Francis had a huge smile on his face when he motioned for Frederick to put the precious gift in his hand on the tea table. He said happily, regardless of Wayne’s hostile attitude, “I see that you’re doing quite well!”
“Did I disappoint you?” Wayne sneered.
“Of course not. I have always sincerely hoped that you’ll stay healthy because I’m looking forward to expanding our company with you. I need your advice on our children’s affairs as well.”
“Haha!” Wayne replied with a sneer.
Francis smiled and sat down. “I know that you hate me, but I have no choice but to agree to Michael’s request for my daughter’s sake. For me, Michael will be like a son to be if he marries Azalea. In order not to let him suffer any losses, I especially gave him the company with the most potential. Now that I’ve given him ownership over the company, he has nothing to lose. To tell you the truth, I have never wanted to take over the Davis family and my purpose was just to cooperate with your family better.”
Wayne had already investigated it thoroughly. Of course, he knew that Michael did not suffer any losses and he relaxed his expression for a moment. “Do you think you have the ability to take over my family? If it weren’t for that b*stard, Michael, you will never be able to get any of the Davis family’s shares.”
“Since Michael didn’t suffer any losses, we can proceed with the joint venture between my family and yours. Wayne, stop being angry so we can work together.”
“What cooperation do you want to have with me?” Wayne asked.
“I’ve always been clear about my thoughts. Azalea is heavily pregnant and she’s about to give birth, so how can I let her give birth to an illegitimate child?”
“What did Michael say to you?”
“He only agreed to get married after the child was born. How can I stay calm? I wanted to settle this matter with you and register their marriage first. We can wait for the child to be a month old before planning the wedding. Since we’re both prestigious families, we can hold an even grander wedding than the Howard family. I’ll pay for the wedding, so what do you think about it?”
Wayne put on a fake smile and said, “I can’t make decisions for Michael, so you’d better talk to him about this.”
“I’ll discuss this with him if you agree.”
“My opinion doesn’t matter whether I agree or not. Anyway, isn’t your daughter already living in my house since she’s gotten pregnant?”
Francis couldn’t do anything since Wayne refused to persuade Michael, so he had no choice but to go out of the hospital and curse, “That old geezer wasted so much of my time! It’s so annoying!”
“What should we do now that Wayne refuses to help?” Frederick asked.
“Let me think about it!” Francis leaned back against the car seat and closed his eyes for a long while before saying, “Michael wants to marry Azalea after she gives birth. In that case, let’s bring her labour date forward.”
“Is… is this okay?”
“Shall we ask Azalea’s doctor first?”
Francis went back to the hospital to find the doctor who was in charge of Azalea’s pregnancy check-ups.
The doctor told Francis that the child was very healthy and all the indicators were at optimum levels.
Francis nodded and asked the doctor, “What will happen to the child if she gives birth now?”
The doctor paused for a moment and said, “A normal pregnancy lasts about 40 weeks, and she’s only 29 weeks pregnant. It doesn’t make sense for her to give birth now.”
“I know, but I just want to know if it’ll have any impact on the child if she gives birth now.”
The doctor thought for a moment and said, “There won’t be any lasting effects in theory. I’ve been a doctor for so many years and I’ve handled premature babies that are only 28 weeks old that turned out to be very healthy.”
“Then isn’t it feasible? You can make the proper arrangements and you don’t have to worry about your payment. I’ll give you a hefty sum as long as the child is born safely!”
The doctor knew that the Gurney family was rich, so she would definitely be paid handsomely and it was incredibly tempting for her to accept the task. She then asked Francis, “Does the pregnant lady know about this and did she agree to it?”
“I’ll convince her, so you can get ready first.”
Francis brought Frederick out of the hospital again and the latter was a little worried. “Will Miss agree?”
“Yes! She has always wanted to be the daughter-in-law of the Davis family, so I’m sure that she’ll agree to my plan to marry Michael as long as her child won’t be in harm.”
Sure enough, Azalea agreed without hesitation after Francis told her about it.
She couldn’t do anything during her pregnancy. She had lost her perfect figure and there were also spots on her face, but she couldn’t use general skincare products or makeup. Azalea was getting more annoyed by the day, so she wanted to give birth as soon as possible. Moreover, it was like a miracle for Azalea since her child wouldn’t be harmed at all.
“Dad, what are you going to say to Michael? I’m pretty sure he would disagree with this.”
“We can’t tell Michael about this, so we have to come up with a plan. You can stage a fall, and everything will be able to go smoothly once we send you to the hospital urgently.”
At nine o’clock that night, Azalea deliberately fell down the stairs in the Davis family’s mansion and was sent to the hospital.
Then, she gave birth to a baby boy after an hour in the hospital.
After Azalea was sent to the hospital’s operating room, Francis immediately called Michael when the operation started. “Michael, Azalea’s at the hospital because she fell down. You’d better come over immediately.”
Michael said lazily, “I’m abroad, so I won’t be able to come back for some time. Besides, I won’t be able to do anything even if I’m there since I’m not a doctor. I’ll just end up waiting for her, so you can just take my place instead.”
What was he saying? He wasn’t concerned or panicked at all!
Francis was furious, but he had no choice but to wait. Then, he called Michael again after the child was successfully delivered.
“Michael, your child has been born. Although he’s premature, he is a very healthy boy!”
Michael said calmly, “That’s great! Thank you for your hard work, Francis!”
Francis could only take the initiative to remind him when he realized that Michael did not mention anything about coming to the hospital, “You’d better put your work on hold and come to the hospital to visit Azalea and your son.”
“Sorry, I’m really busy. My work in the company is much more important than Azalea and my child anyway!”
Michael immediately hung up after he finished speaking, which made Francis angry again. “Damn you! You’ve gone too far!”
“Won’t our efforts to hire the media reporters be in vain if Michael isn’t present?” Frederick had already called the media in advance according to Francis’ instructions, so the news had been widely spread beforehand. However, how could they publicize it if the child’s father didn’t show up?
Francis had no other choice but to tell Frederick, “Ask them to continue spreading the news, but order some flowers and say that they were sent by Michael. Just stick to the publicity plan that we’ve decided from before.”