“Is staying here all I have to do?” Michael asked.
“Of course not. You must treat me and Azalea with respect. Do you understand that you can’t talk to Azalea like you did just now? That was impudent. You’re so disgraceful!”
“Did you say disgraceful? Mom, you’re one to talk.” Michael let out a scoff. “What else? Tell me everything at once!”
“That’s all for the time being. I’ll tell you if there’s anything else. Come with me now. Be polite and courteous. Don’t forget to smile!”
Michael did not believe that Meadow would let him off the hook. He had this thought on his way here. Meadow forced him here because she and Azalea had some tricks up their sleeves.
He didn’t think Meadow was a sly person, but he knew her goal was probably to take some pictures of him and Azalea together so that she could make gossip about them.
If Meadow dared to do this, he would find a way to disrupt and ruin their plan.
Michael returned to the hall along with Meadow with such a thought. He became alert and began to observe secretly. Meadow would let him and Azalea alone if she wanted to gossip. He would never give Azalea such a chance.
What surprised Michael was that he found nothing wrong after staying with Meadow in the hall for more than an hour.
Meadow held his hand and chatted with the acquaintances like normal. There was nothing wrong at all.
Meanwhile, Azalea had been chatting and drinking with the guests at the reception. She didn’t seem to have any intention of coming to him.
The unusual situation made Michael confused. Was he wrong? Azalea and Meadow were not going to do something to him but simply wanted him to come to this party.
Thinking about it, he felt something was wrong. He was forced to come over just to drink and chat here? Wasn’t this too much as a joke?
Soon after eleven o’clock, Michael found that Azalea was staggering and almost fell down when she walked. It seemed that she was drunk.
Azalea staggered to Callum’s side and said, “Mr. Floyd, I seem to have drunk too much. Can I have a rest first?”
Callum would not refuse. “Of course, I’ll ask someone to send you back!”
“No, my assistant can send me back!” Azalea refused Callum’s offer. She left with the help of her assistant.
Seeing Azalea leave the hall, Michael breathed a sigh of relief.
Azalea just left like that. If nothing happened, he would be able to leave after an hour.
It was hard to believe that the conspiracy did not happen as Michael expected. Or the show was only about to begin?
Meadow handed him a glass of wine. Michael knew that something bad would happen when Meadow treated him well. He refused directly, “Mom, I drank too much. I’m a little dizzy.”
“You’ve drunk too much? Let’s not drink, have a glass of juice then. I’ll get it for you.”
Meadow was so attentive and considerate. Even a fool will know something was wrong. Michael did not refuse. “Okay, sorry to trouble you.”
Meadow stood up to take fruit juice. Michael watched her disappear from his sight. If he was right, there should be something wrong with the juice that she brought.
Considering how Azalea had stumbled out of the hall, Michael had thought of a possibility. His eyes darkened. If what he thought was right, Meadow and Azalea were too shameless.
A few minutes later, Meadow came back with juice. “Here you are!”
“I don’t feel to drink it now!” Michael took the juice and put it aside.
Seeing that Michael didn’t drink juice, Meadow was anxious. “Why? Didn’t you just say that you want to drink juice? I took the juice for you eagerly. Anyway, you must take a sip, or you’ll hurt my feeling.”
“Just one sip?” Michael asked.
“Yes, just a sip!” Meadow nodded. Michael said, “Can I go back after this sip?”
“Why are you going back? The party is not over yet, isn’t it? Let’s go after it is over! Drink the juice first!” Meadow picked up the juice and handed it to Michael.
When Michael saw Meadow, he was completely sure that there was something fishy about the juice in the glass. He took the juice and put it down. “Okay, I know. This glass of juice is your intention. I have to drink it. However, I felt a little sick now. I’ll drink it later!”
“Why wait? Just a sip.”
“I won’t let you down. Don’t worry, I will drink it.” Michael took out his phone. “Before I drink it, I’ll make a phone call first.”
“What is it?” Meadow asked discontentedly.
“Call my bodyguards. I’m a little dizzy and uncomfortable. I’ve to tell them to come and pick me up later. I will drink the juice that you brought once they reached.”
The meaning behind his words was too obvious. Meadow’s expression changed. “What do you mean?”
“It’s just the literal meaning! Mom, don’t think you’re smart and the others are stupid. I know what you want to do!”
Has Michael guessed what she was thinking? Meadow’s face suddenly turned red. “What do you mean by being eccentric? Are you suspecting I’ll do something bad to you? I’m your mother. Will I hurt you?”
“You won’t hurt me? Then why you force me to drink this glass of juice?”
“I feel sorry for you! You bastard. How dare you suspect that I will harm you! Where’s your conscience?” Meadow was exasperated. “Did you suspect that I put something poison in this juice to hurt you? You don’t even believe your mother? How disappointed!”
Seeing Meadow’s exasperated look, Michael said nothing but just looked at her. Meadow scolded Michael fiercely, but she felt a little nervous. Had he found out?
Her plan would definitely be affected by Michael’s discovery. Fortunately, she had back-up to prevent Michael from suspecting her. She had taken the antidote in advance so she did not have to worry about getting into trouble.
She pointed at the juice and said, “Do you doubt that I put something poison in the juice? Then I’ll give you a sip to prove you. If I drank the juice and nothing happened, what would you say?”
Michael looked at Meadow and said, “Drink it first!”
Meadow sneered and took two sips of the juice. Seeing that nothing happened to her after she drank the juice, Michael felt a little strange. Did he guess wrongly? Wasn’t there anything wrong with the juice?
Meadow stared at him. “I drank the fruit juice for five minutes. Nothing had happened. What else do you want to say now?”
“This… ”
“What? You have nothing to say, right? Don’t you think you should give an explanation for suspecting your mother?” Meadow said aggressively.
“You have to drink the rest of the juice! And apologize to me again! Otherwise, I will not forgive you!”
Michael shook his head and reached out to pick up the juice to drink. Just as the cup was about to reach his mouth, there was a commotion in the hall. “Something had happened! Miss Clark is in trouble!”