Hayden decided to throw away his pride to beg Valeria to break up with William instead of forcing her to do so.
However, this was not some other man, this was William, whom Valeria loved deeply. She would never give up on him.
A life without William was meant to be filled with nights of missing him, and she couldn't bring herself to go through that sort of torture.
"I'm sorry, but I can't comply to your wishes," Valeria answered softly, "I do understand where you're coming from, but I really want to be with William."
"Even if it meant watching him being picked on by the ruthless b*stards of the Howard family?" Hayden retorted furiously.
"He wouldn't allow others to trample on him that way! I'll help him with all I can. I'll even give up my own company to make sure that he has enough resources to fight back against them. I promise he would live a happy and carefree life."