Callum was so shocked that he couldn’t say a word.
Emily could imagine how shocked and angry Callum was, so she explained dryly, “It’s not what you think. I don’t want to take revenge on the Floyd family! It’s just… it’s just that Madelyn had ill intentions and she secretly swapped the babies. I didn’t want to be separated from Azalea, so I helped Madelyn fulfil her plan.”
“You… you’ve gone too far!” He had painstakingly raised someone else’s daughter for more than 20 years and he got so angry that he threw his phone furiously to the ground.
William and Sammuel looked over when they heard the loud crash. Both of them were stunned when they saw how livid Callum was.
“Uncle! What are you doing?” William took the initiative to ask.
“How dare she?! How can this be?!” Callum roared angrily.
Fandrey heard Callum shouting from the ward and stood up to check. He was also shocked by Callum’s appearance. “What’s wrong with you? Who provoked you?”
“Who else could it be? Emily! It’s all her fault!” Callum was extremely angry. “Dad, Emily has gone too far! She actually did such a thing to get revenge on me. Angel is not my child, but Madelyn’s, and Azalea is my real daughter!”
“Azalea is our granddaughter? Is that true?” Fandrey had just heard from William that Angel was not the real grandchild of the Floyd family, but he had yet to know the identity of the real heiress when Deborah fainted. Fandrey subconsciously looked at William when he heard Callum’s words.
Callum said before William could reply, “Yes, Azalea is our child. Emily admitted it on the phone just now! She knew about Madelyn’s ill intentions after she gave birth, but she let Madelyn swap their daughters because she didn’t want to be separated from her child.”
“This…” Fandrey looked at William, who had just told him that Angel was Ornard’s child. However, Emily said that Angel was Madelyn’s child. What was going on?
Fandrey was still figuring it out when Deborah’s voice came from the ward. “Dear! Callum!”
Fandrey immediately turned around to enter the ward when Deborah woke up. “Dear, are you awake? How do you feel?”
“I… Just now… what Calum said just now was… true?” Deborah asked as she gasped for breath.
Fandrey didn’t know how to comfort Deborah after she heard their conversation. He was worried that she couldn’t bear it, so he tried to change the topic. “Dear, do you feel uncomfortable? Tell me, I’ll call a doctor.”
Deborah shook her head and grabbed Fandrey’s hand. “Dear… tell me quickly, is what you just said true?”
“Grandma, it’s not true!” William stepped forward.
“Don’t try to lie to me. I heard it myself!” Deborah’s expression was very agitated. “Emily, that damned woman! She’s gone too far! How could she be so vicious? She allowed someone else’s child to live a luxurious life in our family, but she let her own child live such a poor life. She’s heartless and I’m sure she’s doing this to take revenge on you!”
“Mom!” Although Callum was angry, he did not want to blame Emily.
“Don’t say anything else! This woman is too vicious and it’s unacceptable!”
“Yes! Don’t be angry, it’s not worth it! Your health is more important,” Fandrey comforted.
“No… My dear, listen to me… Go and save Azalea now!”
“Huh? What’s going on?”
Deborah said anxiously, “Dear, Azalea was kidnapped. That damned kidnapper was extremely cruel to her and I heard her miserable cries for help through the recording. I suddenly fainted after that and I heard your conversation when I woke up. Quick… immediately arrange for someone to save Azalea! Hurry up!”
Deborah’s body kept trembling and William frowned slightly. Deborah was very agitated, so now was not the time to deny Azalea’s identity. He was deep in thought when Fandrey asked, “Where is the recording?”
“The recording is in the private room. The damned kidnapper placed it there because they wanted me to hear it. It’s terrible! I didn’t believe it at that time and I just thought it was too cruel! You should find Azalea as soon as possible. Don’t let her get hurt!”
Fandrey immediately asked Sammuel when he saw how anxious Deborah was, “Have you seen the voice recording pen?”
“No? I didn’t see it at all.” Sammuel shook his head.
“This… My dear, are you sure you saw a recording pen?”
“Of course, I even heard the recording clearly. They asked for 20 million dollars, or else they would kill Azalea. I also heard her cries for help… I’m not lying. My dear, arrange for someone to save Azalea immediately!”
Deborah urged anxiously while Fandrey looked at William and asked, “William, what do you think of this?”
“Call Azalea’s phone first and see if you can get through. If that doesn’t work, then call her assistant. We can ask Emily if both methods fail. We’ll discuss what to do if she’s really kidnapped.”
“William, Azalea is your cousin! You have to handle this carefully. How can your grandfather and I be at ease if the kidnappers hurt her? Your uncle has only one child…” Deborah began to wipe her tears again.
William said calmly, “Grandma, don’t worry. I won’t let Azalea get hurt and I promise you that she will return to the Floyd family unscathed!”
Callum immediately asked Sammuel to call Azalea after that, but the call couldn’t get through. He called Azalea’s assistant after that, but that didn’t work as well. Callum’s expression became serious and he called Emily again. “Where is Azalea now?”
“Azalea went to see a friend, but she hasn’t come back yet.” Emily thought that Callum wanted to see Azalea after knowing her identity. “Well… you can’t see her now and you have to wait for a while. I need to explain everything to her first before you can see her!”
“Are you sure she went to see a friend? Could she be involved in an accident?” Callum emphasized.
“Of course. Azalea said she was going to see a friend and she even told me in person. What happened?”
“Okay! I got it!” Callum hung up the phone because he didn’t want to agitate Emily.
“William, Emily doesn’t know anything about Azalea. What should we do now?”
William was oddly calm when he looked at the anxious faces of the Floyd family.
“Don’t worry. If a kidnapper really kidnapped Azalea, I don’t think they would want to take her life. Didn’t Grandma say that the kidnapper wanted a ransom of 20 million dollars? That’s easy for us because we can just wait for them to contact us about the money!”