At this moment, Michael was talking to Francis on the phone. He knew that the trending search could no longer be controlled. Needless to say, Francis was the one who did this. Michael did not want to talk too much with Azalea, so he went straight to Francis.
When the phone was connected, he asked Francis, “Did you arrange for the trend? What are you trying to do? Why are you trying to distort the facts? Azalea is fine, so why are you exaggerating?”
“Fine? Azalea is pregnant with your child. She was beaten like this when she’s pregnant. Don’t you have any intention of venting your anger for her?” Francis asked.
“She did such a murderous thing and the girl from the Clark family only slapped her a few times. It’s much better than her killing someone. The slap means nothing!”
“Killing someone? Michael, you’re a lawyer yourself, and your words must be justified with evidece! Or else, I can sue you for slander!” Francis spoke in a bad tone.
“Sue me for slander? Francis, are you kidding me?” Michael sneered.
“I know that you are a legendery figure in the law fied, and of course I won’t trouble you for Azalea’s sake. But it does not mean I will just allow her to be bullied. If I ignore this matter today, then the person who bullied her will only get worse! I can’t just stand there and watch, so I have to defend her.”
Michael raised his voice. “So your method is to talk nonsense and spread lies? You are slandering and exaggerating, and I won’t allow you to simply mess things up!”
“Michael, think about it carefully. As a father, my daughter was bullied. Is it wrong for me to stand up for my daughter? Oh, and sicne I have decided to do this, I will not stop.”
“Oh? Then let me remind you that the Clark family is not an easy target, and the consequences will all be yours.”
“Since I have done it, I have already considered the consequences. This matter has nothing to do with you. You don’t have to worry about it.”
“Why does it have nothing to do with me? Richard thought that the Davis family was stirring up trouble by doing this and had already attacked us.”
“Then why don’t you explain it to Richard? Tell Richard that I’m the one venting my anger for Azalea. Why don’t you just let Richard come right at me, huh?”
Francis had nothing to fear. Michael was so angry that he wanted to swear. Mr. Gurney must have a purpose. He didn’t want to argue with him so he said, “Just tell me what you want!”
“Don’t you know what I want? Azalea is my daughte and she is pregnant with your child. Are you gonna let her remain a woman without any name or titles?”
Francis’s meaning was very obvious. Michael sneered and said, “You want me to marry Azalea so you threaten me with this excuse? You’d better give up! I am not so easily threatened. Wait and see how I ruin you!”
Michael hung up the phone. Seeing William’s missed call, he called back. “William, I need your help. Can you borrow me your public relations men? I will pay you. I swear I’m going to ruin Francis!”
“Did Francis really do this? Why?”
“Azalea is the illegitimate daughter of Franics. In order to force me to marry that bitch, he did this on purpose.”
After hearing Michael’s words, William understood why Francis was helping Azalea. “Is that so? Hah, then things just got easy. Why don’t you just expose the relationship between Azalea and Francis?”
“That’s what I am thinking. That fucking old jerk, trying to threaten me?! I have nothing to lose now. Just wait and I’ll expose their relationship now!”
William stopped Michael and said, “Don’t worry. My men are in the hospital. Let Francis be happy for a while first. Sometimes, the more serious the situation is, the faster the backlash will be.”
In the hospital, Leonard carried a limited edition bear into Abbie’s ward.
Abbie, who was in a good mental state, leaned against the bed and listened to music.
He walked in and greeted her with a smile. “How are you feeling today?”
“I feel good!”
“This is a gift for you.” Leonard handed the bear to Abbie, who took it and thanked him. “Thank you!”
“You’re welcome! You can tell me whatever you like. As long as I can, I will do it for you.”
“Why are you so nice to me?” Abbie asked.
“You’ve asked me this question before. I’m going to give you a different answer today. I like you, so I’m nice to you.” Leonard looked at Abbie with a smile in his eyes. It seemed that he was extremely sincere.
“Like me? I’m pregnant with another man’s child, and I’ve experienced something like this. What is there to like about me?” Abbie obviously didn’t believe it.
“Don’t belittle yourself. You are very smart, cute and beautiful. There are many traits of you that attract me. I will tell you slowly in the future.”
“In the future?” Abbie looked at Leonard, and he looked at her back gently. The tenderness in his eyes could melt her heart. This man was like a drug that would make anyone addicted to him.
Abbie avoided his gaze and changed the topic. “Is there anything new you need to tell me today?”
“Yes, the news I just saw is about your family.”
“My family? What happened?”
“Look at this trending news.” Leonard turned on his phone and handed it to Abbie.
After Abbie finished reading it, she looked shocked. She didn’t remember Richard, nor did she remember the past of the Clark family. But when she saw they were attacked, she still felt very sad. “Do you think this is true? Did someone in our family really do such a thing to a pregnant woman?”
“I don’t believe it. I think there is something else about this matter, so I asked someone to investigate the situation. Do you know who was the one who hit and who was beaten?”
“Didn’t they say that it was the young lady of our family who hit the woman? They didn’t say who it was. Do you know who?”
“The one who hit the woman is your cousin Anna, the young lady of the Taylor family. She has always had a bad relationship with you. The one who was beaten is Azalea. I guess that Anna attacked Azalea in order to avenge you. Anna is a delicate young lady. How could she beat someone up? This news is obviously directed at the Clark family. Someone is stirring up trouble behind the curtains.”
“Who’s playing tricks then?”
“Mrs. Davis’ scandal has gone viral. With the Clark family on fire, I speculated that Mrs. Davis’ scandal was caused by your brother. This whole matter should have something to do with the Davis family.”
“The Davis family? Michael, that jerk again? What on earth does he want? How could he be so shameless?” Anger inside Abbie made her feel suffocated and breathless.
Leonard immediately stepped forward to calm her down. “Don’t be angry! Relax, nothing will happen. Your brother will settle this matter! I believe in your brother’s ability!”