Emily instructed Azalea to take a seat upon returning to Azalea’s apartment. She went straight to the point, “Why did you lie to me?”
Azalea knew that Emily was mad at her.
She did not understand why Emily was feeling upset as Angel was her biological daughter. Didn’t Emily wish to see her at all?
Wasn’t Emily a cold-hearted person when she, as a mother, refused to spend time with her child?
Azalea thought about it and swiftly apologized, “Aunt Emily, I am so sorry! It was Angel’s idea in lying to you for setting foot out from the house and there was nothing that I can do about it. I am currently working in the Floyd family’s company. I need to follow orders from the top management.”
“What? Are you saying that there is a free pass for you to deceive me when you were being forced by Angel who had abused her power? Does this mean that you would also help her out if she wants to get rid of me?” Emily questioned in an upset tone.
“But… How is that possible? Aunt Emily, I am not a person who does not know how to gauge the severity of a situation. The reason why I chose to lend a helping hand to Angel was that she was your biological daughter and she was very fond of you. I have lied to you as I do not have the heart to disappoint her. Aunt Emily, I genuinely did this for your own good. You are always by yourself and you seem to be alone. Isn’t it good to live a happier life by reuniting with Angel? She does have a rather charming personality, doesn’t she?”
Emily frowned upon listening to Azalea trying to defend herself, “Azalea, I do not need your help in making a decision on my behalf as I know what to do. I do not want to see the same thing repeating history in the future, okay?”
Azalea had no choice but to agree upon hearing about it, “Alright. I shall not deceive you anymore.”
Azalea did not take it seriously despite giving Emily her promise. Why was Emily making a fuss over such a trivial matter?
Azalea then sent a message to Meadow in sharing her feelings, “My aunt had once again given me an earful because of meeting up with Angel and Mr. Floyd. She is really good at pretending. I am not convinced that she does not intend to marry Mr. Floyd and soon be the wife of the Floyd family!”
“Azalea, it is impolite to criticize your aunt like that! You should actually thank her for helping you out instead!” Meadow advised.
“I am well aware of that, but I am utterly speechless at her behavior. I have already made myself very clear but she still insists on continuing her act. By the way, Angel has successfully become a laughing stock.” Azalea changed the subject to Angel and continued speaking, “Meadow, Angel has made herself into a very big fool today. She fell to the ground in the private room where Richard and Braelynn were having a meal together. Her forehead was severely injured.”
“What? Why would Angel fall down in their private room all of a sudden?” Meadow was also curious about it.
“My speculation is that she must have tried to eavesdrop on Richard and Braelynn’s conversation. She was then being caught red-handed! I remember telling you that Angel is very fond of Richard.”
“Is that so? Azalea, do you think that Richard will be attracted towards Angel as well?”
“I believe that there is a huge possibility for Richard to be uninterested towards her. He did not help Angel up when she fell into the private room where he was having a meet-up with Braelynn. He just let her lie on the ground and did nothing at all.”
Azalea burst into laughter upon recalling the scene as she despised Angel a lot. She was overjoyed upon seeing Angel having an unlucky day.
Meadow chuckled upon hearing the story and said, “Angel has indeed brought shame to herself. The rich young lady had fallen down with her face on the floor! The parent is indeed the child’s first teacher and genes are utterly important despite modern age.”
“Meadow, what do you mean?” Azalea swiftly asked as she was interested in Meadow’s words.
“It is nothing as I am just blabbering around. How could Angel face the public when she has made a fool out of herself?”
“I do not see any issue in that matter as not many people were aware of that incident anyway. Her embarrassing moment will just be history as long as it is not being spread out. Angel must be hating Braelynn to the core and I reckon that Braelynn was the cause of her falling down miserably. I am now hoping that Angel would have bad blood towards her. I desperately wanted to get rid of Braelynn when she hit me last time. However, I did not have the guts to lay a finger on her as she was very close to Valeria. It would be an interesting show to watch if Angel utilize the power of the Floyd family in teaching Braelynn a lesson.”
“You need not forget that Braelynn is now the goddaughter of Hayden. Are you sure that he would sit back and do nothing if Angel intends on laying a finger on her?” Meadow reminded.
“You’re right, I did not think about this. Does this mean that I cannot seek revenge on her?”
“One should be patient and strike at the perfect timing to return an eye for an eye. The flawless moment will eventually come for you in getting rid of her,” Meadow comforted.
The video that was posted by Richard was soon being deleted after a few hours. He assumed that the Floyd family had noticed the footage and had instructed someone in getting rid of it.
Richard was nevertheless very close with William. There was no point for Richard to dwell further into this incident since the Floyd family had made their move. He decided to deem this matter as history.
Richard wanted to leave the company when it was six in the evening. The assistant came in with an anxious face and said, “Mr. Clark, something bad has happened!”
“What is it?”
“The video that was being posted at noon emerged on the internet once again but it was being edited. The scene of Angel’s eavesdropping behavior had disappeared. The video only showed how hard she had fallen on the ground. What on earth is going on?”
Richard frowned and asked, “Is there anything else apart from Angel tripping?”
“Nope, the video only showcased how she had hit the dirt and nothing else.”
“We shall ignore it since Angel was the one who made a fool out of herself anyway. We shall leave it alone and let the footage spread!”
Richard then got up and left his office after he finished speaking. He tried to call Braelynn while he was walking. However, he could not reach Braelynn as her phone was being switched off.
Why would she turn off her phone out of the blue? Could she be mad because of the incident that happened during lunchtime?
Richard murmured while entering the elevator. Braelynn would ignore him when she was upset with him. Nothing would change if he now tried to get ahold of her. It was better to beg Abbie in lending him a helping hand instead.
Abbie might have the chance of inviting Braelynn to hang out together. Richard thought about it and texted Abbie, “Where are you?”
“I am still working in my office,” Abbie reverted back.
This little kiddo was still in her office way past the working hour. Since when did she become a workaholic when she had gotten used to living a relaxing life in the past?
Her office was not far from Richard’s office building. He would be able to reach her place by ten minutes of driving. Richard decided to intentionally pick up his sister from work to assist him in getting ahold of Braelynn.
Richard swiftly drove his car and made a halt at the parking lot of Abbie’s office. He noticed Michael’s vehicle when he turned off his car engine. Why would Michael park his car here? Was he here for an official business matter?
Richard hopped down from his car while feeling puzzled and headed straight to her place. It was already a non-working hour and all the employees of Abbie’s company had already gone home. The entire office was as quiet as a mouse.
He passed through the corridor and marched towards Abbie’s office. Richard heard vague sounds emerging from the inside upon reaching the door of the office.
He did not think twice and pushed the door open. Abbie and Michael, who were hugging and kissing on the sofa, looked up at the same timing upon hearing the sound of the door being pushed open.
Abbie was shocked at the sight of her brother and swiftly shoved Michael away.
On the other hand, Richard was astonished upon seeing the sight where Michael and Abbie were hugging each other. The surprising feeling was soon being replaced by fumes of anger within him.
“Michael! You b*stard! How dare you!”