Abbie was shocked when she heard that something had happened to Helen. “What happened to Mom?”
“She accidentally fell down from upstairs and injured in her leg.”
“Why would this happen? Have you sent her to the hospital?”
“Yes. She’s having surgery in the hospital now. You’d better come back first. We have to visit her.”
It was obvious that Abbie couldn’t ignore the matter when Helen was in trouble, so she immediately agreed. “I got it. I’ll be right back!”
Michael listened from the side. “Is your mother seriously injured?”
Abbie’s heart pounded. “She hurt her leg and it’s definitely serious. Otherwise, my mother’s helpers wouldn’t call to tell us about it.”
“Are you and Richard going to see her?”
“Yes! I’ll leave first and I’ll tell you if anything happens!” Abbie hurried home and Richard had already ordered the servants to pack up. “The flight is in an hour, let’s go!”
Abbie didn’t think much about it and hurried out of the door to rush to the airport with Richard.
Michael smoked a few cigarettes in the car after Abbie left and drove to the hospital.
There was no one in the ward and the servant hurriedly looked for Wayne when they saw Michael.
Wayne just had dinner, so he was taking a walk in the garden with the butler. He frowned and asked the housekeeper when he heard that Michael came to see him, “What do you think he wants to do?”
“I think he’s going to report the situation about our cooperation with the Floyd family, right?”
“That doesn’t seem right.” Michael shook his head. “He told me about it last night and he didn’t meet Callum today. It’s definitely not about the cooperation with the Floyd family.”
“Did he discover that you were plotting against him?” The butler reminded.
Wayne frowned and said, “Let’s go back and have a look.”
Michael had a smile on his face back in the ward. “Why are you here at this time?”
“I want to talk to you about something.” Michael helped Wayne sit down.
“Is it about the company’s business?”
“Yes! Grandpa, I received an important commission from an external party, so I’ll be too busy to manage the company right now. I’ll ask Dad to take over my position.”
Wayne didn’t insist. “Well, you can let your father take over if you have too many things to do. But your father can’t manage the company the well, so you’d better help him out.”
Michael breathed a sigh of relief when Wayne gave in so easily. “Alright, I will help Dad when I have time.”
With that, Michael left the hospital with ease. Wayne’s face darkened as soon as Michael left and the housekeeper said carefully, “Sir, are you really going to let him be?”
“What else can I do? Michael must have noticed my schemes since he refused his responsibilities so suddenly. I can’t force him, so I can only give in and think of another way.”
Meanwhile, in the Wolf Group Hotel’s private room. Evelyn held a cup in her hand and twirled it in her hand with an unhappy expression on her face.
After she waited for more than ten minutes, the door of the room was pushed open and Thomas came in.
Evelyn smiled coldly when she saw Thomas and said, “Did you finally have time to see me?”
Thomas ignored Evelyn’s sarcasm and pulled out a chair to sit down. “What do you want to eat?”
“Aren’t you going to explain why you’ve let me wait for so long?”
“What’s there to explain? Didn’t I tell you that I came to B City to work? I’m not on a holiday, so I don’t have the time to play along with you. You can go back if you feel upset.”
“What’s with your attitude?” Evelyn stared at Thomas with anger.
“This is how I usually act, so you can go and explain it to your grandfather.”
Evelyn was so angry that her face turned red. “What? Thomas, have you grown bolder?”
“How do you want me to adress him then, Miss Gurney?”
Evelyn was angry for a moment when Thomas was so blunt with her, but she compromised. “You should know why my grandfather asked me to come here, right? It’s because he wants me to marry you! I don’t want to do that because I have someone I like.”
Thomas raised his eyebrows. He was glad that Evelyn didn’t like him because he couldn’t even bear to be in her presence.
Evelyn thought that it had hurt Thomas’s self-esteem, so she tried to explain herself. “In fact, you are very good-looking and educated. Besides, you’re very capable and dependable as well. Any woman would be very happy to marry you, but feelings are something that can’t be forced. It’s not that I look down on you, but it’s just that I like another man.”
There was a faint smile on Thomas’s face and he looked at Evelyn without saying anything. Evelyn snorted when she saw that he was smiling. “What are you laughing at? What’s so funny?”
“I’m not laughing. Please continue your explanation, Miss Gurney.”
“I called you here today because I wanted to cooperate with you. Thomas, I will help you deal with my grandfather if you help me pursue the man I like.”
“Who do you like?” Thomas asked.
“I’ll tell you if you promise to help me first!” Evelyn refused to say.
Thomas did not agree with Evelyn. “Tell me who you have feelings for and I’ll think about it.”
“Why are you still hesitating? Are you just looking for an excuse? Thomas, I’m sure you secretly like me, right?”
“Miss Gurney, please don’t think too highly of yourself. I’ve never liked you, not even a little bit.”
Thomas relentlessly said that he didn’t like Evelyn, which made her feel a little uncomfortable.
Evelyn snorted. “Since that’s the case, why don’t you think of a solution? I’m telling you, my grandfather and my father said that you have to marry me. Since you don’t like me, you have to think of a way to solve this matter. You’ve lived in the Gurney Family for so many years, so you probably don’t dare to confront my grandfather face to face, right? You can only solve this by finding another potential suitor for me and it’s a win-win situation!”
Thomas was unmoved by Evelyn’s words. “First tell me who you like!”
Evelyn said resentfully when she saw how stubborn Thomas was, “I like William!”
“Are you crazy?” Even if he could see that Evelyn had feelings towards William, her straightforward words still gave Thomas a fright. “Don’t you know that he’s married?”
“Can’t he get a divorce? Who said that a couple needs to be together forever after getting married?” Evelyn said confidently, “You won’t have to be with me if you convince him to get a divorce and marry me.”
Evelyn said the same thing when she saw William that night. Thomas thought that she was drunk, so he didn’t care. Thomas was so angry that he laughed when Everlyn still said the same thing even though she was sober. He said, “What qualifications do you have to make William get a divorce and marry you? Are you more beautiful than his wife, or are you gentler than her? Or are you from a better family?”
“I’m on par with Valeria in terms of appearance and my family background is not inferior to her. Aren’t I on par with her?” Evelyn asked as she stared at Thomas.
“Those are just your baseless thoughts. If you have eyes on William, don’t you have to let him like you first? I’m pretty sure he thinks you’re unworthy of being even Valeria servant!”