Chapter 1055 Whatever You Say

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

Hardy’s reaction made Paisley feel warm inside. She was worried that Hardy would ask her to marry Ornard, but he did not do so. He had always put her first and he would always be her favourite brother.
Paisley was moved. “If we’ve confirmed that it’s Ornard, we can threaten him and force him to help us.”
“No! Ornard is not an ordinary person. If you want to threaten him, he will do everything possible to shut you up. It’s too dangerous.” Hardy denied sharply.
“Paisley, don’t worry about me! I can’t be saved. I still have a lot of money in my private account. I’ll tell you the password so you can take the money to go abroad.”
Hardy’s words sounded like his life was coming to an end and he left no room for leeway. Paisley’s heart sank and she felt even more sorry for Hardy. “I’m not going abroad and I will save you! I must find a way!”
“You don’t have to! I don’t have a chance to get out anymore, so you’d better take care of yourself! I can’t be with you anymore!” Hardy sighed lightly and resolutely walked out of the visiting room.
“Hardy!” Paisley wanted to get up and pull Hardy, but she couldn’t move and she could only watch Hardy leave.
Paisley’s heart was filled with despair and pain. Hardy had always been someone she was proud of and he was the brother that she admired the most in her heart.
She always thought that Hardy would never fail, and he would definitely pick himself up if he was in trouble. But now, Hardy had already given up on himself.
Tears rolled down the corners of Paisley’s eyes. Since her mother passed away, Hardy had been taking care of her and protecting her.
Now that Hardy was in trouble, it was her turn to protect him.
She wanted to save Hardy. She didn’t care what she had to as long as she could save Hardy at all costs!
She was just going to marry Ornard. As long as she could save Hardy, there was nothing she couldn’t do!
Valeria had no objections to the marriage video while Abbie and Braelynn felt the same as well. In the end, Natalie, Archer, and Hayden were happy with it too. The process of the wedding was planned according to the video.
The wedding was set for the next week. Hayden had asked the opinions of a dozen or so people to decide that it was the most suitable day for marriage.
Although they had already watched the wedding plan and had everything prepared, Hayden and Gavin were still worried.
Gavin felt that it was the first time for the Saunders family to hold a wedding for so many years. The marriage of the eldest daughter of the Saunders family was a big deal, so he had to supervise it personally.
Hayden naturally had the same intentions. This was a great joyous occasion and he wanted everything to be perfect. After he called Gavin, they both decided to go to the venue to check out the situation first.
Both of them brought Valeria with them. Hayden knew that Valeria had never been to Arcadia before this, so he wanted her to follow him and Gavin first.
When Valeria returned in the evening, Hayden immediately told her, “Valeria, your grandfather and I have decided to go to the wedding venue to take a look. Why don’t you come with us first?”
“Just me?” Valeria was a bit hesitant because she didn’t want to follow them alone.
Hayden could tell that she was hesitating. “Bring Abbie and Braelynn along for a short holiday.”
When Valeria heard that Braelynn and Abbie could also go with her, she naturally would not refuse. “Okay! I’ll call Abbie and Braelynn now.”
She excitedly called them while Hayden cheerfully ordered the staff, “Hurry up and pack up Valeria’s stuff! We’ll leave tomorrow morning!”
William saw a lot of suitcases when he came back at night and he was dumbfounded, “What are you doing? Are you guys moving?”
“No, Dad and I planned to go to Arcadia for a few days.”
“What? You’re leaving ahead of schedule? Why didn’t you talk to me before making a decision?” William’s face suddenly darkened.
Valeria did not expect his reaction would be like this, so she softened her voice and said, “I’ve promised dad. I’ve called Abbie and Braelynn as well, and Dad said that the plane is ready…”
“We planned to let Dad go by himself. What are you going to do with him? You’re going alone without me. How can you do this? Why are you leaving your husband behind?”
Valeria held his arm and said, “But I made a promise to Dad. How can I cancel it because of you? That won’t be nice of me!”
“I don’t care. Anyway, I won’t let you go without me. Let’s go together!” William had never been so unreasonable.
“You can push your work aside and go with me,” Valeria proposed.
“I can’t. I have to meet important clients tomorrow and the day after.” William turned around and went downstairs. “I’ll talk to Dad.”
William knocked on Hayden’s door and said, “Dad, just go with Gavin. Why do you have to bring my wife?”
“I thought that Valeria hadn’t been to Arcadia before, so I was planning to bring her for a vacation. Besides, I won’t be at home and you’re working every day. Who will take care of Valeria? Since she’ll be with me, I can rest assured!” Hayden said eloquently.
“There are so many people at home to take care of her, so you don’t have to worry about this. You can go with Gavin tomorrow. My wife isn’t going.”
“Why are you doing this? Valeria happily agreed to go with me. Abbie and Braelynn agreed as well, so how can we cancel the trip just because of you? Why are you being unreasonable?”
William’s face was full of anger. “Shouldn’t you inform me before deciding this? What’s the point of doing this without telling me anything? You’re taking me too lightly.”
“You’re not important in this house. Valeria is the priority now and I’m the head of the family. Since we’ve already decided on this, you should stop your rambling and happily see us off!” Hayden ignored William.
“I can’t make decisions in this family, but I can do it for my wife. Anyway, I won’t let my wife follow you!”
“How dare you! I’ll definitely take Valeria with me. What can you do?”
Hayden didn’t back down at all so William returned upstairs dejectedly. Valeria knew that he failed to negotiate with Hayden, so she forced a smile and said, “Hubby!”
“Don’t call me! I’m angry now!”
“You don’t have to do that because I’m just going a week in advance. In fact, it’s just a few days and you can come over after you finish your work, right?”
“Valeria, is it because you don’t like being with me?”
“What?” Valeria complained. “Do you want to practice what we’ll do on our wedding night?”
“You’re right!” William sat down sulkily. “How long has it been since I last touched you?”
“Then I’ll let you touch me tonight.” Valeria leaned over.
William’s eyes widened. “Aren’t you doing this so you can get your way? Honey, aren’t you going a little too far?”
“Hubby!” Valeria reached out and touched William’s chest. When he looked at her bright eyes, he swallowed and finally lost control of himself.
He held Valeria in his arms and said, “Okay, I’ll let you do whatever you want!”