Francis widened his eyes in disbelief. "How... how could there be such ridiculous rumours? Who did this?"
"I'm pretty sure it was done by the Clark family, and they must have found some clues that Miss has been keeping in touch with you. They used this to get back at you since they don't know that Miss is your daughter. Sir, do you want to clarify your relationship with Miss Clark?"
"Let me think about it first!" Francis got up and kept pacing in the room.
He would not be able to justify what Azalea had done if he clarified that she was his own daughter.
This would greatly reduce the viability of the rumours that Azalea was a victim who was bullied by those rich heiresses.
It would be a fair fight if two of the ladies were from wealthy families, and the people who had always sympathized with Azalea would definitely change their stance.
It was clear that this matter was not so simple. The Gurney family must have done something behind the scenes