Chapter 88

Arthur's eyes twitched a bit when he heard what Edgar said.

"Edgar, are you still working for the Chambers family?" he asked.

"Yeah, I am. The pay's still good. But ever since Ms. Ophelia Chambers vanished, Mr. Oscar Chambers has aged like crazy. He's not the same anymore. I can't wrap my head around why Ms. Ophelia would run off when she had such a great fiancé. Bet she's not living the high life now. Wonder if she regrets it."

Arthur paused for a second, then pulled Edgar into a quiet corner. "Edgar, I actually found Ms. Chambers after I came to Maple City."

"What? Where is she now? It's been years, and you kept this from Mr. Chambers? Are you nuts?" Edgar stared at Arthur, shocked.

Arthur let out a deep sigh. "Edgar, Ms. Chambers made me promise not to tell Mr. Chambers. She was pregnant then. She said if she went back to Starlight City, both she and the baby would be in danger. How could I risk taking her back?"

Edgar was stunned. "What the heck happened?"

"I'll explain everything when I get back to Starlight City next week and talk to Mr. Chambers. For now, just pass on the message for me."

Arthur's face turned serious. "Ms. Chambers died in a car accident eighteen years ago, but her daughter is still alive. My wife and I have been raising her as our own."

He added, "We've always been scared of the dangers in Starlight City, so we never took her back to meet Mr. Chambers. You have to tell Mr. Chambers secretly, as I'm still unclear about who the bad guys Ms. Chambers referred to were."

Edgar was too shocked to speak for a while.

After a bit, he nodded firmly at Arthur. "Alright, I get it. I'll tell Mr. Chambers when I get back to Starlight City tomorrow."

A faint smile crept onto Arthur's lips.

It was risky, but if he could successfully con the Chambers family into backing him, he might have a shot at a comeback.

"Zoey, why are you back so late? I called John, and he said you had some family stuff to handle. I figured you went to Spencer Villa. I tried calling, but your phone was off. I guessed it died, so I just waited."

Claire had been waiting in the living room after putting Gabriel and Travis to bed.

Seeing Zoey finally come back, she let out a sigh of relief.

Zoey pulled out Arthur's transfer contract from her bag. "I didn't want to push him this far, but since he doesn't care about my life, I don't need to be nice to him."

Claire took the equity transfer contract from her hand, her eyes lighting up, and gave Zoey a thumbs up.

"Zoe, you should've done this ages ago. The company was your mom's. After Arthur took over, it went downhill. He doesn't deserve to be president. It's good to get him out. You won't have any more obstacles in managing the company."

Zoey nodded.

She went to the bedroom to check on Gabriel and Travis.

Travis had kicked off the blanket, and one of his legs was sprawled across Gabriel's stomach.

Gabriel frowned, clearly uncomfortable, but he didn't wake up.

Zoey couldn't help but chuckle. Even though they were twins, their personalities were night and day. She wondered what they'd be like when they grew up.

She gently moved Travis's leg off Gabriel's stomach, tucked them both back in, and kissed their soft little cheeks before heading to her room.

After a quick shower, Zoey climbed into bed and noticed an unread message from Henry.

It was sent an hour ago on Facebook, but her phone had died, so she missed it.

Seeing it was almost midnight, Zoey figured Henry must be asleep by now.

She hesitated for a moment, planning to call him in the morning.

But her hand accidentally hit the call button.

The call was answered almost immediately. 

"Finally decided to call me?"

Henry's deep voice came through the phone, and Zoey quickly explained, "My phone died earlier. I accidentally called you just now. I was planning to call you tomorrow morning."

"If you hadn't called, I wouldn't be able to sleep tonight. John told me everything. You were too bold to take such a risk alone."

After the incident with Miguel, Henry knew Zoey was different from other girls, but this time, he was a bit angry because Zoey did it for James.

Even though John explained that James was implicated by Zoey, so she had to save him.

"Sorry, Mr. Windsor; it won't happen again."

Zoey made the promise so quickly, which made Henry skeptical.

However, Henry didn't say anything more.

"If you encounter such things in the future, just tell me directly. I'll handle it for you. I don't want you taking risks again, understand?"

Henry's voice was a bit commanding, but Zoey felt very warm.

She knew Henry was saying this out of concern for her safety.

"I understand, Mr. Windsor." She obediently agreed to Henry.

"By the way, did you open the gift? Do you like it?" Henry asked.

Zoey slapped her forehead. She had forgotten about it.

She honestly told Henry, "I haven't had a chance to open it yet. I'll look at it now."

Henry immediately said, "It's so late. You should rest well first. You can open it tomorrow."

They chatted briefly before ending the call.

Zoey lay in bed but couldn't fall asleep.

Half an hour later, she got up, went to the living room, turned on the light, and started opening the gifts Henry had sent her.

Each gift was more valuable than the last; the more Zoey unwrapped, the more conflicted she felt.

"Wow! Zoey, Mr. Windsor is treating you like his wife!"

Claire's exclamation from behind startled Zoey.

"Can you not sneak up on me like that? It's creepy at night." Zoey clutched her chest, blurting out to Claire.

"Sorry. Keep opening them. Mr. Windsor really went all out."

Under Claire's urging, Zoey opened another jewelry box.

This time, looking at the exquisite gemstone bracelet inside, both Zoey and Claire fell silent. 

Moments later, Claire accurately stated the price of the bracelet. "It costs five million dollars."