Lamont was deep in thought when he heard Valeria talking to Howard, "William, you don't have to
worry about my safety anymore now that I have Uncle Saunders as my personal bodyguard.He's a
well-known master in martial arts, so I'm sure he'll be able to protect me well!"
"Really?"
William's gaze snapped to Lamont when he heard the news, "That's great! Please take care of her
then, Mr.Saunders!"
William had humbled himself to call Lamont ‘Mr.Saunders’, and he had spoken to the latter without any
hint of arrogance.
However, William should have already known that Lamont was Archer's bodyguard and it was weird
that William was calling him ‘Mr Saunders’.
In fact, William should've referred to him as ‘Uncle Saunders' just like Valeria or ‘Mont’ if he knew that
Lamont was Archer's personal bodyguard.
However, instead of using the two names, William had opted to refer to him as ‘Mr.Saunders’.
Did William know that Lamont was more than just a bodyguard? William couldn't have found out, could
he? The only people who knew about his real identity were Archer, Natalie, and Lucian! Ignoring his
thoughts, Lamont replied William with a smile, "I will.President Garcia has ordered me to protect
Ms.Saunders, and I'll heed his instructions well.On behalf of our family, thank you for also protecting
Miss Brown and taking care of her all this time, Sir William!"
William's smile froze a little as he knew that Lamont was referring to him as an outsider, "Of course I
would take care of Valeria, she's my future wife after all!"
Valeria glanced at both William and Lamont before pouting, "We'll all be one big family in the future, so
let's drop the formalities alright?"
"Alright, Miss" Lamont answered.
"Sure!"
William agreed immediately after he saw that Lamont had gone along with Valeria's request.
"Uncle Saunders and Lucian will be moving into our villa to keep me updated on my father's plans,
would that be alright?" Valeria asked as she looked at William pleadingly.
"Of course, anything my wife says goes" William answered playfully.
"Alright, William and I will be leaving first then.See you later when you're ready to move in then, Uncle
Saunders!"
"See you!"
Lamont stood up as William and Valeria left the coffee shop.
The couple was flirting affectionately with each other as they made their way out.
William had also thoughtfully bucked Valeria's seatbelt for her once they got on his car.
Lamont only got on his car after watching the both of them drove off with squinting eyes.He lit a
cigarette and took a long puff from it to calm himself down before reaching out to his phone to call
Archer.
Archer picked up his phone but his surroundings were noisy, "What's up?"
"Valeria is dating your nephew William, and this is why Hayden had wanted to get rid of her."
"What?"
Archer exclaimed in shock, "How did the both of them end up together?"
"Right? How did William even manage to catch Valeria's eye? He's just a pampered and useless brat
that has nothing but his good looks!"
Archer paused before answering Lamont slowly, "William is not as useless as you think he is!"
"Why do you say so?" Lamont retorted.
Archer's reply was brief, "He did make it into the world's top academy during his teens, and this isn't
something that anyone can achieve right?"
"Look Archer, he might be a smart child, but you know about his terrible attitude! William is a playboy
and flirts with women everywhere he goes with that handsome face of his.With so many past scandals,
how can we be sure that he's the right husband for Valeria? Lamont could not point out any of William's
flaws, but his gut was telling him that he shouldn't mess with William.
On the other hand, Archer had no hostility against his nephew, "We shouldn't meddle too much into
their relationship.If Valeria is really in love with William and is determined to be his wife, why should we
break them up then?"
"I'm not saying that we should break them up, it's just that Hayden is determined to separate them by
getting rid of Valeria! If they did not have deep feelings for each other, Valeria could go on with her life
as usual after their break up.But it's so obvious that she’s madly in love with William, and if Hayden
insists on breaking them up, the shock would probably be too much for her."
"Let's stop worrying about them.I understand where you're coming from, but if they broke up just
because of Hayden, then it means that their relationship just wasn't meant to be right?"
"William is too young and inexperienced to stand a chance against Hayden's tricks"
Lamont disagreed with Archer, "He'll probably give up and follow Hayden's wishes if his father decided
to cut off his allowances anyways."
"Lamont, stop being so biased.William's not a typical rich brat."
"Why do you think so?"
"When he was a child, William was left in a foreign country to fend for himself as he tried to fight
against his brother's bullying.Do you still think that he's a typical brat now that you know he managed to
live through such a terrible ordeal? If William could live through Charles’ cruel means, he probably
stands a chance against Hayden.
"William is going against Hayden? That useless brat?"
Lamont questioned as he continued to disagree with Archer.
"Lamont, you can't read a book by its cover.I met William once ten years ago while I was working
overseas.And do you know what he was doing?"
"What?"
"He was washing dishes at a restaurant"
Archer chest tightened as he recalled the scene.
He had been shocked to see William, the next head of the powerful Howard family washing dishes in a
restaurant for his own survival.
Lamont fell silent after hearing Archer's words.
Archer was right, a pampered brat would never wash dishes at a restaurant.
"Charles had wanted to play the ‘brotherly’ role by being responsible for William when he went
overseas.However, the other family members never knew about how Charles had tried to make life a
living hell for William during that time.Do you know what happened to the servants that had been sent
to take care of William?"
Archer paused before continuing, "Charles had ordered for two of them to be locked up in prison and
the other two were beaten until they were crippled.Anyways, they were all unable to take care of
William, and William was left to fend for himself instead."
Lamont was shocked, "Are you telling me that these incidents are happening because William wants to
get revenge on them?"
"Well, we all know that William's bullies suffered tremendously.There 's been no direct evidence linked
to William so far, but it is strange, isn't it?"
"You're right.I'll make sure to be careful around William and report any changes to you immediately."
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