Michael arrived at the place where he was meeting Francis, where Francis had already been waiting for 15 minutes.
Waiting was the hardest to bear, and Francis had thought that Michael was going to stand him up. He was about to call Michael again when he saw Michael coming in and said, “You’re here!”
“What can I do for you, Mr. Gurney?” Michael sat down.
“Have some tea!” Francis smiled and asked Michael to drink tea. “This restaurant has very fine tea. Michael, have a try.”
Michael smiled faintly. “I don’t like drinking tea and don’t know much about it. In fact, I prefer coffee more than tea.”
“I’ll have them bring you some coffee!”
Francis’ attitude was very good, but Michael waved his hand and said, “There’s no need. I’m afraid I can’t fall asleep if I had coffee now. Mr. Gurney, let’s cut to the chase. I have someone waiting for me at home!”
Francis’ face froze when he heard this. “I see, I’ll get down to business, then. Michael, I want to talk to you about working together.”
“Work together? I’m not in the business scene. I don’t think we have anything to work together on?”
“Michael isn’t in the business scene, but the Davis family is. Michael, don’t you want to hear what I have to propose?”
Michael refused directly. “If it’s about business with the Davis family, you’d better not tell me. I don’t want to hear it at all!”
“Oh? That’s strange! Michael, are you not going to take over the Davis family? The Davis family has such a large industry, but are you just going to sit and watch others take over it? I don’t believe that you have no ambition at all. Don’t you want to see the Davis family flourish in your hands?”
“You are right, in fact. I’m not interested in the Davis family at all! I’m not interested in the prosperity of the Davis family. To be honest, what I want most now is to see the Davis family go bankrupt.”
“The Davis family is developing well. It’s impossible for the Davis family to go bankrupt now! Michael, since you hate the Davis family so much, why don’t we find another way?”
Michael looked at Francis quietly without saying a word. Then, Francis smiled and said, “You hate your grandfather for breaking you up with Abbie, so you hate the Davis family. If that’s the case, why don’t you take the initiative to destroy the Davis family? I can help you with it!”
“That’s not bad, Mr. Gurney. I did think about it before, and I want to work with you to destroy the Davis family too. But what Mr. Gurney has done recently is getting on my nerves. I don’t want you to be the last beneficiary after the Davis family is destroyed!”
“Michael, you think too much. I never thought of becoming the final beneficiary. Michael, you can be that when the Davis family collapses.”
“Is that so?” Michael looked interested.
“If you work with me, we can take over the Davis family together. You take the money of the Davis family, and I will take over the company. Your grandfather has always wanted to strengthen the Davis family. When he sees that the Davis family is being acquired, he will be in great pain. He will live in despair because of debts. What do you think of my idea?”
“Very good! What’s your condition?” Michael narrowed his eyes.
“The condition is that you marry my daughter, Azalea!”
Hearing this, Michael laughed and said, “Mr. Gurney, what a great idea you have. If I married your daughter, Azalea, half of the money I’ll get will be hers. The Davis family’s company will belong to you too. In the end, you are the final winner, are you not?”
Francis immediately retorted, “You can’t say that. As long as you don’t divorce her, she can’t have her share, can she?”
Michael shook his head. “No, I’m at a disadvantage! You painted such a big picture and make it look like I’ll profit from it, but in fact, I’m at a loss. I want to take revenge, but I can’t be at a loss, can I?”
“I can give you some other benefits once you marry her. As long as you agree to get married, I can give you half the shares of the Gurney family’s company. What do you think?”
“I still don’t think it’s doable! Half the shares of the Gurney family are not tempting to me. On the contrary, Mr. Gurney, you’re drooling on the Davis family. Am I right?”
Hearing this, Francis’ face turned red slightly. “How about this? You can sign a property agreement before the marriage. With this, you can make sure your shares won’t be shared with Azalea.”
Michael chuckled. “That’s a good idea, but your daughter will be left with nothing. Are you sure you want that?”
“My daughter won’t be left with nothing. She likes you, Michael. Marrying you and giving birth to your children are the biggest wishes in her life. As long as you agree to marry her, promise not to divorce her, and let her live a decent life, I think she will be satisfied!”
“Let me think about it!” Michael frowned and thought for a while.
Francis was a little impatient. “Michael, you can make an agreement in advance. You can decide on the content. You are a lawyer, so you must be very clear about how to create it to benefit you, right?”
“That’s good! Since Mr. Gurney is this sincere, I won’t beat around the bush with you either! I can work with you, but I will marry Azalea only when your end of the agreement is fulfilled.”
“Azalea has been pregnant for a few months now. How is she going to cope with the public if you don’t marry her?”
“Isn’t she living in the Davis family’s house now? Living in the Davis family is a guarantee. Besides, isn’t she pregnant with my child?” Michael laughed. “I only have two conditions. As long as we work together to destroy the Davis family, and as long as Azalea gives birth to my child, when these two conditions are met, I promise you that I will marry her!”
Francis frowned. “Are you sure? If she gave birth to a daughter instead of a son, would you marry her too?”
“The child’s gender is not important. What matters is the company. As long as you can fulfill your promise, Mr. Gurney, and as long as Azalea gives birth to my flesh and blood, I will marry her without hesitation! I can make an agreement with you, Mr. Gurney. What do you think?”
Francis felt that Michael’s words had a hidden meaning, but he couldn’t find what was wrong after careful consideration.
Anyway, Azalea was pregnant with Michael’s child, so as long as he cooperated with Michael to destroy the Davis family, Michael would marry Azalea.
This was a matter of killing two birds with one stone for Francis. After all, buying the Davis family’s company would make him even more powerful, and by then, no one would dare look down on the Gurney family.
Thinking of this, Francis immediately nodded and said, “Okay! Let’s do it according to what we discussed. You can make an agreement and we will sign it later. We will do things according to the agreement in the future.”
“It’s too late today. Let’s talk about the agreement tomorrow.” Michael stood up. “I’ll get going!”
“One more thing! I hope that you can deal with the woman you brought back properly.”
“Don’t you think you’ve gone too far, Mr. Gurney? You have too many demands! Know where you stand!” Michael refused directly.
“You can do whatever you want out there, but I don’t want to see you bringing them back to the Davis family’s mansion. That’s not too much, is it?”
Michael stared at Francis for a few seconds and laughed. “Okay, I can promise you that!”