Valeria was dressed up splendidly as she greeted the guests with William hand in hand. She wore a fiery red gown that day. Not many people were able to pull off wearing red as they couldn’t bring out the color’s exquisiteness. But there weren’t words to describe how Valeria looked besides she was pleasing to the eye.
There was a heart-shaped diamond necklace around Valeria’s neck, and the diamond was so big that people were all astounded by it. It shone brightly under the lights and accentuated Valeria’s beauty.
The guests were envious when they saw the two of them holding hands lovingly.
Everyone came forward to congratulate Valeria and William, including Michael. When he came up and talked to William, Valeria’s expression instantly became unhappy.
However, today was a celebration in Santhos and Cade’s name, so she couldn’t behave rudely towards Michael in front of all the guests. She could only hold back her displeasure and reminded William. “Honey, we haven’t greeted the guests over there.”
William knew that Valeria didn’t like Michael, so he smiled apologetically at Michael and walked away with Valeria by his side.
Michael heard Valeria asking William, “Didn’t I ask you not to invite him? Why did he come here? Whenever I see him, I think of Abbie, and I would be full of hatred!”
“Honey, he’s also our guest. Please bear with it, alright?”
William patted the back of Valeria’s hand comfortingly, and the two of them continued to greet the guests.
As the Howard family had planned such a grand party, Francis had to attend as well. He even brought Evelyn with him.
Francis knew there would be many successful young men attending the celebration today. Since Evelyn’s reputation was ruined, he specially brought her here so that he could match her up with an ideal husband.
Evelyn was also delighted as she could meet William. She intentionally dressed up grandly so she could compete with Valeria and become the center of attention at the party. But before she could meet Valeria, she met with Braelynn and Anna instead.
The two of them were dressed beautifully. When Evelyn saw them, she was furious.
What were Braelynn and Anna’s intentions for dressing up so beautifully? Did they also come to compete with Valeria?
But when she saw Valeria, Evelyn felt even more miserable. Didn’t they say that having a child would make a woman lose her beauty?
Yet Valeria looked no different from before she gave birth to her children. She even had an air of grace and serenity on her.
Looking at William and Valeria holding each other’s hands and whispering to each other with deep affection, Evelyn was filled with jealousy.
Francis brought Evelyn over and smiled as he chatted with William. William also had a gentle smile as he exchanged greetings with Francis.
Evelyn was stunned when she saw the smile on William’s face, and her gaze was fixed on him. When Francis saw Evelyn behaving embarrassingly, he couldn’t help but pinch her.
Only then did Evelyn come to her senses. Francis felt embarrassed and left with Evelyn with the excuse to meet with other guests. Once they went further away, he reprimanded Evelyn in a low voice, “What’s wrong with you? Why did you behave so rudely just now?”
“I… I’m sorry! Grandpa, I don’t know what’s wrong with me!”
Valeria also felt that Evelyn was behaving strangely. She lowered her voice and asked William, “What’s up with Evelyn? Why was she looking at you that way?”
“Maybe she’s out of her mind! Just ignore her!” William replied.
Valeria felt that something was wrong. Evelyn had plotted against her last time, which almost caused her to lose her life.
Now she was staring straight at William. Could it be that Evelyn liked him?
But William was married to Valeria and also had children. Evelyn should know this fact. Would she still so shamelessly covet after him?
Valeria felt that she was thinking too much. After accompanying William to entertain another group of guests, she was concerned about Cade and Santhos, so she went to see them. Cade and Santhos were surrounded by family and friends who dote on them in turn. The children didn’t make a fuss but were enjoying the attention they had.
Natalie and Braelynn had been with Cade and Santhos the entire time. When they saw Valeria coming over, they knew that she was worried. “We are here. We will watch them. Go and greet the guests.”
With Natalie and Braelynn watching over the kids, Valeria was relieved. As it had been a long time since she had worn high heels, Valeria felt a little uncomfortable. So she went to the lounge to rest.
Just as she sat in the lounge and took a sip of fruit juice, the door was pushed open, and Evelyn walked in.
She looked at Valeria with a smile. “Mrs. Howard, you’re here. I have been looking for you!”
“Ms. Gurney, why have you been looking for me?” Valeria’s intuition was Evelyn came with vile intentions. She frowned and put down the cup.
“I’m envious of the love between William and you. I would also want a husband like William, and he would love me just as William loves you. So I came to ask for your advice on how to get my boyfriend to love me.”
“Haha, Ms. Gurney, I’m sorry. Love is a matter between the both of you. I can’t help you.”
“How could that be?” Evelyn sat down on the sofa next to Valeria. “William used to be such a playboy and had so many girlfriends. You must be something that he is willing to love only you. I really want the ability to win my boyfriend’s affection like you, so I’m asking you sincerely. Please help me.”
What did Evelyn mean by saying that William was a playboy and had many girlfriends? Valeria was furious. “When was my husband a playboy? Ms. Gurney, my husband had only loved me from the start. The girlfriends whom you mentioned never existed!”
“They never existed? You must be deceiving yourself, Mrs. Howard. I have sexually explicit photos of William and his previous girlfriends.” Evelyn sneered. She was already infuriated as she couldn’t compete with Valeria’s exquisite beauty today.
What’s more, no matter where she went, she would hear people praising William and Valeria for being a match made in heaven. Evelyn was fuming with anger.
If Valeria hadn’t used some underhanded methods on William, would William love her so much?
The more Evelyn thought about it, the angrier she became. So she decided to provoke Valeria.
Evelyn then took out her phone from her purse and found the photo she had prepared a long time ago. “Mrs. Howard, take a look at this. Isn’t the man holding another woman, William?”
Valeria glanced at the photo. The woman’s face was censored, and the man’s face looked exactly like William’s.
However, the William in the photo looked a little blurry and unreal. It seemed to be a combination of photos. Was Evelyn so despicable that she would use such a thing to provoke Valeria? Wasn’t this a little childish?
Valeria said lightly, “It’s only a group photo. Does Ms. Gurney never take photos with men?”
“Of course, it’s not just this photo. I have other more explicit photos. Mrs. Howard, shall we take a look together?” As Evelyn said this, she found the other photos.