After Francis sent Evelyn away at night, the Gurney family’s stocks crashed exponentially the next day. It only started recovering after three days, but the continuous drop during the two days had already caused billions in losses.
Not only did they lose an enormous sum of money, but Evelyn’s name was also completely tarnished.
Although her video was suppressed and it would no longer appear on the trending board, it did not mean that it was non-existent.
Many onlookers had saved Evelyn’s video, and some of them even began to fit it to their liking. The scene when Evelyn’s wig fell at the police station and how Paisley was pressed to the ground while her head was shaved was made into a viral emoji.
The Gurney family couldn’t possibly have any control over what was sent in private chats, so they could only turn a blind eye to it.
Francis sat down and thought about what happened carefully after losing so much money. Then, he began to suspect that the mastermind behind all of this was William.
However, he didn’t have any evidence to prove that William had done it. Even if he did, he couldn’t do anything but secretly hate William.
The feud between the Gurney family and William was made clear, so the latter didn’t care how much Francis hated him.
He was busy preparing the celebratory banquet for the birth of Cade and Santhos, so he had no time to pay attention to an old geezer like Francis.
Cade and Santhos’ banquet would be held in a very extravagant manner. Since the feast would be at the Howard family’s mansion, Hayden had spent a lot of effort to celebrate the births of his grandchildren.
They didn’t invite many guests, but each of them was very important.
Francis was naturally not invited. In order to ensure the privacy of the banquet, security guards were placed at every entrance of the Howard family’s mansion and the media was forbidden from entering. All the guests who attended the banquet that day were required to turn the phones off as well.
Valeria and her children were taken back to the mansion in a Rolls-Royce that departed from the maternity centre.
When the car stopped in front of the house, William got out of the car carrying both of his sons. Hayden, Natalie, and Archer immediately came out happily because they have been waiting for him in the mansion all this while. Then, Hayden and Archer immediately carried Cade and Santhos in their arms.
William held Valeria’s hand and took her upstairs to do her makeup and dress up.
Valeria hadn’t regained her pre-pregnancy figure yet, so she was worried that she wouldn’t fit in the dress that William had designed especially for her.
However, she found that her worries were unnecessary as she put on the dress. The designer had made it in such a way that it hid her muffin top.
The hairstylist then did Valeria’s hair while the make-up artist immediately put on makeup for her.
Valeria had not put on makeup for a long time and she had always been bare-faced all this while. Just then, she couldn’t help but smile when she saw how beautiful she looked in the mirror.
The make-up artist praised Valeria. “You have the best skin I’ve ever seen. It’s completely flawless and you don’t need any extra make-up at all.”
William heard the makeup artist’s words as soon as he entered the room. “Of course, I’m pretty sure my wife is the pure definition of beautiful and fair!”
Valeria was very happy to be praised. “You really are a sweet talker!”
“Let me put on the necklace for you!” William opened the jewellery box and put on the blue sapphire necklace for Valeria after she had put on makeup. Then, he helped her put on the matching earrings and bracelet as well. This made Valeria ecstatic as she walked around in front of the mirror.
“I haven’t felt so beautiful for a long time. I’m not used to it!”
“You’ll definitely become more beautiful in the future!”
Natalie and the nanny came in with Cade and Santhos, who had also changed into new clothes. They were both wearing matching red suits and their cheeks were rosy. Everyone who saw them immediately liked them immensely.
Cade and Santhos didn’t quite recognize Valeria when she was dressed up so glamorously, so they only stared at her while they sized her up.
It was not until Valeria spoke up, “My babies, don’t you recognize me? Are you shocked because I look too beautiful tonight?”
The two of them grinned when they heard their mother’s voice and they reached out to hug Valeria.
William held both of them in his arms and said, “I’ll carry both of you to meet the guests! You guys will be the stars of the party today!”
When almost all the guests of the banquet had arrived downstairs, William and Valeria each walked down the stairs with a child in their arms.
Everyone started to gather around them when they saw the main stars of the party appear.
Since all of them were close friends and they had a good relationship with each other, they didn’t have any scruples. They all came forward to congratulate Valeria and William while they rushed to take photos with them.
William had hired the same renowned photographer that was in charge of his wedding photos.
Cade and Snathos didn’t get upset at all even after taking so many photos. They kept looking around with wide stares, and they would give a toothless smile whenever they saw the guests laughing.
Everyone praised them for being so brave and they believed that the twins would be as capable as William.
The banquet was ready. Only the best ingredients were used to prepare the dishes tonight and the head chef of Wolf Group was in charge. The food served carried scents of delicious aroma and was bursting with flavour, which created a lively atmosphere.
The banquet continued until nightfall. William was in a good mood, so he went to toast the guests one by one. He had to drink a significant amount since the guests clinked glasses with him as well.
He was already so drunk that he couldn’t walk by the time the guests left, so Bobby took him upstairs to rest.
Valeria didn’t drink at all. Instead, she sent the guests off with Andrew and Hayden.
She saw that William was already asleep on the bed when she returned to the bedroom, so she shook her head and used a wet towel to wipe William’s face and hands. Then, she covered him in a quilt before going to the baby room to look at Cade and Santhos.
The twins had so much fun for the last few hours and they were already fast asleep.
Valeria kissed them a few times before returning to the bedroom.
Then, she removed her makeup and went to take a shower. However, the bathroom door was pushed open as soon as she finished taking a shower. William was leaning against the door drunkenly while he looked at Valeria.
“Who are you? Why are you at my house?”
Was he so drunk that he couldn’t recognize Valeria? She held back her laughter. “Don’t you know that I’m your wife?”
“What? Am I married?” William staggered in and stared at Valeria from head to toe. She knew that he was drunk, but her heart was pounding under his smouldering gaze. “Why are you looking at me like that?”
“I’m just admiring your beauty. My wife must be as beautiful as you! It’s so nice to sleep with such a beautiful wife in my arms.” Then, he reached out to grab Valeria while he said this.
Valeria pushed his hand away. “What are you doing?”
“I want to sleep with you.” William reached out to grab her before he dragged her out with staggering steps.
He walked to the bedside and threw Valeria onto the bed, which make her think that he was up to something. “You can’t touch me!”
“Why not? I want to touch you, you’re my wife!” He said and he touched Valeria’s face with his hand. “Honey, you smell so good. Why don’t you let me have a taste?”
“William, stop fooling around!”
“I’ll be quiet if you let me have a taste!” Then, he directly bit Valeria’s lips. She thought he would do something else, but he really settled down after kissing her. Then, he fell asleep while he held her hand.
Valeria sat up with a smile when his breathing started to become even. After that, she tucked him in again and rolled into his arms before falling asleep as well.