Deborah asked the maid to get Azalea downstairs. Azalea had already seen Meadow from the room upstairs. After the maid called out to her, she immediately came downstairs and said joyfully, “Hello, Meadow!”
“Azalea, you seem to have lost a lot of weight.” Meadow got up and took Azalea’s hand warmly to chat with her. Deborah was displeased again when she heard the former’s words.
Azalea had lost a lot of weight. Did Meadow mean that the Floyd family was treating Azalea badly? Deborah said in a light tone, “Miss Clark, Mrs. Davis said that she would like to invite you to go on a vacation. What do you think?”
It was obvious that Deborah had addressed her as Miss Clark because the former was displeased. Azalea and Meadow knew very well that it was wise to reject Meadow’s invitation at this moment. However, Azalea had suffered too much recently. She felt that she would lose it if she stayed any longer. She had to go outside and get away for a while.
She pretended not to notice that Deborah was upset. “Mrs. Floyd, since Meadow is here in person, it’ll be bad for me to let her down. I’ll go out with her for a few days.”
Deborah had a stony expression as she watched Azalea pack up her things and leave with Meadow.
Azalea left the house and got into Meadow’s car. Then only she let out a sigh of relief. “I’m finally outside! These few days are too torturing for me.”
Meadow noticed that Deborah did not see them out. She was a little worried. “Your grandmother doesn’t seem happy. Is it really okay for you to come with me, Azalea?”
“What won’t it be?” Azalea asked.
“Your grandma has a bad temper. She won’t treat you well in the future if you do this…”
“Can she live on forever? No, right?” Azalea sneered. “Besides, I’m the only child in the Floyd family. No one will compete with me. What am I afraid of?”
“That’s true. I’m just worried that she’ll make things difficult for you if she is in a bad mood.”
“I’m going to get married anyway. So I won’t stay in the Floyd family for the rest of my life. She won’t have the chance to make my life miserable, will she?”
Meadow immediately changed the topic upon hearing Azalea’s words. “Azalea, the matter between you and Michael has to be dealt with as soon as possible. We should solve this problem while Richard has sent Abbie abroad.”
“What do you propose?” Azalea asked.
“We need to find a way so that Michael will be with you…”
“Meadow, we can’t play the same trick twice.” Azalea denied it directly. “Michael is not a fool. He will learn from his mistakes. He won’t give us the chance again.”
“That’s not necessarily true. Didn’t Mr. Davis set up Michael the other day? We should stay put so that Mr. Davis can continue to plot against him.”
Azalea knew that she and Meadow had no chance to set Michael up successfully, but Wayne was different. Michael was not on guard against Wayne, so this would be an opportunity. However, she didn’t know if Wayne would really help them out. “Meadow, will Mr. Davis help us?”
“Yes, I’ll talk him into it. Let’s deal with this matter first.”
Azalea urged Meadow instantly, “Meadow, then you should go and persuade him as soon as possible.”
Meadow took Azalea to the hospital. “Azalea, wait in the car for a while. I’ll go to him in the ward.”
“Best of luck, Meadow! I’ll wait for your good news!”
In the ward, Wayne was on the phone with Michael. “Michael, your father is too useless. He really can’t help with the company’s affairs. Why don’t you help grandpa out for a few more days?”
Michael refused him straight away. “Grandpa, I’m not as good as my father in the matters of the company. After all, my father has been managing the company for quite some years. I have never gotten involved in company matters. Plus, I can’t do anything even if I go to the office. Besides, my hands are full now, so I really don’t have time to spare.”
Michael’s refusal was straightforward. Wayne’s eyes looked gloomy. “Can’t you spare a few more days? Your father is really a failure. It’s a critical moment now. We can’t afford any mistakes. Please, Michael. You should take care of company matters for a few days first. When I get better, I will take over.”
Michael remained steadfast. “Grandpa, I really don’t have time to do that. I have a lot of matters to settle in the law firm as well. I’m going to see a client right now. Let’s leave it at this.”
Michael was afraid that Wayne would continue to pester him, so he hang up the phone using the excuse that he was going to see a client. Wayne scolded angrily, “Brat, you don’t listen to me. Such a bad boy!”
The butler stood aside and consoled him with a smile. “Mr. Davis, please calm down. Anger will do you no good. I think it’s likely that Michael had guessed your purpose. Don’t you agree?”
“That shouldn’t be, right? He said that no matter what company I’m working for, I didn’t say a single word and directly agreed to his request. How did he guess my purpose?”
“What happened last time must have alerted him. Azalea and Mrs. Davis have schemed against him a lot of times. He is not a fool, so he must have known your intention.”
“That’s troublesome. If Michael doesn’t give in, this matter is unlikely to succeed.” Wayne looked irritated. “We have to find a way to deal with this.”
The butler tried to persuade him. “Mr. Davis, we can’t force our way through things. I think Miss Clark is a nice person. She has a good family as well. Furthermore, Michael likes her a lot. Why don’t you give them your blessing?”
“No, I’ve already talked to Callum about this. Won’t all my efforts be futile if I give them my blessing?” Wayne shook his head.
He didn’t tell the butler the truth. The main reason he agreed to let Michael and Azalea be together was that Azalea was the only descendant of the Floyd family. He wanted to get his hands on the Floyd family’s property.
Of course, he couldn’t say it out loud. It would be too embarrassing to lay out his intention. After all, the Davis family was also a wealthy family. It was despicable to be coveting other family’s property.
“But if Michael doesn’t listen to you, you can’t do anything about it, can you?” The butler reminded him.
“There’s no other way. If he keeps pursuing Abbie, she has to be the one who turns him down. That girl from the Clark family is also an arrogant woman. If she knew that Michael and Azalea were together, she would definitely stop pestering Michael.”
The butler seemed concerned. “Michael has tried to avoid Azalea like the plague. It’s not nice for you to plot against him, is it?”
“Why not? Didn’t he fall into my trap last time at the ward? I should make my move when Michael is not on his guard against me now. When he starts to take real precautions against me, I won’t have the chance to do it again.”
“If you plotted against Michael and Miss Clark, he will hate you to the core. Mr. Davis, you’d better think twice about it.”
Wayne was tempted by the Floyd family’s massive assets. He ignored the butler’s advice. “I’ve thought it through. We will carry out the plan. This matter should be dealt with as soon as possible!”
Wayne said as Meadow opened the door and came in. “Dad, I brought Azalea from the Floyd family.”