At one o’clock in the morning, the news that Azalea had a premature delivery in the hospital was widely reported.
A huge bouquet of fresh roses was sent to the delivery room, and the media reported that Michael had ordered them from abroad to celebrate Azalea’s delivery. They even said that he had sent them to commemorate the birth of his child because he didn’t expect that Azalea would have an early labour.
Azalea’s delivery room was surrounded by bodyguards. The reporter did not see Michael, but they saw his Alphard outside.
Rumour had it that Michael had been accompanying Azalea in the delivery room.
Although they couldn’t take any photos of Michael at the scene, the reporters used the photos of him and Azalea walking on the red carpet in the publicity article.
Everyone’s attention was on Michael and Azalea at that time.
In order to gain even more attention, the media began to publicize that Michael and Azalea would hold a wedding after the birth of their child.
They even included several potential wedding locations, wedding dresses, and diamond rings in the news articles. As a result, their news went absolutely viral on the Internet.
When Michael got up in the morning and saw the news, his assistant said angrily, “Francis is really shameless. Who said that you were going to marry Azalea? They even chose her wedding dresses as well as the venue. How could they make up such an outrageous lie?”
“Is he trying to force me to make a stand?” Michael laughed and said, “It’s okay. He can do whatever makes him happy!”
“Sir, Azalea’s child was born too coincidentally. I think there must be something fishy about it.”
“You don’t say… Francis has always wanted me to marry Azalea. I told him that I wanted to make sure that the child is mine before I agreed, so he has no choice but to bring her delivery date forward. It seems that they’re getting anxious, and I can’t possibly let them down since they think so highly of me!”
Michael suddenly laughed and said, “I suddenly remembered something. Francis has done unimaginable schemes just to get his hands on my family’s assets, so I wonder what he would feel if his assets were robbed from him?”
“Are you planning on targeting the Gurney family?” The assistant was extremely surprised.
“I was thinking about it, but I have to ask William for his opinion because I can’t do it alone. I’m pretty sure William doesn’t like Francis as well, so why don’t we destroy the Gurney family. They’re such an eyesore to me!”
Michael then dialled William’s number, who smiled and said, “I’ll congratulate you for the birth of your son.”
“I don’t need it, but I want to do something else with you! Do you want to cooperate with me to deal with the Gurney family?”
“What? Aren’t you being too greedy?” William asked.
“I didn’t think of this at first, but I started to come up with a plan after Francis tried to scheme against me. By the way, did I tell you that Francis drugged the wine that he gave to me?”
“No!”
“It was fortunate that I was on high alert after hearing your warning. Francis is quite capable to have used such a stupid trick? Do you know what I did to that wine?”
“Did you let him have a taste of his own medicine?”
“Of course! It’s true that you’re not someone to be trifled with. How did you know that I’d do that?”
“Isn’t it simple? I knew that you showered Casper with compliments and gifts when you invited him to a meal, so I guessed that your plan would be something like this.”
“Okay, let’s not talk about this first. Do you have any ideas on how to destroy the Gurney family? Are you willing to cooperate with me?”
“Of course!” William agreed.
Francis had turned a blind eye even after Evelyn had provoked Valeria several times, which made William upset for quite some time.
William would always deal with any possible threats. If Michael didn’t get rid of the Gurney family, he would have to think of a way himself.
Now that Michael had come to him, William smiled and said, “That old b*stard is very smart. If you want him to fall for your trap, you have to go against your principles and prepare to do some undercover work. Are you ready for that?”
“You don’t have to remind me of this and you shouldn’t worry about such a trivial matter! Instead, you’d better think of a grand scheme! Let’s meet tonight to discuss this matter.”
Leonard immediately reported the news of Azalea’s delivery to Abbie, who immediately felt uncomfortable when she read the article.
She and her child had suffered so much, but those two good-for-nothings, Michael and Azalea, had the audacity to welcome their son’s birth happily.
They were even planning to have a luxurious wedding, which annoyed Abbie tremendously.
Initially, Abbie didn’t want to return home early according to Leonard’s plan.
However, she changed her mind after reading the news. Leonard wanted to make use of her anyway, so she could only delay for a few days at most. She might as well obey Leonard’s wishes and return to the country. She would deal with Michael and Azalea first, and think of a way to save Emma after that.
However, she couldn’t bear to leave Emma. She wanted to bring her daughter along with her, but Leonard definitely wouldn’t agree to it.
Even if she couldn’t bring Emma with her, she would have to see her at least once a week.
She had to negotiate with Leonard and send Emma to the closest city in the country.
Abbie called Leonard after she pondered about it. “I’ve thought about it. I can’t let those two b*stards, Michael and Azalea, live such a happy life. I’ll agree with your request for me to return to the country, but I’m worried about Emma.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll arrange for someone to take good care of her.”
“I’m really worried because she’s so young.”
“Then what do you think we should do? It’s absolutely impossible to bring her back! Michael is not a fool, and it would be troublesome if he knew that you gave birth to his child.” Leonard also made it clear.
“I won’t take her back home, but I’m just worried about her and I just want to see her once a week.”
Leonard was silent for a moment after he heard Abbie’s words. “Is that so? That could work as well! I’ll give you an answer after I think about it.”
Leonard frowned after the hung up and thought for a moment. He then ordered his assistant, “Abbie has agreed to return to the country, but she’s worried about her child and she wants to see Emma often. You can arrange for Emma to be brought into the country.”
However, the assistant didn’t think it was appropriate. “Mr. Floyd, isn’t it inappropriate for her to be in the country? If Abbie goes back on her word and rebels against you, Richard can easily take her daughter away.”
“It won’t be that easy to steal Emma from me.” Leonard laughed coldly. Since Emma was his bargaining chip to control Abbie, he definitely wouldn’t let someone else steal her away.
“I’ve thought about it. We can take a chance and change locations regularly. We’ll send Abbie the location whenever she wants to see her daughter. After that, we’ll move Emma into another place immediately. This way, Emma wouldn’t be in a fixed location and we won’t be taken by surprise.”
“You’re really brilliant! Why didn’t I think of this?” Leonard’s assistant was suddenly filled with even more admiration for him after hearing his explanation.