William led Braelynn to Helen’s ward. Helen was already awake and she was crying as she leaned against the bed while Donald was comforting her.
Donald wiped the tears on Helen’s face when William and Braelynn came in before inviting them to sit down.
William felt sad when he saw how frail Helen looked as she lay on the bed. Donald also looked like he had aged considerably. William didn’t know whether Abbie was dead or alive, so he could only comfort her. “Auntie, take care of yourself!”
Helen was choked with sobs when she saw William. “Is there any hope for Abbie? Can you tell me that she can come back?”
William knew that there was a slim chance that Abbie survived, but he couldn’t tell Helen the truth. “Auntie, she’ll come back.”
Helen seemed to have a glimmer of hope when she heard William’s reply. “William said that Abbie would come back! Dear, she’ll definitely be safe and sound!”
“Yes, Abbie is such a good girl and she’ll definitely come back. You have to eat well and take good care of yourself. Otherwise, she’ll be sad when she sees how much weight you’ve lost.” Donald also comforted her.
“I’ll eat properly while I wait for Abbie to come back!”
Braelynn felt extremely sad when she looked at Helen, so she got up and prepared the food that the servant had brought over. “Auntie, let me feed you!”
Donald and William sat there in silence when they saw Braelynn feeding Helen. Richard was stunned when saw Braelynn and William. He put down the things in his hand and waved at William. “William, come out.”
William went out and Richard lit a cigarette. “Valeria doesn’t know yet, does she?”
William nodded. “I don’t dare to tell her about it.”
“I… I can’t save you!” Richard took a drag of his cigarette. “I’m worried about my mother and it’s good that you brought Braelynn here. Thank you!”
“You don’t have to thank me!”
“Have you seen Michael?”
“No.” William shook his head.
“What do you think about Abbie’s matter?”
William didn’t say anything and Richard continued, “I know it has something to do with Azalea. I sent someone to investigate her whereabouts, but I couldn’t find anything! I’m sure that the Davis family is helping her!”
“Yes, Azalea has no helpers here, so she must have had the support of the Davis family!”
“Could it be Michael?”
“It can’t be, he won’t treat Abbie like this!”
“That’s not certain! Michael still thinks that Azalea is the heiress of the Floyd family,” Richard sneered. “Since they have only one daughter, love means nothing if he can have the support of the Floyd family.”
“Richard, Michael will never do that! He treats Abbie the same way I treat Valeria! He immediately arranged for people to guard Josephine because he wanted to prove his innocence. However, Josephine managed to run away.”
Richard understood what William meant. “The bodyguards of the Davis family are all useless. How could they let someone slip away just like that? I’m sure Meadow and the Davis family are involved in this matter. They are really vicious! I don’t want to have anything to do with them anymore.”
William didn’t try to persuade Richard because he wouldn’t listen to any advice either if he was in Richard’s shoes. The Davis family and Meadow were indeed in the wrong. Since they had committed such heinous crimes, they had to be punished. After all, Abbie was probably dead now!
There were footsteps behind him as he was deep in thought. He turned his head and saw Donald coming over.
Donald stood beside William and said, “William, I’ve heard a lot about the matter. I don’t blame the Davis family for looking down on Abbie, but I will never allow them to hurt her! I know that the Davis family has something to do with Azalea. Richard, Michael, and you are friends while Azalea is your cousin. Tell me, what should I do about this?”
William frowned because Donald clearly wanted him to express his stance. Michael was innocent, but Meadow and Azalea were the ones who started it. Wayne must have played a part in it as well, so this was not an ordinary matter.
Donald thought that William was going to help Azalea because he stayed silent. “William, I know familial ties are more important, so I won’t blame you if you choose to help Azalea!”
“No! Uncle, you’re wrong. I won’t help her.” William shook his head. “I just feel that Michael is innocent in this matter. If you want revenge, please let him go and you can deal with the others as you please!”
William left Braelynn to take care of Helen before he went to Michael’s ward.
Michael woke up after a while and he was staring at the ceiling in a daze. The servant who took care of him was persuading him. “Sir, please eat something! I beg you!”
Michael didn’t speak or move and he acted as if he was unconscious. When William frowned slightly when he entered the ward and saw this scene.
The bodyguard greeted respectfully when he saw William, “Hello, William!”
William ignored the bodyguards and walked to the bedside to look down at Michael. “Michael!”
Michael didn’t respond and he continued to stare blankly at the ceiling. The bodyguard stepped forward and said, “Don’t blame him, William. He has always been like this and he didn’t pay attention to his grandfather or his mother as well.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes… he hasn’t eaten anything for two days.”
William waved his hand and said when he looked at the worried expressions of the bodyguards and servants, “You can leave. I’ll talk to him.”
“This… William, are you sure you want to stay here alone? Just now… he attacked Madam and almost strangled her to death.”
“It’s okay, he won’t do anything to me. You can leave now!”
The bodyguards and servants left soon after. William sat down by the bed and suddenly sneered. “Do you want to get up and take a look at yourself in the mirror? Look at how pathetic you look at this moment.”
Michael acted as if he didn’t hear it. William chuckled and said, “Are you so sad that you want to die? You’re such a coward! How could Abbie fall in love with someone like you?”
Michael looked away from the ceiling after he heard this and he looked at William, who had a sarcastic smirk on his face. “What else can you do except kill yourself? I feel ashamed to have a friend like you! Abbie wasn’t at ease when she was with you and she was always bullied by others. What did you give her? You didn’t give her anything and you only know how to whisper sweet words to her. Abbie didn’t gain anything by being with you. She would’ve regretted her decision to be with you if she sees your behaviour now.”
Michael finally had an expression on his face. “Shut up! What do you know about me?”
“I don’t know much, but I only know that cowards would commit suicide. Michael, you are a coward! It’s a joke for someone like you to live, so it’s best if you die. If you really want to die, you should do it quickly and don’t embarrass yourself anymore! A man who can’t even protect the love of his life doesn’t deserve to live. Michael, do you want me to help you kill yourself? I would help you gladly.”