Chapter 583 Shameless

Book:That Stranger Lying Beside Me Published:2024-6-1

Hardy was at a loss for what to do. He couldn’t believe that Natasya would interrupt his plan and take William away. The fact that William was alive and well scared him very much.
William would definitely come back to take revenge on him as soon as possible if he was alive. He was not the type to hold back, so Hardy was afraid that he would be doomed this time.
As he thought about it, his phone rang again. He suppressed his worries and answered the call, “Who are you?”
“It doesn’t matter who I am. What matters is that I can help you deal with William, so what do you think about our cooperation?” The man did not want to reveal his identity.
His blunt words stirred up doubt and hesitation in Hardy’s mind, and he had to figure out the man’s identity.
He controlled himself and said, “Since it’s a cooperation, it must be fair and just. Why are you hiding your identity?”
“I’m not hiding it on purpose, but it’s not the right time for me to reveal myself now. I’ll do so when the time comes.”
“So, how do we do this? Do you think I’ll work with you just because of a call and a photo you sent?” Hardy retorted.
“Isn’t it a big deal that William is still alive? Don’t you want to know why he is still alive and where he is right now?” The man asked.
“Of course I do. But how do I know that you’re telling the truth? Technology is so advanced now, so it’s really easy to make things up,” Hardy wanted to test him, “Unless you can let me verify that what you said is true.”
“How do you want to verify it then?”
“I don’t need to know your identity, but I want to see William in person. If you can do this, I’ll believe you.”
“Mr. Anthony, are you kidding? Do you know how much effort I put into getting this photo? If I tell you where William is, you might expose me. Do you really think I’ll be that stupid?”
“So it’s impossible to verify what you said? Then why should we even continue with this conversation?”
“Well, the opportunity is fleeting, and the current situation is very unfavorable to you. Think about it carefully, do know that I am someone who can help you,” The man’s tone intensified, “I know where William is, and I know his current situation. As for you right now, you don’t know anything so you can’t do sh*t. Do you think you have the right to refuse my offer?”
Hardy knew that what he said was unfortunately true, “Fine, but I wanna know his current situation. Since he is alive, why doesn’t he come back? What the hell is he doing?”
“I know the answer to that question. He lost his memory and can’t remember the past!”
Hardy sighed in relief when he heard that as it was a good thing that William had lost his memories.
William’s amnesia must be due to Natasya who had given him the pill. On the other hand, he had also given it to Valeria.
If William lost his memories, did that mean that it was the same for Valeria?
There was nothing to be scared of if William really lost his memories and forgot everything. Besides, Natasya had to have a way to control William since she could make him lose his memories.
Hardy who was initially very anxious was much relieved now. The man who told him the news seemed like a ruthless person. He might have to face him in the future, so it was best not to offend him. Hardy did not refuse nor did he agree to the cooperation, “Let me think about it carefully before I give you an answer.”
In the VIP room of the Wolf Group Club, Archer, Marcus, and the others rushed over as soon as they received the call from Richard.
Seeing that everyone was here, Richard said slowly, “The reason why I called all of you here is that I have something to tell you. I have contacted William.”
Everyone was shocked and looked at each other in disbelief.
Archer spoke first, “When did you get in touch with him? How and where is he now?”
“I talked to him about half an hour ago, he seems to be okay. He is now with the Floyd family, at his grandfather’s house, but…” Richard sighed, “He has forgotten some of his memories and he forgot about Valeria.”
“Excuse me?” Michael exclaimed in surprise. Richard’s explanation reminded him of Abbie because she also forgot some things after her accident. She remembered everyone except him. Were they showing the same symptoms?
“He forgot everything that happened in the recent year. He remembers us, but he didn’t know that he was married. He had an extremely bad headache when I mentioned Valeria’s name,” Richard told them.
“Okay, I’ll ask Bobby to go to William. I’ll feel reassured if Bobby is with him,” Marcus proposed.
“I’m afraid that won’t work. I’ve called you here today to tell you one more thing, that is, Natasya is now with William. She thinks that he has completely lost his memory, so she shamelessly claims to be his girlfriend.”
“How could she be so disgusting?” Archer jumped up in anger.
“Calm down, President Saunders!” Marcus pulled him down as Richard sighed.
“We all know that Hardy had something to do with William’s accident, and your sister is surely involved too. The fact that Natasya could do such a shameless thing shows that they have been scheming this for a long time. This is not a small matter. William wants us to play along with them and see what they are up to.”
“What else can they be up to? They must be eyeing on the Wolf Group and William’s wealth,” Archer sneered, “I’ve always treated Raelyn as my own sister and Natasya as my daughter. I didn’t expect them to be so shameless.”
“President Saunders, now isn’t the time to be angry. William has his own plans. Since he said so to Mr. Clark, then we’ll do as he says. Please calm down and pretend that you don’t know anything about this matter,” Marcus tried to persuade him.
“Yes, we have to go along with what William wants. My main concern is Valeria. Now that William is in this state, I don’t know if we should tell her. She’s pregnant now and if she knew that he had forgotten about her, she would definitely be very sad. So I gathered all of you here to discuss about this.”
“We should tell her! Although Valeria would be very upset, it’s better to hear that he is alive and well! She would rather know that he’s alive even if he was separated from her. I think she wants to know that he’s fine now,” Michael spoke first.
“That’s what I’m thinking too, so we should tell her,” Archer nodded.
“Okay, then let’s inform her. As for Hayden, I’ll tell him as well,” After Richard finished speaking, he looked at Archer and said, “President Saunders, you’d better tell sir about your sister’s intentions. If he defends your sister, you can’t reveal our plan too no matter what and must keep it a secret!”