It was impossible for Emily to not know what he was talking about. She snapped back with a sullen face, “Stop spewing nonsense!”
“Miss Poland, you should know very well whether I am speaking the truth or not. I am very curious about the extent that you would go for Azalea. As far as I am concerned, she had never mentioned being close with an aunt before. I would not even know that Azalea is your niece should you not invite me to have a meetup session today. It would spark questions in one’s mind given how much of an effort you tried to help Azalea out, right?”
Emily felt a bit panicked as she did not expect it to come from Michael.
Did this guy know something about her? How was that possible?
Michael was just a man in his twenties. Besides, not many would know about her secret even if they were way older than him.
Why would he say such a thing then?
Was Emily overcomplicating things in her mind?
Michael continued speaking while she was lost in her thoughts, “Miss Poland, I heard that you were pregnant years ago. I am curious whether your child…”
“Shut up!” Emily was shocked and sprung up from her seat. “You are such a d*ckhead! I came here to discuss merely Azalea’s matters. Don’t force me to go rough if you continue to talk bullshit!”
“It’s against the law to lay a finger on others! You should know that very well given your age, shouldn’t you?” Michael took his time and continued speaking, “Miss Poland, you were so calm just now. Why would you get mad all of a sudden? Did I happen to guess something accurately? Is there really an unspeakable relationship between you and Azalea?”
Emily was extremely panicked as Michael had a knack for playing around with his words. She composed herself and said, “Michael, are you trying to divert my attention now? You are indeed an excellent lawyer with exceptional debating skills. I’m here for Azalea and as her family member, I am upset seeing her in a mess. Isn’t it logical for me to seek your help? Why would you make it into a personal matter about me?”
“Miss Poland, are you currently feeling uncomfortable about this topic? You need not take it to heart upon my query as I am just feeling strange. By the way, I have scheduled an appointment with Mr. Floyd later. I also happen to know that you have a history with him. Care to join us then?”
Emily did not expect Michael to take things further to such an extent. She had initially suspected Michael to know something about her past. Her speculation was correct judging by how he had deliberately brought in Callum’s name into the conversation.
Emily was taken aback upon knowing that Michael had something on her. She knew that it was not a good time to seek justice for Azalea. She scolded him as a way of bringing their appointment to an end. She then left the guest room in a panic.
Michael watched her exiting the room and picked up his phone to call William. “I have listened to your advice and managed to test the waters. It looks like your speculation is correct. There might be something fishy going on between Emily and Azalea.”
“Michael, are you sure about that?”
“Yes. I have a habit of recording conversations during my working hours. You would receive a copy of it sooner or later.”
Michael sent the recording as promised. William had a surprised look on his face after listening to the audio. Emily was initially behaving aggressively but ended up on a low note. Her change of tone happened ever since Michael started to question her relationship with Azalea.
Was something really going on between Azalea and Emily?
It was confirmed that Angel was not her child. Could Azalea’s biological parents turn out to be Callum and Emily then?
William felt that he needed to investigate this matter much more thoroughly.
Emily stumbled away from Michael’s law firm with a pale face. Callum’s men immediately sent a report to him upon seeing Emily exiting the firm.
Callum felt troubled upon receiving news that Emily had come out from the law firm with a sullen expression on her face. Why on earth would Emily meet with Michael?
He quickly gave Rammos a call, “Are things rough for her nowadays?”
Rammos knew who he was mentioning and immediately replied, “Not at all. However, things don’t seem quite well for her niece with the name of Azalea Clark. I reckon that she had met with Michael to discuss her niece’s matter.”
“What is it then?” Callum was not aware of the things that happened between Azalea and Michael. He did not keep an eye on her as he was only focused on Emily.
“Azalea used to be his fiance. However, their relationship went bust ever since Michael had published an official statement about it. Hence, it is speculated that Miss Poland got ahold of Michael to talk about this matter.”
Callum frowned as he viewed marriage as a serious matter. A romantic relationship should not be forced in order to remain till the end. Michael clearly had no feelings towards Azalea judging by his actions. Why did Emily make such a hassle then?
“She sought for Michael in hopes to rekindle his relationship with Azalea. Are you sure about that?”
Rammos pondered for a moment before speaking, “Nope, that is just my hypothesis. By the way, I have another thing to tell you about Azalea. I am not sure how she managed to piss off the Wolf Group but she eventually got blacklisted. Other companies followed along and terminated all her contracts. It just so happened that Michael was also the head of the legal department of Wolf Group. Could Miss Poland meet with him to change his mind about Azalea’s career hiccup?”
“I see.” Callum hoped that Emily had indeed looked for Michael to discuss her niece’s banned issue. He would then be able to lend a helping hand. William may probably do him this favor, right?
He needed to find time and have a chat with William. It was hoped that Azalea’s career would eventually get back to normality.
Emily did not linger around B City after leaving Michael’s law firm. She immediately drove back to Misurton as she was worried about Azalea. She was on the viaduct when Azalea’s mother, Madelyn, suddenly gave her a call.
Emily swiftly answered, “Hello?”
Madelyn immediately asked, “Emily, how was it?”
“Well, everything is fine,” Emily answered vaguely in hopes of not irritating Azalea further. Madelyn was currently keeping an eye on Azalea to prevent her from doing something silly.
Madelyn was curious about the outcome and questioned further, “What did Abbie say to you?”
“She still wants Michael to herself.” Emily sighed and continued, “Do keep this a secret from Azalea.”
“But… what would happen to Azalea then? She is deeply in love with Michael!” Madelyn glanced at Azalea, who was seated next to her while consuming food. She immediately knew what was Azalea thinking upon seeing Michael’s name on her phone. Madelyn continued, “Emily, you need to have a word with Michael. Who knows that he might have a change of mind?”
“I did, but things did not work out as expected. There’s nothing more that I can do.”
Azalea indicated a death gesture towards Madelyn upon hearing about it.
Madelyn nodded and replied, “What should we do then? She is head over heels towards Michael but he does not feel the same. What if she goes bonkers upon hearing about it? Let me have a look at Azalea right now.”
She instantly stood up and pretended to walk towards Azalea’s room. She screamed in panic, “Azalea! Azalea… Goodness, gracious! My poor little child, please don’t do this to me! You’re scaring mama!”
Emily’s hand trembled upon hearing the intense situation. She accidentally stepped on the emergency brake and the car behind eventually crashed into hers. The phone that was in her hand flew out of the car window. Her head severely struck towards the steering wheel.