Emily was stunned for a moment before asking, “Abuse? Meadow, what are you talking about? Why didn’t I hear it from Azalea before?”
“She would only tell you the nice things but keep the depressing incidents to herself. It is not her style for giving out negative vibes towards others. I would not have believed it as well if I did not witness it myself.”
Meadow began to spew nonsense, “The senior members of the Clark family do not treat her poorly. It is just that they are not affectionate towards her that’s all. However, Abbie is genuinely a pain in the ass. She would scold and get rough on Azalea as she pleases. She even persuaded the servants to mess with Azalea. Your niece is portrayed to be a posh and sophisticated lady from the Clark family in the public eye. God knows how much pain she had endured all these years. She has been suppressing her emotions all these while just to make ends meet. She is genuinely a pitiful one since she was little.”
Emily would not have believed her niece in claiming that she was been bullied by the Clark family. She had a change of mind upon hearing it from Meadow as she was an outsider. There was no incentive for Meadow to defame the Clark family as there was no bad blood between them.
Emily was slightly convinced and glanced at Azalea with sympathy. “Why would you keep your misery in secret? I would have refused you to reside with the Clark family should you tell me about this early on!”
“Aunt Emily, Meadow is just exaggerating matters. It’s not as difficult as one would think so.” Azalea did not expect Meadow in taking things to such an extent. The Clark family had never once abused her. It would be chaotic should they hear about this.
Azalea pondered in her thoughts and took a peek at her. Meadow decided to continue her act by making up more stories.
“It would be a miracle should Azalea be a cheerful person judging by her considerate personality, right? I shall tell you more recent events as I have deemed bygones to be bygones. Did you witness how Abbie had bullied your niece? She had been giving Azalea a hard time just to win Michael’s heart over. Azalea is eventually out of the job as she was then being boycotted. Abbie still refuses to leave your niece alone and continues to cause harm towards her.”
Meadow pointed at Azalea’s forehead as she continued speaking. “Azalea has beautiful features but there is currently a wound on her forehead. The most important matter regarding a female is her looks. What should we do if the scar does not fade away? Abbie is such a heartless person. She decided to lay a finger on Azalea as she was jealous of your niece. She is clearly trying to ruin Azalea’s face! How can we let such a vicious person off the hook? Emily, it’s ridiculous for us to not make a fuss about this matter. We have to find a way to sue her!”
Emily sighed upon seeing her niece being met with trouble. She shared the same thought with Meadow and replied, “I was initially planning to take this matter into court but they came prepared beforehand. Azalea is at a disadvantageous position and there is no solid proof even if we sue Abbie first.”
“Abbie is clearly giving your niece a hard time! This is utterly despicable and I can no longer stand it anymore. I need to tell my husband about it and have him come up with something!”
Meadow knew that Emily would not bring this matter into a court case. It was not her intention to call Stanty as she was just deceiving Emily after all. Azalea swiftly halted her action upon seeing Meadow picking up her phone and pretending to make a phone call.
“Meadow, I know that you mean well. However, this matter can’t be resolved merely by giving a call to Stanty. This is my private relationship which involves the Davis, Clark, and Howard families. It’s not appropriate to let the three families turn their backs against each other!”
“What are you talking about? This is also an official matter regarding the Davis family, isn’t it? I’m not interested in how that jerk is feeling. Azalea, you are the only one who I deem appropriate as my future daughter-in-law! There is no one else who fits the bill apart from you!”
Meadow was not genuinely a fan of Azalea. She had supported Azalea as she had ulterior motives in her mind.
It was impossible for Abbie to accept the entire portion of inheritance despite being the eldest daughter of the Clark family, She might only get an additional segment compared to others. Besides, Abbie was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. She was a charismatic and sophisticated person due to her upbringing. Meadow felt inferior towards Abbie as she had climbed up the social ladder by using dirty tricks.
It was a different ballgame when Azalea came into the picture. Meadow was enjoying Azalea’s flattery and was very humble towards her. Meadow felt the power in her hands upon befriending Azalea all this while.
The most important thing was the secret that Meadow had known about. Azalea was the daughter of Emily which meant that she was the legitimate daughter of the Floyd family.
It would be amazing should the Floyd family know about Azalea’s identity and eventually decide to reconnect with her. She was the only legitimate heir of the Floyd family. It would be logical for her to inherit the entire wealth belonging to the Floyd family, right?
Meadow had fully supported Azalea and Michael to be a married couple because of the said speculation. Her purpose today was to help Azalea turn the tables around. Emily would soon have no choice but to get ahold of Callum in telling him about Azalea.
Everything was going according to plan when Emily was extremely surprised upon hearing about it. Did Meadow genuinely adore Azalea to such an extent?
It was a pleasing sight when Azalea had left a good impression on Meadow. Azalea would live a peaceful life upon being married since her future mother-in-law was very fond of her. It was very unlikely for both Azalea and Meadow to hold a grudge against each other judging by their friendly relationship with each other. All hopes were down to Michael for now.
Emily hesitated once again upon thinking how Michael had outright declared his disinterested feelings towards Azalea. Nothing would change even if Meadow was a fan of Azalea. Michael was the key to building up a romantic relationship with Azalea.
Emily was lost in her thoughts and let out a sigh. “Meadow, it is my pleasure for you to adore Azalea so much. However, it seems that there is no love spark from Michael’s side. There are no mutual feelings between the two of them. Your affection towards Azalea would not have an impact on anything.”
Meadow immediately explained herself after hearing about it, “Emily, where did you receive news that Michael does not view your niece as his potential partner? My son is truthfully in love with Azalea. Things would not go out of hand should Abbie not have meddled into their relationship!”
Emily then said, “Meadow, to be honest, I have met Michael before to talk about this matter. He had denied having feelings towards Azalea. He claimed to be in love with Abbie and it has always been like this. Abbie is the apple of his eyes instead of Azalea…”
Meadow swiftly interrupted her, “This is absolutely rubbish! Michael is being reserved to tell his feelings out. I have watched Michael and Azalea experiencing the ups and downs together. How is it possible for me to be unaware of his train of thoughts?”
“Why would he lie to me then? I am Azalea’s aunt after all. He would not have said that to me if he really adores Azalea, right?”
“Well… Hmm…” Meadow felt slightly panicked upon her query. “There is a rationale behind this action of his. I shall hint you that something secretive is going on.”
“What is it?” Emily immediately asked.
“Abbie has some dirt on Michael and she then uses it to threaten my son. Both Michael and Azalea had no choice but to break up upon being forced by her. Abbie even forced him to take her hand in marriage.”
“What? Michael is a well-known lawyer who is also an intelligent and talented man. Abbie is just an ordinary person and not as witty as him. How could she be capable enough of posing a threat to him? He can always use the law to protect himself from her, right?”