Azalea no longer felt the pain in her legs when she heard Francis’s words. She knew that Francis could help her, but what was his reason for doing this?
“What can I do for you? Can you tell me your conditions first? I am afraid that I don’t have the capabilities to fulfil your request.”
“I don’t need you to do anything for me. If you want to do something in return, I want you to just take good care of your body and listen to me obediently. This way, you can be Mrs. Davis as soon as possible.”
When Azalea heard Francis’ sincere tone and saw his kind expression, she felt that he really wasn’t lying at all and she muttered to herself.
Was this a blessing in disguise?
It was worth it for her to be in a car accident if she could use this to achieve her goals, but she was not sure if Francis could really help her. She could only wait and see now.
Francis and Frederick stayed in Azalea’s ward until seven o’clock before leaving. On the way back, Frederick couldn’t help asking Francis, “Sir, are you sure that Michael can marry her?”
Frederick dared to ask this question because there were no outsiders in the car.
Francis didn’t avoid it. “Of course! How can my daughter be unworthy of Michael? I wanted Evelyn to marry into the Davis family, but it seems that fate is on my side. Since my daughter is already pregnant with Michae’s child, I’m sure I can find a way to help her.”
“Are you planning to recognize Miss officially?” Frederick asked worriedly, “This will inevitably affect your reputation, so you’d better think twice.”
“No, I won’t do that!” Francis shook his head. Francis had been planning in his heart ever since he had confirmed that Azalea was his illegitimate daughter.
He had to compensate Azalea first. Of course, he couldn’t possibly openly acknowledge her as his daughter.
With Francis’ old age and reputation, his reputation would be damaged if news leaked that he had an illegitimate daughter.
Francis didn’t want to be criticized at his age, so he couldn’t openly declare that Azalea was his daughter. However, he could do it in another way.
Frederick was a little confused. “Miss wouldn’t have any status if you don’t acknowledge her. With the Davis family’s influence and power, it’s impossible for them to let Miss marry into their family.”
“Even if I don’t recognize her true identity, I can still make her my goddaughter. How can the Davis family refuse this marriage if she has my support?”
“This… this is not easy to say. The Davis family was so busy going after the Floyd family’s property, and their relationship is strained after they’ve fallen out with Miss Azalea. Wouldn’t we be humiliating them if we ask Miss to live with them? I don’t think Michael will be so foolish to accept that. Unless you can give him some substantial gifts like shares or huge assets, he will definitely stop you. However, this will definitely attract everyone’s attention if you make a huge scene. I don’t think your wife or son would agree to this at all.”
“We have to think of another way!” Francis reached out and rubbed his forehead.
“Azalea is already pregnant with Michael’s child, and he has already admitted the child as his. I think he should be fond of children, so I’d better have a discussion with him.”
“About Michael… I paid special attention to him today and even asked the nurse. He didn’t show up in the hospital all day. He won’t be so heartless if he really has feelings for the baby in Miss’ belly, right?” Frederick reminded Francis.
Francis frowned because he knew that Frederick was right. Michael would not ignore them as long as he had any affection for Azalea or the child in her belly.
He recalled what William had done when Evelyn had schemed against Valeria. Since Valeria had given birth to the child safely, William just broke Evelyn’s hand and shaved her head as a warning. If Valeria and her child actually lost their lives, Evelyn would probably be dead by now.
Michael’s ruthlessness and indifference were chilling compared to William, who was willing to protect Valeria and his child at all costs.
However, Azalea was pregnant and she was determined to marry Michael. Francis couldn’t possibly ignore such a small request, right?
He would do it no matter what for the development of the Gurney family, .
After the car stopped outside the Gurney family’s villa, Francis and Frederick got off the car and entered the villa together.
The servant came out with a smile and said, “You’re back!”
Francis nodded slightly before he continued walking into the living room. He then shouted when he saw that the living room was very quiet, and Evelyn was nowhere to be seen, “Evelyn!”
He did not hear Evelyn’s reply. Was she not at home? Francis was upset, so he frowned and asked the servant, “Where is Miss?”
“Miss just went out with a few bodyguards.”
“She went out again?” Francis was unhappy and his face darkened.
Evelyn acted as if nothing had happened even after she crashed into Azalea. Francis had asked Evelyn to go to the hospital to see Azalea, but she didn’t even bother doing that. She said that since the accident had already happened, nothing would change even if she visited Azalea. She wanted to just settle the whole issue with monetary compensation.
She also said that Azalea’s status in the Davis family was very low at the moment. Azalea was like a piece of trash, and no one would pay attention to her even if she died.
Francis had not confirmed Azalea’s identity at that time. He felt that Evelyn’s words were unpleasant, but he did not scold her and he just asked her to stay at home.
However, he didn’t expect Evelyn to sneak out while he was in the hospital.
Francis was incredibly upset, so he decided that he would reprimand Evelyn to make her behave when she came back home.
Evelyn went out after she received Angel’s call. Angel said that she had an appointment with Paisley at night, so she asked Evelyn to go to the location immediately.
Evelyn definitely wouldn’t pass on this opportunity when she heard that Paisley was out, so she immediately took her bodyguards out and rushed to Angel’s house.
Angel made up a lie and asked Paisley to hand something over to her.
Paisley didn’t have much of a reaction when Angel decided to move out. After all, had always looked down on Angel and she did not want to take care of her either. Instead, she was rather happy after Angel was gone.
Angel said that she had forgotten to bring some of her things from her old apartment, so she asked Paisley to send it to her. Although Paisley was unwilling, she had no reason to refuse.
She went to Angel’s apartment to get the things and rushed to Angel’s new home with Danya without any preparation.
However, she was blocked by Evelyn and her men at the gate of Gurmisran’s villa area.
Evelyn was filled with hatred when she recalled how William broke her hand and shaved her head after she was used by Paisley.
She asked the bodyguards to directly crash into Paisley’s car. Paisley was sitting at the back while Danya drove the car when they were knocked from the side unexpectedly. Paisley’s head was in pain after she bumped against the window.
She rubbed her head and cursed while Danya opened the car door angrily and went down to argue. However, Evelyn’s bodyguards started to lay their hands on Danya as soon as she started speaking.
Evelyn had come prepared, so she would not show Paisley any mercy. The bodyguard directly slapped Danya’s face with full force.
Paisley immediately took out her phone and called the police when she saw this. However, her phone was snatched and thrown out before she could make the call.
Then, the bodyguard dragged Paisley out of the car like she was dead weight.