The next morning, in the Howard family’s old estate. William did not go to the company and he discussed the details of the party with Hayden in the living room after breakfast. The venue was naturally in the Wolf Group. Although time was tight, the Wolf Group was experienced in this field and they wouldn’t have any trouble holding such a large-scale party.
Hayden and William chatted for a while before he asked William strangely, “Braelynn is a good person and I’ve always liked her, but why did you suddenly make me accept her as my goddaughter?”
“Dad, what does this have to do with me? Valeria came to you first, so I just did what she wanted.” William denied.
Hayden laughed coldly. “Don’t use Valeria as an excuse. I know this isn’t her idea. If she wants to do this, she can just go straight to her father. There’s no need for her to be so careful and beg me, so this is all your fault. You have to tell me the reason today!”
“Isn’t it because of Rammos? I’m afraid that Braelynn will be bullied by my grandfather’s family,” William lied.
“Braelynn isn’t an ordinary weak girl, so it shouldn’t be easy for ordinary people to bully her, right?” Hayden didn’t really believe William’s words.
“She is indeed very capable, but she won’t know who is scheming against her secretly. I’m just preventing unnecessary trouble in advance.”
“I don’t believe a single word you say!” Hayden snorted. “If it wasn’t because you asked Valeria to come forward, I wouldn’t have agreed to it. I would’ve forced you to tell me the truth.”
“Dad, is your daughter-in-law more important than your son in your heart? You’re hurting my feelings.”
“Come on, do you still have any dignity left? Can you compare with Valeria? She’s so filial been though it hasn’t been long since you’ve gotten married. Do you know that?” He didn’t spare a single shred of William’s dignity. “Anyway, I’m doing this for Valeria’s sake, and it’s not because of you. I know you must be hiding something from me. It doesn’t matter if you don’t tell me, I’ll go ask about it myself.”
William rubbed his chin awkwardly after Hayden scolded him. Then, he stood up and retreated. “Dad, I’ve already arranged for the dinner to be held tonight and it’ll be fine as long as you attend the party. My wife went out for a while, so I’m a bit worried. I’ll go and see what she’s doing!”
Hayden rolled his eyes at William and he didn’t even bid the latter goodbye. Then, William picked up his phone and walked out.
Valeria went to the garden, so William went straight to her as soon as he went out. Marcus called out to him not far from the flower patch, “Mr. Howard, it’s strange. The news that the Floyd family had hired Azalea hasn’t shown up at all. Isn’t it too strange?”
“It’s not surprising! They spent a lot of money to do this.” William laughed.
“Who did it? It should be millions of dollars right, right? Isn’t it such a waste to spend so much money on this trivial matter?” Marcus felt that this was not worth it at all.
“Everyone has different goals. You may think this is insignificant, but it may mean the world to someone else.”
“Can you tell me who paid for it? I can’t even think of someone who would do this.”
“You are really good-for-nothing. Well, I won’t hide it from you anymore. The person who did it is my uncle’s current wife, Veronica.”
“What? Is she targeting Emily?” Marcus reacted. “Women are really unpredictable. I thought this was a matter of the Floyd family. I know that Veronica was thinking of the greater picture, but I didn’t expect her to do this.”
“Veronica did that because was very unhappy about Azalea’s contract. I’m sure there’ll be some drama later.”
“Yes, but she has spent so much money on it and she went through so much trouble. Besides, we exposed the news that the Howard family will acknowledge Braelynn as a goddaughter. Will it make the Floyd family and Azalea think that we altered the trending board? Maybe they think that we want to drive a wedge between the Floyd family and Azalea?” Marcus reminded.
“Who the hell is Azalea? Do I need to care about her feelings?” William sneered. “As for the Floyd family, they can think whatever they want. By the way, have you sent out all the invitations to the banquet?”
“Yes!” Marcus was still a little worried. “Mr. Howard, why do you have to fight with the Floyd family at this critical moment? If you send out invitations like this, no one will go to the Floyd family’s banquet. What will your grandparents think when everyone comes to our party? They’ll definitely be furious. Aren’t you afraid that you will anger them?”
“Do you think my grandparents will be embarrassed so easily? Aren’t you thinking too much? Azalea is not a good person anyway, so it’s time for her to face her mistakes and reflect on herself. To tell you the truth, her dignity will be saved because these respectable people did not go to her party. Otherwise, Azalea will be embarrassed when Angel deals with her in front of everyone. To put it bluntly, I helped her indirectly!”
“Will Angel deal with Azalea tonight?” Marcus asked in surprise.
“Of course. Let’s wait and see!”
After William hung up Marcus’s call, he went straight to the flower garden where Valeria was watering the flowers. William walked to her side and reached out to wipe the sweat from Valeria’s forehead. “Aren’t you being silly? You’re sweating so much, but you’re still watering the plants?”
“Why are you scolding me again?” Valeria glared at William, who took the watering can from her and said, “I didn’t scold you. I just feel sorry for you!”
“Are you calling me dumb because you feel sorry for me? William, you’re such an idiot!”
“Your temper is getting worse! You’d better be careful, or your babies will turn out the same as you.” William put down the watering can and put his arms around Valeria’s waist. “Let’s go back. The sun is so strong here!”
Valeria was held by William as they walked back and he said angrily, “You’re a loser, aren’t you? You were so nice to me when you asked me to persuade your father to take Braelynn as his goddaughter, but you called me a fool just now. How can you be like this?”
“Oh, do you feel wronged? I just mentioned it casually. Besides, was I the one who took advantage of you yesterday? Don’t you want to humiliate Azalea?” William retorted, “You didn’t want Azalea to be happy, and you made a deal with me because you don’t want to see her trending on social media. When did I beg for your help?”
“You were the one who took advantage of me!” Valeria stopped and glared at William.
“Do you think I’m stupid enough to fall into your trap? Let me tell you, William, I’m not that foolish and I’ve already figured it out! You’re actually making use of me! You’re going too far! How can you use me like this?!”
“My dear! Don’t be angry. I’m sorry, okay?” William smiled and apologized. “I’m sorry! I was wrong and I won’t call you a fool next time!”
“You’re definitely lying to me!” Valeria snorted. “Go ahead, why should we let Braelynn be recognized as a goddaughter?! Tell me the reason immediately. Don’t play tricks on me or I’ll never let you go!”