It was the time for Richard to put on a show as William had a blank look on his face. Richard rushed towards him and said, “Bro, you’re alive! That’s so good to hear!”
The bodyguards behind William immediately came forward and halted Richard to take any step closer to him. Richard displeasedly said, “Who the hell are you guys? Don’t you know who am I? Only a few people in Juxemburg have the guts to do this to me. Get out of my way!”
The bodyguards of the Floyd family did not move an inch while Richard continued his act and said, “William, what the hell is going on? Why are you pretending to not know me? Cut it out! Michael! Michael, move your a*s over here quickly!”
Michael immediately marched out and was surprised upon seeing William, “William! You’re doing fine and looking great! I’m feeling on top of the world!”
The bodyguards also halted Richard to prevent him from having any body contact with William. The both of them said, “William, what the hell is going on? Are you joking with us? Don’t you think you have gone too far?”
William remained silent while the both of them looked at each other and asked confusedly, “What on earth is happening? Why is he ignoring us?”
“Who are you guys?” William asked while taking his time.
“What? Are you sure you know what you’re asking about?” Richard raised his voice and said, “William, has your brain gone haywire or you’re being controlled by someone else?”
“I would say it’s the latter as we have never seen these guys before as well.” Michael’s face turned grim and questioned the bodyguards who were protecting William, “Who are you guys?”
“They’re my bodyguards, that’s for sure!” William replied.
“What? Bro, cut it out. I am very familiar with your usual bodyguards, okay? Something is fishy here and he must have been controlled by someone else!” Richard picked up his phone and made a call, “Marcus, William has been under controlled by someone else. Do arrange your men to come over and get rid of them right now!”
Sammuel had been observing Williiam closely throughout the situation but could not find anything unusual about him as he seem to be foreign with his so-called friends of his. Sammuel did not want to cause a scene and swiftly said, “Richard, please wait for a moment!”
“Who the hell are you?” Richard stared at Sammuel.
“I am the bodyguard from the Floyd family and William is the grandson of Mr. Floyd.”
“The Floyd family?” Richard glanced towards him with a suspicious look on his face and continued, “Are you kidding me? The Floyd family has no business with William all this while. Don’t you think it’s a bit bizarre for you guys to come into the picture out of nowhere?”
“I’m telling you the truth. We are ordered to escort William to return home safely.”
“I don’t care. It’s impossible that William doesn’t know both me and Michael. I’ll get rid of you first!” While speaking, a group of well-built bodyguards that was arranged by Marcus had marched out of the elevator.
Richard ordered the men with a serious look on his face, “Take them down no matter what happens. All of you will be rewarded handsomely if you do a great job!”
Sammuel realized that they were outnumbered compared to the group of bodyguards. He was also reminded by Fandrey to observe William carefully to gauge his social circle and his unknown capabilities.
He was getting nervous as he had not found anything special about William but was about to cause a scene. He then glanced at William in hopes to calm things down.
“Sir William, please do something!”
William glanced at Richard and Michael and said, “Wait! I have something to say.”
“Are you finally going to tell us that this is all a prank?” Richard asked.
“I don’t remember you guys but they are indeed my grandpa’s bodyguards.”
“You have forgotten about us but seem to remember well about your grandfather? Stop spewing bullsh*t! We’ve known you for so many years and our relationship is way closer compared to your grandfather!” Richard was not convinced and continued, “There must be something fishy going on!”
“Bro, you’re right. The Floyd family has had no business with you since young. Why would they suddenly appear out of nowhere?” Michael chimed in and proposed, “Richard, give a call to Hayden now. We shall wait and see whether he remembers his father or not!”
“Good idea! I’ll ask him to come over right now!”
Hayden had been waiting anxiously and wanted to see his son immediately upon receiving Richard’s call. However, he patiently waited for half an hour alongside Andrew as he wanted to put on a great act.
He burst into tears upon seeing his son and said, “William! William, I miss you so dearly!”
Hayden walked towards him and wrapped his arms around to hug him. William had a confused look on his face but return the hug awkwardly after a while.
Sammuel had been closely observing Hayden and realized he had the same expression as Deborah when she hugged William in the hospital.
He was convinced that William had indeed lost his memory but still could not find anything special about him.
Hayden dragged William into the private room with the companion of Richard, Michael, and Andrew. Sammuel wanted to follow them but was halted instead, “You’re the bodyguard from the Floyd family, hence you are well aware of the unsaid rules, right? What gives you the right to head in with us?”
“William!” Sammuel shouted his name in hopes to turn things around.
He turned around and replied, “You shall all treat yourself for lunch. I’ll call you immediately if anything happens to me!”
Sammuel was displeased at this situation as he would have no idea about their conversations if he were to be separated from William.
He wanted to call Fandrey but realized it was not the perfect timing as it was already late in his timezone, which might disrupt his resting time.
“Fine then. I shall wait and see what happens next,” Sammuel thought to himself.
William instantly cut his act as they were safe in the private room. He grabbed Hayden’s hand and said, “Dad! You have lost some weight!”
“You too!” Hayden was feeling extremely excited that he held William’s hand tightly and continued, “You’ve been through a lot, haven’t you? I’ll get the servant to cook some herbal tonics that are beneficial for your health.”
“I’m fine. You should be the one to take care of yourself. I’ll ask the manager of Wolf Group to prepare supplements for you every day.”
“There’s no need for that. I’m feeling energetic as soon as I heard that you have safely returned home.” Hayden then brought up the topic of Valeria and said, “Your wife is not doing well these days and you should take good care of her.”
“I will. Dad, thank you for everything that you have done during my absence!”
William smiled while helping Hayden to his seat. He then turned around and patted Andrew’s shoulder, “Have a seat!”
They sat down and they were soon served with mouth-watering dishes by the waiters of the restaurant.
William poured himself some wine and got up to propose a toast to Hayden, “Dad, thank you for your effort!”
Hayden chuckled while bottomed up and said, “This happens to be the first time that William has proposed a toast in a serious manner to me. I shall drink more as I’m feeling on top of the world today!”
They laughed and William then proposed a toast to both Richard and Michael, “A toast for my brothers. Thank you for your hard work!”
They had been close for many years and were comfortable with each other. They finished the wine with a smile and William proceeded to fill Andrew’s wine glass. He immediately stood up and said, “William, please accept my toast as you’re more senior than me!”
“Alright!” William did not stop him and Andrew proceeded to fill up his wine glass.
The atmosphere of the private room was uplifting as they were all in a good mood.