Josephine immediately told Azalea when she saw Abbie’s reply, “She has agreed. Miss Clark, where should I meet her?”
“Let her come out first. The location is near the Clark family’s villa and you need to ask her to meet you alone.”
Josephine immediately replied to Abbie’s message according to Azalea’s instructions. “I’ll go to the park near your house. Miss Clark, you need to see me alone and you can’t let anyone know. Please send me a message when you’re out.”
Azalea ordered Josephine after she replied, “Pack up and get ready to go!”
Josephine was a little afraid. “Are we really going to the park? I will be caught if she tells Michael.”
Azalea sneered. “I’ve long thought of this. Let’s not go to the park and choose somewhere remote instead. You can go first. Remember to put this ring on and let Abbie see it clearly.”
Azalea handed over a ring. A greedy glint appeared in Josephine’s eyes when she saw the large diamond ring. “This… is this a real diamond? Isn’t this very expensive?”
“Of course!” Azalea did not tell Josephine the truth. “Michael bought the same ring for Abbie as well. She will give up on Michael once she sees this ring, and then your task will be completed.”
Josephine took the ring and put it on. She thought that the diamond was worth at least tens of millions. If Azalea did not give her the balance of the pay, she could run away with the diamond ring. She thought to herself and asked Azalea, “Am I going to see Abbie on my own?”
“Of course! Why should I follow you? What’s so great about Abbie?”
Azalea said lightly, “You’d better talk to her according to our previous plan. You should especially tell her how lovey-dovey Michael is. By the way, tell her that you were pregnant Michael and you even gave birth to a child. This is your child’s photo.”
Azalea handed Josephine a photo of a child. Josephine took the photo and said, “This… Miss Clark, wouldn’t my lie be exposed if I bring up a child?”
“All you have to do is do as I say and it doesn’t matter whether you get exposed. Either way, you’re going to leave this place after finishing your task and you won’t meet Abbie anymore. There will never be anyone who will confront you in the future.”
Josephine thought that it was reasonable. No one would be able to find her once she took the money after she completed her task. It didn’t matter if she lied.
Abbie changed her clothes and went downstairs with her mobile phone. Helen saw her coming down and frowned. “It’s so late. Why are you down here?”
“I’m going for a walk in the garden.”
“Why do you want to go for a walk so late at night? Don’t your legs hurt?”
“I’m fine.” Abbie was afraid that Helen would stop her, so she just wanted to leave as soon as possible.
Helen sighed and said, “Your brother told me that he would come here tomorrow.”
“Why is he coming here?” Abbie’s heart skipped a beat when she heard that Richard was coming over. “Is Richard here for Josephine? Did Michael really want to kidnap Josephine to clear his name?”
Helen looked at Abbie for a moment and said, “What else can he do? He wants to visit me and do some of his work.”
“Okay, I see. I’ll go for a walk in the garden and come back later.”
“Hurry back.”
“Got it!”
Abbie hurried out of the living room and went straight to the garden. Of course, taking a walk in the garden was just an excuse. She went straight to the back of the garden and left the villa through the back door.
The place where she was going to meet Josephine was not far from the Clark family’s villa. Abbie called a taxi and rushed over. When she was about to arrive, she sent a message to Josephine. “I’ll be right there. Are you here?”
“Miss Clark, I just found someone following me and they should be Michael’s men. I can’t go to the park because I’ll be finished if I get caught.”
“So we don’t have to meet tonight?”
“We can meet. Let’s talk about it after I get rid of the person that’s following me.”
“It’s getting late.” Abbie gave her a reminder.
“How about this, Miss Clark, let’s change the location.”
Abbie frowned. “Where should we meet?”
“Let’s meet on the mountain. It’s on the beach 20 kilometres away from here and it’s very quiet there. I guess I can get rid of the person following me as well.”
Abbie hesitated for a moment. Would something fishy happen if they met on a remote beach at night?
She wanted to refuse, but she thought that Richard would come tomorrow. She still had time if Richard wasn’t here, but he would watch her every move if he was around. It would be too difficult for her to do this by then.
Abbie nodded in agreement. “Alright, then let’s meet by the sea.”
Abbie’s taxi stopped half an hour later and she sent a message to Josephine. “I’m here. Where are you?”
“I’m here too, Miss Clark. Is there anyone following you?”
“No!”
“That’s good. Walk to the east for 500 meters and you can see a big reef there. I’ll wait for you there.”
Abbie walked along the east for some distance. Josephine had already arrived and she came out cautiously when she saw that Abbie was alone. “Hello, Miss Clark!”
Abbie’s eyes fell on Josephine, whose hair was messy and her body was covered in dirt. It seemed that Josephine was really in a dire state.
Josephine had really escaped. As Abbie thought about this, she saw Josphine reaching out to stroke the hair on her face. The large diamond ring on her finger flickered with a brilliant radiance under the light and Abbie’s eyes immediately narrowed.
Why was the ring on Josephine’s hand exactly the same as the ring that Michael gave her when he proposed?
Josephine deliberately let Abbie see the ring on her finger and took in Abbie’s expression. Josephine took back her hand and said with an embarrassed smile, “This… this ring is the engagement ring that Michael gave me.”
“Did he propose to you?” Abbie’s voice was a bit hoarse.
“Yes, we were always sneaking around when I was with him. I longed for marriage and I wanted him to give me a home, but the difference in our status was too great. He was just trying to appease me, or perhaps he bought such a ring and gave it to me because he used to like me very much.”
Josephine had to make her act believable, so her voice was a little sad. “I was very happy at that time. Anyone would be happy if the man they loved proposed to them, but I was just daydreaming!”
“What happened after that?” Abbie didn’t believe that Michael would propose to the woman in front of her, but the ring was exactly the same as hers. No one knew that Michael proposed to her. This ring was also customized by Michael in a jewellery store on the mainland and he even said that it was unique.
Josephine had been abroad for a long time. It was impossible for her to know about it, nor would she make an identical one.
“Then I got pregnant!” Josephine smiled bitterly.
Abbie took a step back when she heard this. “What did you say?”