Chapter 1268 Sudden Situation

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

When Deborah heard the old man calling out to Azalea as his sweetheart, she was shocked. Deborah stared at the old man, but he didn’t even look at her. Instead, he headed straight for Azalea, “It’s been more than ten days since we last met. You’ve become prettier.”
As he spoke, he reached out to touch Azalea’s face. Azalea was also startled by the sudden appearance of the old man that she even forgot to avoid the old man’s touch.
Seeing the old man’s hand touching Azalea’s face, Deborah got upset immediately and roared, “Where did this bastard come from? Get out!”
The old man ignored Deborah and went on further to hug Azalea. “Sweetheart? Why are you keeping quiet? Weren’t you very passionate in the room that night? Why are you so reserved today?”
Only then did Azalea recover from her astonishment and pushed the old man away forcefully. “Let go of me!”
The old man had come prepared today. He hugged Azalea tightly and refused to let go. “I’m not letting you go! Didn’t you want to be my mistress? Before this, I thought you were asking for too high a price. But now that I thought about it, half a million dollars a month isn’t a big deal. I’ll give it to you. You can move in with me tonight.”
“Nonsense. When did I say something like that?” Azalea blushed.
“Don’t you remember? That night, Mr. Bartrop, Mr. Barrack, and Mr. Austin were all there. Didn’t you say that you want to be my mistress? Women are so fickle-minded. Is it because I’ve been neglecting you for some time? I’ll apologize to you! Be good now!” The man completely ignored Deborah and kissed Azalea on the face.
Azalea raised her hand and was about to hit the man when he quickly grabbed her hand. “I know you’re about to hit me because you care for me!”
Deborah, who was opposite them, looked livid. She took out her phone and called the bodyguards. At the time, the door was pushed open, and William came in with Valeria.
Seeing the old man holding Azalea in his arms, William frowned. “What’s going on?”
“Mr. Howard! Mrs. Howard!” When the man saw William and Valeria, he immediately greeted them.
With a straight face, William looked at the man coldly and said, “Remove your hand from her! Aren’t you ashamed of doing this in public?”
When he saw that William was enraged, the man immediately released Azalea and said with a smile, “Mr. Howard, it’s not what you think. Ms. Clark and I are very close. We are in a relationship.”
Hearing the old man’s words, Azalea immediately denied it. “No, I don’t know him! He’s talking nonsense!”
“Ms. Clark, what do you mean? Are you pretending to not know me? Is this a joke?” The man was a little angry.
Upon seeing William, Azalea found her support. How could she not know this man?
When she was a celebrity, she took the initiative to seduce this man for the sake of survival. Of course, she did not entice him because she wanted to marry him. She only wanted to get an advertisement endorsement favor.
Azalea had fooled around with many other old men to get advertising endorsements. After all, the entertainment industry was complicated. It was very common for celebrities to sleep around for money and resources.
Back then, Azalea had done these things in secret. She never thought that this man would come looking for her, especially on such an occasion.
Azalea would certainly not admit that she had a relationship with the old man as she was afraid that he would reveal her shameful past. So she had to drive him away immediately. William’s arrival was, what Azalea thought, the best chance. To get William to drive the old man away, Azalea looked aggrieved and pleaded for help, “I really don’t know him. William, you’re my cousin. Help me get him out of here!”
“Cousin?” The old man looked at William in shock. “Mr. Howard, is Ms. Clark your cousin? What’s going on?”
William’s face darkened. “Miss Clark, are you babbling nonsense after drinking too much?”
“I don’t think it’s because she drank too much. She must be out of her mind. How could someone as with Mr. Howard’s status have a lowly cousin like you?” The old man looked at Azalea in disdain.
“Mr. Howard, this woman is repulsive. She tried to seduce me every few days to become my mistress. I didn’t make this up. I have evidence.”
William was infuriated. He ignored the old man and clenched his teeth as he forced out the words, “Get lost!”
The man boldly replied, “I can leave. But I have to take this woman with me!”
“How dare you!”
“Why wouldn’t I dare? Mr. Howard, there are no grudges between you and me. I’m only here for my woman, and I’m not in your way. How could you be so unreasonable?”
“So what if I’m being unreasonable? What can you do?” William’s eyes were full of contempt.
The man lost his temper under his gaze. “Although I can’t afford to offend the Howard family or you, that doesn’t mean that I’m the one in the wrong. This woman is mine. I have to take her with me today!”
“Try if you dare!” William sneered.
Valeria, who was standing behind William, saw that a fight was about to break out and said immediately, “You claimed that Ms. Clark is your woman. What evidence do you have? If you can’t show us any evidence, don’t blame us.”
“Mrs. Howard, of course, I have the evidence you want. I can show it to you now.” The man said as he took out his phone and played a recording. Azalea’s flirty voice could be heard, “Sugarpie! Come have a drink! This wine tastes good!”
“If you feed me, I’ll drink it!”
“Why, you’re not a child… I…” Azalea’s voice was sultry and seductive. “All right! I’ll reluctantly feed you. But promise me. You must drink it if I feed you. Don’t go back on your word.”
“If you feed me, I will definitely drink it.” The man seemed to be touching Azalea’s body and she laughed gleefully. “Someone’s watching.”
“Does that mean I can touch you if no one is watching?”
Listening to the vulgar conversation between Azalea and the man, Valeria and William’s faces were full of contempt and astonishment. Deborah also looked awful.
A series of emotions flashed across Azalea’s face. As her gaze quickly swept across Deborah, William, and Valeria’s faces, she was exasperated and immediately denied it. “It’s not what it seems! The recording is forged!”
“Forged? Do you want to consult with an expert to verify the authenticity of our voices?” The old man sneered and said, “If you say that the voice recording is forged, then is the video of you seducing me in my arms also fake?”
As he spoke, he played a video. The place in the video was a private room of a club, where more than a dozen people were gathered. A big-bellied old man was sitting on a sofa in the corner, and a woman in revealing clothes was sitting on his lap, with her hands around his neck.
The camera then captured the face of the woman, and it was none other than Azalea.