Chapter 150 Vicious Plan
The corners of Hailey's mouth ticked slightly, and she said with a sinister expression, "I suggest that your 70th birthday should be brought forward, and you can tell everyone about the past at the birthday party. As for how to say it, we must think it through in advance, and the purpose is to convince everyone that you are Annabel and I am Annabel's daughter.
"Then, in front of everyone, give me the shares you hold in the Ashford family. As long as I become the biggest shareholder of the Ashford family, I'll have the right to speak. With me around, no one will dare to bully you.
"If Alexander listens to us, we will continue to let him run the Ashford family. If he is disobedient, we will remove him and let Leo take control!"
After thinking about it, Mrs. Ashford felt that what Hailey said made sense. "Then which day do you think it would be better to hold the birthday party?"
"The sooner, the better! If it is delayed for a long time, we may not have the chance to hold it again. After all, we don't know how much Richard knows about our affairs. If he goes to the police station to report the crime, we will be in trouble."
After Hailey finished speaking, she asked Mrs. Ashford nervously, "What is the relationship between Richard and the real Annabel? How much do you know about him?"
Mrs. Ashford replied, "I have only met him once, and I am not familiar with him. But on the day the real Annabel fell off the cliff, he saw what had happened. I was afraid that he would report to the authorities, so I hit him with a car.
"At that time, he was already unconscious, so I thought he was going to die. Who would have thought that I would meet him again today? He was like a haunting ghost!"
Hailey snorted and said with a vicious look in his eyes, "It was because he was young that he was able to survive. If there is another car accident now, do you think he can survive?"
"You mean..." Mrs. Ashford couldn't believe what she had heard. Her daughter had always been submissive, so how dared she do things like murder?
Hailey patted his chest and assured her. "Mom, leave this person to me. Within 24 hours, I will give you a satisfactory result."
"Okay, well done. I didn't waste my time and love on you for decades!" For a moment, Mrs. Ashford had hope for life.
Her eyes returned to the former look, and she said with high spirits, "If you can really solve Richard within 24 hours, then my 70th birthday party will be held the day after tomorrow, and all major media will be notified to attend. I will disclose the identities of you and Leo at the birthday party.
"In addition, there is one more thing to keep in mind. You have also heard the story of the mussel shell today. It can keep people young and live forever, so we have to get this mussel shell no matter what.
"Alexander's family doctor said that Ivy still had a few mussel shell pieces. No matter how many she has, they must be ours. How can a poor girl like her deserve such a good thing?"
Hailey rolled her eyes and suggested, "Mom, I have an excellent solution. The media will be invited over the day after tomorrow, right? We can also invite Ivy over and then complain in front of the media about Ivy's evil deeds.
"We can say the mussel shell pieces were stolen by Ivy. Your speech today is good. Ivy would be willing to be a maid in the Ashford family unpaid. The purpose of being a maid is to hook up with Leo and Alexander and become the hostess of the Ashford family. But her plan failed, so she stole the Ashford family's ancestral treasure."
"Okay. We'll do it." Mrs. Ashford made the final decision.
Hailey rolled her eyes and said again, "Mom, if I fail to solve Richard within 24 hours, then at the birthday party, we can still tell the media that Richard and Ivy worked together to steal the Ashford family's ancestral treasure.
"At that time, no matter what they say, they can't justify themselves. After all, no one would believe that a poor girl without a father and mother, and a poor old man in an orphanage, would have such a valuable baby."
Mrs. Ashford nodded. "You're right, so let's do it."