Chapter 24 A Marriage with Only Sex and No Love
In the morning, after Henry finished handling the paperwork for Elodie and comforted her, he returned to the Montague Mansion.
What he didn't know was that after he left, Elodie sent a photo of Henry with her to Grace.
Inside the Montague Mansion, a splendid breakfast was laid out in the dining room.
Henry didn't see Grace in the dining room, so he thought of going upstairs to look for her.
But Aurora was just directing the servants, sitting gracefully in a chair, her gaze sweeping over the flustered Henry. "Don't bother, she's already left."
Henry paused, then turned and walked to the dining table without saying a word.
Aurora continued to direct the servants, completely ignoring Henry's thoughts.
Henry just picked up a glass of milk, took a sip, and then put it down. "Next time, don't put sugar in the milk, it's unnecessary."
The servant quickly nodded in response.
But Aurora caught the key point and said angrily, "You know not to do unnecessary things, yet I heard you went out in the middle of the night to deal with Elodie's matters?"
She was a bit annoyed. "Henry, do you know that yesterday your grandmother just told the Montague family members that Grace is your wife?"
"I really don't want to meddle in your private affairs, but do you have any sense of decency? Rumors are already spreading outside that Grace is going to divorce you. No matter what, Grace is far better than Elodie."
Henry glanced at her out of the corner of his eye and said indifferently, "I have no intention of divorcing Grace, and Elodie was having surgery. She saved me back then, I can't repay kindness with ingratitude."
Aurora snorted coldly. "You may not have the intention, but she does. She wants to marry you! Don't you know that?"
Henry didn't reply because it was pointless to say more.
This was also something he didn't want to see.
But things just happened to coincide.
Aurora, feeling helpless, held her forehead and didn't want to argue with Henry. "Fine, in the future, show more care and concern for Grace, let her understand that you love her, and she will come back."
This time, Henry spoke, "I don't love her."
Aurora trembled with anger and left in a huff.
She no longer wanted to care about anything related to Henry. He was simply stubborn, he was probably still thinking about Elodie.
Even if she saved him back then, three years had passed, and the debt should have been repaid.
Aurora instructed the servants to ask Gavin to return to Evergreen City early to end this ill-fated relationship as soon as possible.
Elodie just wanted to become a music maestro?
She would fulfill her dream.
Henry left after finishing breakfast.
In the car, he pondered over Grace. After a moment of thought, he dialed her number.
But he found that his number had been blocked by her.
Henry didn't continue to call, he just leaned back in his seat and lit a cigarette.
He knew Grace must be angry.
He wondered if Grace was angry because of his rudeness yesterday or because he left in the middle of the night during a passionate moment.
She must have heard Celeste's words clearly on the phone.
He took out his phone, thinking about whether to send Grace a message.
But after a moment of thought, he turned off his phone and give up.
This was something only couples would do, just a misunderstanding, it had happened many times before. He had never loved Grace, so he didn't care about these things.
It was just a dispensable feeling.
Grace arrived at the hospital, looked at the transfer on Facebook, accepted it, and then donated it to the orphanage.
After all, it was money she had squeezed out of Henry, but she didn't choose to send a message to him.
If it were the old her, receiving such a large transfer, she would have talked endlessly to Henry.
But since the Windsor family fell, she couldn't muster any joy for Henry.
She bought a lot of fruit and entered the room.
Clara was very happy. "Don't buy so much fruit next time, even with a job, you should save some money. This job didn't come easy."
Grace nodded and thought of Juniper, lowering her head to send her a message: "Are you going to Azure Palace Hotel tonight? I miss you, let's get together tonight?"
Almost the next second, Juniper replied, visibly excited: [Sure, it's rare for you to treat me to dinner, let's not go home until we're drunk tonight!]
Grace smiled and put away her phone.
At this moment, Clara was peeling an apple and handed it over. "By the way, Grace, Dr. Fitzwilliam seems to have been transferred to study abroad. It is so coincidental, tell me, is this Henry's doing?"
Grace's expression trembled at the words, feeling a bit cold inside.
Sure enough, it was his doing. Originally, she still held a glimmer of hope until she saw that store and heard Clara's words.
She understood that this was Henry's possessiveness.
He didn't allow any other men to approach her.
But on the contrary, he could stay with Elodie. It was truly ridiculous.
Grace nodded. "Don't worry, Clara, I have everything under control, it's fine."
Clara listened, feeling heartbroken, her eyes starting to redden.
She seemed to think of something, sighed, and looked at Grace. "Grace, do you know Elodie's background?"
Grace frowned at the words, feeling something was wrong. "Did something happen?"
Seeing this, Clara first glanced at Nathan basking in the sun in the distance, as if struggling for a long time, then looked at Grace and spoke. "Elodie's parents used to be a driver and a cook for our Windsor family. Back then, Elodie was beaten by her ex-husband, and we helped them a lot, even hiring a lawyer for their lawsuit."
"But now, it's ridiculous, Elodie not only doesn't appreciate us, but also repays it with ingratitude, not only stealing your husband but also being well taken care of in the VIP ward of this hospital." She felt it was unfair for Grace, "Grace, isn't this ironic?"
Grace didn't speak, just didn't expect that they were really their family's servants.
She wanted to comfort Clara, after all, the matter had already happened, thinking about it now was meaningless.
She understood Clara's thoughts very well.
After all, back then, Clara's family was very well-off, one of the top families in Evergreen City, but at 26, she resolutely married Nathan, who had a son and a daughter, ending up cutting ties with her family.
Her inherent pride made her unwilling to admit defeat.
She vowed to make the Windsor family surpass the Smith family', to prove that her choice was right.
But now, being repaid with ingratitude by former servants, how could she not be angry?
Grace could only comfort her. "It's okay, Clara, I just earned over two million from Henry, there's more for dad's treatment and Oliver's lawyer fees, our life will definitely get better and better."
Clara felt very heartbroken that Grace was so sensible.
Just a few months ago, before the Windsor family fell, she was a lovesick person who only knew how to please Henry every day, with no one else in her heart but Henry.
But now, she really took on the entire Windsor family.
Clara smiled with relief, patting Grace's shoulder. "You became mature, I just feel it's unfair for you. Elodie is just a servant's daughter, plain-looking, and a cripple. Just yesterday, you didn't hear how disgustingly she was crying, Henry's face was all gloomy."
"But Henry could still talk to her nicely, it seems his taste is really bad." Clara said, feeling much less angry.
Then Grace left the hospital.
But as soon as she stepped out, a Range Rover drove up to her.
Grace wanted to step aside, but the car stopped in front of her.
When the door opened, Grace was a bit surprised to see Felix. Why was he at the hospital?
But it didn't concern her. Just as she was about to leave, Felix got out and blocked her way, the two standing so close that she could clearly smell the scent of Felix's cologne.
It was a citrus scent, fresh and pleasant.
Grace didn't want to get entangled with him, just as she was about to turn and leave, he grabbed her, the warm touch spreading all over her body.
Felix actually hugged her from behind?