As Raymond was dragged into the elevator by Anna, he hadn’t had the chance to see who was inside. When he heard the voice, he was dumbstruck as he looked over.
William and Marcus was in the elevator, looking at him with a teasing smile.
Raymond wanted to bury himself because William and Marcus had seen him in such an embarrassing state.
Anna also didn’t expect to run into William by coincidence. William’s gaze fell on Anna’s hands which were on Raymond’s arms and smiled wryly. He then teased the both of them, “I didn’t know that you two were this close?”
Anna came to her senses and immediately let go of Raymond’s arm. “Who says that I’m close to him? Fuck!”
To prove that she had nothing to do with Raymond, Anna took out a wet tissue from her bag and wiped her hands with disgust.
Raymond’s face turned livid when he saw her actions. William’s smile widened while Marcus chuckled at the sight of this. Anna then glared at Marcus. “What’s so funny? What are you laughing at?”
“Mr. Saunders, what’s the matter with you? Were you robbed?” Marcus ignored Anna and asked Raymond.
Raymond ignored Marcus’s question. Marcus continued, “I’ve heard that you are here on a date? Did I hear wrongly, Mr. Howard?”
“No!” William replied.
Marcus immediately asked Raymond again, “Since you are on a date, what happened to you? Were you beaten up by the girl you were on a date with?”
“No one will think you are mute if you don’t talk!” Raymond couldn’t help but retaliate back at Marcus.
“Hey, I’m only asking because I’m concerned for you. You getting beaten up has nothing to do with me. I’m not the one who attacked you.” Marcus hit him where it hurts. “Mr. Saunders, do you need to call the police?”
Anna, who was the culprit, saw Marcus continue to tease Raymond. She was afraid that they would find out Raymond saw her naked. So she tried to remedy the situation. “William… Why are you here?”
“Me?” William looked at Anna with a wry smile and then at Raymond.
Anna snorted. “I’m good friends with Valeria. Of course, I will be concerned about you. Are you that surprised?”
“I see! It makes sense. You’re asking me why am I here? I was entrusted by someone to come.” William smiled and looked at Raymond, who was feeling awkward. “Your mother told me that you were on a blind date here and asked me to come and check on you. What do you think I should tell her about this?”
“You should just shut up!” Raymond gritted his teeth and snarled.
“Alright then. I won’t tell her anything. But let me remind you. Even if I won’t tell her, Ms. Rivera… Ms. Rivera is the one on the date with you, right? She won’t keep this to herself, so you better be prepared! Don’t blame it on me then. Although I don’t like you, and I want to see you get into trouble, if your mother deals with you, it has nothing to do with me.”
Hearing William’s words, Anna immediately cheered up. “William, why don’t you like him? Is it because he is a jerk?”
“I thought he was a good guy, but after hearing what you said, only did I know he is a jerk,” William replied. When he saw Raymond glared at him, he asked Anna while smiling, “I heard you talking about your friend and him… Is it true?”
Raymond looked at William’s smile and was enraged. “William! Don’t you know my character? Why are you asking this?”
“How would I know your character? I don’t know you that well!” William rebuked him and then turned to Anna.
“He is someone that you can’t rely on. Not only that, but he is also cunning and despicable. He would be willing to do anything. Be careful not to get deceived by him!”
“Don’t worry, William! He won’t dare to! If he dares to deceive me, I will smash his head again!” Anna replied smugly.
William and Marcus looked at each other when they heard the word “again”. Didn’t this mean that the wound on Raymond’s face was caused by Anna? The two of them couldn’t help laughing.
Raymond’s face darkened when William and Marcus started laughing.
When they came out of the hotel, Anna wanted to hitch a ride with William. “William, I didn’t drive today. Could you send me back?”
“I have something urgent to attend to at the company. Let him send you!” William pointed at Raymond.
Raymond was gloomy and didn’t respond. Anna was unwilling as well. “Who wants a ride from him? He’s scum! If I ride with him, I will feel violated!”
“You!” Raymond glared at Anna angrily. Anna made a face at him. “Are you going to hit me? Bring it on!”
Seeing that they were in a state of tension, William laughed again. “He’s not going to send you personally. He’s only going to arrange a ride for you! Raymond, I’ll leave this to you. Thanks!”
After that, William didn’t care to get Raymond’s response and left with Marcus.
Raymond was very unwilling, but William had already given him this burdensome task, and he couldn’t ignore it. So he instructed a staff grudgingly, “Arrange a ride to send this lady home.”
Of course, Anna saw Raymond’s reluctance. She snorted and said, “I won’t appreciate this favor from you. If there’s anyone I would thank, I would only thank William.”
Even though she said this, Anna still got into the car arranged by Raymond and left. Raymond watched as she left and breathed a sigh of relief. As he thought about his encounters today, he was agitated. How the hell did he get into all these?
As William’s car drove away from the Saunders family’s hotel, Marcus looked at the rear-view mirror and asked William with a smile, “Mr. Howard, isn’t Ms. Taylor Andrew’s girlfriend? Why did she end up with Mr. Saunders? I’m pretty sure the wound on Mr. Saunders’s face was caused by her, right?”
“You should phrase your words better. What do you mean by she ended up with Raymond? This is only a normal encounter between two people. Although their encounter wasn’t very pleasant for the both of them!”
After saying that, William thought of Raymond’s look of embarrassment and burst into laughter. “Raymond deserves punishment! What did he do to offend Anna to make her beat him up like this?”
“That’s not the important thing here. Since Ms. Rivera, the one who was on a date with Raymond, has been humiliated like this, she would surely complain to Mrs. Garcia. I think Raymond would get into trouble tonight.” Marcus laughed as well.
“I don’t think Ms. Rivera would complain about anything. Raymond won’t get into trouble, but I do think that his mother would ask him about his injury. Since Raymond cares about his pride so much, I’m sure he won’t say that he was beaten up. He could only swallow his anger. Didn’t you see how livid he looked just now? I realized that everyone who is against me wouldn’t end up well. Raymond has proven this truth once again!”