Chapter 75

Catherine nodded eagerly. "Yes."

Alexander's eyes darkened with desire, a wicked glint flickering in them.

Seeing his reaction, Catherine felt a surge of triumph.

Looked like the perfume Caroline gave her was working like a charm. Caroline had promised that even the most restrained man wouldn't be able to resist it.

Sure enough, the next moment, Alexander scooped her up and carried her straight into the villa.

When he tossed her onto the bed, Catherine was already dreaming about all the luxury goods she could buy again.

But that dream shattered within ten minutes.

Alexander, usually so gentle, was rough this time, treating her like she was nothing. Even when she cried and begged, he just slapped her, making her mouth bleed.

When he was finally done, he pushed her away without a second thought.

Looking at her lying there, a mess, he called for a maid. "Get her a morning-after pill, make sure she takes it, and then get her out of here. And burn all the bedding, it's filthy."

With that, he went to another room to shower.

The maid quickly followed his orders, found the pill, and handed it to Catherine.

Catherine couldn't believe how cruel he was, tossing her aside like trash after using her.

She took the pill without much hesitation, pretending to swallow it.

Then she got dressed and, without waiting to be kicked out, staggered out of the villa.

But once she was back in her car, she spat the pill out.

Touching her still-flat belly, she thought, 'Having a baby is my only shot at marrying into the Brown family.' She couldn't let that chance slip away.

In Starlight City, at the Windsor Mansion...

Hazel was leisurely watering her flowers in the garden, while Alfred, wearing reading glasses, sat at a table playing chess by himself, creating a peaceful and warm scene.

The butler suddenly came in excitedly. "Mr. Alfred Windsor, Mrs. Hazel Windsor, Mr. Henry Windsor is back."

"What, Henry's back?"

Hazel was so happy she stopped watering her flowers and ran towards the living room.

Alfred put down his chess pieces and followed behind her, shouting, "Slow down. Think about your age; what if you fall?"

Hazel ignored him and, upon reaching the living room, saw her long-missed Henry.

"Henry, you're finally back." She hugged him tightly, overjoyed.

Alfred walked over, hands behind his back, and looked at Henry with a cold snort. "You finally decided to come see me. I thought you wouldn't come back until I was dead."

Henry looked at his father with a helpless expression.

Hearing Alfred's words, Hazel angrily pushed him. "If you can't speak nicely, then just stay out of it. Henry finally came back, and if you make him leave, I'll divorce you."

Alfred looked helpless. "We're so old, and we even have great-grandchildren. Why even talk about divorce?"

"Because if you make Henry unhappy, I'll make you unhappy."

After scolding Alfred, Hazel saw that he had shut his mouth and was satisfied as she led Henry to sit on the sofa.

"Henry, are you staying this time? I heard you have a girlfriend. Why didn't you bring her back?"

Alfred picked up a newspaper and pretended to read it, but he was actually listening to their conversation.

Henry said, "I'm leaving in a week. This time, I came back to tell you that I plan to marry Zoey."

Hazel's eyes lit up immediately. "That's wonderful. I'll start preparing gifts right away. Your father and I will go to Maple City with you."

Alfred also nodded with a smile, clearly agreeing with Hazel's decision.

Seeing Hazel about to get up and prepare things, Henry quickly pulled her back down.

"Mom, I haven't told you about Zoey's situation yet."

"You're right, tell us about her. We need to know something to avoid any awkwardness when we meet her." Hazel sat back down.

Henry started from three years ago, telling them about how Zoey was schemed against by Arthur and ended up in his room and had sex with him.

Hearing that Zoey was schemed against by her own father, Hazel's face turned angry.

"This is outrageous. Is he really Zoey's real father? It seems like having a stepmother means losing a father. Poor child."

Henry also suspected whether Arthur was Zoey's real father, as they didn't look alike at all.

It seemed he needed to investigate their kinship further.

Henry continued to tell Hazel, "After Zoey went abroad, she gave birth to twins. I've had a paternity test done, and they are my sons."

As he spoke, Henry took out the test results for them to see.

Alfred got excited when he saw the results. "Great, you even have children now. Bring them back so we can see them. No, it is better to go to Maple City with you."

"Dad, don't rush. Zoey doesn't know I'm the man from three years ago, and the kids don't know I'm their father. I want to wait a while before telling Zoey. If she finds out now, she might break up with me."

Alfred and Hazel understood and agreed to let Henry propose first and then bring Zoey to Starlight City.

With his mind at ease, Alfred then thought of Jagger and sighed. "Jagger is really becoming an old bachelor. In a few years, even divorced women with kids won't marry him."

Hazel held back but finally couldn't resist slapping Alfred's arm. "What nonsense are you talking about? Jagger is only in his forties, not old at all. Just the other day, someone wanted me to set Jagger up with their thirty-year-old daughter."

She added, "And it was their daughter who asked for it. If she didn't like Jagger, why would she ask?"

Alfred's expression was heavy. "Jagger didn't agree, did he? He's just not interested in romance. If I had known the Chambers family's youngest daughter would cause such an impact on Jagger, I would never have agreed to their engagement."