"What?" Valeria questioned in disbelief.
"Jeez, there's no need to be so loud; William chuckled and he wondered if Valeria was jealous of Paisley.
Putting his thoughts into action, he asked, "Are you jealous?"
"Yes, I am! I'm telling you, William Howard, you can only like me.You’ re not allowed to like other women, do you understand?"
"Of course.I only like you, my little angel.Don't worry, I'll Keep my distance from other women."
"You'd better do so" Valeria grumbled.
"Remember, stay away from Ms.Anthony and don't speak with her unless it's for work.Am I clear "
"Yes, crystal clear.I'll always remember that I belong to Valeria Brown."
Valeria let out a sigh of relief after hanging up the phone although she still felt a little uneasy.She still felt the need to talk with him when he returned home from work later that night.
At the very least, William needed to know what Paisley had told her that day on the cruise.
Then, since she had nothing else to do, Valeria decided to put William and her dirty clothes to wash.
On her way to the laundry room, the maid spotted her and quickly came forth to say, "You can leave it to me, Miss Brown."
Valeria shook her head and insisted, "I can do it.I have nothing else to do.Plus, it'll be like an exercise for me.I'm trying to lose weight, anyway."
Upon hearing that, the maid nodded and didn't press on it anymore.
Valeria had only thrown the clothes into the washing machine when Danya, holding a laundry basket in her hands, entered the laundry room.It seemed like she was going to do laundry too.
Noticing that Valeria was in the laundry room, Danya's face distorted in disdain for a moment before concealing it.
Then, she pretended to be concerned and asked, "Miss Brown, are you here to do laundry as well?"
Valeria hummed as an agreement.She didn't feel good about Danya.
"I didn't think Miss Brown as someone who would do their own laundry.You know, I've been doing these works for Ms.Anthony since she was young."
Valeria glimpsed at Danya, wondering what her tricks were up in her sleeves.
Wasn't what happened at lunch enough to let her know her place? So, Valeria shrugged.
After she closed the washing machine's door, she focused on pouring the laundry detergent into the designated compartment.
Her indifference didn't bother Danya.
It also didn't stop her from beginning to compliment Paisley, "Ms.Anthony has been a bright child since young.She's smart and beautiful.Do you know she won a lot of awards and she went to the best university in the country? Everyone likes her and she's the role model of a daughter of the upper-class family."
Valeria scoffed, "You're exaggerating.Indeed, Ms.Anthony is a brilliant woman, but it wouldn't be to the point that no one dislikes her.I mean, for starters, I don't like her."
Danya was trying to lower Valeria's self confidence by comparing her with Paisley.
However, who would've thought that Valeria would be so unpredictable.
As a daughter of a wealthy family, Valeria shouldn't display her dissatisfaction even if she completely disagreed with Danya.
However, not only did Valeria showed it, but she also expressed it out loud.
At this point, Danya wasn't even sure if Valeria was senseless or she was just really uneducated as a lady.
Danya was about to speak before Valeria interrupted her.
"If Ms.Anthony is as extraordinary as you said, she must have a lot of suitors, right?"
"That's for sure! I can't even count how many outstanding young men are courting Ms.Anthony"
Danya answered with pride.
As she was about to continue with her praises, Valeria interrupted her once again.
"Well, I feel better after hearing that" She seemed genuinely relieved, but what she said next was harsh and unpleasant to Danya’s ears.
"Frankly speaking, since William is so amiable and he looked so handsome, I'm a little worried that Ms.Anthony might not be able to resist the temptation.But after listening to what you've told me, she surely wouldn't want to ruin others’ relationships, don't you think so?"
Danya's face darkened, but she took a deep breath to control her temper.
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