Chapter 320


    William''s words shocked Valeria.


    "You can''t talk nonsense like that! Ashley should be my dad''s child, right? He is such a shrewd


    person.Before he took them in, he must have done a DNA test."


    "Yes, he must have done the test, but the results may have been changed, right?"


    William replied with a smile, "Don''t you think that Ashley and your father have no simrities at all?"


    "Well...But I don''t look like my father either.It''s possible for children to not resemble their parents,


    right?" Valeria retorted.


    "That''s also a possibility, but it is not likely for children to have zero resemnce to their parents.Let


    me give you an example, what would you do if you are really not your father''s child? This is just an


    example.


    "That''s not valid, how can I not be my father''s child? You can''t spew nonsense like this!" She red at


    him unhappily.


    "I was just joking.Don''t mind me, and don''t get angry either." He exined immediately.


    "Your jokes are crossing the lely.How can you say things like that? If I say that you are not your


    father''s child, would you be angry?


    "Probably." He replied.


    "That''s right.You can''t say things like that anymore.If you say it again, I''m going to punish you," she


    warned.


    "I see.I won''t talk about it in the future!"


    He promised good-naturedly Bobby, who was driving in the front, started the car engine.


    Valeria frowned and felt that William was being weird.


    What he said to her every time seemed idental, but it was not a joke at all because whatever he


    said was usually backed up with proof.


    If he wasn''t joking this time, it would be a big deal.


    Valeria didn''t want to believe that she was not Ronald''s child, but William''s words reminded her that


    she didn''t look like him at all.


    Not only did she not resemble him, but her personality also wasn''t like him either.


    As she thought about it, she was reminded of her childhood.


    Since her youth, Natalie had always been the one to personally teach her, and Ronald never had any


    chances to interrupt them.


    Natalie had never asked Ronald to take care of her.Her reason was that a mother''s care was better


    than a father''s.


    She had been sent to boarding school since she was eight until she graduated from college, so she


    had only stayed home for a very short time.


    Natalie was a good mother.


    She did everything a mother should do, but Ronald had never cared about her like a father.


    He had never taken her to school, and she never thought it was abnormal because she was used to it.


    Now as she thought about it, it seemed that many of her ssmates were sent to school by their


    fathers.She would envy her ssmates when she saw them hanging out with their dad on the


    streets.She talked about this with Natalie, but she said that there was a difference between men and


    women.


    If she wanted to shop, eat, or travel, her mother would apany her, but her father didn''t have to


    because he was busy and had work to deal with.She never doubted Natalie''s reasoning, but she now


    found it weird after giving it some thought.


    Natalie was not a stubborn person.


    She was quite open-minded, so why did she prohibit Valeria from spending time alone with Ronald?


    Back then, Ronald''s attitude towards her was also very cold.


    When Natalie was alive, he only treated her superficially.


    Later, when Natalie was gone, he showed his true colors.


    He had no fatherly affections towards her, and he always tried to set her up.


    On the other hand, Natalie had always been on guard against Ronald too.


    A normal, loving couple would not have to prepare secret contingency ns to deal with one another in


    the future.


    Moreover, she found out that Ronald and Natalie didn''t seem to be affectionate at all.


    Was there a reason behind this? If Ronald was really not her father, then that would exin the reason


    why he kept plotting against her.


    After observing what had happenedtely, Valeria could tell that Ronald was as vicious as Julie and


    Ashley.


    He was capable of doing anything to her, so she was forced to prepare herself for anything.


    The more she thought about it, the more upset she became.


    Her sullen expression did not escape William''s eyes.


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    He reached out and held her in his arms.


    "What are you thinking about?"


    "Nothing."


    William knew that his words just now had made her think of unsavory things.He held her in his arms


    and said, "No matter what happens, just remember that I am definitely on your side!"


    "I know!" She reached out to hug him.


    No matter what the truth was, she would be fine if William was by her side.


    With him next to her, anything could be resolved, no matter how difficult it was.


    In the evening, Charles took Ashley back to his room in B City and they had fun together all night.


    After he fell asleep from exhaustion, she was still in high spirits.


    Seeing him fall asleep, she picked up her phone and went to the bathroom.


    Julie sent her several messages, and she replied to them after reading them.


    "I am with Charles now." Julie was shocked.


    "Really?"


    "Really, mom.I won''t be afraid of dad anymore as long as I hook up with Charles! I have to seize this


    opportunity" Julie immediately replied.


    "You better hold onto him.There is one more thing I want to tell you! Your father has agreed to plot


    against Valeria again.As long as she is dead, we will have a bright future.I have contacted the person


    we hiredst time."


    "Great, did they reply? What did they say?"


    "They said that they hate Valeria to the core because one of them went blind because of her.They


    immediately agreed to it as soon as I contacted them.Now, let''s wait and see.I estimate that there will


    be news about it in less than a week."


    Seeing Julie''s message, Ashley was extremely happy.There was still a way out.


    Anyway, she had two options now.


    Even if she failed at one option, there was at least another one.


    Then, William took Valeria back to the vi.She went to the bathroom to take a bath, while he picked up


    his cell phone to send a message to Marcus.


    "In order to prevent Ronald and Julie from getting ahead of us, arrange a few twenty-four-hour


    bodyguards for Valeria starting from now"


    Marcus quickly replied and said, "Got it, Mr.Howard.The Saunders family sent someone to B City, and it


    looks like they''re investigating Miss Brown.Should we stop them?"


    "Whose men are they? Archer, Gavin, or my eldest sister?" William asked.


    "It should be Gavin''s men.They are very cautious.Why do you think he''s doing this? Why would they


    investigate Miss Brown? Is it because of Lamont?" Marcus guessed.


    "Half of it is probably because of Lamont, but I think Gavin must be suspicious of Valeria''s family


    background too." William carefully typed the message on the screen.


    "Does Miss Brown''s family have anything to do with the Saunders family?" Marcus was startled.


    If Valeria''s family was truly rted to the Saunders, then it could only be through Archer.


    This was big news.


    If Valeria was really Archer''s daughter, then what would happen to her and William? William''s sister


    married Archer.If Valeria and William were together, everyone would be against it, right?