William and Bobby went to the underground parking lot and got on the car. Along the way, Bobby described Richard’s tragic situation last night to him in detail.
After hearing what had happened, he burst out laughing.
Bobby also laughed, “Sir William, don’t laugh in front of Mr. Clark later, he’ll get angry.”
“Don’t laugh in front of him? Impossible! You should have seen him last night. He had the audacity to ask me to toast him with four glasses of wine! I’m so going to laugh at him later.”
Bobby also knew William’s temper, so he kindly reminded, “Do you want to bring something for him? Fruits or something of that sort?”
“We’re not going to the hospital. Let’s go straight to his house.”
“Isn’t he in the hospital now? Why are we going to his house?” Bobby didn’t quite understand.
“He was hospitalized to fool Braelynn, so he was probably discharged right after she left. And since he’s beaten up, it’s impossible for him to go to the company, so he’s definitely at home right now. Let’s go straight to his house!”
After Braelynn left the hospital, Richard instructed his assistant to pick him up and leave the hospital.
Having been punched on the forehead, he wore a hat to cover up his big bruise.
He had an important meeting in the morning, but it was canceled because of his injury, and he stayed at home to rest.
A few minutes after he arrived home, he heard the sound of cars from outside, and William came in with a bunch of flowers in his hand.
He laughed wildly when he saw Richard sitting in the living room with a hat on his head.
Richard pursed his lips and looked at him without saying a word. William laughed heartily for a while and finally stopped as he put the flowers on the table and said, “Will you dare to let me toast you again in the future?”
Richard grabbed the flowers and threw them to the side, “William, are you serious? How are you so happy when I’m beaten up like this?”
“Are you dissatisfied?” he narrowed his eyes and smiled, “Tell me, how were you beaten?”
“No!”
“Tell me about it, and I’ll analyze it for you to prevent this from happening again in the future,” he said patiently.
“Tsk, you want to analyze it for me? Look at your mocking expression, it’s clear that you’re here to laugh at me. I’m not a fool,” Richard was too embarrassed to tell him.
William threatened, “Fine, you don’t have to tell me, but let me remind you that I’m trying to give you some advice, and this is a very rare opportunity!”
Richard glanced at him from the side and said, “It’s all Lamont’s fault! If he hadn’t called yesterday night, I’ll be the happiest person on earth right now!”
“Serves you right! You and your dirty intentions!”
“What do you mean by dirty intentions? Didn’t you take advantage of Valeria when she was not in her right mind either? Why can’t I do the same?”
“We’re not the same. I’m a hero who saved a damsel in distress, so what happened was a reward. What about you? You’re trying to take advantage of her without doing anything for her! You deserve to be punched,” William retorted sarcastically.
“Come on! You, a hero who saved a damsel in distress? If that was the case, you would have sent her to the hospital instead of taking advantage of the situation!” After Richard finished talking, he was suddenly enlightened, “Oh, I see what went wrong with my plan! I should have waited until she got drunk.”
William shook his head, “Scratch that. If you dare to take advantage of her in her drunken state, she will break your ribs!”
“It’s not that serious.”
“If you don’t believe me, you can try! I swear she’ll break them!”
“Why can’t I do what you did?”
“Our situations are different. Braelynn has Lamont’s protection, so what can she be afraid of? Valeria, on the other hand, has no love or care from Ronald, and she is very innocent and easy to please! Also, my visuals are top-notch, so of course, she fell for me. Braelynn is a capable person who has been working in my company for many years. Do you think she’ll fall for your foolish tricks?”
“Fine, you do make some sense, but my looks are comparable to yours, and I’m not that dumb either. We used the same plans, so why did it work for you and not for me? I need to plan better so that this won’t happen next time!”
“The more you fail, the braver you become. Haha!” William laughed again.
“At first I didn’t like her that much, and I just thought that she looked better than any other woman I have seen. However, she is so hard to get, and it hurts my ego!”
“Oh, your ego can be hurt? Wasn’t there a time when you had fun every night and lived a life surrounded by beautiful women? Why are you so miserable now?” William teased.
“Don’t bring that up. That was just a cover! Just like you, you can pretend, so why can’t I?”
“Oh? It was just a cover? But I remember that you used to brag to me that you slept with several girls in one night. Was that all a lie too?”
Richard’s face was hot with embarrassment, and he said sheepishly, “How can you fall for my lies?”
“I see, so you’re just an innocent little boy? Hahaha! You’re killing me!” William regained his dignity, but after seeing Richard’s miserable face, he stopped smiling, “Do you want to play with her or marry her? If you just want to play, then forget it and find someone else. She isn’t someone you can simply play with. However, if you want to marry her, I can give you some advice.”
Richard said sulkily, “Let’s say I want to marry her. Tell me, how shall I get her to fall for me?”
“Avoid her!” William said immediately.
“What? Do you want me to play hard-to-get with her?”
“Yes! You’ve been too into it lately, and everyone knows that you have a crush on her. From now on, stop thinking about it and act the way you were back then.”
“You’re not setting me up, are you? What if she runs away from me again like last time?”
“Just do as I say first, and then we’ll talk about it!”
He frowned, “Fine, I’ll listen to you this time!”
On the way back, William received a call from Marcus, “Mr. Howard, Talitha left the hospital today.”
“So fast?” he smiled playfully, “Is everything settled for her?”
“Yes, I’ve found the best doctor to do the operation for her, and the doctor reported that her conditions are very good.”
“That’s good. Has she not come into contact with Hardy yet?”
“The people watching her said that they haven’t seen that yet. He’s been avoiding her for some time now.”
“Seems like it won’t be easy to get him to admit his relationship with her,” William frowned and thought about it. Hardy was the best at observing others’ feelings, so it wouldn’t be so easy for Talitha to take advantage of him with her son.
Since this was William’s plan, he had to see through it till the end, and he had to help Talitha get what she wanted no matter what.
He ordered Marcus, “Oh well, since Talitha is done with her preparations, let’s help her and get Hardy to acknowledge his child soon!”