Helen gave her the terms and conditions before leaving the balcony. Abbie continued to linger around the balcony with a depressed look on her face. She sent a message to Valeria which stated, “I am being grounded! You need to come back and save me as soon as possible!”
“Who gave you such a ridiculous order?”
“Who else could it be? It is nevertheless my mom’s idea! Azalea, that cunning and sinister b*tch claimed that I was currently seeing someone. I had been interrogated by my mom for a few hours and the punishment that she gave me was to stay at home for a week.”
“This trouble is once again caused by Azalea, that shameless piece of s*it? I have to come up with an idea of teaching her a lesson.”
“I will definitely give her a violent beating if I am able to set foot out from the house,” Abbie gnashed her teeth in anger.
“That is not a feasible idea. It would be an insult for you to lay a finger on someone that unworthy. Let’s find another way to get rid of her. Well, I shall arrange for two men to get ahold of her and beat her up. Pouring pig’s blood on her would be the icing of the cake in seeking justice for you.”
“This actually sounds like a great plan. However, Azalea will definitely know that I am the mastermind about this matter. She will absolutely come up with a way as payback judging by her awful and shameless personality.”
“Are you intimidated by her seeking revenge on you? Isn’t that utterly ridiculous?”
“Of course not. It is just that she would definitely spew nonsense to my mom and dad. Valeria, you are unaware of my parents’ behavior… To be honest, they do not take me seriously compared to Azalea. I am so done for listening to their constant lectures and advice.”
“What should you do then? You can’t possibly let her bully you like this, can you?”
“That is the exact reason why I am currently feeling depressed. How can I spend a week without leaving the house? I would go bonkers real soon. Valeria, you are able to save me from my mother’s control if you come and visit me. It is as clear as day that hell is awaiting me since you are not here.”
“Are you that keen to head out from the house? That would be a piece of cake. Your objective will be achieved if you tell Braelynn in asking you out. Your brother would need to lend you a helping hand in order to please Braelynn, right?”
“Braeynn won’t be able to invite me out forever, right?”
“Stop complicating things. Tell her to get you out of the house to catch a breather first. I will be returning back to the country a few days later.”
Angel came over when Azalea had just finished recording her program in the afternoon and she was currently resting.
Azalea cracked a pretentious smile upon seeing her and said, “Angel, how could you manage to squeeze some time out to be here?”
“I came all the way here just to see you. Azalea, is everything going well?”
“Yes, it is!” Azalea replied while busy observing her reaction.
It was impossible for Angel to come here merely in meeting with Azalea. She must have other motives in mind.
Azalea’s prediction was accurate. Angel took her time and enjoyed half a cup of her tea before placing it down. “Miss Clark, you used to live at Abbie’s house when you were little as per my recollection, right?”
It was finally showtime. Azalea swiftly paid full attention and replied, “Yes, you’re right.”
“What do you think of the Clark family? Tell me about it.” Angel asked in a casual manner.
“Mr. and Mrs. Clark are very kind to me. They have been treating me as their own daughter,” Azalea cautiously answered.
Angel went the extra mile just to get ahold of Helen yesterday. She then came to meet with Azalea just to inquire more about the Clark family. What was she trying to do?
“What about the others?” Angel questioned further.
“Lady Angel, I am sure that you are aware of my beef with Abbie. She is an unreasonable person and a bully. She has always been targeting me all this while. On the other hand, I am not very close with Richard. I seldom see him during my stay at the Clark family.”
“You’re telling me that you do not bump into Richard on a regular basis? Why is that? Doesn’t he live at home?”
“He had always been studying at an elite school which runs a full boarding program. He would only come home during weekends and will visit foreign countries during his school holidays. That is why I can’t get ahold of him often. He then studied abroad after he was done with his secondary education and that was when I see him much lesser than before.”
“Really? I heard that Mr. Richard is a quick-tempered person with a really bad attitude. Is that true?” Angel queried more.
What was Angel thinking in her mind? Who told her that Richard was a grumpy person?
Azalea thought for a while but struggled to get ahold of any suspect who spoke ill of Richard to Angel.
Azalea and Richard had no bad blood with each other. He was a man with excellent capabilities and was not someone that she could easily provoke. Azalea needed to think thoroughly before giving a reply.
“Lady Angel, who did you hear that from?”
“A friend of mine told me about it. She said that Richard and Abbie would abuse their high social status to bully others. Both siblings have done lots of evil and cunning stuff all this while.”
“Your friend is spot on about Abbie being a wicked person. However, as for Mr. Richard…”
Azalea and Abbie did not see eye to eye as they wanted Michael to their own. She had the guts in going head to head with Abbie because Helen and her husband, Donald, were soft-hearted people. They would turn a blind eye regarding the quarrels between both young ladies. They assumed that it was a small and petty fight between Azalea and Abbie. Besides, Helen and Donald were slightly biased towards Azalea ever since the incident that happened regarding her father. Their partial attitude was not out of love but was mainly feeling guilty about the past event.
Azalea was an observant person and knew what was going through the minds of both Helen and Donald. Hence, she was daring enough to challenge and make things difficult for Abbie.
However, Richard was different from his sister. He was an authoritative figure in the Clark family.
Things would be ugly should Azalea offend him. It would be a piece of cake for Richard in getting rid of her.
Azalea was not foolish enough to speak ill of him. She was also struggling to come up with any negative qualities about Richard.
“Well, I don’t see any shortcoming on Richard’s temper. He treats his servants very well and I do not see him raging with anger at home.”
Angel frowned upon hearing about it. Why did the words of Madelyn and Azalea did not add up? Was the mother or the daughter lying through her teeth?”
“That is not possible as I received news that Richard is a merciless person. He had caused a physical disability onto the servant and even killed one…”
“Nonsense! Who on earth did you hear that from?” Azalea was not aware that Madelyn was causing trouble. She swiftly retorted, “That is absolutely incorrect. Richard does not have frequent interaction with the servants as he is seldom at home. Besides, he does not even have the time to deal with matters regarding the servants, doesn’t he? I have no idea what is the purpose of your friend for spreading false information. She would be dead meat if Richard is aware of the nonsense that she had said!”
“Are you indicating that Mr. Richard is neither an aggressive person nor had taken the life away from the servant? What about his private life? Is it very complicated as well? Is it true that he would change a new partner every three days?”
“I am not aware of the details about his personal matter. However, I can assure you that he does not treat the servants poorly at home.”
“Are you aware of Richard’s preference then?” Angel continued asking.
“I know a little and not much about it. He likes racing, riding horses, and playing golf.”
“Was your mother at the Clark family as well during your stay there?” Angel questioned.
“Nope, my mother was absent during that time.”
Angel was furious upon hearing about it. How could Madelyn know that Richard was a brutal killer when she was not even living with the Clark family? Was this an indication that Madelyn was spewing nonsense to her?
It was a coincidence that Angel was born with a liking towards vicious people. Hence, she did not feel displeased upon hearing Madelyn’s nonsense about the cruelty of Richard.
Things would be different if she had the same personality as a typical lady. Angel would certainly be disgusted and will keep a distance from Richard upon hearing about this rumor, wouldn’t she?
What was Madelyn, that old woman having in her mind? Angel assumed that Madelyn was entrusted by Emily to take care of her in hopes to enhance the relationship with her. It was a completely different thing from what Angel had initially thought, wasn’t it?
Madelyn must be trying to ruin Angel’s life, right? She was very bold in trying to mess around. Angel decided to teach her a lesson about it!