Chapter 228


    Once Lucas left the ward, he called Hayden.


    Even though it waste, it was already breaking dawn back in their home country.


    Hayden was already up and taking his morning stroll in the garden.So, he answered Lucas''s call


    immediately, "Morning! I expect good news from you if you''re calling so early?"


    "No, Sir.Ms.Anthony failed,"


    Lucas sighed, and he recounted what had happened earlier to Hayden.


    Hayden was silent even after Lucas had finished telling the story.


    Not knowing what Hayden was thinking, Lucas asked tentatively, "Sir , are you listening?"


    Hayden heaved a long sigh, "Yeah, yeah.I''m just wondering if I overestimated Paisley.Do you think she


    is capable to do this?"


    Lucas thought for a moment and answered gingerly, "Ye...Yes, I think she can.She must have failed this


    time because she underestimated her opponent.In fact, Miss Brown has caught everyone off guard


    tonight.After all, we have always thought that she only has a pretty face."


    "That might be it” Hayden agreed, "But failure is the key to sess, so I don''t really mind Paisley''s


    failure.I''m more worried about what William thinks.As you observe, do you think he really doesn''t like


    Paisley?"


    "Yes, based on what I''ve seen, Sir William really has no interest in Ms .Anthony at all"


    Lucas answered truthfully as he did not dare to fabricate his observations for the past two days.


    Hayden was bewildered at this strange news, "That''s weird.I thought he’s a hedonist? Also, Paisley is


    beautiful.So why doesn''t he like her?"


    Lucas couldn''t understand it as well, "Maybe Sir William can''t see the good in Ms.Anthony because


    he''s too bewitched with Miss Brown right now’ He replied.


    "Actually, Sir, I''m more concerned with something else now.Do you really think Ms.Anthony can change


    Sir William''s mind?"


    "I thought she could.But now I''m not that sure anymore,"


    Hayden sighed.


    Lucas prompted, "Are you going to rece Ms.Anthony then, Sir?"


    Hayden considered the possibility and made his decision, "Not yet.Let''s see what Paisley is going to do


    next.Of course, I won''t be sitting back.I''ll talk to Ronald and ask him to discipline his daughter.We''ll see


    if that''s going to change anything."


    Danya was discharged from the hospital the next day.


    However, Paisley and Danya weren''t as shameless to return to William''s vi after the incident from the


    day before.


    Lucas, on the other hand, returned to the vi in the afternoon and he reported back to William.


    "Danya is discharged, but Ms.Anthony insists on noting back to the vi because of what


    happenedst night.So, I''ve found them a ce to stay.They''re also not nning to sightsee anymore


    because they''re going to go back once they got their new passports.


    William sneered when he heard what William said, "Are you sure they ‘re here for sightseeing? Do they


    even need a new passport?"


    William''s words seemed to have a deeper meaning to them.


    Lucas''s heart sank, and he wondered if William had already found out something about Paisley''s true


    intention ofing to Sydney.


    However, he couldn''t give himself away.


    So, Lucas yed dumb, "Of course they need new passports.How are they going to fly back home


    without a passport?"


    William onlyughed coldly.


    He already knew all about Paisley''s n the night before when Valeria yed the full recordings.


    However, he couldn''t understand why Paisley had her eyes on him.


    After all, he had disguised himself as a vagabond for so long.


    William wondered if Paisley had found out about his true identity.


    But then again, he was sure that he didn''t blow his own cover.


    So, why was Paisley so bent on recing Valeria as his girlfriend? William wondered.


    Then, he guessed Hayden might have promised her something good .


    William looked at Lucas coldly and sneered, "Lucas, do you think you can fool me?"


    "No, of course not!"N?velDrama.Org owns ? this.


    Lucas answered in haste as the hair on the back of his neck stood up from William''s cold sneer.


    After spending the past few days with William, Lucas had realized that William wasn''t as oblivious of


    things as they thought he would be.


    However, Lucas had toply with Hayden''s orders.


    So, he forced a smile, "I would never try to do anything behind your back, Sir William.I''ve been faithful


    to Sir Hayden and you."


    William scoffed as he knew it was only Hayden that Lucas was loyal to.


    Lucas clearly had a part in the scheme together with Hayden and Paisley.


    It was lucky that Valeria was smart enough to trick them into exposing themselves.


    Otherwise, he might need to endure more of Paisley’s dirty tricks until the end of their trip.


    The more William thought about it, the more upset he was.


    Lucas had to be reminded about what he should and shouldn''t do.


    "Your actions are speaking otherwise.What did dad promise Paisley for her toe so far as to fake a


    robbery in a foreign country?"


    "Nothing, Sir.He has nothing to do with this!"


    Lucas denied.


    William was expecting that from Lucas.


    So, he continued, "Is that so? Then can you exin how I just happened to run into her after she was


    robbed? And why did you insist on taking her back to the vi with us? Or how we just happened to


    have a coboration case with an Italianpany? Is that arranged so that Paisley cane with us


    as an interpreter?"


    "Sir William, you saw what happened to Ms.Anthony that night! How could it be arranged? As for what


    happened these few days, it is all a coincidence"


    Lucas tried to smooth things over.


    "Still trying to gloss over the problems, I see.Look, I know what''s going on with you lots.Dad isn''t happy


    that I''m with Valeria, so he sent Paisley here on purpose to irk Valeria so that she''ll leave me: William


    sneered as he noticed that Lucas was avoiding his gaze.


    Then, he continued, "Tell dad to stop before it''s toote.I''ll forgive him this once.His old age must be


    getting to him for him to pull such a stunt."


    Lucas called Hayden immediately afterward as he was too afraid to conceal William''s threats from him.


    Hayden sighed after hearing William''s warning from Lucas.


    Their n was aplete failure.


    "There''s nothing we can do now, since William already knows about everything.You can just pack up


    ande back.I''ll go to Ronald and see what he can do about that daughter of his."


    Meanwhile, Ronald was focused on his work in his office in the Central South Building.


    His assistant knocked on the door before entering to ce a file on his desk, and he said, "Mr.Brown,


    the test result is back."


    Ronald picked up the file and took out the documents in it.He then skimmed through the papers.


    His face changed when his eyes fell on thest sentence of the statement of results.


    "How can it be?"


    The assistant was confused at the sudden change in Ronald''s expression.He asked concernedly, "Is


    there something wrong, Mr.Brown?"


    Ronald was livid, and he refused to believe the results.Because, ording to the test result, Valeria


    and he had no blood rtion at all.However, why wouldn''t she be his daughter? Ronald was sure that


    there must be some mistakes.