Meanwhile, Wayne was in a different mood when he saw Azalea’s return. After she left home for so long, the Floyd family didn’t even call her to ask about her condition. Why did the Floyd family refuse to let her in even after he sent her there hastily?
As Wayne watched Azalea go upstairs, he called out to Meadow and asked, “What’s going on with Azalea? What does the Floyd family want?”
“The Floyd family did this on purpose for her safety,” Meadow copied Azalea’s explanation and told Wayne about it. He furrowed his brows in response. It sounded far-fetched no matter how he thought about it.
“This is not overseas, so the Laban family doesn’t have such a strong influence here to target the Floyd family, right? Besides, even if it’s for her safety, don’t you think it’s a little excessive that they’re blocking her from entering? Didn’t they let her stay there before?”
“It seems that Callum and Veronica are about to file for divorce. This is done to prevent any accidents, right? Azalea only found out about this after asking her mother. Currently, Emily has prohibited her from calling her mom. Azalea is supposed to call her aunt.”
“So they’re that cautious?” Wayne’s frown deepened even further.
Michael held the car key in his hand as he slowly entered from the outside. After hearing the conversation between Wayne and Meadow, his mouth twitched before he broke into a laugh.
Upon hearing his laughter, both Meadow and Wayne turned their heads around. “What are you laughing at?”
“Of course, I’m laughing at you. Don’t you know as well?” Michael walked to sit down beside Wayne. “Ornard and Veronica are nasty and shameless. They often try to kill people and silence them for no reason. How could the Floyd family afford to be careless?”
It was the first time Michael had talked about Azalea so calmly. Wayne was stunned momentarily. Beside him, Meadow was secretly delighted. She asked Michael with a bright smile, “Where did you hear it from?”
“I don’t have to hear it from somewhere else. I know what’s going on with my eyes and brain. If Ornard and Veronica have done such a shameless thing, the Floyd family will definitely seek revenge. It’s of utmost importance to protect their only child before taking revenge on Ornard and Veronica. They are scared that something untoward will happen.”
“That makes sense. Azalea said the same thing as well,” Meadow said immediately.
Wayne scrutinized Michael carefully. The latter seemed to have matured overnight. If he had accepted Azalea as his girlfriend early on, Abbie wouldn’t have to die, would she?
Wayne didn’t think that Michael would let go of his feelings for Abbie readily. He reserved his opinions for Michael’s words as he thought so.
On the other hand, Meadow was overjoyed as she asked Michael with concern, “Michael, why did you go to the hospital just now? Are you unwell?”
“No, I’m feeling fine. I went there to visit Valeria. She just gave birth after all. I have to pay a visit once I hear about it, don’t I?”
“That’s true. It slipped my mind. Since you’re going to visit Valeria, you should have prepared a generous gift,” Meadow complained.
“What generous gift? William and I don’t need gifts to solidify our kinship.”
“Look at what you’re saying. William is Azalea’s cousin after all. From now on, you and her… Anyway, you shouldn’t be so rude. I’ll get someone to prepare the gift right away. You can bring it to the hospital tomorrow.”
“Are you stupid or what?” The smile on Michael’s face disappeared all of a sudden. “Do you think Valeria wants to meet Azalea? Who does Azalea think she is?”
“Isn’t Azalea William’s cousin? Why won’t Valeria see her?”
“Valeria is also Abbie’s best friend. Why don’t you think about this? I’m telling you, Valeria chased me away during my visit. Didn’t you see that I’m soaking wet? Valeria splashed a cup of tea on me. If William hadn’t stopped her, she would have cracked my head open!”
Only then did Meadow notice the water stains on his body. “Why is Valeria so fierce? You’re a guest after all, plus, you’re William’s friend. Won’t William be embarrassed since she did this?”
Michael let out a chuckle and said, “She is the eldest daughter of the Saunders family. Why should she care about the feelings of others? If you’re from a powerful family like her, you can also do whatever you want in the Davis family. You don’t have to seek my father’s and grandfather’s permission before you do anything. Don’t you agree?”
Meadow’s face flushed a deep red. Wayne cleared his throat awkwardly and said, “Don’t spout nonsense!”
“Okay, I’ll stop talking nonsense. I’ll go upstairs and have a rest now!” Michael got up and went upstairs. When he reached the second floor, Azalea came out of the room and cried in a girly manner, “Michael! You’re back!”
Michael nodded calmly. “Yes, here I am.”
“I’ll stay here in the future. Have Meadow told you?”
“No, you can continue to stay here if you like. If you need anything, let my mother know. I’m a little tired, so I’ll rest in my room first.” Michael said nicely as he opened the door of his room.
Azalea seemed pleased with herself. Michael was treating her nicer and nicer as days passed by. She was going to have a good life in the future.
Downstairs, Meadow heard Michael’s words, so she lowered her voice. “Dad, Michael is treating Azalea better and better. I’m so happy!”
Wayne did not acknowledge Meadow’s words. Instead, he had a thoughtful expression on his face. It was strange that Michael suddenly changed his attitude shortly after Abbie left instead of indulging in his sorrows for a long time. Michael was his grandson, so he knew him well.
Michael was definitely not a heartless person, so it was out of character for him to suddenly change his attitude. At the thought of the strange actions of the Floyd family, Wayne was feeling insecure.
He had to probe the situation of the Floyd family even further when he had the time.
Wayne was going to call Callum for a meet-up. After thinking about it for a while, he decided that it would seem too desperate for him to call Callum.
After all, he was on par with Fandrey in terms of status. He had already taken the initiative to go to Callum for the sake of Michael earlier. Then he had to help Azalea out. Meanwhile, Callum did nothing at all. Wasn’t he looking down on him?
Wayne felt that he couldn’t contact Callum when the latter had given him the cold shoulder. He gave up the idea of calling Callum as he ordered the butler, “Make an appointment with Callum for me!”
Of course, the butler did not have Callum on speed dial. He called Callum’s assistant and said, “Hello, this is the butler of the Davis family. Mr. Davis would like to meet Mr. Floyd and have a discussion with him. When is Mr. Floyd free?”
The assistant was polite. “Wait a minute. I’ll check his schedule for you.”
However, he was actually asking for Callum’s instruction despite what he said. Callum furrowed his brows. “I’m occupied today. Set the appointment to tomorrow!”
The butler immediately reported the reply to Wayne. The latter’s expression changed again and again in displeasure. “Since he is busy today, we’ll agree to meet him tomorrow.”
Although the appointment with Callum had been set, Wayne was not delighted. Wasn’t the Floyd family going too far by putting on airs? The uneasiness in his heart was growing, so he went to the study with a heavy heart.