Marcus swiftly proceeded to arrange matters accordingly. Bobby, who had been silent, finally voiced out his opinion, “It seems that Ornard does not want to declare war with the Floyd family just yet! It is very evident judging by the decisions that he has made.”
William nodded and said, “He does not want to offend them that’s for sure as Angel, that fake-ass person is currently on his team. I reckon that Ornard’s objective is to inherit the entire wealth of the Floyd family. They would put their guard up against him if their relationship eventually turn sour. He would then be unable to reap any benefits from them.”
“Sir, thank God that you have managed to sense something fishy and even knew the ulterior motive of Angel. The Floyd family may really be under Ornard’s control if it wasn’t for you.”
“This is indeed providence. God could no longer have the patience to sit back and watch Ornard doing things in a cunning and ruthless manner!”
William sneered and gave a call to Fandrey. “Grandpa, it was an interesting show to watch yesterday, wasn’t it?”
“Of course! Hahaha! It feels so good in venting my anger out alongside witnessing the juicy moments yesterday.” Fandrey continued speaking in a delighted tone, “I have made a rough calculation and realized that Ornard had lost more than five billion in his stock market value itself last night.”
“The actual value is five hundred thirty-eight billion and five hundred million,” William told him the accurate figure.
“William, did you plan to teach him a lesson long ago? Why do I have a feeling that you initially did not have this idea in mind?”
“Grandpa, you are indeed a wise man as I have just come up with this plan yesterday. I initially just wanted him to experience some hardships regarding the building expansion project. I decided to go rougher on him as he was daring enough in attempting to get rid of Braelynn.”
Fandrey asked in surprise, “Ornard tried to lay a finger on Braelynn? What was the actual situation?”
“I will tell you the story in detail next time. In a nutshell, I would not show any mercy on Ornard as he likes to play dirty. He needs to be taught a lesson as a warning for preventing him to do whatever he pleases in B City.”
“The student has indeed surpassed the master. William, I shall admit that you are much better than me!” Fandrey praised.
“You have overestimated my capability as I am just a nobody,” William modestly replied.
“Grandpa, the reason why I gave you a call is to notify you that Ornard had fled to the United States. It is time for you to make a move at your territory as well.”
“No problem, I have been waiting for you to give out orders long ago. I will only act as per your instruction to avoid ruining your master plan.”
Fandrey eventually ended the phone call with William. Callum soon knocked on his door and came in. “Dad, you have seen the trending news on the internet, haven’t you?”
“Yes! I saw it and I was just intending to discuss with you.”
Callum sat down with a puzzled expression on his face and asked, “What on earth is Ornard doing? Why would he date Paisley in secret? Why was he being caught in such a mess?”
“This is a long story and it all started from Ornard arriving at the country in secret. You have been struggling to comprehend how did the Floyd family lose over the Acma Corporation in obtaining the bidding contract, haven’t you? This matter is closely related to Ornard after all.”
Callum understood the situation within a second, “Angel is the traitor after all, isn’t she? Ornard used her in obtaining information about the Floyd family. He then joined forces with Paisley in stealing the things away from the Floyd family? He betrayed the Floyd family in such a despicable manner just for the sake of Paisley?”
“You are about right regarding the situation! However, the conspiracy between Ornard and Paisley is not for the benefit of the Anthony family. The participation of the Anthony family in the bidding activity was just an excuse as the winner from the situation was Ornard himself after all,” Fandrey nodded while speaking.
“Was Ornard being met with trouble because of William and you?”
“William is the mastermind behind the entire situation whereas I am just his supporting crew. I have always assumed Ornard to be a kind-hearted person. Hence, it was out of my expectation that he was planning to lay a finger on the Floyd family. We would have been kept in the dark if we continued to reside overseas and also if William did not find out his ulterior motive. The Floyd family would soon fall into his hand as Angel, that traitor, was on the same team with him.”
Callum had a slightly displeased look on his face and he said, “Was this the reason why both Veronica and Ornard treated Angel so kindly? They were planning to use her to obtain private and confidential information as a tool to control the Floyd family in the future, weren’t they?”
“That is basically the current gist of it. Your mother and I have always thought that Veronica was a gentle and caring person. We have assumed that she was being sidelined as you have always been fond of Emily. However, she did not feel bad at all. She desperately wanted to marry you at that time as she had already set her eyes on the wealth of the Floyd family. It is ridiculous that I felt pity and sorry for her because of your behavior!”
“I have also been deceived by her and I never liked her from the very beginning. Nothing could change my first impression of her no matter how hard she tried to be nice. I did not mention anything about the company’s affairs with her before. However, it was out of my expectation that she and Ornard were so intelligent in paving their future by targeting Angel. I was much more surprised that Angel would be taken advantage of by them.”
“However, there is no use crying over spilled milk. You should pay a closer look at Angel from now onwards. I would not want to push her into becoming a much capable person as she is just a mere human being. However, there is no leeway for her to have a despicable character and shameless attitude. There is nothing in Angel that reflects the good qualities of the Floyd family. I would have been skeptical that she is not a child of the Floyd family if the DNA test was not being made at that time.”
“Dad, she is the daughter of Emily and me! She is not born evil. It is just that Veronica had been a bad influence towards her.” Callum defended further, “I will slowly guide her with the help of Emily and eventually turn her into a good person. However, you and Deborah need to agree on me divorcing Veronica and then taking Emily’s hand in marriage.”
“We shall discuss this matter in the near future as you first need to deal with the mess that was caused by the Laban family. Do give Veronica a call to query about the incident that happened to Ornard. We shall look forward to her explanation.”
Callum nodded and contacted Veronica with the presence of Fandrey. It took Veronica a long time before she answered the phone call, “Callum!”
“What on earth is going on between your brother and Paisley?” Callum asked.
“The incident regarding Ornard and Paisley? Callum, what do you mean? Why can’t I comprehend the things that you are saying to me?” Veronica was flustered but she managed to act being confused.
“Aren’t you aware of it? You should take a look at the trending news on the internet. The next step would be to get ahold of your brother and ask him about the situation after giving the news a good read. Do call me back when you are being updated by Ornard.”
Callum ended the phone call after he had finished speaking. Fandrey sneered and said, “Is she trying to play dumb? Alright then, we shall sit back and watch how long could they put on a glamorous act. Ornard’s naked photos are everywhere after all. How could she pretend to know nothing regarding this matter? Is she assuming that the Floyd family are fools?”
Callum nodded and said, “Veronica always has a knack for pretending. Otherwise, she would not have been able to deceive you and Deborah for so many years. I am now looking forward to how she could give us a reasonable explanation!”
Veronica hung up the phone and swiftly contacted Ornard. His phone could not be reached as he had yet to arrive in the United States. Veronica cussed before trying to get ahold of Gurmisran.
“What on earth is Ornard up to? Why is he not answering my phone calls? Callum gave me a call to question the current situation. I will f*cking come clean to him if Ornard continues to play hide and seek with me!”
Gurmisran patiently explained things to Veronica upon noticing her upset tone, “Ornard is currently on his way to the United States and he will be landing about an hour later.”
“I have to clean up the huge mess that he had caused. Has Ornard gone bonkers? Didn’t he claim to make a trip back to the country due to work purposes? Why would he end up being together with Paisley, that bitch? You f*king knew about this from the very beginning, right? I am now suspecting that you have matchmade the both of them!”