A Moment in Destiny

Chapter 193 I will not Let You Down!

“I’m waiting for you to hang up first!” Sherry said softly.

William smiled feeling touched and then gave a kiss to Sherry through the phone. He lowered his mouth close to the phone, which made it seem as if he was by her side, “I’m hanging up now!”

Sherry flushed red, “Alright!”

The call ended!

Alice walked in. “Mr. Rowland, it’s time!”

William put on a stern expression as he put down the phone; he was wearing a well ironed and neat grey suit.

He then said in a deep voice, “Have the files from the USB drive all been printed out?”

“Yes, according to what you requested, everyone has one sheet each!”

William nodded his head, “Good.”

Many reporters had come to the press conference, camera lights were flashing everywhere.

Along with the bright lights, a camera was then aimed at William as he entered the door. He calmly stepped onto the stage and then faced everyone as he said into the microphone, “Thank you all for taking the time to attend so late, I’m sure everyone must be wondering why the press conference is being held so late!”

As soon as he started speaking everyone below quieted down, the reporters then turned on their recorders and started to record.

“Here is the document that will be published in the newspaper tomorrow, now I believe that everyone will be feeling slightly confused if they haven’t received any follow up documents until now. But the Rowland Group has obtained the inside story that you need! If everyone has a look at the information then you can see that there is no substantial evidence or anything. Therefore you won’t have to pay a high price for this news, since I will be giving you this piece of news for free. In addition I invite you all too inspect the Rowland Group, since for the Rowland Group tax evasion is impossible and the Rowland Group will always respect that taxes must be paid.”

“Mr. Rowland, could you please explain why someone would slander the Rowland Group?” A reporter asked.

William gave a slight smiled and faced the camera calmly, “Because they were dissatisfied with the company reducing the staff numbers! She was fired and then naturally felt unhappy with this decision, since The Rowland Group did not take the time to consider this employee’s family reasons, and therefore I would like to apologize for the harm caused to those who had to be laid off.”

“Are we able to meet this person?”

“For the sake of protecting their privacy, I’m afraid not.”

“…”

When the press conference ended, William smiled at the camera politely and then walked out of the meeting calmly. Just as he had walked out of the building he came across Peter Mollison who was hurrying over.

William walked over to him, looked at him intently and said, “Peter, the press conference has just finished, do you want to go and get a drink with me?”

***

Peter’s short black hair and attire were both looking very immaculate, his slender body was dressed in a men’s beige windbreaker which also made him appear very tall. When Peter saw William appear his expression remained unchanged and he greeted William with a light smile. “I thought I had to work overtime tonight so I rushed over here!”

William was taken aback, narrowed his eyes, then quickly calmed down and said “But there’s no need to anymore since the press conference will be appear in the newspapers tomorrow, everything is done now so let’s go get a drink!”

Peter then said, “Alright! However I have to say you are looking very tired!”

William went quiet after he heard this, but then after a few seconds he smiled and said, “Peter, it’s just that I’m a little troubled by some things that happened tonight.”

Peter eyes flashed, “Oh? Troubled over something regarding the company?”

William shook his head, “The matters related to the company haven’t been too troublesome, it’s about something else.”

Peter tensed and raised his eyebrows, “You have something else bothering you then?”

“So, please come and have a drink with me!” The two men’s eyes met and William made a gesture to show he was inviting him to come.

Peter noticed the expression on William’s face, and his heart tightened. Could it be he sensed something? Or has discovered something?

“You won’t come?”

“Of course I am, let’s go! My treat!”

At the bar.

The two were sitting in a private room when the waiter brought over a large bundle of beers.

“Let’s not go home until we are drunk ok?” William said to Peter.

Peter didn’t seem to expect this and nodded his head a little unconvinced, “Alright! Let’s do whatever you say!”

The two men’s eyes then met, William appeared calm and then said with a slight smile, “Peter, we have known each other for many years now, and I’ve always regarded you as one of my best friends.”

Peter’s eyes tightened, he really felt that William was acting a little strange tonight. Could it be that he had detected something? Or was he underestimating him?

“That’s right, we’ve always been good friends!”

William nodded his head, “Therefore I hope that we can both cherish the fate that has brought us together, let’s be good friends for the rest of our lives! In this life I will not let you down!”

Peter was finally sure that William was definitely suspecting him, but how did he know? He trembled and then said immediately, “Of course, we will always be good friends.”

William raised his glass, the two of them then clinked glasses and after William had taken a big sip of wine he then said, “Lucille has been admitted to the hospital”

His kept his gaze on Peter’s face, and he realized that when he said that Lucille had been hospitalized 4 times, Peter immediately tightened his grip on the glass, and since the joints of his fingers were very distinct it was clear to how strongly he was gripping the glass.

“What’s wrong with her?” Peter didn’t know that his voice was trembling, “I’ve already been to see her and the doctor said she was recovering fine!”

William nodded his head, his gaze then wandered across Peter’s face when he said, “She is regaining consciousness!”

“Then should we go to the hospital and check on her?” Peter said and after he unconsciously took a big sip of his glass he then asked anxiously, “So she is better now? She really has gained consciousness?”

“No! She was hit by a bullet!” William slowly said. “She’s been injured!”

“Ah!” Peter stood up abruptly, but when he realized that he appeared to be overreacting a bit he immediately sat down again. “How did this happen? How was she hit by a bullet? Her life is not in danger right?”

“Darcy did it.” William said again, not taking his eyes off of Peter’s face, “Her life is not in any danger.”

“You are saying Darcy did it? But why?” Peter calmed down after he heard that she wasn’t too seriously harmed, and also found again that his reaction was a bit too excessive, so took another sip of wine.

“Darcy is dead!” William at this moment said.

Peter’s whole body froze; Darcy was dead? She’s dead?

“How is that possible?” Mao was stunned, “How did she die?”

“For many years now she has been in love with Liam, however he never responded to her feelings. Her obsession for him grew too strong and so in the end she ended up overdosing on drugs and suicided. Perhaps this was the best relief for her. However witnessing such a scene is not something that we would have wanted; I mean she was still quite young after all. When she first met Lucille she was still just a young girl, still so cute, however in the blink of an eye she had already grown up. We are all old

acquaintances, so I’m sure that you must also be feeling very upset by this. So tonight, let’s make a night of it and drink until we are drunk!” William raised another glass.

Peter was filled with complicated feelings, and after a while he finally asked quietly, “Is Lucille really free from danger?”

“Lucille is out of danger now since she is in the hospital and Reggie is looking after her!” William had not gone to see Lucille again since he was sure that her life was not in danger. She had regained consciousness and this gave him great relief. It was just he felt deeply upset by the death of Darcy. After all she was a living being who had died too young.

Peter murmured, “How can this be?”

“Peter, I seem to remember that you had feelings for Lucille before right?” He didn’t say it very purposely, but he just wanted to know why Peter would do this, since when a person does something, there was always a reason for it.

However he was even more certain that Peter had some connection with Lucille due to how he looked at such a loss after hearing what had happened to her. William was also even more certain that because of Lucille’s wish, he went behind the company’s back and slandered them? However was it because of Lucille? Or was there another reason?

“It seems that this is a matter of twelve years ago, when I had just entered my first year of university. It really was a long time ago when I think about it!” William said to himself.

Peter’s expression seemed a little uneasy, however he didn’t deny this. “That’s right, I really had thought about pursuing her. At that time she was so very beautiful, kind, bright, just like an angel!”

Peter had said that Lucille was always yearning for those days, back when life was blissful and there were no problems, however that period of time has already long passed.

“The reason you still haven’t married yet isn’t because of Lucille right?” William asked.

“Of course not,” Peter shook his head and looked calm as he said, “I’m just in no rush!”

William looked at Peter with a deep and meaningful gaze, attempting to get him to spill some information, while also hoping that his friendship with him would be able to continue. In any case, he really hoped that Peter would not do such a thing, he didn’t believe it and also didn’t want to believe it.

The two were just speaking one after another.

However Peter still hadn’t expressed any kind of apology since the beginning, so William couldn’t help but turn cold.

Peter then said at this moment, “I want to go and see Lucille and Darcy!”

He still hadn’t said it, which made William feel a little disappointed for he had given him a chance, yet he still hadn’t said it. ‘Is he still going to continue to be an enemy? But a friend is a friend and he really didn’t want to lose this good friend!’

***

As a result the alcohol that was meant to get them drunk remained unfinished, or maybe Peter didn’t want to stop his scheme.William said calmly, “Alright, let’s go to the hospital together!”

At the hospital.

Liam was sitting along the long corridor, surrounded by many cigarette butts despite the words “No Smoking” written on the wall next to him.

However, Liam continued to smoke.

Lucille had cried which made her to pass out, however when she woke up again she thought of something and then called to Reggie, “Could you please get Liam in here for me!”

Reggie nodded his head, “Don’t let your emotions fluctuate too much, your body is still weak and you need to rest quietly to recuperate fully!”

“I know, thank you! It really has been great having you here, Reggie!”

Liam looked guilty as he walked in, “Lucille, I’m sorry… if I had agreed to marry Darcy earlier than perhaps this wouldn’t have happened today! It’s my fault, everything is all my fault!”

Lucille shook her head, “No, Liam, it’s not your fault, don’t blame yourself. Although Darcy is my closest relative, we have never had a mother since they were young, and therefore we all depend on each other even to this day. But I know we all have our demons, and we all have matters in our heart that remain unresolved, so how can we blame other people? This is all just fate! So don’t blame yourself for what happened to her, since I don’t blame you, I really don’t blame you!”

However the more she said that, the sadder Liam felt.From NôvelDrama.Org.