Chapter 68

She had a serene and elegant demeanor, always wearing a faint smile when she spoke.

This was what a true lady of a noble family should be like;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ she exuded grace and elegance in every gesture, and her words carried a sense of intimacy and ease that made people feel very comfortable.

Ella, who always spoke with hidden sarcasm, was completely unlike a young lady raised in a wealthy family.

It was said that Willow was a mistress who climbed her way up, so it's no wonder Ella behaved like that.

Thinking of this, she looked up and gave Alice a friendly smile, "Thank you for Ms. Garcia's suggestion, but I don't have any plans to date anyone at the moment."

"That's really a pity," Alice sighed lightly, then added, "Ms. Carter is so beautiful, no wonder that girl is so jealous of you; she has lost all sense of reason."

"That girl looks like she's from a wealthy family, why would she be jealous of someone like me?" Victoria said with a bitter smile.

Although she knew Alice was complimenting her, such flattery felt somewhat ironic to a loser.

Hearing her words, William's grip on the steering wheel tightened slightly.

The hospital wasn't far, and they arrived quickly.

Victoria quickly got out of the car and immediately said to the two still in the car, "Thank you, Mr. Scott and Ms. Garcia, I'll just go get some medicine myself, you two take care on the way." With that, she didn't wait for their response and quickly ran into the hospital building.

William watched her back, his expression complex as he withdrew his gaze.

Then he turned the car around and headed home.

Alice looked at William, whose face didn't look too good, and tentatively asked, "William, do you like Victoria?"

As soon as she finished speaking, William suddenly slammed on the brakes.

The screeching sound of the tires against the ground startled Alice.

"Did I say something wrong?" she blinked timidly.

William frowned deeply and stared at her, "Don't let your imagination run wild!"

Alice chuckled lightly, "William, you know, when a man says a woman is imagining things, it usually means the woman guessed right, but because she has no evidence, the man thinks he can get away with it."

William's handsome face turned gloomy, "You know about her and me?"

The smile on Alice's face gradually faded, and after a moment of silence, she sighed softly, "William, I've been gone for so many years, it's natural that you couldn't stay faithful to me. But now that I'm back, I hope you won't get entangled with her anymore, okay?"

William's eyes were deep as the sea, and after a moment, he replied, "I've already made things clear with her, don't worry."

Hearing his words, Alice smiled again, reached out to tug at William's sleeve, and said sweetly, "I believe William won't lie to me."

William nodded and reached out to ruffle her hair.

Alice squinted her eyes in satisfaction, her smile sweet.

William drove her to the restaurant she had been looking forward to.

During the meal, he received a text from his lawyer, asking how he wanted to handle the situation.

William replied simply and decisively with just a few words: [Let her go to jail.]

Sofia, who hit Victoria, had a father, Lloyd Moore, who was a high-ranking executive at a bank. She had been pampered and spoiled since childhood, which made her arrogant and domineering.

Who knew she would find a boyfriend who dumped her for a small-time employee.

Sofia couldn't swallow her anger and immediately investigated Victoria's background.

She discovered that Victoria had a notorious reputation.

Her father Alvin was in prison, and she herself had been involved in scandals for allegedly using her body to climb the social ladder.

There were even rumors that she had an unclear relationship with a big shot who had a fiancée.

Being dumped for someone like that, of course, Sofia was unhappy.

She went directly to cause trouble, which led to the current situation.

It wasn't until she was locked up in the police station's detention center that she started to get scared.

She kept begging the police to let her out.

Her parents had always doted on Sofia and couldn't bear to see her suffer.

So they asked a familiar lawyer to smooth things over at the police station.

Initially, Sofia's parents thought it was just a petty rivalry between girls, and since Sofia had also been hit, it shouldn't be a big deal. At worst, they would just pay some money.

But the lawyer told them that the matter was far-reaching, and there was a big shot involved, making it impossible to bail her out.

They panicked and sought help from many people, but to no avail.

After three days of Sofia's detention, they finally found out that the person Sofia had hit was William's woman.

What kind of existence is the Scott family?

The top conglomerate in Crystalia, capable of shaking the entire city with a single move.

Lloyd was just an ordinary bank executive and couldn't afford to provoke them.

Sofia's mother, Thalia Moore, cried her eyes out, while Lloyd was worried sick.

Lloyd, who usually looked shrewd, now had gray hair and a troubled expression.

Finally, their lawyer suggested they seek help from Alton to plead with the victim.

As long as the victim agreed, everything would be resolved.

Since the matter started because of him, and seeing Lloyd and Thalia's sincere pleas, Alton hesitated for a moment and agreed to help, despite his embarrassment at facing Victoria again.

Victoria then learned that Sofia had been detained for three days.

And no one knew how much longer she would be held.

It seemed William wanted her to go to jail.

She didn't expect William to care so much about her being hit.

Although the tiger head had indeed swollen her arm, it wasn't serious enough to warrant jail time.

After thinking it over, she decided to call William.

William was about to drive home when he received her call.

"Mr. Scott," Victoria's tone was calm.

"What is it?" William asked.

Victoria hesitated for a moment before saying, "Sofia has been detained for three days."

There was silence on the other end of the line for a few seconds.

William's deep, magnetic voice slowly sounded, "So?"

Victoria bit her lip and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Mr. Scott, I think it would be better to settle this privately. She's only 19, still a young girl. If she's sentenced, her life could be ruined."

William raised an eyebrow, his tone mocking, "Are you saying I'm being too harsh?"

Victoria was stunned for a moment and quickly denied, "Of course not, you're standing up for me. I'm not ungrateful. I just think that making a big deal out of this isn't good for either of us, especially since my reputation isn't great to begin with."

After listening, William's lips curled into a cold smile, and he scoffed, "Victoria, you're still so hypocritical."

With that, he hung up the phone.