Chapter 1642 Hit The Jackpot

Book:That Stranger Lying Beside Me Published:2024-6-1

Abbie was stunned. “Right now?”
“No, I mean you can better get ready for the time being. We’ll discuss returning to the country when you’re done with your confinement period.”
Abbie didn’t know that Leonard was trying to test her. She had dreamed of returning, but she couldn’t tell him about her thoughts before she was sure of his intentions.
Abbie’s expression was indifferent. “Let’s talk about it when the time comes.”
The smile on Leonard’s face was extremely gentle. “Well, you have to think about it. I was thinking how much your parents and brother must miss you. Don’t you have to come back to the country for them?”
Leonard would’ve informed her family as soon as she woke up if he was being genuine, wasn’t it a joke for him to say this right now?
Abbie felt that Leonard was testing her even more than before, so she refused directly. “My baby is still so small! It’s inconvenient for me to bring her back to the mainland.”
“You don’t have to bring her back and we can hire a caretaker for her! I’ll make arrangements to find a good caretaker that can make you feel at ease.”
Abbie was so angry that she was trembling when she hung up because she had already thought of Leonard’s purpose. He had asked her to go back to the country and keep her baby here because he wanted to have a bargaining chip to threaten her. He could also stop her from telling her Clark family the complete truth about him.
How could there be such a shameless person in the world?
The assistant also understood what Leonard meant when he ended the video call. “Mr. Floyd, are you planning to use Abbie’s child to control her?”
“Yes! At present, Abbie has no feelings for me as I had imagined. In order to prevent her from going back on her word, I have to keep her child with me.”
“Will this backfire or make Abbie hate you?”
“I don’t have any other choice. I’m pressed for time, so I don’t have time to slowly gain Abbie’s trust. This is the only method I can use. She definitely hates me now, but I’ll be good to her in the future. Women are easy to deal with once you care for them. As long as I’m good to her in the future, she’ll submit to me obediently.” Leonard was very confident.
The news that Thomas was the heir of the Floyd family spread like wildfire among the upper-class society in the afternoon.
Richard was scared out of his wits when he heard the news. He called William to seek confirmation, who told him with certainty that it was true.
Richard smiled and said, “Does this mean that I will have a legitimate brother-in-law in the future? Wouldn’t you have to stand aside by then?”
William gave a curt reply, “Get lost!”
Richard was still provoking him. “I’ll definitely ask Thomas for help in the future since he’s so easy-going. Unlike you, he wouldn’t make trouble for me.”
“Are you sure that Thomas is easy to talk to or that Braelynn would accept him?”
“I’m not!” Richard said honestly.
“That’s enough, isn’t it? I’m not afraid to tell you that Braelynn admires me very much, but she may not necessarily respect Thomas. You’ll still have to beg me for help in the future!”
Richard snorted and said, “No matter what, I have to go to the hospital to see my brother-in-law! I was worried that my wife would have to be the head of the Floyd family. Now that I have a brother-in-law, I don’t have to worry about my wife being responsible for the family anymore.”
“Don’t you feel sorry that you can’t get the assets of the Floyd family?” William joked.
“I know my position well. I won’t have the chance to own the Floyd family’s property even without my brother-in-law being around. They would probably give you half of it since they think so highly of you. You’ve lost your share now that you have a new brother-in-law. Hahaha, I’m so happy!”
William couldn’t help laughing when Richard hung up the phone with a gloating smile.
Valeria came over with Cade in her arms. “Honey, I’ll visit Thomas in the afternoon. Do you want to go with me?”
“Yes!”
“You were jealous whenever I meet Thomas before this. Well, I don’t know how you’ll feel now that he’s your cousin.”
“Have I ever been jealous?” William asked.
“Do you want me to help you recall what you did back then?”
“There’s no need for that, I’m not jealous at all!” After William finished speaking, they both laughed.
Evelyn felt exhausted these days, so she didn’t wake up until noon every day.
Today was no exception, and she felt very uncomfortable and nauseous when she woke up.
Why would she feel nauseous? She was sure that she hadn’t eaten anything that would make her sick.
Evelyn suddenly thought of something after she vomited in the bathroom.
Her period this month was already two weeks late when it had always been very accurate all along. How could it be so late this time?
She remembered that they hadn’t used any protection during all the times when she slept with William. Did she just hit the jackpot?
Evelyn was extremely excited when she thought of this, so she immediately went to a nearby pharmacy to buy a pregnancy test.
Evelyn immediately did a test after returning home, and two red lines appeared on the test a few minutes later.
She was extremely surprised. Was she really pregnant?
No, she had to confirm it herself. She couldn’t be careless with this and she had to do it meticulously.
Evelyn immediately drove to the hospital. After she did a blood test, the doctor told Evelyn that she was pregnant as well!
Evelyn was ecstatic because her pregnancy came just in time.
Since she was pregnant with William’s child, she had to go back and tell Francis about it as soon as possible.
The Gurney family only found out that Thomas was a child of the Floyd family in the afternoon. When Frederick heard that Thomas was injured, he went to the hospital in a panic and eventually learned the news.
He was extremely shocked and he immediatley reported it to Francis after he visited Thomas.
When Francis heard that Thomas was a child of the Floyd family, he was also very surprised. “How could it be possible? You brought him back from the welfare home, so how could he be the grandchild of the Floyd family?”
The disbelief on Francis’s face disappeared after Frederick explained it, and he said after a long period of silence “I knew he wasn’t ordinary! What a pity!”
“Why would it be a pity?” Frederick asked subconsciously.
“I thought so highly of him and once suggested for him to work at the Gurney family back then. However, he refused and went to the Floyd family. This must’ve been fated! Later on, I thought of keeping him close to us. Since Evelyn was about the same age as him, she would be a perfect match for him. However, Evelyn, that good-for-nothing, was so unwilling to be with him. I should’ve forced her to obey me back then.”
Francis sighed and regretted it terribly. If he had insisted on forcing Evelyn and Thomas to be together, she would be the daughter-in-law of the Floyd family by now.
There was the only son in the Floyd family, so he would inherit all of his family’s wealth. If Evelyn bore some heirs for them, she would have her share of their assets as well.
Moreover, it was very beneficial for the Gurney family to have a joint marriage with the Floyd family. With this, they could build a good relationship with William as well. They would definitely rise to the top in the business world and obtain unimaginable success. However, all of this was ruined by Evelyn, that useless piece of trash.
The more Francis thought about it, the angrier he became and he really wanted to scold Evelyn harshly to vent out all of his anger.
At this moment, Evelyn knocked on the door. “Grandpa! Can I come in?”