Valeria and William left the hospital together and returned back to the car.
Valeria sighed heavily and said, "Do you know why my father was chasing me away?"
"Was it because he couldn't scold you while I was there? Chasing you out would be equivalent to chasing me out as well!"
"That's just one of the reasons.Another one is that if we leave, he could call his mistress and her daughter to come to accompany him.
"Really?" asked William.
"Yes.To him, I'm the disobedient and rebellious one.That lady and her daughter are sweet and gentle.I'm betting that he is going to say things about me later."
William caressed her head and asked, "Are you upset?"
"No, I think I've gotten used to his way of treating me!"
"Was he like this from the start? Does he hit you all the time and whenever he wants to?"
"Actually, he was nothing like this when my mother was still here.He treated me so well, just like how a father should.After my mum passed away, he totally changed."
Valeria sighed again and said, "Maybe it's really because I was disobedient."
"You're already good enough.Don't start putting the blame on yourself.It's definitely not you, it's him."
"You're the only one who will say words like these to me.William, you're the best! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't even know how to get through this.I'm just so grateful to have you."
Valeria clung to his neck and immersed herself in the smell of his cologne.
"I'm so blessed to have you..."
William hugged her tightly upon hearing the depressing words from her.
"Valeria, you are the most genuine person I have ever met.I'm so lucky to have you too.I promise to treat you well forever!"
"Really? You better keep this in mind.You have to treat me well for the rest of your life.Don't ever break my heart!"
"I promise!" William assured.
Ashley and Julie rushed to the hospital as soon as they received the phone call from Ronald.
Without asking further, they could guess that it was because of Valeria that he had ended up in the hospital.
When they entered the ward, Julie asked worriedly, "How did all this happened?"
"It's all because of that disobedient daughter of mine! Ugh, I'm so pissed off!"
Ronald put the blame on Valeria completely.
Hearing Ronald's words, Julie said with a distressed face, "How could she be so mean to you? You are her dad, after all.
How could she hurt you like that?"
"I didn't expect her to be this rebellious as well.D*mn it, she thinks she's a grownup now and my words don't matter anymore."
Ronald was mad at Valeria, and the fact that he couldn't cooperate with Hardy angered him more, "What's so good about William? A pretty face is all he got.Hardy is a capable man.She must be blind if she doesn't like him!"
"Indeed.Why wouldn't she like someone like Hardy? If it's Ashley, she would have tried her best to help you.How heartless of her.Julie immediately tried to draw a line between Ronald and Valerie.
She said, "Ronald, I'm not trying to say anything bad about Valerie, I just feel that it shouldn't be that way.How could a daughter be so cruel toward her father? It's as if she's your enemy."
"I know right.I'm just so disappointed that I've raised such a daughter like her for 20 years."
Looking at Ronald's disgusted face, Julie added oil to the fire and said, "Ronald, you should really consider what I said.I've always felt that there is something wrong.It would be best if you take a DNAtest."
Julie brought up a sensitive topic.
He usually would be furious hearing these words from her.
However, this time, he was actually considering it.
"Let's talk about that next time!"
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