Azalea sent a few more messages, but Emily kept ignoring her. Azalea was furious.
Since both of them did not take her seriously, she would not wait any longer.
She didn’t believe that Callum didn’t care about her, his daughter. Since Emily asked her to wait until morning, then she would wait.
If she turned off the phone and did not answer the phone, the servants of the Floyd family would be anxious to find her the next day. So Azalea turned off her phone in a huff, took off her makeup, and went to sleep.
But because of the time zone difference, she couldn’t fall asleep. She only fell asleep when dawn came.
It was not until the afternoon that Azalea woke up. She opened her eyes and immediately turned on her phone to read her messages.
She thought that her phone would be flooded with calls, but her phone was empty, and there was nothing at all.
Azalea was so angry that she was about to explode. What was going on?
She immediately dialed Emily’s number, but the phone was turned off.
Azalea cursed, “Damn it, she turned off her phone! Why did she turn it off? Is she afraid that I will harass her?”
She was full of resentment and did not pay attention to the time. As it was one in the afternoon in the States, it would be one past midnight back in her country. Needless to say, Emily had turned off her phone before sleep.
Azalea washed her face full of anger and then went out to eat. When she walked out of the elevator, she heard a woman’s voice beside her. “Ms. Clark!”
Azalea turned her head and was stunned when she saw the woman calling her. “It’s you? Why are you here?”
“I… Ms. Clark, I didn’t come back on purpose. I was robbed after I went to Texas that year. I lost my money and couldn’t find a long-term job, so I had to come back.”
Azalea did not believe her words at all. “Where are you working now?”
“I haven’t gotten a job yet. I…”
Azalea looked at the woman’s face, which had heavy makeup on, and then looked at her clothes. “Ms. Barrack, don’t tell me you’re still in that profession?”
An embarrassed look flashed across Josephine Barrack’s face. She lowered her head and said, “I have no choice. Ms. Clark, I won’t tell anyone about what happened between us.”
“That’s enough. Don’t talk about what happened back then!” Azalea’s expression changed when she heard those words. She looked around before looking at Josephine’s face, and a vicious thought suddenly surfaced in her mind. Azalea waved at Josephine and said, “Come with me!”
Josephine immediately followed Azalea, and they went to a restaurant nearby. Azalea ordered two steaks, and while she was eating, she asked Josephine, “Did you delete everything from back then?”
Josephine thought that Azalea was trying to trick her, so she replied firmly immediately, “I did!”
“Really?” Azalea looked at her suspiciously.
“I made sure to delete it. Since we made an agreement back then, I couldn’t keep it!”
Azalea chuckled. “Is that so? I was going to give you a chance. But since you’ve deleted it, then there’s nothing left to say. What a pity. You could’ve made another fortune.”
After hearing Azalea’s words, Josephine thought for a moment. “Ms. Clark, could you tell me what do I need to do to make that fortune?”
“I can reveal a little to you. It still has something to do with the same person back then. If you still have the stuff, you could easily finish the task. But since you’ve deleted it, I have nothing left to say to you.”
Hearing Azalea’s words, Josephine was even more compelled as she had made a fortune with this back then. “Ms. Clark, could you tell me how much I could make?”
“It’s almost the same amount as before!”
“That much?” Josephine thought to herself for a while and observed Azalea’s reactions before saying hesitantly, “Actually… Ms. Clark, I could recover those things.”
“Is that so? Are you sure you can recover them?” A cold smile appeared on Azalea’s lips. She knew that Josephine would not delete the things. But this was good since she would now come in handy.
“That’s right. If you still need those things, I can find someone to recover them. I haven’t gotten rid of the computer back then. So even if the things were deleted, I can recover them if I get help from an expert.”
Azalea then said indifferently, “Then come to me after you recover it! This is my number. Contact me after you get the things.”
In Ornard’s company, Veronica pushed open the door of Ornard’s office while holding a lunch box. When he saw Veronica, Ornard’s expression was distant. “What are you doing here?”
“I brought you soup.” Veronica put the lunch box on Ornard’s desk with a smile on her face. “I was at fault yesterday night. I apologize!”
Ornard was not used to Veronica taking the initiative to apologize, and his instincts were that she was up to something. “That’s enough. I don’t want to talk about what happened last night. I have a meeting to attend. You should go home.”
“Are you still mad at me? But I apologized! This is pumpkin soup that I’ve made since this morning. I even added extra chunks. Try it.”
“I’ve had lunch!” Ornard looked at Veronica warily and refused to drink the soup.
“This is not a meal. It’s only soup. Are you going to disappoint me?”
Ornard felt that something was not right with Veronica being so eager. Could it be that something was wrong with the soup? He persisted in not drinking it. “Leave it aside. I will drink it later!”
“I want to watch you drink it!” Veronica did not allow him to refuse it and poured out the pumpkin soup. She even drank a sip as Ornard watched. “It’s not too hot. It’s just right! Try it. Didn’t you love drinking the soup I made? I won’t ever make you angry anymore, or will I cause you trouble. I would listen to you obediently like before.”
Ornard had no feelings for Veronica’s words of affection. After all, it was pretty uncomfortable to hear these mushy words from a fifty-year-old woman. But since Veronica had drunk the soup, Ornard thought there should be nothing wrong with it. He couldn’t refuse Veronica’s affections then, so he took the soup and drank it reluctantly.
As she watched Ornard drink the soup, Veronica’s face was full of fondness for him. “I have something else to say.”
“What is it?”
“Regarding my divorce, Callum refuses to meet me, and his lawyer is also quite arrogant. I want a lawyer to file a divorce lawsuit against Callum. But since I am a long-time homemaker, I don’t know any well-known lawyers. So I can only ask for your help.”
To convince Ornard to help, Veronica added, “The benefits from the divorce lawsuit besides the high alimony, is also that we can divert Callum’s attention. I think we could use the public’s opinion against him and accuse him of being stingy and abusing me. Since the Floyd family cares so much about their reputation, and Callum is a gentleman, he wouldn’t have a fallout with me over such little money. When I get the big amount of alimony, I could help your company with it.”
“This… this divorce lawsuit is not going to be easy! Let me talk to the lawyer first.”
“Alright. Talk to the lawyer. I’ll go home now.” Veronica kept the lunch box and walked outside to her car. Then she received a message on her phone. “Is it fun putting drugs into Ornard’s food?”