Michael turned his head subconsciously. Richard’s fist brushed against Michael’s face, but he didn’t manage to land a direct hit. However, he didn’t give up and punched again.
Michael reached out and blocked the punch, “Richard, let’s talk about it! I just want to know what happened.”
Richard’s voice was cold. “She has nothing to do with you! Help Miss into the car!”
The bodyguard opened the door and helped Abbie into Richard’s car.
Michael wanted to go over, but Richard stopped him from taking another step. He could only shout anxiously, “Abbie! Are you sick?”
Abbie ignored Michael’s shouts and the car door was slammed shut by the bodyguards.
“You’d better stay away from my sister, or I’ll ask someone to beat you up!”
“Richard, what happened to her?”
Richard ignored Michael while the bodyguard strode over and pushed him away. “Michael, you’d better think about it properly or you’ll definitely get it from me!”
Richard got in the car with his bodyguards after Michael was pushed away forcefully. Michael rushed to the side of the car where Abbie was sitting and called her name. “Abbie!”
Abbie lowered her head and leaned against the chair in the back row. She didn’t even spare a glance at Michael.
The bodyguards quickly drove off while Michael stood at the same spot dejectedly.
Abbie was sent to the hospital because her fever had reached 39 degrees. She then fell asleep again after the doctor gave her an IV drip.
Richard sat by the bed and looked at Abbie’s haggard face. He had always doted on Abbie and would always try his best to give her whatever she wanted. He would always overcome all odds to make her happy as long as he had the capability to do so.
He had always been against Michael. It was not that he didn’t like the latter, but that he didn’t want Abbie to be looked down upon and humiliated by Meadow.
He had made the news about the Davis family go viral and added fuel to the fire secretly. He just wanted Abbie to give up.
He was worried about Abbie when he woke up early in the morning, so he took his bodyguards to check up on her. However, he didn’t expect to see Abbie sick.
Did Michael’s scandal place such a heavy emotional blow on her?
Was Richard wrong to do this?
He sighed and reached out to comb Abbie’s messy hair. Then, he wet a towel and wiped her face.
He turned around and ordered the bodyguards, “Ask the kitchen staff to cook some chicken soup and bring it here!”
“Yes!” The bodyguard immediately went to make a call.
Richard sat by the bed for a while and called Helen, who was abroad. “She’s sick.”
“How did she get sick? Is it serious?” asked Helen.
“She has a high fever and she’s on an IV drip now. I guess it’s because of Michael. Mom, I can’t bear to do this. She seems to really like Michael.”
Helen sighed and said, “Richard, I know her feelings very well. She likes Michael so much that she wants to marry him. All of us are aware of that and I wouldn’t be against it if the Davis family treats Abbie well. But you know how much Meadow hates her and I don’t want Abbie to be bullied by her. Besides, how can Michael let her suffer if he really loves her? Abbie even got sick because of him. I think it’s better for her to break up with him.”
Richard was angry when Meadow was mentioned. “I know. I’ll ask Abbie to accompany you when she gets well!”
Abbie slept in the hospital until her fever subsided in the afternoon. When she woke up, Richard looked at her with a smile. “You’re awake? How do you feel?”
“I’m thirsty! Can you get me some water?”
Richard poured some water and handed it to Abbie while he said gently, “Are you hungry? Drink the soup first and I’ll ask them to prepare some food for you.”
Abbie drank the soup obediently and ate a few pieces of chicken. When she regained his strength, she remembered. “Why didn’t you go to the company?”
“I’m worried because you’re sick..”
“I’m fine now. You can go to the company to do your work now.”
“It’s alright, I’ll stay here with you.” Richard took out a tissue and wiped the corner of Abbie’s mouth.
Abbie felt a sense of warmth in her heart. “Richard, I’m really feeling much better now. You can go to work and ask someone to send me home.”
Abbie insisted on being discharged from the hospital, so Richard did not refuse once he saw that she was recovering well. “I’ll ask someone to take you home to rest and let the maid take care of you.”
Abbie was sent back to the villa by the bodyguards. Richard sent a message to the bodyguards on the way to the company. “Keep an eye on Miss. Don’t stop her if she wants to go out.”
Abbie went back to her room and closed the door when she returned to the villa. Then, she lay in bed in a daze.
She picked up her phone when it rang several times and looked at it. It was from Michael, who had called her more than ten times and sent a lot of messages.
“I’m really, really sorry!”
“I didn’t know you were sick. It’s my fault for being such a bastard!”
“Are you feeling better now? Please reply and you can even scold me! I’m really worried about you!”
Abbie felt a dull pain in her heart when she saw Michael’s message.
She was still very angry with Michael’s behaviour last night, but she still couldn’t let go of him.
She couldn’t keep dragging their relationship on like this and she had to find a way to solve it.
Abbie was about to reply to Michael when Azalea sent her a message first. “Abbie, I heard that you’re sick. Are you just pretending? I don’t believe you’re really sick. Are you doing this so Michael will visit you out of guilt? You’re disgusting!”
Abbie was no longer interested in replying to Michael’s messages after she read Azalea’s message.
Azalea was very confident now and she was no longer afraid of Abbie, so she continued to provoke her. “It’s useless for you to pretend to be sick. Let me tell you, the only one who can save the Davis family now is me. So what if Michael loves you? In the end, he will still compromise for his company. A man would always give up on love for the sake of their career. But can you even save the Davis family’s company as I did?”
“I’m so beautiful and I have such a good figure. I also have the capability to support Michael. Not only can he save the Davis family’s company by marrying me, but the whole Floyd family will also belong to him. Do you think he won’t be tempted? You should be smart enough to know that you can’t win. After all, I have the support of the entire Davis family. In the future, all the people in the Floyd family will support me, but you will have no one!”
Abbie looked at the message sent by Azalea with anger in her eyes. How dare Azalea provoke her like this? How could Abbie bear it? She wanted to ask Michael personally whether he would choose her or the company!
Abbie ignored Azalea and sent a message to Michael. “Let’s meet now! I’ll see you in the same place!”