Richard was stunned for a moment and raised his voice, “Are you out of your mind? How is that possible?”
William remained silent and instead crossed his arms while looking at him. Richard did not query his skeptical thoughts and asked, “What on earth is going on?”
“It’s a long story and there are only two points that I wish to portray to you today. Firstly, I will have Braelynn’s back from now onwards. Secondly, what we have said previously no longer counts.”
“What?” Richard was dumbfounded and said, “William, I have always been your number one supporter. It’s not pleasant for you to burn the bridge after crossing it. You can’t do this to me…”
“Alright, stop it with your unnecessary elaboration as it is making me dizzy. You shall take a word of precaution from me to heart. We are still brothers for life and I will still take you seriously. However, I will not assist you with regard to this matter. I would not get in your way for going after Braelynn. You ought to win her heart based on your efforts and not some dirty tricks under your sleeve.”
“What are you talking about? You claimed that I am a dishonest person but those ideas chimed from you, right? You are pointing fingers towards me instead. William, how cruel of you!”
William chuckled upon looking at the distressed look on his face. “Stop pretending and you know that’s not what I mean. I’m just warning you beforehand that’s all. I will not disrupt your plan if you really intend to marry her. However, it is best for you to call it quits if you are just looking for a fling to flirt around with her. I shall remind you that the Floyd family is the real challenge instead of me. It would be a different ballgame should her identity be exposed. The first obstacle you ought to face would be my grandparents as they would definitely oppose you to be with her!”
“I did not see this coming at all! Why is my life so tragic?” Richard initially had a miserable look but recovered from it within a blink of an eye. “William, the Floyd family’s wealth would soon belong to Braelynn as she is their daughter, right? Oh My God, isn’t this an indication that this cousin of yours is the only heir of such a rich and influential family? Holy shit, I should go all-in to impress her even if it’s for the sake of that fortune! I am willing to go through hell just for that!”
“Get lost!” William glared at him. Richard burst out of laughter and said, “I’ve finally gained some motivation to achieve something great. I used to envy you for marrying the daughter of the Saunders family but I have now changed my mind. The future wife of mine is at par with yours! I shall head back to figure out my next move. Talk to you soon!”
Emily was done meeting with Rammos. She decided to buy some fruits and snacks before heading back to Azalea’s apartment. Azalea was still lying on the bed when Emily returned home. Emily pushed the door open and said, “Azalea! Are you awake yet?”
It was impossible for Azalea to sleep soundly. She had been playing with TikTok to pass time while waiting for the updates ever since Emily left. She replied and sat up upon hearing Emily’s voice, “Aunt Emily, you are finally back.”
“I bought you some fruits and desserts. Come and have a taste of them.”
“I don’t have any apetite!” Azalea answered weakly.
“Do get up and have a few bites of them. I have something to tell you.”
She then decided to be an obedient person. Azalea got up and followed her to the living room. Emily poured her a glass of water and said, “Do have something to fill you up.”
“Okay.” Azalea took a bite of the fruit while waiting for the updates that she had been looking forward to. Emily sighed and said, “I have gotten ahold of someone to get you out of trouble and things would eventually turn for the better. You should take good care of yourself and recover as soon as possible. You would then be able to continue your career where you have left off.”
“Alright! Aunt Emily, thank you so much. I will focus on my recovery and work hard. I would not disappoint you!” Azalea was not surprised as she had previously eavesdropped on Emily when she was making a call. She pretended to be grateful but had other thoughts in her head. She was looking forward to Emily telling her that Callum had decided to take her as his goddaughter.
Emly did not tell her about this good news even after Azalea had finished a piece of fruit. Azalea asked as she was utterly curious, “Aunt Emily, do you have anything else to tell me?”
“Nope,” Emily replied while shaking her head.
Azalea was not a foolish person. It was obvious that this matter had gone down the drain since Emily did not mention a single word about the goddaughter matter.
Azalea was feeling extremely disappointed. It would be a groundbreaking piece of news should Callum decide to take her in as his goddaughter. This was incomparable to the Floyd family who promised to invest in her to make her famous in the entertainment industry.
She was already prepared to scream at the top of her lungs to celebrate this uplifting news. However, she was feeling empty as things did not go her way.
Azalea managed to suppress her dissatisfaction. She then excused herself and returned to her bedroom.
Emily was not aware that Azalea had eavesdropped on her just now. She thought that Azalea was genuinely feeling under the weather and asked, “Does your wound hurt again? You have lost so much weight within a short period of time. What would you like to have? I will be happy in buying some ingredients to make soup for you. It will be good for you in nourishing your body.”
Azalea wasn’t in the mood to eat and said, “Whatever.”
“I shall buy a chicken to make ginseng chicken soup for you then! Have a good rest! I’ll be back soon,” Emily replied and picked up her bag before heading towards the market.
Azalea immediately sat up upon hearing Emily shut the door and leave the house. She took her phone out and gave Meadow a call, “Meadow, bad news!”
“What happened?”
“The matter that I told you in the morning did not happen. Callum is not willing to take me in as his goddaughter. He only agrees to support me by utilizing the company’s funds.”
Meadow comforted her, “Stop thinking so negatively. It’s a good thing for you to make a comeback by the support of the Floyd family, isn’t it?”
“Of course not. It’s incomparable as I would be way happier should I become his goddaughter,” Azalea replied in a sulky tone.
“All hopes are not lost. Azalea, you need to learn in being a quick-witted person. It’s not the end of the world even if your aunt had failed to make your wish come true. We can come up with other ways in letting Callum pay more attention to you.”
“What do you mean? Callum and I don’t even have a chance to meet with each other. How can he side with me?”
Azalea felt that Meadow’s idea was unreachable. Meadow did not share the same thought with her and said, “Success depends on the way how one does things. I have something in mind to get you closer with Callum and make you a focus for him.”
“Really? Meadow, do you really have a good trick under your sleeve?”
“Of course! Azalea, listen to me, your aunt has helped you to pave the way. It all now depends on you to finish the rest of it. You are a smart person and it is wise to seize this perfect opportunity. For starters, you need to get on your aunt’s good side. You can test the waters by prompting her about Callum’s favorite things. We can then take things from there.”
“It’s relatively bizarre for my aunt to tell me about this, isn’t it? She has always been a mysterious person after all,” Azalea felt that this was no easy task.
Meadow sneered and replied, “You are a promising actress, aren’t you? Don’t you know how to put on a good act? You shall later bawl your eyes out and tell your aunt how dearly you have missed your father.”
“What does thinking about my father has anything to do with my aunt?” Azalea asked as she was feeling confused.
“It’s your key to success! You should listen to me and act accordingly. You will tell Emily how much you missed your father as you have dreamed about him not long ago. Things would be different should you have a father to back you up. You need to be as fragile as you could be. We can then go with the flow based on your aunt’s reaction.”