Chapter 71

"It's just a routine check-up, no big deal. If I were feeling off, you'd know. Do I look like I have any problems?"

Henry smiled and kissed Zoey on the forehead.

Zoey blushed and didn't ask any more questions after hearing his words.

Henry quickly went to the dressing room upstairs, opened the brown paper bag, and soon saw the results.

As expected, Gabriel and Travis were indeed his sons.

Taking out his phone, Henry called John, "Besides the test results, what else did you find?"

John was in his car in the basement. Hearing Henry's voice, he immediately sat up straight and reported what he had found, "According to the investigation I did abroad, Gabriel and Travis were born prematurely at seven and a half months in a pretty rundown clinic. There's not much more info, but Ms. Spencer's first year abroad must have been really tough."

Henry's vision darkened when he heard that Travis and Gabriel were born prematurely.

Just looking at Gabriel and Travis now, it was hard to imagine that.

Zoey must have worked incredibly hard to raise them so well.

"Mr. Windsor, I also found something about Ms. Spencer's biological mother, but it's not something I can discuss over the phone. I'll report to you in person when you have time. I can only tell you now that Ms. Spencer's mother has a very unusual background."

John's words made Henry suspicious. Pondering over the fact that Odette had left two hundred million dollars only a month prior to her passing, Henry speculated that Odette might have had a sense of being threatened.

Henry couldn't ask for more details now, and he had been upstairs for too long. If he didn't go down soon, Zoey would definitely come up to check on him.

"Alright, I'll contact you."

"Okay, Mr. Windsor."

Henry changed his clothes and went downstairs.

"Are you really okay? Why did it take so long to look at a check-up report?"

Zoey asked Henry as he came downstairs.

If he hadn't come down in another two minutes, she would have gone upstairs to check on him.

"I was choosing clothes."

Hearing his reason, Zoey didn't say anything more.

They returned to Zoey's place and changed Gabriel and Travis's clothes. They wanted to invite Claire, but Claire yawned and said, "I stayed up late watching a show last night, and I'm still tired. You guys go ahead, I'll catch up on sleep at home."

Today could be considered Zoey and Henry's first date. Gabriel and Travis being together with them was one thing, but she wouldn't intrude on their dating time together.

Zoey didn't suspect anything. Seeing Claire yawn, she really thought Claire was tired, so she and Henry took Travis and Gabriel and left.

Zoey couldn't tell if it was just an illusion, but she felt that Henry's gaze upon Travis and Gabriel seemed noticeably gentler, as if Henry had already accepted Gabriel and Travis as his own sons.

Maybe Henry really liked them?

At the amusement park, Gabriel and Travis were over the moon not only because there were tons of fun activities, but because Zoey finally had time to hang out with them. 

Even with Henry joining them, they didn't mind since they had a fondness for him.

After hitting up half the rides in the amusement park, Gabriel and Travis were starting to get tired.

After all, they were not even three years old yet. Zoey and Henry took them to a nearby kids' restaurant.

"My stamina is so bad, otherwise, I could have done more rides," Travis said, pounding his sore little legs with his chubby hands while Zoey was ordering food.

He looked at Gabriel beside him. "Gabriel, our stamina must be inherited from that bad dad."

Gabriel nodded. "Yeah, genetics are a thing. It's hard to change."

Henry was drinking water and almost spat it out when he heard what the two little guys said.

Him, poor stamina? That was the biggest joke of the century.

Holding back, Henry asked Gabriel and Travis, "You've never met your real dad. How can you be sure he has poor stamina?"

Travis looked disdainful. "Someone who abandoned my mom can't be that great. Even if he has good stamina, it doesn't mean he's a good person, right, Mom?"

He saw Zoey coming back and immediately said to her.

Zoey was stunned for a moment. Seeing Henry looking at her with a somewhat complicated expression, she thought Henry didn't want to hear anything good about Gabriel and Travis's father.

So she nodded vigorously. "Yes, Travis is right. Anyway, he's a jerk."

Hearing Zoey's disgusted tone, Henry felt a pang in his heart.

He had been thinking about finding a time to confess to Zoey, but seeing how she wanted to cut ties with the past, he knew that the memory from three years ago must have been a nightmare for her.

After all, she couldn't even see his face but had a sexual relationship. Zoey must have been devastated when she woke up that she fled abroad.

After some internal struggle, Henry decided not to tell Zoey that he was Gabriel and Travis's father for now. He would wait until their relationship deepened before revealing the truth. By then, Zoey should be able to accept it.

"Henry, these fries taste good. You should try some."

Just as he made the decision, Travis held a fry up to his mouth.

Looking at Travis's bright eyes, Henry smiled and ate it, while Zoey felt a surge of joy as she observed the children's harmony with Henry.

After leaving the kids' restaurant, they took Gabriel and Travis home.

As Henry was about to return to his apartment, Zoey called out to him, "Mr. Windsor, I'll cook dinner tonight. What would you like to eat?" 

Henry kissed her soft lips. "I like whatever you make."

Zoey's cheeks heated up, but she said, "Then instant noodles; you probably don't get to eat that often."

Henry laughed. "Sure, as long as you make it."

Zoey laughed too.

Of course, she wouldn't just make instant noodles for Henry.

Henry returned to his apartment and immediately called John. Fifteen minutes later, John arrived.

"Tell me, what's Zoey's mother's deal?"

Henry looked at John, his expression becoming serious.