The following scene had occurred in Wolf Group Hotel. Luggage of several sizes could be seen laying around at one of the suite’s living rooms. Deborah let out a sigh upon glancing at the mountain of baggage and said, “Time really passes by quickly as we have been residing here for about two to three months. I am feeling a bit down upon leaving this place.”
“Mummy, this is merely a hotel despite the luxurious ambiance. A house is always the most comfortable place to live in,” Callum comforted her with a smile.
“Grandma, you will be very satisfied with the decoration of the villa. We shall head over to have a look at it right away,” Angel urged.
“There is no rush and I would like to give your cousin a call right now. You shall instruct the bodyguards in taking our belongings to the lobby.”
Angel happily nodded as she felt excited at the thought of moving into a new home soon. She then directed the bodyguards in transporting the luggage to the common area of the hotel.
Deborah gave William a call but it did not get through. She put her phone away and murmured, “I am surprised to be unable in getting ahold of William. Is he really that occupied? He is not present despite knowing that we would soon be moving out of the hotel. This is absolutely ridiculous!”
Callum assumed that William was absent due to the argument that they had a while ago. He then tried to comfort Deborah, “You can always try your luck later since you are unable to get ahold of him right now. We have already told him about our moving plans beforehand. I am sure that he is fully aware of it. He would come over after completing his business arrangements.”
“Alright, I shall have a look at your father then. What could he be up to for hanging around at the study room throughout the entire day?” Deborah got up and headed towards the study room after she had finished speaking.
She pushed open the door of the study room. Fandrey was seated in a chair and was holding a mobile phone in his hand. He was seen to be making a call with a stern expression on his face. He chatted for a while and soon ended the conversation upon seeing the presence of Deborah.
She closed the door and walked towards his side before asking, “Who was that?”
“It was a phone call from William. He notified me about his arrangement in sending something to our villa later. It is deemed as a congratulatory gift for us to move into a new home. He won’t be able to drop by as his schedule is packed. He would also be heading to Arcadia tonight.”
“Has he decided to go there earlier than planned as he misses his wife and children so dearly? We should have followed him if we knew about his plan in advance,” Deborah replied in a gloomy tone.
“We are in the midst of moving into a new household and there are things that we have to deal with. The earliest that we would be able to depart would be the day after tomorrow. By the way, have you finished packing up your stuff?”
Deborah nodded and replied, “Yes. We are now just waiting for you. Should we leave now?”
Fandrey shook his head and said, “You shall head over the villa alongside Callum and Angel. I will join you guys a bit later.”
“What else that you have yet to settle?”
“Well, it is just something trivial. Kindly please instruct Sammuel to see me as I would like to have a word with him.”
Deborah did not question further and left the study room. She told Sammuel about it and he immediately entered the study room. He closed the door and asked, “Mr. Floyd, you have been wanting to see me, right?”
Fandrey glanced at him and said, “Ornard is here.”
Sammuel was taken aback and queried, “What? When did he come back?”
“He just arrived in the country today. William just gave me a call and told me that Ornard is not residing in a hotel. He has rented a property in a low-profile manner instead. What do you think is Ornard trying to do?”
“Hmm…” Sammuel struggled to come up with something in explaining the logic of Ornard opting to stay at a rented property instead of a hotel. Fandrey was a senior member of the household. Hence, Ornard should have visited him upon knowing that he was currently in B CIty. The strange thing was that he did not drop by in saying hi to Fandrey and had been very secretive about his visit. He must have other plans in mind.
“Mr. Floyd, I shall arrange for our men to keep an eye on him.”
“Yes, that should definitely be done accordingly. The Laban siblings… I’ve always assumed them to not be ill-minded. However, I have recently been starting to doubt myself about it. William had personally gotten ahold of me to tell me about this matter. It is obvious that he had sensed something fishy about Ornard and we happen to have a business relationship with him. We may be unprepared should he plan on messing with us. We need to pay attention to him to protect ourselves.”
“Duly noted. We will observe the movements of Ornard meticulously. However, regarding the company…”
The Floyd family and the Laban family were related by marriage. Both families had been joining hands in partnerships and joint ventures all this while. The Floyd family’s company should take extra precautions should Ornard had ulterior motives in mind.
“I will arrange the company’s matters accordingly. Rest assured as nothing major would happen for now. We should start to be wary in preventing a tragedy to happen in the future.”
Fandrey sneered and continued speaking, “You should also pay special attention to Angel as she is very friendly with the Laban siblings. She may be a target for them to get taken advantage of.”
Paisley was scheduled to have an appointment with Ornard in the evening. She specifically instructed Danya to contact a makeup artist in dolling her up charmingly. She then put on a beautiful dress and wore some accessories that went along with the outfit.
Paisley looked as if she had retrieved her gorgeous and charismatic aura just like in the old days. She stared at herself in the mirror for a while. Ornard would be very satisfied upon seeing her stunning features, right?
Danya had no idea what she was planning to do. Paisley had undoubtedly experienced absolute misery during this period of time. She was almost beaten up by Pierre just now. Danya had initially thought that she would be in a demotivated state. She did not expect Paisley to have the mood in dressing herself up.
Danay complimented her politely upon seeing Paisley staring at herself in the mirror, “Paisley, you are breathtakingly beautiful!”
“Really? What a pity!” Paisley muttered.
Her ideal partner had always been a talented and capable man like William. She only considered Ornard as she was left with no other choices. She dolled herself up not to gain compliments from others. She just wanted to please Ornard in hopes that he would satisfy her request.
Time passed by and it was eventually evening. Paisley took out her mobile phone and sent a message to Ornard. “Where shall we meet tonight?”
“The night is still young. I would be instructing someone to pick you up later.”
He was trying to be mysterious! Paisley scoffed in her heart and instructed Danya, “I’m starving. Let’s have dinner now!”
Danya immediately complied with her orders. Paisley would be having dinner alone as Pierre was expected to not return home tonight. She only had a few small bites and eventually placed her cutleries down as she had something on her mind.
Danya was worried upon seeing her not consuming much food, “Paisley, please eat a little more.”
“I don’t have the appetite! Danya, bring me out of the house to have a stroll.”
It was actually an excuse. She was instead waiting for Ornard’s men to pick her up. She had been fiddling with her mobile phone and kept glancing towards the gate.
She felt that time was passing by so slowly. Ornard finally sent her a message after an hour later.
“My subordinate will be arriving at your house to pick you up in two minutes. Do get ready.”
Paisley read the message and looked towards the gate. She neither see any cars nor engine sounds. What on earth was Ornard trying to do?
Paisley instructed the servant in transporting her to the main entrance of the villa despite feeling puzzled. She then saw a man standing at the gate and greeted politely, “Ms. Anthony, I’m here to fetch you!”
Had Ornard arranged for this man to pick her up? Which direction did he come from?”
There was no sight of any cars at the gate. Was this man planning to transport her in meeting up with Ornard?
Was this an indication that Ornard had been residing around the area? Paisley thought about it and immediately told Danya, “I am occupied with something and will come back home soon. You can head back into the property.”
Danya obeyed her instruction and did not question further. She handed Paisley over to Ornard’s bodyguard and returned to the villa.
The bodyguard transported Paisley to the villa next to hers. She finally came to her sense and realized that Ornard had unexpectedly chosen to reside next door. This old man was indeed cunning, right?
She was lost in her thoughts and the bodyguard soon brought her into the living room. Ornard was sitting on the sofa with a sweatshirt and sweatpants on alongside a mobile phone in his hand.
He turned his head over upon hearing noises and his gaze was fixated on Paisley’s gorgeous features for a moment. A pleasant smile soon appeared on his face and he said, “Ms. Anthony, we have finally met with each other!”