Wayne shouted hoarsely when he saw Michael nodding heavily, “That old b*stard! How could he be so vicious!?”
Michael sat there and looked at him coldly. Wayne was filled with regret that his favourite grandson couldn’t have any descendants, which made him even sadder than losing his company.
Michael couldn’t be bothered to watch Wayne throw a tantrum, so he looked at the time and stood up. “I’m very tired and I want to get some rest. I guess that’s that!”
Then, his assistant opened the door with a smile when he reached his car outside. “Is it done?”
“More or less!” Michael leaned against the back of the chair and exhaled. “He thinks that I’m completely infertile now. This is a big blow to him, so he’ll probably forget about the company matters.”
“It seems like he’s very concerned about you.”
“Haha, maybe!” Michael’s eyes darkened when he thought of Abbie.
The assistant started the car and said, “Michael, Monthel Scott just called and said that he filmed Azalea in the act when she wanted to kill the child. She wanted to hand over the child to him, but he refused and she gave up on that idea after he threatened to release the video. He’s asking us what he should do next.”
Monthel was the father of Azalea’s child. Michael sneered and said, “Hmm.. isn’t Azalea his son’s mother? Doesn’t he plan on being with Azalea for a long time?”
“This…” The assistant thought of Monthel’s disgusting face. “Will Azalea agree?”
“That’s why we have to think of a way. Doesn’t he have Azalea’s blackmail material? He can threaten her with it.”
“Monthel is so disgusting and ugly. I don’t think Azalea will agree to this at all.”
“Then we’ll have created an irresistible lie!” Michael said lightly, “Azalea is so greedy, so she’ll definitely take the bait if we make it seem as though Monthel is a rich man. By the way, what does he think of Azalea now?”
“He absolutely loves her.”
“Haha!” Michael smiled. “Then we’ll let him have a taste of her! We should at least give them our blessings.”
The Saunders family stayed at the Howard family’s mansion for a while after dinner before taking their leave.
After they sent off the Saunders family members, Valeria immediately pulled William into their room.
William smiled apologetically and said after closing the door, “Dear, I apologize! Please don’t be angry, it’s bad for your health!”
Valeria glared at him and said, “How dare you!? I thought you’ve always been open with me, but what else did you hide from me?”
“There’s nothing else, except for my plans with Michael. I’ll tell you all about it now.” William sat down next to Valeria and told her what had happened between Michael and Azalea.
“Michael just wanted to get revenge and he wanted nothing to do with Azalea at all. Since Abbie gave birth to his daughter, I’m sure she needs to be with her father as well. Moreover, Michael loves Abbie deeply. Why don’t you give them a chance?”
Valeria already knew most of the plan, so she snorted and said, “Is Michael really not a traitor?”
“I swear it on my life!”
“Let’s talk about this later! I don’t know what Abbie would think of this… She was hurt so badly and she almost lost her life. The Davis family is so vicious and Michael is so weak. What if Wayne and Meadow carry out another scheme? Who knows what will happen then?”
“Michael is no longer the man he used to be and he won’t let anyone take advantage of him.”
“Even so, I won’t be able to accept it if I were in Abbie’s shoes. Do you think it’s possible to forgive Michael like this? Do you know how much she suffered and how much Michael owes her?”
“I know, but he’ll make it up to her. My dear wife, can you help him?”
“I can’t, it’ll all depend on Michael. If Abbie has completely moved on from him, then it’s over.”
“But both of them like each other so much, so how can she move on? I think we just need to guide Abbie…”
“Well done, William! I know what you’re thinking about.” Valeria interrupted him.
“Are you trying to help Michael? You want to use me to help that b*stard, right!?”
Valeria was still angry at Michael. “I won’t help him, and I won’t allow you to do so either. He will need to find a way to change Abbie’s mind. Anyway, I won’t help him and you’re not allowed to tell anyone about Emma. If you dare to tell Michael about it, then I’ll take Cade and Santhos back to my parents’ house and never talk to you again!”
William rubbed his chin. It wasn’t worth it to piss off his wife for Michael’s sake and it seemed likely that he had to take things one step at a time.
The next morning, the Gurney family’s stocks that had hit rock bottom began to rise again after someone invested a large amount of money.
The stocks were unsealed in less than half an hour. Everyone who had been paying close attention to the financial news quickly saw that William had bought over the Gurney family’s company.
After that, the stocks started to rise exponentially in another half an hour.
After such a large amount of money was channelled into the market, the Gurney family’s stock miraculously stabilized again.
The investors who sold their stocks regretted their decision tremendously. If they had waited for a while, they would have been able to earn a fortune.
The future of the Gurney family would be limitless with William around!
Meanwhile, in the Gurney family’s villa. Francis, who had struggled to leave the hospital last night, was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood when he saw how much the stocks had risen.
He said furiously, “He is so cruel!”
William’s assistant, Marcus, had signed an agreement with Francis’ son an hour ago and William made his move immediately after that. This was too infuriating.
Francis’ heart was filled with hatred when he thought of how the company that he had been building throughout his entire life was given away just like that.
Everyone would have their good and bad days, so he didn’t believe that William’s life would always be so smooth-sailing. There would be a time when he would be down and out as well. Although the Gurney family had lost their company, they weren’t left with nothing. At the very least, they still had some money left after the deal with William. With this, Francis had to be careful and find an opportunity to join hands with the people who hated William to get revenge.
When Francis thought of this, Leonard was the first person that came to his mind. Leonard hated the Floyd family and he had been plotted against by William so many times. With this, he was definitely at odds with William. Francis had thought about cooperating with Leonard before, but he didn’t do it for various reasons. Since things have come to this point, he might as well discuss this with Leonard.
But now that the Gurney family had become like this, would Leonard look down on them and refuse to cooperate with him?
Francis heard hurried footsteps outside his door just as he was deep in thought. Just then, the door was pushed open and Camila and her son rushed in angrily.