Chapter 68

When Zoey and Henry got back, an hour had already flown by.

Claire, Gabriel, and Travis had already finished their meal.

"The food on the table is cold. I warmed some up in the kitchen for you. I'll bring it out now," Claire said, heading to the kitchen.

Zoey followed her to lend a hand.

"Mr. Windsor didn't give you a hard time, did he?" Claire asked Zoey once they were in the kitchen, glancing at Henry, who was chatting with Gabriel and Travis.

"No," Zoey replied, her face a mix of emotions.

Claire looked confused. "If Mr. Windsor let it go, why do you look so conflicted?"

Then, a thought struck Claire. "Did Mr. Windsor ask for some kind of compensation?"

Zoey looked at Claire, surprised. "How did you guess that?"

Claire gave a knowing smile. "It wasn't hard to figure out. So, what kind of deal did he propose?"

Seeing Claire's curious expression, Zoey shook her head. "No way, don't ask."

She then carried a plate of shrimp out.

Claire wasn't in a rush to find out; she knew she'd hear about it eventually.

Meanwhile, Alexander drove home in a daze. Amelia looked at him, puzzled. "Why are you back?"

Then, a thought crossed her mind, and her face darkened. "Did Zoey reject you? I knew she was tricky. I'll call her right now and see if she still wants her mother's company."

Amelia pulled out her phone to call Zoey, but Alexander snapped out of his daze, jumped up from the sofa, and grabbed her phone.

"Mom, if you call, Dad's company will go bankrupt in less than three days."

Amelia was stunned. "Alexander, what are you talking about?"

Alexander forced a smile, more sorrowful than tears. "Mom, our family is in big trouble."

"What happened? Tell me everything."

Alexander then detailed his visit to Zoey's house.

At first, Amelia was furious to hear that Zoey had two sons. She hadn't expected Zoey to already be a mother. But by the end, Amelia was so scared her face turned pale.

"What did you say? Henry is at Zoey's house, and Zoey is his woman?"

Alexander nodded vigorously, his face full of despair. "Mom, what do we do? I've offended Mr. Windsor. No wonder he stood up for Zoey to get shares back then. Turns out Zoey is his woman. Mr. Windsor even moved from his mansion to an apartment for her. He must really like her, not even caring that she has two kids."

Amelia felt like she'd been struck by lightning and collapsed onto the sofa.

At that moment, Amelia deeply regretted not thoroughly investigating Zoey before contacting her.

She was just a branch of the Windsor family, but she gained the favor of the patriarch through her ingratiating demeanor, which helped her husband Ronnie Brown's company thrive. That's why Amelia held a high position in the Brown family.

But Henry held a high position in the Windsor family. If he decided to stop helping Ronnie's company, as Alexander said, it would go bankrupt in less than three days, and her status in Starlight City would vanish instantly.

Thinking about all this, Amelia's face turned even paler.

"Mom, are you okay?" Alexander asked, worried as he saw her looking worse than him.

Amelia snapped out of it and didn't immediately respond to Alexander. Instead, she called for the butler, "Get a helicopter ready for me right now. I need to get back to Starlight City ASAP."

Alexander was stunned. "Mom, what are you doing? Even if we run back to Starlight City, if Mr. Windsor wants to punish us, we can't escape him. And Starlight City is his turf."

Amelia gave Alexander a disappointed look. "I'm not running away. I need to get something and then come back. Tomorrow, I'll personally meet with Mr. Windsor and Zoey."

Alexander was confused. "Mom, what are you going to get?"

Amelia didn't tell him. "Don't worry about it. I won't let anything happen to our family. And you better behave yourself. Don't even think about Zoey anymore. Even if Mr. Windsor doesn't want her in the future, she's still out of your league. Got it?"

Hearing Amelia's warning, Alexander felt sad. "Mom, don't worry. I won't do anything stupid."

Seeing that Alexander had a clear sense of judgment, Amelia felt a bit relieved. But thinking about the mess he had caused three years ago, she was seething with anger.

There was no choice but to salvage what she could. The rest would depend on whether Henry was willing to let their family off the hook.

That night, Zoey had a good sleep. At eight o'clock the next morning, the doorbell suddenly rang.

"Mr. Windsor?" Zoey opened the door to find Henry standing there, looking puzzled.

Could he be here for breakfast? But he should have at least informed her in advance. At this time, she and the kids had already finished eating.

"Amelia is here. Change your clothes and come to my place," Henry said, seeing Zoey in her pajamas.

Amelia actually came so early.

"Okay, I'll be right over."

Zoey was about to close the door when Gabriel and Travis ran to it.

"Henry, hug me," Travis said, opening his chubby little arms, his cheerful baby voice particularly endearing.

A gentle glint appeared in Henry's eyes as he squatted down and picked up Travis.

Looking at Gabriel, Henry noticed that despite his poker face, Gabriel's eyes kept darting to Travis who was cradled in his arms.

This conflicted look reminded Henry of himself as a child. When he was young, he too had pretended not to care about what he liked, yet uncontrollably sneaking glances at it., yet couldn't help but sneak glances at it.

So Henry smiled slightly, reaching out his other hand to scoop Gabriel into his other arm.

Gabriel didn't say anything, but his eyes clearly showed his happiness.

"Wow, Henry, I'm taller now," Travis cheered happily in Henry's arms, while Gabriel looked disdainful. "Childish."

"Gabriel, if you think it's childish, then don't let Henry hold you," Travis said, making faces at Gabriel.

Gabriel ignored Travis but wrapped his arms around Henry's neck, clearly unwilling to be put down.