Deborah chatted with Valeria for a while before she hung up. She then turned to look at Azalea, who was sitting on the sofa obediently, and said lightly, “I would be able to find a lot of potential teachers if I were abroad. However, I haven’t been staying in this country for long, so I don’t know many people. This is why I asked your cousin-in-law to help me find a teacher. She agreed and I’ll receive news in the next two days. You should learn as much as you can from the teacher. Remember to not be arrogant or impatient, alright?”
“Understood! Grandma, don’t worry! I will definitely study hard!” Azalea was extremely unwilling in her heart, but she did not dare to refute.
Azalea was so dejected when she thought of the scolding she had to endure that she only sat in Deborah’s room for a few minutes before leaving.
Azalea closed the door and kicked the sofa angrily when she was back in her room. Why the hell did she need to learn etiquette?
She had come to the Floyd family because she wanted a luxurious life, but she didn’t even get a chance to experience that at all. Instead, she was locked up in her room and she had to study as well. She wouldn’t have come back here if she had known this would happen.
As Azalea thought gloomily, Meadow sent her a message. “Azalea, are you doing well?”
“What do you mean? I feel so suffocated here!” Azalea replied.
“Why? Why don’t you shopping with Deborah? Doesn’t she go shopping with Valeria often? She should be happy if you offered to accompany her, right?”
Azalea felt even more agitated when she looked at Meadow’s message. How could she compare with Valeria? She had gotten herself in a tight situation now. If Meadow knew about the Floyd family’s attitude towards Azalea, she would probably change her decision to benefit her better. Azalea typed a message. “My current situation is different because Grandpa and the others don’t intend to reveal my identity. How can I go shopping if no one knows who I am?”
“What? Why don’t they want to make it public?” The main purpose of Meadow’s message was to know when Azalea’s identity would be made public. She felt strange when she saw Azalea’s reply and immediately asked, “Didn’t you ask why?”
“Yes, Grandpa said it was related to my safety. The Laban family would target me if they knew that I’m the rightful daughter and I may even be killed. It’s not the right time to make it public.”
Meadow knew that the Floyd family had no other descendants except for Azalea, who was also Emily’s child. Hence, the Laban family would definitely not sit by and watch.
She comforted Azalea. “You have to wait since it’s for your safety. By the way, Azalea, I have good news for you! The Floyd family is going to cooperate with the Davis family!”
“What? When did this happen? Did Michael finally give in?” Azalea immediately asked.
“No, he would never do that. Abbie has been pestering Michael shamelessly and she refuses to give up. I have discussed it with Wayne and we’re planning to sow some discord in the family. I’ve asked your father to talk to Michael about the cooperation.”
Azalea naturally understood Meadow’s instention. “How is it going now?”
“Your father and Michael will meet in the evening to talk about it. Both Wayne and I think that you should take the opportunity to come out when your father meets Michael in the evening. When the time comes, you should let Abbie bump into you and Michael. Everything will play out by then. Since Abbie is so easily, she will definitely quarrel with Michael.”
This was a good idea, but Azalea couldn’t get out of the house at all. “Aunt Meadow, I’m stuck in the house because Grandma won’t let me go out.”
“Give your mother call, and ask her to convince your father to take you out!”
Azalea thought about it and agreed. “Alright!”
Abbie stayed in Michael’s office for a while after she sent the meal to Michael.
Michael continued his work. He was still somewhat in a dilemma before Abbie came, but he was completely relieved because he had her support.
Abbie had a good character and a kind heart. If she didn’t mind the Davis family going bankrupt, what else would he be worried about? The only thing left for him to do was to convince Wayne to accept that the company was going to close down.
Michael realized that a few of his plans wouldn’t work, and he was still thinking hard about it when Wayne called him. “Michael, come to the hospital quickly. I have something important to tell you.”
Michael drove to the hospital immediately after that. Wayne seemed to be in good spirits and he was full of smiles. “Michael, I have great news! I talked to Callum about our cooperation and he agreed to it. Our family can finally be saved!”
Michael had called Callum so many times, but the latter completely ignored him. It was strangely easy for Callum to agree so suddenly.
Michael asked suspiciously, “Grandpa, are you sure that Callum wasn’t joking with you? Was he just saying it for fun?”
Wayne said seriously, “He’s being serious and he’s not the kind to joke around. Let me tell you, I’ve been so anxious in the hospital these few days and I’ve been constantly asking for help. I’ve given up my dignity to beg Callum.”
“Is our pride really worth anything when our family is in such a bad situation?” Michael always felt that something was wrong with this because the business industry was ruthless. It was strange that Callum would give in just because of pride.
“Respect is one thing. On the other hand, Callum also acknowledged the potential of our family. Although our situation is very bad now, we’ll always stand our ground and it’s also beneficial for him to cooperate with us. Callum decided to cooperate with us after he thought carefully about it. Michael, this is the best chance since Callum agreed to cooperate with us. We’ll never have this opportunity again, so you’d better meet up with Callum immediately.”
Michael felt that it was too miraculous for them to have a turning point when they were in such a desperate situation.
Of course, he would not give up if there was a chance, so he immediately called Callum.
Surprisingly, Michael’s call to Callum got through and the latter’s attitude was very pleasant, so he made an appointment with Callum to meet at night.
After they had set a meeting place, Wayne called Meadow and said, “Ask Azalea to wait at the hotel where Michael and Callum is meeting. Arrange a few people to take a few photos and publicize it on the media.”
William left the company early in the afternoon because he was planning to have dinner with Valeria. However, Bobby suddenly said when William got into the car, “Sir, I heard that Evelyn is looking for you.”
“Yes, I met her today.”
“Did she pester you?” Bobby looked worried.
“It’s okay. I didn’t give her a chance.” William replied with a smile, “Evelyn is a little crazy and I think she’s lost her mind. Just ignore her. Nothing will happen.”
Bobby was relieved to see that William didn’t take it to heart, so he sped up and drove off. William’s phone suddenly rang, but he hung up directly when he saw an unknown caller ID.
The number called again and William rejected the following calls. Then, a message came a few minutes later. “William, I’m Evelyn. Why won’t you answer my calls?”