Angel followed Pierre’s gaze and saw Paisley coming out of the Anthony family’s Villa gracefully in a red dress.
The car windows were heavily tinted to conceal the passengers, so Paisley did not notice Pierre and Angel at all. She directly walked to the door of Ornard’s rented villa and pressed the doorbell.
Ornard’s bodyguard opened the door and he was very nice to Paisley. After she went in, the bodyguards looked around and then closed the door.
A few minutes later, lights were turned on in the bedroom on the second floor of the villa.
“You can see it with your own eyes, right? You should know now that I didn’t lie to you.”
“Maybe Paisley is going to discuss some business plans with my uncle?”
“Hey, do you need to dress up so beautifully at night to talk about business in someone else’s bedroom?” Pierre laughed. “But you are right. They did talk about business while they slept with each other. There is one thing that I haven’t told you and it’s about the bidding.”
“What?”
“Yes, the bidding that was in full swing some time ago. Your family also took part in it. You were very concerned about it, but it fell into Paisley’s hands in the end. Isn’t it very shocking? Ms. Floyd, do you know why your family lost?”
“Do you?”
“Yes! I heard from my mother that Paisley knew your family’s bid, so she deliberately raised the bid and defeated your family.”
“How could Paisley know our price? Does she have an insider in our company?”
“It’s sure that there’s a spy in your family! Let me tell you, Paisley is useless and she doesn’t have the capability to compete with your family. I suspect that Ornard must have revealed something to help her succeed this time.”
Angel’s heart sank when she heard Pierre mention Ornard. “Did Ornard reveal our bidding price to Paisley?”
Pierre continued, “Maybe your stepmother who leaked the price to Ornard. Ornard told Paisley the bidding price of your family to make him happy, so she got a big bargain. Ms. Floyd, I think you should tell your grandfather and your father about this, so they can put up their guards against your stepmother and Ornard.”
“This is just your guess, isn’t it? There is no evidence and these rumours can’t be spread carelessly. You know that my family and my uncle’s family are not ordinary and this will cause a big commotion.” Angel forced herself to calm down.
She was very clear that she was the chief culprit in this matter if Ornard had revealed the news that led to Paisley’s winning bid.
Angel gave the Floyd family’s finance report to Ornard, so he had access to the information about her family. It would be strange if Callum and Fandrey didn’t punish her for this.
“I will get the evidence, but what are you going to do if Ornard and Paisley colluded and plotted against your family?”
“You don’t have it now, right? We can talk about it when you gather the evidence.”
“I have a plan to find out if Ornard is colluding with Paisley. Do you want to have a try?”
“Tell me about it.”
“Such a big project in the city would need construction materials, right? You should deliberately tell your uncle that the price of the materials will drop soon. You should say that you heard it from your grandfather and Callum. Remember to mention William as well. You should see if your uncle would leak this piece of news to Paisley since she has been purchasing materials recently. If Ornard told Paisley about what he heard, she would definitely stop stocking up on materials. By doing so, we can say that they colluded with each other.”
Pierre took a breath and said, “If it is confirmed, you can find a way to deal with them. However, it would be better if they didn’t have anything to do with each other, right?”
Angel nodded and said, “Okay! Let me try!”
“Ms. Floyd, you must calm down and don’t expose yourself. Paisley and your uncle are not good people. If your uncle knows that you’re suspecting him, you can forget about getting revenge on Paisley.”
“I know and I’m not a fool. Do I even need your reminder?”
Pierre did not say anything more when he saw that Angel was impatient, “Ms. Floyd, are you going to stay here or go home?”
“I don’t need to observe them anymore. You can send me outside and I’ll take a taxi back myself.”
Angel reported the address after she got in the taxi and sighed. She was completely sure that Ornard had messed with the bid.
The scene during the bid was still vivid in her mind. Paisley’s pride and her disappointment were a sharp contrast.
“She actually wanted to ask Ornard for help after she failed. She was a fool!”
Ornard used her to help Paisley and made her lose the bid. In the end, everyone treated her like a joke. His viciousness and slyness knew no bounds!
Angel’s heart was filled with hatred and she was livid with anger.
She loved seeking revenge on people that wronged her. If Ornard dared to plot against her, she would never let him go.
It was already 11 p. m. by the time William and the others finished the performance. Valeria and Deborah were both in high spirits. They were so excited that they wanted to eat some late-night snacks, so they went to a street to have their supper.
William glanced at his watch and said two hours after they had supper, “It’s getting late, so let’s call it a day. We’ll meet again when we have time!”
“Good! I want to have a word with Valeria.” Deborah pulled Valeria to one side. “Valeria, I would like to ask you for a favor.”
“Grandma, please tell me anything you want and I’ll help you as long as I have the means.”
“Okay, I’ll get to the point. I want to talk to you about your cousin.” Deborah lowered her voice.
“Your cousin has fallen in love with Richard, and both your grandfather and I think that Richard is a good man. When you have time, can you set up a time for your cousin to meet Richard for a date? You can help them get closer.”
Valeria had a hard expression on her face after she heard Deborah’s words. “Grandma, this… Is Angel’s feelings towards Richard one-sided, or did both sides agree to it?”
“It was one-sided previously, but I took your cousin to meet Helen, Richard’s mother, today and we had dinner together. Helen and I brought up this matter, and she agreed to it.”
Valeria didn’t know that Deborah and Angel had met with Helen, so she was shocked when she heard that. “Did Aunt Helen really agree?”
“Yes, she met Angel before and she even took the initiative to give Angel a gift. I think that Angel is of age and the Clarks are a good family. Richard and William are friends, and they know each other well. It’s also a good thing if Richard can be with Angel. What do you think about this?”
“Yes, Richard is really good! The Clark family are good people, but Grandma, Aunt Helen might not be able to have a say in Richard’s marriage.”
“I also know that Richard won’t listen to his parents. He had always had his own views, so Willaim and you need to set him up with someone.”
Valeria couldn’t help laughing and she couldn’t bother arguing with Deborah anymore. “Grandma, Richard has a girlfriend!”