Azalea was a worthless piece of shit in the eyes of Angel. She was just an actress who tried too hard to get famous. How could such an ordinary person be worthy of Angel’s attention? She immediately replied, “Nope!”
“How can you be unaware of such breaking news?” Veronica seemed to be upset about it, “Angel, do you know how did Azalea manage to become the ambassador of the global brand of the Floyd family’s company? It’s not because she is a capable person. The Floyd family would never give her such a good opportunity like this based on her ordinary demeanor. She must have achieved it through her aunt playing some dirty tricks behind the scene.”
Angel did not know the relationship between Azalea and Emily. She immediately asked after reading Veronica’s text message, “Who is Azalea’s aunt?”
“Who else could it be apart from Emily Poland? Are you playing dumb with me? Didn’t you and your father had met with her in the country? Don’t you know anything about her?”
Angel was not completely oblivious and knew the relationship between Emily and Callum. She also knew that she was their daughter. Emily was very cold towards Angel and was not concerned about her at all. However, she had lent a helping hand towards Azalea to achieve such a great opportunity. Angel was pissed off upon thinking about the biased treatment of Emily.
Veronica must be sharing the same feeling as Angel. Emily must be the mastermind judging by Callum’s decision to support Azalea. Veronica had despised her to the core. She had been cursing Emily to be gone ever since she was infertile due to the accident that happened during the horseriding session.
However, Emily was still doing well and even got in touch with Callum. She boldly requested Callum to support her niece to make her come back. She was clearly challenging Veronica’s power as the lawful wife of Callum.
Veronica would have come over and gotten rid of Emily if she had the chance to do so. The current circumstance did not allow such a thing to happen as Veronica had always pretended to be a kind and innocent person. It would not be feasible should she turn into a ferocious and outspoken person out of the blue.
All hopes were on Angel to stand up for her mother. Veronica swiftly added fuel to the fire, “I shall be upfront to you since things have turned out this way. You are aware that Emily is your biological mother, aren’t you? Didn’t she try to be approachable to you since you are back in the country for so long? Is this an indication that her biological daughter is less important than her niece?”
Angel had been spoiled ever since she was a child and everyone had been expected to give way to her. She was furious after reading Veronica’s message and recalled how Emily was very distant from her.
“How dare she! They are very bold in trying to mess around with us. I did not manage to get rid of both Valeria and Braelynn. Are they assuming that I can’t teach Azalea a lesson as well? They shall wait and see how I am able to deal with that bitch!”
Veronica had successfully lured Angel into the trap. She immediately reminded, “You can’t succeed in doing things alone. You have to tell your grandparents about this, do you understand?”
“Alright. Rest assured I’m not a clueless person. I’ll definitely come up with a perfect plan!”
Azalea did not know that she was being targeted by Angel. She was still innocently thinking of taking advantage of Emily as per Meadow’s suggestion.
Emily bought some fresh ingredients back home and headed towards the kitchen to make a table full of mouthwatering dishes. She then knocked on Azalea’s door to tell her that dinner was ready.
She saw Azalea leaning against the headboard and crying when she pushed the door open. She was taken aback and asked, “Why are you sobbing again?”
“Well… It’s nothing.” Azalea wiped her tears away while continuing to ball her eyes out. How could Emily not feel heartwrenching upon seeing the miserable look on Azalea’s face?
Emily continued to question, “Azalea, what has happened? Tell me about it!”
“Aunt Emily! I have just dreamt of my father and I miss him dearly!” Azalea cried while commencing her performance.
Emily was stunned upon hearing about it. “You are being silly. Why would you cry your lungs out upon thinking about him?”
“Aunt Emily, just so you know, I have been missing him very dearly. I desperately hoped that I have had a father since I was a little girl! My peers are blessed with having a father who would accompany them to school and attend parents’ meetings. They can even ride on their father’s shoulder and get spoiled while I was brought up by my mother only. So many years have passed by merely relying on her. It’s not wise for me to be so demanding as I am aware that my mother has been through a lot. However, I have always been thinking about my father deep down in my heart. He will definitely take good care of me should he still be alive. He would have adored me very much and I neither would have been an adopted child nor be bullied by others…” Azalea threw herself into Emily’s arms and balled her eyes out.
Emily hugged and patted her shoulder gently. Her feelings were perplexed but she did not know what to say.
The most heartbreaking matter in the world was that both father and daughter could not reunite with each other despite their existence being reachable. Azalea was not a machine, but a human with emotions and feelings. It was logical for her in missing her father dearly.
Emily did everything that she could for the sake of Azalea’s safety. She chose to keep this matter a secret as she did not intend to see her daughter end up dead. However, Emily was the guilty one on this matter. Such a tragedy would not have happened if she did not fall in love with Callum.
Azalea was still sobbing in her arms while repeating how much she missed her father. Emily felt sorrowful and guilty at the same time. She patted Azalea on the back and tears rolled down from her cheeks uncontrollably. “I’m sorry! I have disappointed you! It’s all my fault!”
Azalea decided to end her performance there and enjoyed the delicious dinner that was prepared by Emily. She had a great appetite as she was pleased by her acting just now.
On the other hand, Emily was not in the mood to consume dinner as she was in dilemma whether what she did was appropriate or not. She had no right to remain silent about Callum and Azalea’s relationship as father and daughter. She was not in a good position to prevent Callum from knowing that Azalea was his biological daughter after all.
Callum and the Floyd family had raised a non-legitimate daughter for so many years. On the other hand, the actual daughter of the Floyd family had been bullied by others and was living by a thread. Emily felt increasingly depressed upon thinking about it.
She regretted coming to an agreement with Rammos just now. She should have insisted Callum deem Azalea as his daughter.
She would have dishonored the promise should she have suggested to Rammos about Callum taking Azalea in as his goddaughter once again. She had never deemed herself as a person who would go back on her words.
This was the first time that she was having doubts about her decision. The things that happened in the past were all planned by Emily. Both Azalea and Callum were not aware of the full picture at all.
Emily went to such an extent just to protect Azalea from trouble. However, she failed to take into consideration Azalea’s wish of having a father.
Azalea was currently heartbroken about the absence of a father throughout her life. Emily felt that it was currently not a good move to tell Azalea that Callum was her biological father.
Emily suddenly thought of Valeria while in a dilemma. Natalie had secretly given birth to Valeria at that time. She deliberately kept Valeria’s identity a secret as she was afraid that Savannah, that cruel woman, would bring harm to her daughter. However, both Archer and Gavin eventually reunited with Valeria. They even made her into a princess and had a contented life living together, right?
Luck was on Valeria’s side for a sudden change of fate. Azalea might even have such an opportunity to turn things around.
Valeria’s identity was being discovered by the Saunders family. Should Emily lend Azalea a helping hand as well?
There was always an unspoken attraction between people who were connected with each other by blood. Azalea definitely had the chance to meet with Callum as she was the spokesperson of the Floyd family’s global brand. Callum, Fandrey, and Deborah might feel a sense of familiarity after interacting with Azalea several times. Could Azalea be as lucky as Valeria then?