Madelyn knew that Angel was worried about money when she saw her like this. In fact, Madelyn was unhappy as well. She thought that she could live a rich and luxurious life as long as she approached Angel. She didn’t expect that she hadn’t had an easy life up to this day. Instead, she often got beaten and scolded.
She attempted to remind Angel tentatively, “Miss, why don’t we ask Ms. Anthony for some money?”
Ornard had already asked Paisley to limit her usage of money, so how could she lend Angel money?
However, she couldn’t tell Madelyn about her relationship with Ornard, so she said angrily, “Ask Paisley for money, huh? Will she even lend it to me? What are you thinking about?”
Madelyn didn’t know about the past. She felt that this idea was feasible, so she explained immediately, “That’s what I think. You won’t be in such a difficult situation all the time. There will always be a day when you make a fortune for yourself. Ms. Anthony is so rich. It’s not too much for her to lend you some money. After all, it’s not that you won’t pay her back.”
Angel hesitated for a moment before she shook her head and refused. “I can’t bring myself to borrow money from her. It’s fucking embarrassing.”
“I’ll do it.” Madelyn was not afraid of embarrassing herself. She would do anything for the sake of money.
Since the person who would be borrowing money was Madelyn, who had nothing to do with Angel, the latter didn’t voice out any objections anymore. It meant that she had accepted her suggestion in silent acquiescence.
Paisley received a call from Ornard asking her to help with Angel’s discharge from the hospital. He also told her to check on Angel’s living expenses in the future.
Paisley was annoyed. Ever since she married Ornard, she had gained nothing but shoulder the responsibility of a stepmother. How would she be willing to do what Ornard said?
Hence, she told Ornard tactfully, “Angel doesn’t like me at all. If you ask me to monitor her living expenses, she will hate me even more.”
“Well, I can’t leave her alone. She is used to being a spendthrift, and this bad habit of hers has to be changed. You’re my wife and her stepmother, so you have to bear the responsibility of educating her.”
After that, Ornard transferred one million dollars to her as Angel’s living expenses for six months.
Paisley felt a chill go down her spine when she saw the one million dollars. One million dollars was indeed a huge sum of money for ordinary people, but it was only worth a purse for someone like Paisley, who came from a wealthy family.
Angel was supposed to live on one million dollars for half a year. It was evident that Ornard was in financial hardship.
Paisley stared at the one million dollars for a while before she finally realized that Ornard would possibly fail in this war of business.
Even if he managed to escape from the Floyd family’s oppression and make a comeback, there would be nothing in it for her since he was such a miserly man.
Ornard was stingy even to his daughter. How could he be generous towards Paisley?
So far, Paisley had obtained nothing but the title of his wife. She was unhappy that her scheme had not borne any fruits until now.
At the thought of her plans, she wondered what was going on with Veronica. After all, she had told Veronica about Cade so that the latter could get rid of him.
Veronica did make her move, but the child was still alive, albeit in a coma.
Besides, Aurora didn’t break up with Ornard as well. The two of them continued to sleep with each other behind everyone. Meanwhile, Veronica hadn’t made any moves yet. What on earth was she thinking?
The more Paisley thought about it, the more frustrated she became. On the other hand, Danya, who went to help Angel with her discharge from the hospital, was back.
She complained once she entered the house, “Miss, Angel is rude towards me. She talked as if we owe her money. I went to deal with her discharge procedures, but she left with Madelyn without telling. She is really out of line.”
Paisley furrowed her brows. “That’s enough. That’s how she is. Just act like she doesn’t exist.”
“I don’t mind, but I feel that you’re wronged, miss. You haven’t obtained anything from Ornard ever since you married him. Instead, you have to help him deal with a bunch of lousy matters. It’s really hard for you.”
“If I had known this, I wouldn’t have come up with such a bad idea. That way, I could at least stay in the Anthony family and be a rich lady. I would still be managing the company. Now, everything sucks. I have nothing at all. I can only depend on the dividends of the shares of my mother and my brother for a living.”
Paisley regretted her actions as well, but regret served no purpose in this case. Since she had reached this point, she had no choice but to continue with her plan.
Although Ornard was driven to a corner by the Floyd family, he was not at the end of his rope. His company was going strong. Paisley was Ornard’s wife. If Ornard and Angel were gone, and that illegitimate son was dead as well, the companies under Ornard’s name would belong to her.
The doorbell rang when Paisley thought of this. Danya opened the door and realized that it was Madelyn.
Danya did not smile at all. She asked snappishly, “What are you doing here?”
“I would like to see Ms. Anthony.” Madelyn smiled obsequiously.
“Why are you looking for Ms. Anthony? Are you fooling around?” Danya was unhappy, so she blocked Madelyn at the door.
Madelyn was embarrassed, so she could only bring up Angel. “It’s not that I have some business with Ms. Anthony. Actually, Ms. Floyd is the one who wishes to speak to Ms. Anthony. I’m here today on her behalf.”
“Hah, Angel can walk and talk. Why can’t she come here herself?” Although Danya’s words were harsh, she still let Madelyn in.
Paisley was leaning on the sofa and looking at her phone expressionlessly. Madelyn walked to her side cautiously and said, “Ms. Anthony!”
“What’s wrong?” Paisley looked up, the sarcasm in her eyes caused some discomfort in Madelyn.
She forced herself to speak boldly. “Actually, Ms. Floyd would like to borrow some money from you.”
“She wants some money from me now, does she?” Paisley looked away from her phone and gazed at Madelyn with a vague smile. “Hm, isn’t that strange?”
“Ms. Floyd means to say that she is short of money now since she needs it for daily expenses. She hopes you can lend her some money, and she’ll return it to you when she earns lots of money, Ms. Anthony.”
“Hah! When she earns a lot of money, you say? When will she earn enough money? Till the cows come home?” Paisley’s question was dripping with sarcasm.
“Well… Ms. Floyd is only poor temporarily. When she returns to the Floyd family, all their assets will be hers. She will not forget to return your money to you.”
“Go back to the Floyd family, huh? Dream on.”
The sneer on the corner of Paisley’s mouth grew more intense. “She isn’t short of money, but I am! Hey, don’t tell me you think I’m rich? I’m also really poor now. I don’t have any job or income, so I can only use up my savings. I’ll only lend her my money when pigs fly!”
Madelyn thought it would be easy to borrow money from Paisley, but she didn’t expect that the latter would be so direct as to turn her down without a second thought.
Paisley was frank with Madelyn, so Danya naturally wouldn’t be polite to her as well. She ridiculed and mocked the latter.
“Yes, Ms. Anthony doesn’t have much money now. But even if she has money to spare, Angel is supposed to come here personally to borrow the money. What’s the point of sending someone like you to borrow money from us? Do we have to ask for you to pay up if Angel refuses to return the money? Can you afford to pay the debt? Why don’t you look at yourself and think about it? You don’t even know your place!”
Madelyn’s face was flushed due to the insults she had received. She returned to her residence with her tails between her legs.