The private message was sent from Abbie’s account, and the contents were simple. It read: “I’m back! Are you ready?”
Azalea was alarmed when she saw the message. This was definitely a prank! After all, the person who sent this message couldn’t be Abbie, so it had to be someone else. Well, maybe Richard was the one who logged onto Abbie’s account to scare Azalea.
Azalea comforted herself with this thought and did not dare to stay online any longer. Thus, she immediately went offline.
On the other side of the ocean, Abbie looked at the apology video that Azalea posted with a cold smile on her face. She had seen her social media account, but she didn’t remember her password. However, she tried using her birthday as the password, and she had managed to log in!
After that, she saw that Azalea, who was on her following list, was online. Hence, she immediately sent that private message over.
Soon, she saw that Azalea immediately went offline. The latter had read her private message, so she couldn’t help but wonder. What did Azalea feel when the latter read this message? Did Azalea feel scared or nothing at all?
“Well, no matter how you feel, wait for me, Azalea. I’ll make sure to make things even between us. So, both you and that b*stard, Michael, shouldn’t even think about escaping my clutches!”
Then, Abbie looked at her following list and clicked on Valeria’s account, which was first on the list.
Valeria’s message was all about how she missed Abbie, and she was asking whether the latter was living blissfully in heaven. She also told Abbie that the latter’s child was healthy and cute. Hence, Abbie couldn’t help but tear up when she read the message.
She clicked on the reply button in the private message and typed a message, saying, “I’m not dead, Valeria. I’m still alive.”
Just as she was about to send it out, the door was pushed open. Then, Leonard appeared at the door with a plate of fruit.
After that, he said with a gentle smile on his face, “I knocked on the door, but you never answered me, so I pushed the door open to come in.”
When Abbie heard this, she forced a smile and quickly closed the private message.
However, Leonard had seen what Abbie was doing, but he said nothing and put the plate of fruit on the table instead. Then, he asked, “Did you see the news? Azalea just uploaded an apology video.”
“Yes, I just saw it.”
“I told you that your brother would win. Do you believe my now?”
“I believe in you.”
“Well, other than sending you fruit, I’m here to tell you something. I’m going to return home and stay there for a bit.”
Leonard had said these words in a gentle tone as if he was informing Abbie of his plans. However, Abbie wasn’t used to it, so she hesitated before asking, “Are you going back there because something happened?”
“Yes, I have something to attend to. I want to go back and acknowledge my relatives,” said Leonard. However, when he mentioned the word ‘relatives’, he sounded a bit sarcastic.
On the other hand, Abbie didn’t notice it, and she asked, “Are your relatives all back in the country?”
“Yeap, they’re all back there now.”
Abbie’s heart skipped a beat after hearing this. Could she take this opportunity to go back there with Leonard? She wanted to tell him that she would go back with him.
However, before she could say anything, Leonard spoke first. “Your body isn’t in a good condition right now. I’ve asked the doctor about this, and he said that you can’t travel far distances while in the condition. If not, you could’ve come with me to visit your family.”
Well, this meant that Leonard wasn’t allowing her to return. Alas! Leonard treated her well, but every servant that was taking care of her treated her carefully, so she felt like she was being watched. However, Abbie acted indifferent before asking, “I never thought about going back. After all, I don’t remember anything, so why should I go back?”
“Well, your family is thinking about you. Abbie, do you really not need to tell your family about the news that you’re still alive? I think that they will be delighted if they learnt about it. Why don’t I tell them the news for you?”
“No! I don’t want to!” Abbie shook her head. She could never understand Leonard’s actions, and she didn’t know when he was telling the truth. After all, even though Leonard treated her well, she still felt that some sort of wall was separating both of them, so she couldn’t trust him completely.
For example, she didn’t know how to deal with Leonard, who wanted to inform her family about this news. If he was just testing her, things would end up terribly!
However, Abbie suppressed her true thoughts and said, “I want to wait until my body is completely recovered. Once I have the ability to get revenge for myself, I’ll inform them. If not, it would be useless for me to return. After all, they can’t guarantee my safety, so the same thing will only happen if I go back. Previously, Azalea didn’t have an identity, but she’s now the Gurney family’s illegitimate daughter! Hence, she has the Gurney family backing her up, so I can’t do anything to her for now, right? Anway, I want to go back only when I have the capability to get revenge for myself.”
On the other hand, Leonard was very satisfied with Abbie’s answer. “Okay, you can rest here. If you need anything, just tell the butler. He will treat you with the same respect as I do.”
“When are you going back then?” Abbie asked.
“I’ll leave in two hours. I’ve booked a ticket!”
“Is that so? When will you be back?”
“Do you really want me to come back?” Leonard looked at Abbie half-jokingly. Meanwhile, Abbie lowered his head with a shy expression. When Leonard saw that her face and ears were red, his heart skipped a beat as he said, “I’ll be back soon! After all, I’m worried about you!”
His words were so gentle, but Abbie couldn’t accept them. “It’s getting late. You have to go to the airport tomorrow. Do you want me to send you off?”
“Nah, you don’t need to do that. Remember to eat your meals on time. I hope that you’ve already fully recovered when I come back.”
Leonard reached out and gently touched Abbie’s hand as he spoke. Abbie felt numb all over. However, she didn’t refuse Leonard’s touch, and she allowed his finger to touch the back of her palm without moving.
On the other hand, Leonard was very satisfied with her reaction. “Well, I’m leaving now. Take care of your body then!”
When Abbie saw that Leonard was leaving, she immediately began to get up to send him off.
However, Leonard told her to not send him off. She didn’t insist either, so she stood in the corridor and watched Leonard go down the stairs.
While she was in the corridor, Abbie saw a few burly men standing in the living room. They had guns in their hands, and they were talking in some foreign language. Abbie listened to a snippet of their conversation, and they were talking about how they couldn’t bring these guns back home and guns weren’t allowed back there.
Her heart skipped a beat as she saw them holding their guns in their hands. She knew that Leonard’s identity wasn’t as simple as she thought, and he definitely wasn’t someone who was working a regular job as he had told her.
She had to be more careful in the future.
On the other hand, when Frederick returned, he didn’t hide Azalea’s current situation from Francis and told the latter everything. Francis had a darkened face as he spoke, “Well, I was hoping that she could be useful by winning over Michael. However, look at what happened now! She made a mess out of this situation, and I have to even pay for her mistake. What do you think I should do to her?”
“Well… she is your daughter. You can’t ignore her, right?”
“That’s right. I can’t ignore her. I’m just bringing her back. However, the rest of the family won’t be happy.” Francis could tell from Evelyn’s attitude that everyone else in the family thought the same way. He was troubled by this, so he hoped that Frederick would give him some advice. However, Frederick appeared to be deep in thought and did not speak.
Then, Francis thought for a moment and said, “She is pregnant with Michael’s child now. How about calling the Davis family? If the Davis family is willing to accept her, then I don’t have to worry about this.”
Hah! He wanted to kick Azalea away and let her become a burden to the Davis family. Frederick felt disdain in his heart, but he never revealed his true emotions on his face. Instead, he said, “That’s a good idea, Mr. Gurney.”
Meanwhile, Francis did not know what Frederick was thinking. He felt that he had finally found a good way to get rid of Azalea, so he said excitedly, “Then should I call Wayne and ask him about this?”