It was obvious that the staff had called William to ask him about it. The latter had to have denied having such a cousin. That was why the staff was chasing Angel away.
Angel was well aware of that, but the other onlookers were perplexed.
There was no point in being unreasonable. A wise man would not fight when the odds were against him. Hence, Angel left resentfully.
After such an incident, she no longer had the mood to keep an eye on Richard. Instead, she returned to the apartment with Madelyn.
When they were back at the apartment, Angel lay in bed and spaced out unhappily, while Madelyn went to the kitchen to prepare food.
After Madelyn spent great efforts to prepare the food, Angel took a look at it with a disgusted look. She began to complain. “What are these? It’s so greasy. Don’t you know that I have a bad appetite because I’m pregnant? I can’t eat something so greasy.”
Madelyn held back her anger and said, “Miss, what do you want for lunch? I’ll buy it for you.”
“I want to eat something sour. The sourer it is, the better.” Madelyn had no choice but to go out to buy something for her.
Angel was sitting alone on the sofa and looking at her mobile phone. She was now a mother, so she had to learn some knowledge about pregnancy and children. She searched for a while on the Internet and saw the old saying about how sour meant that the pregnant lady was having a son while spicy meant that she was having a daughter.
In the past few days, she had been throwing up every day. Her stomach couldn’t hold anything down. Other than the sour food that aroused a little of her appetite, she had no desire to eat any other food. Did this mean that she was pregnant with a son?
A son was much more useful than a daughter. As long as the child in her womb was a boy, the Clark family would definitely make some compromises for the sake of the child.
Angel was in a much better mood now. She recalled what had happened to Evelyn.
“Why don’t I find out about Evelyn’s current situation?”
She remembered that she had Evelyn’s phone number in the contact list. She went to the contact list to find the number and was ready to call Evelyn. Unexpectedly, the latter called her first. “Hello, Ms. Floyd. This is Evelyn. Can we meet up?”
Naturally, Angel would not refuse. “Sure.”
They agreed to meet at a cafe in the World Trade Center. It was just a stone’s throw away from Angel’s apartment.
Angel didn’t have a car, so she took a taxi to the cafe. During the peak hour, it was not easy to get a taxi. She waited for a long time on the roadside before she got into a taxi. When Angel reached the place, Evelyn was already there.
She was slightly stunned when she saw Angel’s clothing. “Angel doesn’t look good. What’s going on?” She was baffled, but she still smiled at the former. “Ms. Floyd, good to see you. What do you want to drink?”
“Plum juice, please!”
Evelyn was stunned once more. “I remember that you hate sour food, don’t you?”
“I like it now.” Angel gave a vague answer. She felt particularly uneasy when she saw Evelyn look her up and down. She was driven out of the house because of her pregnancy. That was why her face was pale and her body skinny. She was in a pathetic state. On the other hand, Evelyn looked elegant and charming.
Angel never wanted to lose to anyone. She felt that Evelyn was looking down on her when the latter looked at her this way. She felt extremely uncomfortable. “Why do you ask me out, Ms. Gurney?”
Evelyn smiled. “Well, I haven’t been back for a long time. This time, I’m ready to develop my business here. You know that I’m not very familiar with the situation here since I was in foreign countries for a long time. I don’t have many connections. I hope you can introduce a few friends to me, Ms. Floyd. More friends come can provide me with more solutions.”
Angel took a sip of the plum juice. More solutions came with more friends, eh? Such a laughable excuse. “Unfortunately, I don’t have many friends here, so I can’t help you, Ms. Gurney.”
Evelyn reminded her with a smile, “How can you don’t have friends? As far as I know, your cousin-in-law, Valeria, knows a lot of people. You must know many socialites since she will introduce them to you, right?”
Angel smiled lightly. “Ms. Gurney, it’s not that I want to refuse you. However, I’m not on good terms with Valeria. We hate each other.”
“How could that be? Why would Valeria be on bad terms with you? Aren’t you the only cousin of William? Wouldn’t he step in if you and Valeria are at each other’s neck?”
Angel sneered inwardly upon hearing the words “William”. Sure enough, Evelyn had an ulterior motive.
“I don’t know why Valeria doesn’t like me. Ms. Gurney, I’ll tell you the truth. Don’t even think about it if you want to get to know Valeria and the others through me. Valeria hates me, and so does Abbie. By the way, my cousin hates me as well. It’s because of Valeria.”
“Um… does your cousin listen to Valeria a lot?”
“How can he not listen? Valeria is pregnant with twin sons. My uncle likes them very much, and my grandparents like them as well. My cousin must like them even more. He listens to Valeria in every aspect and takes good care of her.”
Evelyn’s heart sank to her stomach upon hearing Angel’s words. If that was the case, wouldn’t her desire to be together with William all for nothing?
Angel heaved a sigh. “Let me tell you, Ms. Gurney. Valeria is a jealous woman. My cousin is currently under her strict supervision. She doesn’t allow him to have any contact with any woman, not even me, who is his cousin!”
“That’s too…” Evelyn reacted appropriately by raising her eyebrows in surprise. Angel sneered inwardly.
“I won’t hide this from you. Valeria didn’t like me the moment I came back. She didn’t allow me to get in touch with my cousin because she thought that I would threaten her status. To put it bluntly, ever since he married her, males are the only people around him. As soon as he got in touch with another woman, she would make a scene and disrupt the peaceful household. She is pregnant with two boys, so everyone gave way to her. However, she didn’t restrain her temper. Instead, she went even further.”
Evelyn was stunned upon hearing Angel’s words. Did William act indifferently towards her because Valeria was monitoring him strictly?
Men would get fed up if women were too strict with them. All men were greedy in nature. William was handsome and flirty, so he couldn’t have been loyal to only one woman in the first place. Did he listen to Valeria because he loved her, or because of the twins?
Evelyn tried to probe further by asking, “Is Valeria so feisty? Do you think that your cousin tolerates her because he loves her very much, or because she is pregnant with twins?”
“My cousin is handsome and extremely talented. He is the president of Wolf Group. Do you think he will be loyal to Valeria? She is only treated like a queen because of her sons now!”
A single woman was so concerned about the family affairs of a married man. What else could it be, if not for the fact that she wanted that man for herself?
Angel already knew what was on Evelyn’s mind. Since she couldn’t change Valeria’s position in William’s mind, she would urge Evelyn to do it.
If Evelyn planned to interfere, she would definitely take action. Since she was such a beauty, William would not turn her down, would he? At that time, if she hooked up with William and had an affair with him while Valeria was pregnant, would the latter erupted in anger?
The more Angel thought about it, the happier she felt. She said seriously in an instant, “I heard that someone had sent an ambiguous message to my cousin when Valeria was pregnant. She made a fuss about it. Because of this, all the elders scolded my cousin. For the sake of the baby in Valeria’s womb, he had to tolerate her and wait for her to give birth to the babies.”
Of course, those who were paying attention would listen to the meaning behind those words. Valeria was a jealous woman. William didn’t really like her. Instead, he only put up with her for the sake of the babies. In that case, Evelyn still had a chance.
Upon hearing Angel’s words, Evelyn had a grasp of the current situation. After chatting with Angel for a while, the duo left the cafe separately.