Chapter 885


    William sighed and continued, “From what your grandpa told me, that family kneeled down in front of


    the Bailey Residence but failed to gain the sympathy of Elder Mr. Bailey. He even ordered his butler to


    chase them out.”


    There were more anecdotes than this incident. After Elder Mr. Bailey became sessful, his ego grew


    as well, and he was irritated by all his rtives. He was mean in his speech and picked on their sore


    spots.


    It was Elder Mr. Bailey’s right not to lend any money to his rtives. However, as a rtive, even if he


    was unwilling to lend the total amount, it would not have hurt him to lend a small sum to reduce the


    family’s burden.


    After the lending incident, Elder Mr. Bailey’s reputation among his rtives immediately tanked. Even


    so, he did not care about others’ opinions of him. After all, he was revered whenever he went, and he


    had privileged ess to everything he did. Reputation was worth nothing to him, and so he couldn’t


    care less about it.


    Hearing that, John chuckled disapprovingly. “Wow, he must have been mentally tough.” An average


    man could never be as merciless as Elder Mr. Bailey.


    Feeling a little worn out from a whole day of chaos at the Bailey Residence, William felt as if his head


    was going to explode at any moment. After a short chat with John, he said that he needed to leave


    work early today and have a good rest at home. John smiled. “What’s up with the Baileys? Why did


    they keep leaning on you when things went south?”


    William smacked his lips in response. Old Mr. Bailey is not a well-connected man; his current


    connections were mostly thanks to Elder Mr. Bailey. On top of that, he’s not adept at socializing. After a


    tragic incident like this, he needs someone to talk to, but he could not find anyone around him to rely


    on. His entire day of rambling only proved that he doesn’t have any close friends to confide in.


    Seeing that his father did not reply, John urged him, “Alright, get home early to rest. You don’t look too


    good either.”


    William grunted but paused when he was about to leave. Turning around to look at his son, he


    appeared to be puzzled. “By the way, when I was leaving the Bailey Residence, Isabelle came out to


    send me and told me something odd.”


    After learning about what happened, John was stunned. “What did she tell you?”


    William thought about it and confessed, “She wanted me to tell you to bring Sophia on a honeymoon


    and leave the city for an extended time.”


    Nodding slowly, John continued to stare at William. “I know what she meant.”


    However, William did not bother to ask John about the details. At that moment, he did not want to think


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    anymore. Nodding at John, he turned around and left.


    The moment the door was shut close, John crossed his arms and ced them on the desk, his gaze


    darkened at the thought of the dangers lurking around.


    On the other hand, Wiliam did not immediately leave for home. He made a call to Matilda, asking where


    she was. She replied that she was at her own ce, and he promptly left for it.


    Before this, he had once stayed the night at her ce. Therefore, he found his way over easily and


    knocked on her door. His presence was a surprise to Matilda, but she still made way for him to enter


    her ce.


    When he walked in, he re-examined each corner of her ce. She was staying at a small apartment,


    and the entire ce was not very spacious. However, she had everything she needed there, and the


    ce appeared very homely.


    He took a seat on her sofa and stared into her eyes. As a result, she perched at the door and


    wondered why she felt ufortable in her own ce.


    At the Bailey Residence, themotion finally died down in the evening. Isabelle had a raging


    headache and had no choice but to order the family doctor to send some aspirin to her.