Deborah was stunned for a moment and immediately checked the safety box once again. Yep, there was no trace of the property ownership certificate at all.
What was going on? She remembered clearly that it was carefully placed in the box all these time.
Deborah was weirded out and quickly called Fandrey. “Hey, where’s the certificate of ownership for Southern Bay’s property?”
Fandrey chuckled and said, “It’s with me.”
“What are you doing with it?” Deborah asked in confusion.
“It’s useful now. I’ll tell you when the time comes.”
“Can’t you tell me now?”
“No, I’ll tell you after some time. We’ve been married for so many years. Don’t you believe me?”
Hearing Fandrey’s tease, Deborah didn’t ask any more questions. They had been husband and wife for so many years, so how could she not understand Fandrey? Since he refused to say it, it was useless to ask anyway, and Fandrey wouldn’t do anything to hurt her. This matter could be discussed later on.
Deborah did not mention the property ownership certificate again. She was thinking about Azalea. “Honey, how are you going to deal with Azalea?”
“Let’s wait and see how it goes.” Fandrey’s tone did not sound very warm.
“How long do we have to wait? I’m afraid that if we keep waiting like this, it won’t do any good to the child. She will be cold towards us and not close to us.”
“She’s been out there for more than 20 years, so it’s normal for her not to be close with us.” Fandrey was still indifferent.
Deborah was unhappy upon hearing this. “Then we can’t keep her outside, can we? We have to find a way to bring her back and improve our relationship with her.”
“Aren’t you afraid of alerting Ornard and Veronica if you bring Azalea home? What if they harm her when they guessed her identity?” Fandrey asked back.
“It’s better for her to be home instead of staying out there, right? We have so many guards, so I’m sure we can arrange a few by her side. We can’t protect her if she’s out there all alone, plus she is the ambassador of the Floyd family, so it’s not that weird if we are being nice to her, is it?”
“We will talk about this later!” Fandrey did not agree and it made Deborah unhappy. “Don’t try to wade me off! Either you bring her home, or I visit her in the hospital and try to get to know her more. Choose one!”
Fandrey was helpless. “Fine, we’ll talk about this tonight. I’m busy now.”
Paisley sent a text message to Azalea after asking someone to send the sample in for a DNA test. “Miss Clark, are you okay?”
Azalea replied with a fierce emoji, “Are you disappointed that I’m not dead?”
“Miss Clark, what are you talking about? I’m your partner and I’m waiting for you to take good care of me in the future. How can I bear to see you die?”
“Paisley, do you think I believe you? You shameless thing, was it your men who tried to hurt that night? Wait and see how I’ll make you pay back!”
Azalea stared angrily at her broken finger and replied fiercely back to Paisley.
There was a sneer on Paisley’s face, but the message she sent was cautious and humble. “Miss Clark, you have misunderstood me. I didn’t do anything to harm you and I have nothing to do with what have happened to you.”
“Only you know where I live and everything planned by you and me. Who else could it be then?” Azalea asked aggressively.
“Why would I do this if I don’t have any grudges against you? I’m not stupid and even if I really did, I wouldn’t choose to do it at this time.”
“Maybe you took advantage of this thought to attack me?”
“It’s really not me! Miss Clark, I helped you because you wanted to help me. What benefit does it have for me to hurt you? Also, I think you were kidnapped by someone who hated you. Try to think about who you have offended.” Paisley tried to persuade her.
Azalea firmly denied, “I have never offended anyone else!”
“It doesn’t mean that others don’t hate you. Miss Clark, think about it carefully. Did you accidentally offend someone else? For example, you stole someone else’s endorsement, or you hurt someone’s when you spoke. Plus, you are so beautiful so there should be many men who like you, right? Or is there any taken man who secretly has a crush on you or something.”
“Um…” Azalea thought for a moment. She didn’t snatch anyone’s endorsement, and she tried her best not to hurt others when she speaks. Also, it seemed that there were not many men who like her too. They were all old men with fat bodies. Wait! Azalea suddenly thought of Michael. She liked Michael so much, and Abbie also liked Michael as well. Could it be that Abbie was worried that Azalea would steal Michael away from her, so she tried to kill her?
The more Azalea thought about it, the more she felt that this was the case. “The one who hates me should only be Abbie!”
“Is it because of Michael? You used to be Michael’s fiancée but Abbie took Michael away from you by force, and she was worried that Michael would miss you. Therefore, she tried to kill you!” Paisley immediately said.
Azalea took Paisley’s words seriously and said, “That’s right! That must be it!”
“Abbie is so evil! Since you are sure that it is Abbie who tried to you, don’t you want to take revenge on her?”
Of course, Azalea thought so. However, Richard was protecting Abbie, and Valeria was on good terms with Abbie as well. It was not easy for Azalea to take revenge.
She replied resentfully, “Do you think I can do that?”
“Of course. As the old saying goes, when there’s a will, there’s a way! As long as you are willing to put in effort, Abbie is nothing! You are now the eldest daughter of the Floyd family, and that means Valeria is nothing to you too!”
Forget it. She couldn’t afford to offend Valeria. After all, Azalea had seen with her own eyes how Angel ended up.
Paisley hated Valeria to the core, so of course she would want to attack her. Azalea guessed Paisley’s goal and knew that she should not be her pawn. “My enemy is Abbie, and it has nothing to do with Valeria. I’m pretty sure on this.”
Paisley expected Azalea to not have enough guts to go against Valeria. “Right, Valeria is considered as your family now. If you don’t want to be Valeria’s enemy, then just attack Abbie. I have a good idea of how to snatch Michael away from Abbie.”
“What?”
“You are now the daughter of the Floyd family so you can use the power of the family to persuade Michael. I heard that the Davis family’s business has encountered trouble recently. Miss Clark, why don’t you go and ask your parents to help Michael in a crisis. I think Michael will be grateful to you.”
“This? Even the Floyd family didn’t recognize me, how am I gonna do that?” Azalea asked.
“You can ask for your mother’s help, right? Tell her you won’t marry unless it’s Michael. Try to make her sympathize with you by using your broken finger as a way to make her pity you. You’ve suffered, and I’m sure your mom as well as the Floyd family will help you on this.”