, won’t it?”
Raelyn shook her head and said, “Bobby, the man beside William, isn’t an ordinary person. He has so many well-trained underlings, so we can’t get past him.”
“Mom, you can’t do it, but it doesn’t mean that others can’t do it. Hardy is not a simple person. He likes Valeria, right? He must have a lot of connections, and I believe that he will be willing do this.”
Raelyn’s eyes lit up. “That’s a good idea, but how can I tell Paisley about it? Should I just tell her directly?”
“Tell her the plan, but don’t mention Hardy. Since she likes William so much, I think that she will ask her brother for help even without us asking.”
The Anthony family’s villa was brightly lit. Paisley took two bowls of midnight snacks from the kitchen and put them on the table. She picked up her phone and looked at the time.
It was already one o’clock in the morning, so why hadn’t Hardy came back yet?
Worriedly, she called him, but it was his assistant who answered in an anxious voice, “Miss, Mr. Anthony is not feeling well. I am now sending him to the hospital.”
“Not feeling well? How come?”
“I don’t know yet. I will arrive at the hospital soon. Just now he suddenly spat blood…”
“Huh? Spat blood? Which hospital? I’ll be right there.”
After hanging up the phone, Paisley grabbed the car keys and ran out. She was extremely worried because Hardy had always been in good health. Recently, she had been too focused on plotting against William and Valeria that she ignored her brother’s wellbeing.
It seemed that he had been home late for the past few days and always left in a hurry in the morning. She didn’t know what he was busy with at all.
She had not seen him this busy in a long time. Could it be that something had gone wrong with the company?
She became more anxious as she thought about it.
When she arrived at the hospital, Hardy had just finished his check-up and was sent to the ward with a sallow face and closed eyes.
Seeing his haggard look, she burst into tears. “What did the doctor say?”
“The doctor said that his stomach had a hemoptysis hemorrhage. He needs to have a good rest.”
“What is going on? My brother has never had stomach problems before. What is wrong?”
“He did not have stomach problems before, but recently…” The nurse came in with the medicine and gave Hardy an injection, so the assistant stopped talking.
Paisley also wiped away her tears and asked the nurse a few questions. The nurse told her that he could not eat spicy food, and he had to rest and especially stay away from alcohol.
She remembered all the restrictions, and the nurse left after checking on Hardy again. Then, she asked the assistant, “What happened during this period of time?”
“Well, during this period of time, the cooperative attitude of several big customers in the company suddenly became uncertain. Mr. Anthony has been dealing with them, treating them to dinner, and drinking with them. On top of that, he’s busy with company work. So, his body couldn’t take it…”
The assistant sighed, “He’s going to meet his clients tonight, but Richard, Michael, and Marcus suddenly came over to make trouble. They have been targeting him these days and forcing him to drink. His stomach has not been very good these days. After drinking so much wine, he broke down.”
“Why are they targeting my brother? He didn’t provoke them, did he?” Paisley was angry.
“Well… Didn’t he make a big deal out of what happened to the Howard family? Did you forget this? Richard, Michael, and William are all on the same boat. Plus, Marcus is not easy to get along with. You don’t know how much they did tonight to force Mr. Anthony to drink. It hurts my heart when I see it.”
“Why didn’t you drink for my brother?” She asked angrily.
“Miss, who am I? How can I drink for him on such an occasion?” The assistant gave a wry smile.
“Isn’t Marcus also an assistant? Why is he able to do that?”
“Marcus is not an assistant. He is the co-president of the Wolf Group. Did you forget?”
“They’re going too far! They crossed the line! I won’t let them off the hook for sure!” Paisley was extremely furious.
“Now, let’s solve the problem in front of us first. Previously, everyone was at peace, but now Richard, the Wolf Group, Saunders Enterprises, and the Howard Group are ganging up on Acma Corporation. We’re in trouble!”
Paisley knew that the situation was very serious and couldn’t say a word for a while.