The name “Azalea” made Michael disgusted. “Grandpa! I don’t have any relationship with her, are you sure you’re looking at the right person?”
“Don’t worry and listen to me.” Wayne reached out and patted Michael on the shoulder. “I just heard about Azalea today. Azalea is actually the eldest daughter of the Floyd family. Do you know about this?”
“I don’t know!” Michael shook his head and didn’t react until he replied. “Azalea is the eldest daughter of the Floyd family? Grandpa, are you joking? How could a good-for-nothing like her be? Did mom tell you?”
Michael’s first thoughts was that Meadow and Azalea were playing tricks.
Michael shook his head. “I’m not kidding. I would not deny that it was your mother who told me, but I was skeptical at first. Then, I completely believe in her once she showed me their chat history.”
“Chat history? Grandpa, I’m sure you’re aware of how tricky these two can be. It’s not impossible for them to create a fake chat history to trick you.”
“Michael, I know what you’re talking about. I also suspect that Azalea and your mother are faking a chat to fool me. However, I saw a video in the chat that Azalea sent to your mom. They’re videos of Callum in Azalea’s ward, and what Callum and Azalea’s mother talked about. Callum admitted that Azalea was his and Emily’s child. You should know how many times I have dealt with the Floyd family, so I can’t mistake Callum for someone else.”
“What…” Michael was speechless for a moment. After a moment of silence, he asked, “Even if Azalea is the daughter of the Floyd family, what does it have to do with us?”
Wayne’s face turned serious. “Of course it’s a big deal! I heard from your mother that Azalea likes you and she will only ever marry you…”
“Grandpa, I don’t like her and I feel sick when I see her! I would rather not marry at all if I were to marry such a disgusting woman!” Michael rudely interrupted Wayne.
Wayne’s face changed. “Why don’t you like her then?”
“Do I need a reason to like or dislike someone?”
“Michael, calm down and listen to me.” Wayne sighed. “I know your character, but you can’t control Azalea on this. You should know how big the Floyd family is! If Azalea is the eldest daughter of the Floyd family, everything in the Floyd family will be hers. Since Azalea likes you so much, then once you marry her, everything in the Floyd family will be yours too.”
Michael didn’t speak and listened to Wayne quietly. Then he said, “So the purpose of you calling me back is to grab onto the Floyd family’s property?”
“You can’t say it in such a harsh way. I mean, Azalea is not that bad and she likes you so much, plus you’re not young anymore. It’s time to get married. Instead of a woman whom you don’t know at all, why not Azalea, whom we know everything about? It’s good for you and the Davis family.”
“My marriage is not a scheme, nor is it a business. I can’t accept this, and I don’t care if she is the daughter of the Floyd family, or if she is the richest woman on earth. No, means no!”
“You little brat…”
“Grandpa, I am not interested in the Davis nor the Floyd family’s property. I can rely on myself to support my wife and children, so I will decide on my marriage. I will choose the woman I love to marry and I won’t listen to any random marriage arrangement and be with someone I don’t like.”
“With that small amount of your lawyer salary?” Wayne snorted and said, “Michael, if our family wasn’t your backup, do you think you could have survived until now?”
What Wayne meant was that everything Michael had achieved now had something to do with the Davis family. Michael was unhappy upon hearing that and said, “Maybe in your eyes, the money I earned is very little, but it’s enough for me. Human desires are endless and it’s not bad for me to earn enough to support my family.”
“You’re so unreasonable! The Floyd family has hundreds of billions of assets, and you can’t even reach that level even if you work as a lawyer for a few lifetimes!” Wayne was also a little angry at this point.
“So what? It’s normal for humans to loves money, but I can’t just change my position because of this, can I?”
Seeing that Michael didn’t understand, Wayne lost his patience. “I just want to ask you one question today. Will you agree to date Azalea?”
Michael replied firmly, “No! Impossible!”
“You… you brat!” Wayne clutched his chest and gasped heavily. Then he suddenly fell back.
Michael was shocked by what just happened. “Grandpa, what’s wrong with you?”
Wayne’s breath became more violent, and his whole body began to shake as if he had no breath left. Michael was shocked and raised his voice. “Someone come quickly! Grandpa is sick!”
Stanty and Meadow rushed in as soon as they heard the voice. They were both shocked to see Wayne like this. “Send him to the hospital immediately! Hurry up!”
In the middle of the night, William was awakened by a call. He grabbed the phone and answered, “Hello?”
Richard’s voice sounded out. “William, there’s something I need your help with! You have to help me!”
William thought that he had something urgent to say. “Then say it!”
“If Michael calls you and ask if Azalea is the daughter of the Floyd family, don’t deny it. Just tell him that that’s what the Floyd family said, and that you’re not sure about it.”
William was confused. “Why lie to him?”
“Because of Abbie, as I don’t really believe that Michael is devoted to her. I don’t really believe that he can refuse the attraction of billions of property. You also know that his mother is very dissatisfied with Abbie. I don’t want my sister to be bullied and insulted by Meadow all the time. The most important thing is that I am worried that Michael will change his mind. If Michael can remain cool when he knows that Azalea is the daughter of the Floyd family, I will consider not stopping him from being with Abbie then.”
“You… Michael is not the kind of person. We’ve been bros for many years now, don’t you know him well enough?”
“I can only hope that he is not that kind of person, but who knows about human nature? If Michael is devoted to Abbie, then he will not even call you to ask about Azalea. On the other hand, if he is disloyal, he will do it. If he calls you, just answer him like how I told you to. Just take it as helping me once, please! I only have one sister and I don’t want to see her being bullied by Meadow! As long as Michael passes this stage, I will not stop them being together anymore!”