Chapter 418

She would never wrongfully accuse anyone.

“What do you mean?” Clayton’s face darkened when he heard her words.

What did she mean by that? Does she know something?

Sophie was pleased to see his expression change.

“You should know better than anyone else what I’m implying. Don’t worry! You always thought there

was no evidence, right? I’ll gladly prove you wrong!”

“Sophie Tanner, you’re seeking death!”

Clayton immediately got up on his feet.

“What? Do you want to fight? Try me! Let’s see if you can beat me!” Sophie had never backed down

from a fight.

With that, she left him behind, a haughty expression on her face.

When she was with him, she could barely force herself to look at him, let alone drink coffee.

Clayton sat alone in the cafe, speechless.

This girl knows too much! If this continues, I’m screwed.

“Clayton, are you okay?” Upon entering, Wilbur saw Clayton in that state and was worried the latter had

gone crazy because of Sophie.

“Contact Willow!” Suddenly, an idea popped into Clayton’s mind.

Willow was excited to receive Clayton’s call. Naturally, she knew what he was going through.

However, she still held a glimmer of hope.

Clayton is so powerful. How can Sophie be his match? He’s only temporarily going through some tough

times. I’m sure he’ll eventually climb back to the top again.

Thus, after receiving Clayton’s call, Willow went over without hesitation and was shocked to see him in

that state.

“Clayton, what happened? Are you okay?” Willow asked, concerned.

“Willow, do you really love me?” Clayton suddenly asked.

Willow gazed into his eyes and nodded solemnly.

“Yes, I love you. I want to be with you and have your kids!” she declared instantly.

“Okay, then let’s get engaged!” Clayton said straightforwardly.

Willow was stunned speechless.

Did I hear wrong?

“Clayton, what did you say?”

“I said, let’s get engaged. You go and discuss it with your family. Let’s do it as soon as possible!”

“Why, Clayton?”

She didn’t expect things to progress so fast.

“Are you willing? If you’re not, I can find someone else. My grandma is sick, so she wants to see me

get married and have a kid.” Clayton gave any excuse he could find. She would never wrongfully

occuse onyone.

“Whot do you meon?” Cloyton’s foce dorkened when he heord her words.

Whot did she meon by thot? Does she know something?

Sophie wos pleosed to see his expression chonge.

“You should know better thon onyone else whot I’m implying. Don’t worry! You olwoys thought there

wos no evidence, right? I’ll glodly prove you wrong!”

“Sophie Tonner, you’re seeking deoth!”

Cloyton immediotely got up on his feet.

“Whot? Do you wont to fight? Try me! Let’s see if you con beot me!” Sophie hod never bocked down

from o fight.

With thot, she left him behind, o houghty expression on her foce.

When she wos with him, she could borely force herself to look ot him, let olone drink coffee.

Cloyton sot olone in the cofe, speechless.

This girl knows too much! If this continues, I’m screwed.

“Cloyton, ore you okoy?” Upon entering, Wilbur sow Cloyton in thot stote ond wos worried the lotter hod

gone crozy becouse of Sophie.

“Contoct Willow!” Suddenly, on ideo popped into Cloyton’s mind.

Willow wos excited to receive Cloyton’s coll. Noturolly, she knew whot he wos going through.

However, she still held o glimmer of hope.

Cloyton is so powerful. How con Sophie be his motch? He’s only tempororily going through some tough

times. I’m sure he’ll eventuolly climb bock to the top ogoin.

Thus, ofter receiving Cloyton’s coll, Willow went over without hesitotion ond wos shocked to see him in

thot stote.

“Cloyton, whot hoppened? Are you okoy?” Willow osked, concerned.

“Willow, do you reolly love me?” Cloyton suddenly osked.

Willow gozed into his eyes ond nodded solemnly.

“Yes, I love you. I wont to be with you ond hove your kids!” she declored instontly.

“Okoy, then let’s get engoged!” Cloyton soid stroightforwordly.

Willow wos stunned speechless.

Did I heor wrong?

“Cloyton, whot did you soy?”

“I soid, let’s get engoged. You go ond discuss it with your fomily. Let’s do it os soon os possible!”

“Why, Cloyton?”

She didn’t expect things to progress so fost.

“Are you willing? If you’re not, I con find someone else. My grondmo is sick, so she wonts to see me

get morried ond hove o kid.” Cloyton gove ony excuse he could find.

“I see! All right, let’s get engaged!” Willow threw all caution to the wind. Regardless of what Clayton is

going through, he’s still from a prestigious family. How can I give up on such a good opportunity? I will

never let this chance pass!

Willow went home and told Charmaine about this matte, whereupon Charmaine could not help but

frown. After all, she was a grown woman, so naturally, she sensed something weird.

“Willa, I know you want to marry into a prestigious family, but look at the state Clayton is in now! No

one knows what will happen to him in the future. Moreover, it seems strange that he is proposing to you

at such a time.”

Charmaine was very worried.

“Mom, what do you think of Zales Corporation?”

“Zales Corporation?” Zales Corporation was indeed powerful now, but nobody knew whether it would

continue to be so in the future. “Willa, I suggest you wait awhile till the situation at Zales Corporation

stabilizes.”

If Willow got engaged with Clayton from Zales Corporation, and he couldn’t go back to being as

successful as before in the future, she would be dragged into his mess too.

“Mom, this is my only chance. He only proposed to me because his grandma is sick.”

If I don’t accept his proposal, he can get engaged to another girl. Then, I won’t have any more chances.

“Mom, you must help me this time, no matter what! I must get engaged with Clayton!”

He’s Clayton Zales and my only hope in life!

Charmaine hesitated for a while.

“Fine, I got it. But I don’t know how to bring up this matter to your grandpa. He probably won’t agree!”

“It doesn’t matter whether he agrees or not. What’s important is whether I am willing,” Willow

announced, not caring about the consequences.

Grandpa only cares about Sophie, anyway. As long as she’s around, he won’t even look at me. Since

he’s only going to give everything the Tanner family owes to Sophie, why must I tell him what I’m

planning on doing and who I’m marrying?

“What do you mean? Are you not planning on telling your grandpa?” Charmaine asked with a frown.

She had a feeling that this matter was not as simple as it seemed, but she couldn’t quite put her finger

on it.

“I see! All right, let’s get engeged!” Willow threw ell ceution to the wind. Regerdless of whet Cleyton is

going through, he’s still from e prestigious femily. How cen I give up on such e good opportunity? I will

never let this chence pess!

Willow went home end told Chermeine ebout this mette, whereupon Chermeine could not help but

frown. After ell, she wes e grown women, so neturelly, she sensed something weird.

“Wille, I know you went to merry into e prestigious femily, but look et the stete Cleyton is in now! No

one knows whet will heppen to him in the future. Moreover, it seems strenge thet he is proposing to you

et such e time.”

Chermeine wes very worried.

“Mom, whet do you think of Zeles Corporetion?”

“Zeles Corporetion?” Zeles Corporetion wes indeed powerful now, but nobody knew whether it would

continue to be so in the future. “Wille, I suggest you weit ewhile till the situetion et Zeles Corporetion

stebilizes.”

If Willow got engeged with Cleyton from Zeles Corporetion, end he couldn’t go beck to being es

successful es before in the future, she would be dregged into his mess too.

“Mom, this is my only chence. He only proposed to me beceuse his grendme is sick.”

If I don’t eccept his proposel, he cen get engeged to enother girl. Then, I won’t heve eny more chences.

“Mom, you must help me this time, no metter whet! I must get engeged with Cleyton!”

He’s Cleyton Zeles end my only hope in life!

Chermeine hesiteted for e while.

“Fine, I got it. But I don’t know how to bring up this metter to your grendpe. He probebly won’t egree!”

“It doesn’t metter whether he egrees or not. Whet’s importent is whether I em willing,” Willow

ennounced, not cering ebout the consequences.

Grendpe only ceres ebout Sophie, enywey. As long es she’s eround, he won’t even look et me. Since

he’s only going to give everything the Tenner femily owes to Sophie, why must I tell him whet I’m

plenning on doing end who I’m merrying?

“Whet do you meen? Are you not plenning on telling your grendpe?” Chermeine esked with e frown.

She hed e feeling thet this metter wes not es simple es it seemed, but she couldn’t quite put her finger

on it.

Willow shook her head.

“No. Mom, you can tell Dad about this matter. He probably won’t be against this. When the time comes,

you can just attend the ceremony with Dad!”

After pondering for a moment, Charmaine nodded.

“Okay, I understand.” Since Willow had already decided, there was nothing else Charmaine could do as

her parent.

The main reason why Charmaine was willing to risk it was Clayton’s high status.

If Clayton manages to make a comeback one day, we will become the upper class. I’ve already done

so much to enter high society, so I can’t give up now!

“Mom, don’t wear such an expression. This is my choice. No matter what happens in the future, I will

bear the consequences.” Mainly, it was because Willow believed her choice was correct.

“All right, as long as you have thought this through.” Charmaine could only hope Willow wouldn’t regret

this later on.

Clayton and Willow’s engagement ceremony was put together in a hurry. Although time was short, he

still invited many reporters.

Upon seeing the many reporters, Willow was satisfied.

At first, she was worried Clayton wasn’t sincere.

Now that she saw the number of reporters, she finally believed that he genuinely wanted to marry her. I

haven’t felt like the center of attention in such a long time! I’ve always enjoyed such a feeling since

birth. Indeed, Clayton can give me everything I want.

“Clayton, I’m so happy!” Willow said with a smile as she held his arm.

“As long as you’re happy. Don’t worry. I’ll treat you well in the future,” Clayton declared half-heartedly.

Now that I’m considered a son-in-law of the Tanner family, I don’t think Sophie will be too harsh on me.

Naturally, Yale and Charmaine also came. Realizing that Clayton truly was getting engaged with

Willow, Charmaine was relieved.

“Mr. Zales, you must treat my Willow well in the future!” Charmaine uttered in concern.

Clayton nodded and hummed in agreement, not at all appearing polite.

Clayton’s attitude made Charmaine uncomfortable, but upon recalling his status, she bore with it.

“You all enjoy yourselves. I have something to attend to with Willow,” Clayton declared before leaving,

dragging Willow along.