Chapter 169: If You Miss Catherine, Send Catherine a Huge Sum
The Windsor family was crying their hearts out, while Catherine ended up comforting one person after another.
What made the Windsor family even more heartbroken was how hard Catherine and Elodie's life had been before!
Charles rubbed Catherine's hair, feeling utterly miserable.
How could a child of the Windsor family have lived like that?
Charles looked at Catherine seriously and said, "Catherine, from now on, we'll protect you!"
Catherine smiled gently, "Okay."
Marcus wiped the tears from his face, stood up, and handed the USB drive to Catherine.
"Catherine, make a copy of your grandmother's video and bring it tomorrow. It might come in handy at a critical moment."
Looking at Marcus's determined expression, Catherine suddenly had a feeling.
Did Elodie have some connection to Ironclad Jail?
Was it related to what Elodie said she was keeping from her?
From Elodie's tone earlier, it seemed like she already knew Catherine was a Windsor family child when she recorded the video.
Catherine suppressed her doubts and didn't ask further. She nodded and took the USB drive.
"Okay, I understand."
After giving his instructions, Marcus turned and went upstairs.
His figure looked infinitely aged and lost, as if he had suffered a severe blow.
Bethany held Aurora, crying like a child!
"Honey, Elodie knew she was my mom. I'm not a child without a mother! Mom even helped us raise Catherine, but they had such a hard life."
"Alright, alright. Now let's make it up to Catherine properly, and let's move mom's grave back and bury her in the Windsor family cemetery, okay?"
Bethany had the same thought but worried Elodie might not be happy about it.
"Catherine, would your grandmother be willing?"
Catherine thought seriously and nodded.
"Elodie would be willing to stay with dad and me. She knew about you. She was a very good person and wouldn't blame dad for what happened in the past."
"I don't know what happened between Elodie and Marcus, but she wouldn't blame dad or my brothers."
Bethany burst into tears again!
Look at Catherine, so understanding and kind—all raised by Elodie in such difficult circumstances.
"Honey, let's go bring mom back tomorrow! And let's visit Juniper in Tranquil County while we're at it. One daughter already had such a hard life—we can't let our other daughter suffer in the mountains!"
"Yes, yes, I'll go with you."
Juniper saw the video sent to the group chat and quietly buried her head in her blanket, crying for a long time!
Catherine and Elodie's life before was so hard that just thinking about it made her sad.
So that's why Catherine was so good at taking care of people—because life had been so tough before, and she had to rely on Elodie for survival.
Juniper picked up her phone, thought for a long time about what to say, and simply sent Catherine a large sum of money.
Actions speak louder than words.
Catherine looked at the huge sum that suddenly appeared on her phone, confused.
Why was Juniper suddenly sending her money?
Juniper boldly declared: "It's all for you—my research bonus from last quarter. I'll keep earning money to buy you more nice things! Take it, take it—refusing means you look down on me!" Followed by a string of kissing emojis.
"Buy whatever you want. If you run out of money, come to me. If I run out, I'll rob a bank to support you!"
Catherine laughed and accepted the hard-earned money.
"Thanks Juniper, but robbing banks won't be necessary. I have money. If you need research funding, come to me."
In fact, not even counting Galactic Aurora Collective's assets, just with the cards from the Windsor family and Alexander, Catherine didn't even know how much money she had.
"No worries. If I run out of money, I'll just kidnap Evander—he's loaded!"
Juniper posted her transfer screenshot to the group chat.
"Wait, you guys didn't send Catherine money? How stingy for a bunch of men. I have to be the one to protect this family."
The Windsor family members were quite smart.
Catherine's phone received transfer notifications one after another.
Juniper laughed while also receiving several text messages notifying her of transfers from the Windsor family.
Early the next morning, the Windsor family members were all applying ice packs to their eyes.
A helicopter landed on the lawn. Alexander's long coat lifted in the wind as he walked toward The Windsor Mansion.
He looked noble and distinguished, his eyes carrying boundless authority, his entire presence cold and commanding, with an imposing aura that made hearts tremble!
The moment he saw Catherine, the coldness in Alexander's eyes melted into infinite tenderness.
Aurora quickly invited Alexander inside. "Come, come, Alexander, come in and eat first. Catherine's safety is in your hands these next few days!"
"Don't worry, I'll definitely protect Catherine."
The Windsor family members snorted coldly, still somewhat uneasy, but they really couldn't go to Ironclad Jail themselves.
If not for that, they would never let Catherine go to such a dangerous place!
Charles said coldly, "Mr. Howard, if anything happens to Catherine, the entire Howard Group will pay for it."
Bethany scolded, "Shut up! If you can't say anything nice, keep your mouth shut! Talking about accidents and paying—I'll beat you!"
Bethany grabbed an ice pack nearby and threw it at Charles.
Charles caught it expressionlessly and stopped talking, continuing to ice his eyes.
Alexander found it somewhat amusing.
He walked over and sat down next to Catherine, calmly eating breakfast with her.
Both Catherine and Alexander were thinking about Ironclad Jail matters in their minds and didn't eat much. The rest of the Windsor family was rushing to Osflow to move Elodie's grave, so the meal ended quickly.
After breakfast, several Windsor family cars left The Windsor Mansion, while Catherine and Alexander's helicopter headed toward Ironclad Jail.
Ironclad Jail.
In the darkest area along the border stood an all-black international prison. It held super criminals—notorious drug lords and arms dealers who would spend their final days here!
In Ironclad Jail, no one had secrets.
Only those who revealed all their deeply hidden secrets could die; otherwise, they would face inhuman torture!
Prisoners with iron chains on their ankles walked around a huge plaza. Beyond the high walls, not a trace of light could be seen. This was a giant cage.
The helicopter circled in the sky.
Catherine looked down at Ironclad Jail. "Where's the agreed meeting point?"
"Inside. These are ordinary criminals—drug traffickers, human traffickers, or serial killers."
In Ironclad Jail, such criminals could only stay in the outermost area. To approach the prison's core, one had to cross a rushing river.
In the center of the river, a place like a small island was enclosed, isolated from the world.
Inside Ironclad Jail were serious criminals who could be executed dozens of times over in their own countries.
From above, sharks could occasionally be seen in the sea.
Catherine looked down and frowned. "We're being targeted by over a dozen snipers!"