Lahat ng Kabanata ng That Stranger Lying Beside Me: Kabanata 211 - Kabanata 220

When William returned to their room with the milk in his hand, Valeria was still fast asleep. Chuckling lovingly, William gently shook Valeria to wake her up. "Babe, drink some milk before you continue sleeping." "Stop disturbing me... I'm sleeping!" Valeria waved her hand around in irritation. Seeing how childlike Valeria was, William couldn't help but laugh. He compromised and putting the milk on the bedside table before he reached out to take Valeria into his arms. However, since she was only half-awake, Valeria thought William was hinting at another round of intimacy. So, she mumbled, "William, I don't want to do it anymore. I'll break into half if you don't stop." William only brought the glass to her lips and assured, "I'm not doing anything. Just drink up the milk," To which she reluctantly opened her mouth with closed eyes. Then, he watched her in silence as she bottomed the glass of milk before going back to sleep again. Rendered speec

"What?" Valeria questioned in disbelief. "Jeez, there's no need to be so loud," William chuckled and he wondered if Valeria was jealous of Paisley. Putting his thoughts into action, he asked, "Are you jealous?" "Yes, I am! I'm telling you, William Howard, you can only like me. You're not allowed to like other women, do you understand?" "Of course. I only like you, my little angel. Don't worry, I'll keep my distance from other women." "You'd better do so," Valeria grumbled. "Remember, stay away from Ms. Anthony and don't speak with her unless it's for work. Am I clear?" "Yes, crystal clear. I'll always remember that I belong to Valeria Brown." Valeria let out a sigh of relief after hanging up the phone although she still felt a little uneasy. She still felt the need to talk with him when he returned home from work later that night. At the very least, William needed to know what Paisley had told her that day on the cruise. Then, since she had not

Paisley heaved a deep sigh after she returned to her own room. She thought of what happened earlier in William's room and she was, once again, surprised by him. Earlier that day, Paisley had pretended to have failed to notice a flaw in their contract upon a discussion with Lucas, and it would act as an excuse for her to come find William that night so that they could spend more time together.  In his room, Paisley gave a long-winded proposal to solve the problem. However, William showed no interest in carrying out her suggestion and he also rejected it. Instead, he casually put forward an alternative solution that was much better than the one Paisley had come up with. However, despite making no progress on her plan for the night, Paisley confirmed that William was neither a pleasure seeker nor incompetent. In fact, he was quite the contrary. Truth be told, once she thought about it, it made sense for her that William wasn't someone dim-witted. After all, h

Danya stormed off without having lunch. The maid's eyes darted back and forth between Danya's back and Valeria, and she finally asked, "Miss Brown, she..." "Don't mind her." Valeria bit a mouthful of the spicy chicken, "Come, eat with me." The maid waved her hand and declined. She was very conservative and she would not eat with her employer, "It's okay, I'll eat later." "It's fine. There are no other people here, it's just the two of us. Join me!" Valeria insisted. Then, she looked at the look on the maid's face and asked with a smile, "I didn't scare you earlier, did I?" "No, it's okay!" The maid waved her hand. "I did it on purpose just now. Danya was very mean to me. I'm only giving her an eye for an eye," Valeria said. She was being entirely honest with the maid, "She tried to provoke me several times now in these two days. Just now in the garden, yesterday in the laundry room. Even a worm will turn." Upon hearing that, the maid finally realized

However, Danya was wrong. Valeria didn't seem like she was going to invite Danya to join her at all. Instead, Valeria slowly chewed on the chicken, ignoring Danya. Noticing that Valeria wasn't going to acknowledge her, Danya had to ask for herself, "Miss Brown, where did the maid go?" "Oh, she went home!" Valeria answered nonchalantly. "Home? Why?" Danya raised her voice in surprise. Valeria answered mockingly, "Something at home came up for her, of course." "But who's going to make dinner for us if she went home?" "Did you hear yourself? Can't you cook for yourself? Or do you feel so entitled and think that you must be served," Valeria asked coldly. "I can cook. But there are no ingredients," Danya replied gloomily. "You're joking! How are there no ingredients in the refrigerator?" Valeria said as she finished another piece of chicken.  Danya gulped as she watched Valeria enjoyed her chicken, "I'm serious! Why would I lie?" "