When William saw the message, he immediately perked up. “How much did he send?”
Michael kept him guessing. “Try guessing!”
William thought for a moment. “A thousand?”
“That’s a wild guess!” Michael sent a laughing emoji. “Two hundred more than what you’d expected!”
“So that old fox used up all his money and had put all his bet on it?”
“That’s right. I didn’t expect him to be so greedy. He should be cautious after so many years of being in this industry. I really didn’t expect that he would fall for it! I have to say, William, you really are something!” Michael really admired William.
“This isn’t about me. It’s because he is short of money and has no way out that he took such a risky move!”
Michael couldn’t wait. “When are you going to let him know that he has been fooled?”
“In a few days!”
“William, I’ve done what you asked me to do. Now, it’s your turn. You can’t break your promise!”
William looked at Michael’s message and shook his head. “Let me ask you something. Azalea’s child has nothing to do with you, right?”
“Yes!”
His answer was what William had guessed. “Okay, as long as you have nothing to do with Azalea’s child, then you can be at ease. I’ll make sure you’ll get what you want.”
Michael still didn’t dare trust William entirely. “William, do you know something I don’t? Can you tell me so that I can be at ease?”
William didn’t dare reveal anything. If Michael knew that his child was still alive, he wouldn’t be able to sit still and wait. What if he couldn’t control himself and stir up trouble? William rejected Michael and said, “There’s nothing to tell. Just be patient. By the way, steer clear of Leonard.”
Michael was fed up as he threw his phone aside and sighed. Just then, his assistant’s voice sounded from outside. “Miss Clark! Why are you here?”
Azalea said sweetly, “I’m here to visit Michael and have lunch with him.”
Michael frowned when he heard this. D*mn it, that woman! She had actually come to his company! What did she want?
While he was thinking impatiently, Azalea had already opened the door with the child in her arms.
“Michael, are you busy?”
“What are you doing here?” Michael frowned and looked unhappy.
Azalea smiled and said, “I’m here to congratulate you. I just heard from my dad that you’re working on a billion-dollar project with him. How great that is!”
Francis had actually told Azalea about this? What was he up to?
As Michael thought about this, Azalea walked up to him with the child in her arms. “Michael, my dad said that you are very capable. You have helped him earn billions of dollars before. You will help him make more since he invested a lot this time, right? My dad said that as long as you help him this time, my dowry will be an exceptional figure.”
Francis told Azalea this on purpose to remind Michael that he had a share of the profits if he helped Francis earn it. Francis was asking him to do it properly. Thinking of Francis’ despair after he knew the truth in the future, a smile appeared on Michael’s lips. “Did your father say how much dowry he would give you?”
“Yes, he said that he would give me 10% of the amount you earned. Michael, you have to work hard and try to earn more so that I can have more dowry!”
Azalea asked tentatively, “Michael, how much do you think you can earn this time?”
That old fox Francis had wanted to make money as soon as he invested the money. He was really greedy! Michael smiled and said, “At least more than 20%!”
“That’s a lot! Do you think I should invest too?”
“Do you have the money?” Michael asked.
“I do, but not much.”
“Forget it, then. I’m not interested.” Michael refused directly.
After hearing Francis talk about Michael’s way of making money, Azalea was tempted too and wanted to invest her money to earn some pocket money for herself. However, she didn’t expect that Michael would reject her. After a moment of embarrassment, she brought the child in her arms to Michael. “Michael, look, the baby is smiling when he looks at you. He wants you to hold him!”
Michael looked at the fair child in Azalea’s hand with disgust and sneered. “I don’t think he’s smiling.”
“Look, he’s so happy that his eyes are narrowed…”
“That’s because he’s fat.” Michael interrupted Azalea. “Are you raising a pig?”
Looking at the child in her hand, Azalea felt that he was unusually fat too. “He likes to eat. He only sleeps and eats every day. I didn’t expect him to be this fat either.”
Michael snorted. The child in Azalea’s arms looked really strange. The child’s eyes were narrow slits, and it could be seen that his eyes were dull. They were not bright and sparkly like any other child’s. He seemed to look slow and less bright. This fueled Michael’s suspicion once again. Was there really something wrong with the child’s IQ?
The more he thought about it, the more unhappy he became. Azalea would not stop until she put the child in his arms, but Michael certainly did not want to hold the child. He frowned and said, “Didn’t you say you wanted to have lunch? Let’s go!”
After he said that, he took the lead and went out as Azalea followed after him quickly with the child in her arms. The two of them went to a Japanese restaurant next to Michael’s company.
Just as the car stopped, Michael got out of the car first. Azalea followed him with the child and shouted sweetly, “Michael, wait for me!”
Michael held back his impatience and stopped. Just then, a Rolls-Royce drove over and stopped beside Michael’s car. A bodyguard got out of the car and opened the door. Then, Leonard got out of the car with a gentle smile on his face as he reached out to hold the door for Abbie, who was holding Emma in her arms.
Seeing Abbie, Michael couldn’t control his gaze at all as he stared at her.
Azalea took the opportunity to walk to Michael’s side quickly and reached out to grab his hand as if she was declaring her sovereignty.
This did not affect Abbie at all. She didn’t even look at Michael and Azalea.
The corner of Leonard’s mouth curled up when he saw Michael and Azalea. He reached out to take Emma from Abbie’s hand and said, “I’ll take her!”
Abbie gave Emma to Leonard without refusing. Then, the two of them carried Emma as they walked past Michael and Azalea. Leonard smiled and took the initiative to greet them. “Michael, are you here for lunch with your family as well?”
Leonard was doing this on purpose. Michael had really wanted to punch his proud face right there and then. He did not speak as Azalea took over. “Yes, Michael and I brought our child for some fresh air. Is this Mr. Floyd’s child? How old is she?”
“She’s a little older than you and Michael’s baby,” Leonard replied as his gaze fell on the child in Azalea’s arms. When he saw the fair and chubby child, he smirked and said, “This child looks like Michael!”
Michael had really wanted to swear. His eyes fell on the delicate child in Leonard’s arms, and he swallowed the vulgar words that were about to come out of his mouth. Leonard’s child was beautiful!
Why did he feel that this child looked a little like Abbie?
Abbie’s heart skipped a beat when he saw Michael staring at the child in Leonard’s arms. Would Michael notice it? She quickly take Leonard’s arm and said, “Let’s go in!”
Leonard replied gently and entered the restaurant with the child and Abbie in his arms.