Michael didn’t wake up until eight o’clock the next morning. He heard Meadow’s voice when he opened his eyes. “Michael! Michael, you’re awake! Thank God! I’ll tell your grandfather so that he can ease his mind!”
As soon as she finished speaking, Wayne and the butler came in. “Is Michael awake?”
“Yes, he is! He just woke up! I was about to call you moments ago!”
“It’s good that you’re awake! My child, why are you so desperate to deal with your work? You should rest properly when you’re sick,” Wayne complained as he sat down by the bed.
Michael was still in a daze since he had just woken up. “Am I in the hospital?”
“Yes, you said that you were dizzy suddenly after dinner last night, so I took you to the hospital with the butler. The doctor said that you had a little fever. You might be too tired from work, so you’re admitted to the hospital for observation. Michael, money can’t always be earned another time. Your health is the most important compared with money!”
Michael sat up and felt that something was amiss. Although he had been working hard these few days, he had not reached his physical limit. He did not get worn out by this kind of high-intensity work before. Why did he faint abruptly last night?
Naturally, Michael did not expect that Wayne would plot against him. He looked at the latter concernedly and comforted him. “I’m fine. Grandpa, I feel much better now.”
“Are you really much better? Do you want the doctor to do a check-up again? I’m worried that you suddenly felt dizzy. Do you want to have a full physical examination?”
“No, I just had a check-up last month. I’m as fit as a fiddle.”
Michael insisted on being discharged from the hospital without doing an examination. Wayne did not stop him at all. “Well, if you want to be discharged from the hospital, you can leave. But you should put the company affairs aside for the moment. When you go home, ask the maid to make some soup for you so as to nourish your health. You can go to the office once you’re fully recovered.”
Michael did not turn his suggestion down. “Okay!”
When Wayne saw that Michael did not notice anything fishy, he breathed a sigh of relief. “Then we’ll leave first. The butler will handle your discharge procedures.”
Michael nodded and was about to leave with Wayne. He stopped all of a sudden when he walked to the door. Then he frowned and took a few deep breaths. Wayne asked with a smile, “What’s the matter? Are you feeling sick?”
“It’s not that. Why do my clothes smell of perfume?”
Meadow immediately responded, “Perhaps it was there because I approached you when you wiped your face last night? The scent probably stuck to you at that time, right?”
“I remember that you don’t use this kind of perfume at all. This scent…”
Azalea had approached Michael last night and left a lingering scent of perfume on him. Wayne knew it very well so he immediately tried to smooth things over. “The nurse also took care of you last night. The scent is either from your mother or the nurse.”
“Is that so?” Michael was a little baffled. Why was the scent of perfume on his body was so similar to Azalea’s perfume?
However, when he saw that Wayne and Meadow were not flustered at all, he suppressed his doubts and left the hospital with them.
Back at the Davis family, the maid had prepared breakfast for him. He took a look at the time while having breakfast. It was 10 o’clock at night in the US. He wondered if Abbie had gone to bed. Thus, he tentatively sent a message to her. “Are you asleep?”
“No.” Abbie replied instantly.
“What are you doing now?”
“Watching a drama series!”
“What kind of drama is that?”
“What’s the point of asking this?” Abbie sent an eye roll emoji as she replied.
“Don’t you know I miss you? I just want to chat with you.”
“Then just tell me that you miss me. Why do you beat around the bush?”
“Abbie, I miss you so much. When will you be back?”
“Why don’t you come and see me if you miss me? I don’t have a date as to when I will come back.”
“I have a case to attend to lately, so I can’t just walk away. There are actually several of them. If I’m free, I would have taken a flight to see you.”
“Okay, got it. I’ll come back as soon as my schedule allows!”
“Tell me in advance if you’re coming back. I’ll pick you up.”
“Forget it. I know the way anyway. By the way, did Azalea still pester you?”
“No, I’m not giving her any chance.”
“Well, even if you don’t give her a chance, your mother will give her a chance. Since I’m not here, your mother will try her best to let Azalea approach you. Be careful, or they’ll set you up. I can tell you something now. If you fall into Azalea’s trap, I don’t want you to be my husband. I don’t have a habit of sharing my man with other women!”
“How could that be? Don’t worry, Azalea will never succeed in tricking me.”
When Meadow saw Michael keep sending messages with his mobile phone, she walked over to his side and stole a glance at the screen. A sneer appeared on her lips when she saw Abbie’s message.
“That girl didn’t want to share her man with other women. These days, which men won’t cheat on their spouse? Oh, Abbie, you’d better stick to your ridiculous idea! I’ll show you your silliness soon enough!”
In the president’s office of Wolf Group, William was on the phone with Jaxon. “How is it going? Did Veronica make a move?”
“Yes, she went to the hospital early in the morning. According to your orders, I have arranged for the doctor who performed her surgery to wait for her in the hospital. After she found the doctor, she followed him secretly. She found the temporary address of the doctor currently. After thinking about it outside the house for a few hours, she pressed the doorbell.”
“What about Ornard? Did he not arrange for anyone to tail Veronica?”
“No, Ornard seems to trust Veronica very much. He probably doesn’t know that she knows everything that he has done. That’s why he is so bold.”
Ornard would never have thought that what he had done in the past would be found out by other people. Moreover, Veronica had just been chased away from the Floyd family. Ornard knew that he was the only one she could rely on, so he did not take her seriously. This was the best for everyone.
William let out a light chuckle. “So does Veronica already know the truth?”
“Yes, I installed a surveillance camera in the doctor’s house to prevent any untoward incident. The doctor has told her the truth back then. He didn’t hide anything from her.”
“How did Veronica react about it?”
“She was furious. She was yelling and smashing things. She scratched the doctor as well.”
Veronica’s reaction was predictable. William told Jaxon, “I thought her investigation would still go on for a while before she found out about the truth. Things have gone so smoothly that I can’t believe it. Keep an eye on her so that there won’t be other mistakes!”
“Don’t worry, Mr. Howard. I’ll be keeping an eye on her closely!”
William only hung up the phone after chatting with Jaxon for a while. Then he looked at Silas, who was sitting on the sofa. “Do you want to tell me something?”
“Yes, I do. It’s about Michael. Mr. Howard, I went to the hospital last night and saw Azalea, Meadow, and Wayne there.”
“Were they there together?” William asked.
“Azalea and Meadow came to the hospital together when Wayne was leaving. I asked around and found out that Michael was hospitalized. I have a feeling that Meadow took Azalea to the hospital to fulfill some purpose.”
“Is that so? I shall leave Michael a reminder.”