Leonard had hired men to kill Thomas. He thought that it would be an easy task, but he didn’t expect that his plan would fail.
Leonard scolded his assistant harshly after he heard that theyhad failed. He won’t be able to use the same plan again after this, because no one would be foolish enough and wait to be attacked without their guard up.
The Floyd family would definitely suspect him after he failed this plan. If he provoked them like this, they would definitely retaliate and fight back.
Leonard was not afraid of the Floyd family, but he was just worried about William. After all, the country was William’s territory.
He had been lost to William several times before, so he might get into trouble again if the latter directly went against him.
Leonard felt so depressed that he tossed and turned throughout the night because he couldn’t sleep well. He only felt tired when morning arrived.
Just as he was in a daze, his assistant knocked on the door and shouted, “Mr. Floyd! Wake up!”
Leonard didn’t sleep enough, so he was angry when he woke up. “Why are you making such a fuss so early in the morning?”
The assistant ignored his anger and pushed the door open. “Mr. Floyd, I have some bad news!”
“Tell me about it!” Leonard’s tone was very harsh.
“Thomas is Callum and Emily’s son!”
“Have you lost your f*cking mind!?” Of course, Leonard didn’t believe it.
Thomas was Callum’s son, which meant that he was the eldest grandson of the Floyd family and the only heir. If they had such a young and talented heir, it would be completely impossible for Leonard to set his eyes on their assets.
Leonard refused to believe it no matter what.
The assistant continued to explain, “Mr. Floyd, the spy i arranged heard about this when he was at the hospital to inquire about Thomas’ situation. The whole Floyd family is in the hospital now, and I heard that Thomas’ identity will soon be announced. If so, then we…”
Leonard’s expression stiffened. “Is this true?”
“Anyway, I heard it from the spy. He gave a huge sum of money to the nurse who was on night shift to take care of Thomas. She overheard their conversation from outside the ward and found out that Thomas is a child of the Floyd family. They only knew about it last night as well. Emily had hid the truth because she was afraid that someone would hurt Thomas. However, she had no choice but to expose the truth since Thomas got into such a big accident.”
Leonard didn’t know what to say, and he spoke after a few minutes of silence, “Did Emily intend to keep Thomas’s identity a secret if I didn’t hurt him?”
“That’s probably the case according to the conversation that the nurse overheard.”
“F*ck…” Leonard was so angry that he wanted to hit someone.
The assistant took a few steps back because he was also a little afraid of Leonard. “Mr. Floyd, what should we do now?”
“How the f*ck do I know!?” Leonard roared.
“Do you want to carry out the same plan again?”
“Are you stupid!? Do you think we’ll be able to get out alive if we do that? Since the Floyd family already knows that Thomas is part of their family, how would they leave him without any protection?”
The assistant didn’t dare to say anything after getting scolded so harshly. Leonard jumped out of bed barefoot and paced back and forth in the room. “We can only find another way now.”
The assistant couldn’t help reminding when he saw Leonard’s ancious expression, “Mr. Floyd, I have an idea. We can cooperate with the Gurney family since Francis and William don’t get along. Besides, Evelyn is at your back and call. By then, you can…”
“Are you out of your mind?! Do you really think that Evelyn in love with me? She thinks that I’m William, and I’m nothing more but a substitute for him!”
Leonard recalled that Evelyn would mention William every time they were together, which made him very angry.
His face was just a little bit similar to William’s originally, and he paid an astronomical fee to undergo plastic surgery to look like the latter.
In fact, he had pondered on his assistant suggestion to cooperate with Francis after he slept with Evelyn. He was Abbie’s savior at the same time, so he had enough bargaining chips in his hand.
However, he had tested Evelyn and asked her whether she liked William for his features or his personality.
Evelyn firmly answered she liked William’s personality and she wouldn’t consider anyone else but him.
This was a huge blow to Leonard. If Evelyn had known that he was an impostor, she wouldn’t have liked him at all. It was precisely because of this that he hadn’t shown any mercy to Evelyn and allowed his assistant and bodyguards to have sex with her.
Now that Evelyn was already tainted, it was impossible for him to be with a woman who had slept with his assistant and bodyguards. Hence, this plan was absolutely impossible.
Leonard suddenly stopped after circling the room a few times. “I have to think of a way to get in touch with Richard.”
“Richard? He completely ignored me the last time I greeted him when I met him at the hotel.” The assistant felt that Leonard would definitely be humiliated if he went straight to Richard.
“Since he and William are on the same side, he won’t pay attention to you because you’re working under me. However, I have Abbie under my control and I’m her saviour as well. He has to be in contact with me just because of this.”
Leonard frowned when he thought of Abbie. She was in her confinement period now, so he couldn’t use her for a while. However, he had to get along well with Abbie. Since women liked to be spoiled and cared for, he would video call her at least three times a day to check up on her.
Leonard immediately washed up and video called Abbie. When she picked up his call, she was wearing pajamas at home with her long hair sweeping over her shoulders. Her facial features were exquisite and her skin was as fair as snow.
Leonard looked at Abbie in the video with a smile on his face. “How do you feel today?”
“Very good!”
“Did yor baby make a fuss?”
“No, she’s quite obedient.”
“Let me have a look at her!”
Since Leonard wanted to look at the baby, Abbie turned the camera towards the baby cot while Leonard looked at her in surprise.
The baby’s face was still full of wrinkles in his first video call and she wasn’t cute at all. However, there had been a big change in her appearance after a week. She looked fair and delicate with her big eyes, which looked extremely adorable.
Even someone like Leonard, who didn’t like children, wanted to touch her little face for some reason.
It wasn’t bad to have such a daughter like her after all, and Leonard had changed his attitude drastically when he saw the baby.
Leonard had been been acting out of politeness before this, but he was more concerned about the baby now. He asked Abbie, “Did you think of a name for her?”
“Yes, her nickname will be Emma!”
“Emma! What a nice name!” Leonard praised her with a smile while Abbie snorted in her heart. She knew very well that Leonard didn’t like her child, so she moved the video away. “I’m going to have dinner now.”
“Okay, let’s talk next time.” Leonard showed a reluctant look, but it wasn’t an act. Abbie was exceptionally beautiful, which lifted Leonard’s spirits because he could speak to someone as pretty as her.
When he saw that Abbie was about to end the video call, he immediately added, “Abbie, do you want to come back?”