Deborah felt that this method was feasible and immediately called Valeria. “Valeria, do you have time tonight? Grandma wants to invite you and William for dinner!”
“I have time. Let William and I treat you to dinner then!” Valeria said dotingly.
“You two don’t have to treat me. Let me treat you guys to dinner instead. By the way, it isn’t only me. Azalea will be there as well.”
William had long known that Azalea was Callum’s child. Deborah’s words were a reminder to Valeria.
Valeria and William were both courteous people. After knowing Azalea’s identity, they would surely give her welcoming gifts. Valeria and William were also pretty generous. So the gift they would give Azalea would certainly be an expensive one. If so, Azalea wouldn’t be mindful of Fandrey and Callum not coming back for dinner.
Upon hearing that Azalea would be there as well, Valeria responded as usual. “Got it, we will be there on time.”
After hanging up the phone, Valeria frowned and thought for a moment. She then immediately called William and said, “Grandma asked us out for dinner in the evening, and she’s bringing Azalea with her. That means she wants us to meet and acknowledge Azalea. What do you think of this?”
“You don’t have to worry. I’ll handle it!”
“What are you going to do? Are you planning to tell Grandma the truth?”
“Of course not. It’s not the right time yet. If Azalea wants to be the daughter of a rich and powerful family, we should let her enjoy a few days of a wealthy life. Besides, I’m still waiting for her to fight against Angel.”
“If you don’t want to expose the truth, you have to prepare a welcoming gift tonight.” Valeria reminded him.
“Who does she think she is to get me to prepare a gift for her? See if I’ll destroy her today!” William said in disgust.
Valeria was a little worried. “Honey, Grandma treats her as her granddaughter, and she must be very precious to Grandma. You can’t hurt Grandma’s feelings. You have to think of a way to satisfy both sides. Not only do you need to deal with that horrible thing, but you also cannot let Grandma find fault with you.”
William laughed and said, “I won’t let Grandma know that I’m dealing with Azalea. Tonight, the more excited she is, the more disappointed she’ll be. Not only will I let her down, but I’ll also make sure she’ll never forget it!”
In the hospital, Wayne waited for a few hours but did not get a call from Callum. He was a little uncertain. Did the Floyd family not want to have a marriage alliance with the Davis family?
If that was the case, then his thoughts of waiting for Callum to call him would be in vain.
Wayne had already set up a scheme to deceive Michael at the company, and he had informed the bank as well. If, in the end, his well-planned scheme only targeted his family and the Floyd family didn’t participate in it, it would be ridiculous.
Wayne couldn’t sit idle anymore, so he took the initiative to call Callum, who was quite polite in responding. “Hello, Mr. Davis! To what I have the honor of receiving your call?”
It was obvious that Callum never thought of having an alliance through marriage with the Davis family. Wayne knew that the Floyd family weren’t people he could easily manipulate. Since Michael had broken off the engagement with Azalea once before, he probably didn’t leave a good impression with the Floyd family.
Wayne took a fancy to the Floyd family’s property and didn’t want such a nice haul to belong to someone else. So he had to humble himself.
“Mr. Floyd, I called to request you of something.”
“Mr. Davis, you flatter me. Just tell me if you need anything. If I can do it, I will not refuse it.”
“Mr. Floyd, if you say so, I will take advantage of my seniority. I called you to discuss the matter between Michael and Azalea. I hope Mr. Floyd could agree for Michael to be together with Azalea.”
There was a sneer on Callum’s face. Although he had promised Emily to let Michael and Azalea be together, it did not mean that he would let the Davis family off so easily.
Everyone knew that Michael had broken off the engagement with Azalea. No matter what the reason was, Azalea’s reputation had been ruined. Since the Davis family had embarrassed Azalea, she had to get back her dignity from the Davis family.
“Of course, I wouldn’t deny Mr. Davis’ request. But according to my knowledge, Michael was the one who broke off the engagement with Azalea, and he even issued a press release to say that he had no feelings for Azalea. Everyone knew about this. How is the Davis family prepared to address the public?”
“It’s entirely the Davis family’s fault. Don’t worry. The Davis family will certainly give Azalea and the Floyd family an explanation. As long as Mr. Floyd agrees to the matter between Azalea and Michael, I will ensure that every circumstance will be explained to the public.”
Callum didn’t push Wayne too hard. After all, it would do more harm if things were pushed to the limit. He chuckled and said, “Since Mr. Davis is this sincere, there’s nothing else I can say. As long as the both of them are willing to be together, the Floyd family won’t oppose it.”
Michael breathed a sigh of relief. “Thank you, Mr. Floyd, for your support for the children. Mr. Floyd, there’s something else.”
Callum knew that Wayne had something else to say. He said in a gentle tone, “Mr. Davis, please tell me.”
“There is someone who is in the way of Michael and Azalea getting together, which is Abbie. She has always been pestering Michael and is unwilling to let go of him. She is the eldest daughter of the Clark family, so we cannot use tricks on her to preserve harmony with the Clark family. Abbie must take a fancy for Michael only because of his identity and the Davis family’s social status. So I have thought of a way to get her to back out on her own. I made up an illusion that the Davis family is about to go into bankruptcy and are in debt so that Abbie would let go. I have about completed the arrangement of this matter, and I hope that Mr. Floyd could help me out a little.”
“How can I help?”
“If Michael calls you up to ask to meet you, please don’t answer his call. Don’t meet him even if he comes to see you. Let him think that the situation is not salvageable. That way, after Abbie finds out from Michael that the Davis family is about to go to ruins, she won’t think it’s worth it to continue to be entangled with someone from a bankrupt family. After she backs out on her own, it would be easier for us to explain to the Clark family.”
“It’s a small matter. No problem, I will help you.”
After knowing that the Davis family’s company was in danger, Michael couldn’t continue staying at the hospital anymore. He went to the company’s office and asked the chief financial officer to bring him the financial report.
As he looked at the shocking amount of loss and the huge debt on the financial report, Michael’s expression became more solemn.
“I remember that the company was still in a state of profit last December. Why did it lose so much in just a few months?”
The chief financial officer sighed and said, “It’s not entirely a loss. Mr. Wayne Davis should have told you the main reason for it, didn’t he? Mr. Stanty Davis has not been managing the company wholeheartedly, and the management had always been in control by Mr. Stanty Davis’ two older sons. After they transferred away from the company’s funds in the name of investment, the company is left with an empty shell!”
Michael frowned as he read the financial statements and looked at the investment and partnership documents. After Michael looked through more than ten partnership documents, the chief financial officer saw that he was pretty serious about it, so he chimed in, “These companies that we partnered with are all long-time partners. About ninety percent of these partners have been roped over by your two brothers. If we do not continue to invest our funds to the ten percent left, they will all terminate their contracts with us soon.”
Michael picked up one of the partnership documents and looked at it for a while. “Is this a partnership with the Floyd family?”