Raymond called Michael several times and the call finally got through. “It’s me. I’m at the police station now. That woman was released on bail. The staff said that you agreed not to hold her to account, so they let her leave. Is that true?”
“Yes, it’s true,” Michael answered wearily.
“Why? Why did you let her go?” Raymond was fuming in rage.
He thought that the staff was lying, but he didn’t expect it to be true. Had Michael lost his mind?
“No particular reason. Let’s leave it at that.” There was a hint of dispiritedness in Michael’s tone.
Raymond asked again, “Who is that woman? Does her family come looking for you?”
“Ask no more. I’m exhausted. Let me rest!” Michael hung up the phone after saying that. Raymond was perplexed as he held his mobile phone in his hand. “What the hell is this?”
Michael was in such a miserable state because of that woman but he didn’t even teach her a lesson. That woman had to have a powerful background. Raymond became increasingly curious about Anna’s identity.
Michael slept until ten o’clock the next morning. He felt much better when he woke up. He got up and drank a glass of milk before he took a shower.
When he came out of the bathroom, he heard his mobile phone ringing nonstop. He picked it up and found that it was from Francis.
He had helped Wayne with a lawsuit last time. The latter was satisfied and said that he would treat him to a meal. However, Michael did not want to have anything to do with him.
He frowned as he answered the phone. “Hello, Mr. Gurney!”
“Hello, Michael! Are you free today? I’ve made a reservation at a private home cuisine in the west part of the city. I would like to invite you to a meal.” Michael was about to refuse when Francis added, “If you’re busy today, I can change the time to tomorrow. If tomorrow won’t do, the day after tomorrow is fine too. When are you free?”
Michael was unhappy since escape seemed impossible now. He suppressed his anger and said, “I’m free today. What time is it?”
“Seven in the evening.”
“Alright, I’ll be there on time.” Michael ended the call and threw the phone carelessly on the bed.
He really didn’t want to see Francis, but he had no choice. He wondered what Francis wanted from him this time.
Gurney family didn’t seem to be involved in a lawsuit recently, so it couldn’t be business matters. As for private affairs, he was not close to Francis at all.
“It seems that I have to bring someone with me tonight to pacify that old dude,” Michael thought to himself. His mobile phone, which was on the bed, rang all of a sudden. He glanced at it and noticed it was from his house.
He ignored the call. After the phone rang for a while, it stopped but another call was made soon. He looked at the phone impassively before he answered it after it rang five times. “Hello?”
“Michael! Michael, save me!” Azalea called for help with a sobbing voice.
“Save you? What happened to you? Are you going to die?” Michael asked indifferently.
Azalea stuttered upon hearing his indifferent tone. “I… I’m in a bad spot right now. Meadow is torturing me… she…”
Michael cut her off in disgust. “How did she torture you?”
“She asked me to get up early in the morning and do the servant’s job.”
“What’s wrong with doing some house chores? Are you a princess or something? Do you think some house chores will kill you, stupid bitch?”
“No, my legs aren’t moving well and I haven’t had breakfast yet. I’m so hungry that I feel dizzy now. Michael, I think she wants to kill our child in an indirect way. Come quickly and save me. The baby will be gone if it’s too late.”
Michael let out a mocking sneer at the corner of his mouth upon hearing Azalea’s complaint. “Azalea, if you are so stupid that you can’t even deal with my mom, there is no need for you to keep this child. She can do whatever she wants.”
“That’s not it… Michael, I…” Azalea thought that Michael would help her if she called him, but it turned out that he was treating her with such a bad attitude.
She had thought that he at least cared about the baby since he saved her from Meadow before. Now it seemed that it was not the case at all. Michael didn’t give a damn about her or the child.
Azalea was at the end of her rope. She hung up the phone, picked up a rag, and went to clean the furniture with a limp. Meadow entered from the outside and frowned in disgust when she saw Azalea.
“What the fuck are you doing? Why did you only clean so little pieces of furniture in the morning?”
“It’s hard for me to move my legs. Besides, I’ve cleaned a lot of furniture,” Azalea retorted.
“A lot? Let me tell you, you have to clean every piece of furniture in this room for me. After that, you’ll need to do the laundry.”
“What about the servants who do laundry? Why don’t you ask them to do it?”
“They’re on a break. I approve their holidays.” Meadow let out a sneer.
“Meadow, why are you doing this to me? Didn’t you like me in the past? Even if I’m not the daughter of the Floyd family, I’m still pregnant. This baby is Michael’s flesh and blood, not to mention your grandson. How could you do this to me?”
“I was nice to you because I thought you were the daughter of the Floyd family. Besides, I used to treat you well, but how did you repay me? You bitch, you put on airs after knowing that you are the lady of the Floyd family. You acted so mean towards me. If you had stopped being bad to me in the past, I would have pitied you now. However, you are so mean and fake that you don’t even know your place! When I think of how you acted in the past, I feel like skinning you alive!”
Meadow said this with a vicious look on her face. Azalea was so terrified that she took a few steps back. “Meadow, don’t mess around. Michael likes the baby in my womb very much. He won’t let you hurt the baby.”
“Hah! How dare you mention this?” Meadow let out a sneer. “I tolerated you only because of Michael. He has prohibited me from killing the baby. I’ll torture you every day until you have a miscarriage!”
“You’re such a malicious person! Karma will get back at you!” Azalea was so enraged that she threw caution to the wind.
Meadow stepped forward as she slapped Azalea twice across the face. “Bitch, how dare you scold me when you’re in this state? Do you want to fucking die?”
“Old bat! You’re going to die a horrible death!” Azalea had wanted to suppress her anger, but now she realized that she could not stand it anymore. Meadow intended to torture her to death. If she could not change anything, it was better for her to put up her resistance to the end.
She raised her hand and slapped Meadow directly. The latter didn’t expect that Azalea would hit her. She was so angry that she flew into a rage instantly. “How dare you hit me?”
“What right do you have to hit me?” Azalea straightened her body and asked in return, “Let me tell you, even a worm turns when it’s in danger. I’m not someone to mess with if you want to torture me to death. At worst, I’ll bring you down with me!”
“You want us to die together, don’t you? You bitch, you have the nerve to go against me just because of that baby in your womb, right? I’m going to show you how powerful I am today!” Meadow’s face was ferocious and twisted. She gnashed her teeth while saying, “Maids! Miss Clark’s hand is scalded by boiling water. She can’t work anymore. Help her apply some ointment!”