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!"
William placed his hand on Valeria’s waist and raised his eyebrows at Lucas with a wicked smile.
For some reason, Lucas’ courage dropped, and he slowly retracted his hand.
He greeted respectfully, "Sir William!"
"Yes, I'm bring Valeria along for a trip.Why are you so surprised? You know Valeria, don't you?"
William said with a smile, "Valeria, this is Uncle Lucas."
"Hello, Uncle Lucas!"
Valeria greeted him politely.
Lucas replied with a smile, "Hello, Miss Brown!"
After greeting Valeria, Lucas looked around for Bobby but he was nowhere to be seen, "Where is Bobby?"
William put his hand on Valeria's shoulder and said with a smile, "I've asked Bobby to take Valeria's seat.Help yourself and take a seat!"
Lucas sat down, but he felt that William's smile meant something else.He continued to stay in his seat, as he was filled with guilt about what he had done.
The plane rumbled as it took off from the runway.
Lucas felt a bit uneasy as time went by.
William was arranged by Hayden to go to Australia.
At the same time, Paisley was also on her way to Australia.
If she knew that William brought Valeria along with him, it would be extremely awkward.
However, the plane had already taken off.
There was no way to tell Hayden about it.What should he do now?
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