Valeria knew that Hayden had arrived upon hearing Lucas’ voice and stood up immediately. Hayden marched into the ward with a bright smile.
“That is such great news! Haha! I’m feeling over the moon!”
Valeria smiled upon seeing Hayden being so ecstatic and offered, “Dad, please have a seat!”
“Alright, you shall sit too!” Hayden sat down and said, “Where are the flowers? Put them into a vase and bring in the fruits and desserts as well.”
The bodyguards that were standing outside swiftly followed his instructions. Valeria was surprised upon seeing a few big boxes of fruits and asked, “Dad, isn’t this a bit too much for me?”
“Not at all. I’ve told them to order more for you as the servant informed me that you fancy these. Besides, it’s not easy to get these here.”
“But, I think that’s a bit too much! My grandpa had also bought a few boxes for me.”
Hayden was slightly upset upon hearing it and snapped, “Pfft! Who told him to do so? Does he think that the Howard family can’t afford it? Such a busybody! Send them back and you shall have mine instead.”
Hayden was caring towards Valeria but treated both Gavin and Archer in a different light. She knew that it was not wise to disobey his words and nodded, “Okay, I’ll listen to you and have them send back right now.”
He was delighted about it and brought up the discussion of gifting Valeria something. He then suggested a few options for her to choose from.
She had no idea which to select and both Valeria and William were not short of money as well. She thought for a moment and proposed, “Dad, we shall let William pick when he returns home.”
Hayden was displeased and said, “The gift is meant for you and not him. You shall make up your mind and don’t bother asking for his suggestion.”
“Well, I’ll have the wine manor since I fancy grapes then. Besides, I can have a look at how wine is being made.”
Hayden then glanced at Lucas and said, “Do settle the paperwork regarding the wine manor and have it transferred as Valeria’s property.”
“Noted!” Lucas nodded.
Valeria decided to seize the opportunity as he was in a good mood and requested, “Dad, I’ve been staying here for quite some time. I would like to be discharged as I am almost fully recovered.”
“Hmm, we’ll discuss it after William’s return and he will be free to do whatever he pleases. However, you would have to continue your stay in the hospital for now.”
Her proposal was being turned down but she could not do anything about it. Her intention of discharge was to select a gift for William as well as decorating their home. However, the plans will have to be delayed as Hayden refused to fulfill her request.
He then left blissfully after lingering at the hospital for more than an hour. She finally had the chance to call Natalie and deliver the good news, “Mom, I just did a checkup today and the doctor said that I am pregnant with twins.”
“What? That’s great! That’s so pleasing to hear!” Natalie was delighted and continued, “I shall tell your dad and your grandpa too! They would definitely be overjoyed!”
“Mom, do tell grandpa to go easy on the food being sent over here as it is too much. Hayden had also brought over a big portion of fruits today and I can’t finish them all by myself. Please come over and bring some home later.”
Valeria did not dare to tell her mother about Hayden’s displeasure towards Gavin. She then came up with that excuse but it was also the truth that fruits would turn bad if remained uneaten for a long period.
Natalie agreed and said, “Your dad and I would visit you tonight. Besides, your grandpa misses you dearly. The three of us will pay you a visit later.”
Valeria then called Abbie and it seemed that she was working out at a public gym. Abbie let out a scream upon receiving the news and gasped, “Oh My God! My lovely queen, are you saying that we will be blessed with two little princes soon?”
“It could be two princesses, or it might also be a prince and a princess,” Valeria corrected her.
“I’ll have to prepare two gifts in the future no matter what, right? That’s so pleasing to hear! We can go shopping and we’ll each hold one lovely little child. I’m overjoyed merely imagining it! I’ll head over right now and we shall talk more when we meet.”
The served immediately chipped in upon hearing the conversation, “Valeria, it’s time for your nap now. Miss Clark, please pay a visit after Valeria had rested.”
“Oh right, I almost forgot about it. My lovely queen, do take a nap first and I’ll come to visit you later.”
Valeria chuckled and ended the call. She glanced at her phone once again and realized there was still no reply from William. She reckoned he must be resting as it was already nighttime at his place.
Let’s just forget about it for now. Valeria thought to herself and decided to have a rest since William was not available. On the other hand, Paisley was talking to an overseas friend on the phone at the Anthony family’s house, “Natasya is gone? Are you sure about it?”
“Yes. I heard it from Angel and she told me that Natasya was returning back to the country.”
“What about William? Is he coming back with her as well?”
“Nope, but I think their arrival time would be the same. It was heard that William was scheduled to leave earlier and no extra tickets were available for Natasya. However, she eventually got herself a ticket and proceeded to leave the country with him.”
Paisley’s eyes were full of hatred upon hearing that the both of them will come back together. She decided to teach Natasya a lesson for having the guts to seduce her man.
“They will be arriving at midnight, right?”
Her friend replied confidently, “Yes, it should be two o’clock in the midnight at your timezone.”
“Alright!” Paisley hung up the phone and snorted. After pacing in the room for a while, she then picked up the phone again and instructed, “Arrange a few men to linger at the airport and do not hesitate to cut Natasya’s face upon seeing her!”
Abbie arrived on time after Valeria had finally woke up from her one-hour afternoon nap. She also brought along some yogurt that Valeria favors.
They chatted for a while and Abbie was very surprised to hear that Hayden had gifted Valeria a grape manor as well as one billion of monetary payment into the childcare fund. “Your father-in-law is so generous! I thought he wouldn’t even bat an eyelid as he used to disagree with the relationship between you and William. I’m really impressed upon seeing him having a big heart.”
“Sir Hayden is not a petty man and had always been very generous towards us,” The servant chipped in upon hearing the displeasing remarks towards Hayden.
Valeria pursed her lips and glanced at Abbie with a grin on her face. Abbie finally got ahold of the situation and said with a smile while looking at the servant, “You can’t tell him about this conversation, okay?”
“No, of course not.” The servant smiled and continued, “I’m not the kind of person who creates unnecessary conflicts.”
“That’s good to hear then.” Abbie and Valeria then continued to chat on different topics and she only left when it was dinnertime.
The servant had prepared dinner for Valeria and she ate it while constantly looking at her phone. It seemed that there was still no reply from William.
That was weird. Could it be that he didn’t have the chance in replying to my text message because Natasya had been pestering him all the time? Valeria thought to herself.
She was feeling displeased when she thought about how Natasya was spending time with William throughout their journey home.
Natasya was a shameless woman and must have tried various ways to seduce him. Valeria was very worried that Natasya would use disgusting and despicable methods to win him over.
Valeria was feeling troubled and was urged to go to bed by the servant at eleven in the evening. She glanced at her phone for the last time before calling it a day but there was still no notification of a new text message.
She sighed and closed her eyes while getting lost in her thoughts before eventually drifting into dreamland.
She was half asleep when she felt that someone was caressing her face. She then muttered and reached out to grab the hand.
Valeria opened her eyes widely upon holding the hand and was pleased to see a handsome face that she was longing for dearly.