FreeGoodNovelChapter 199 Chapter 199: Henrik's lips curved slightly at her confidence. Returning to the call, he said, "Fine, but not today. We'll cin a week. And make sure you clean up your place before we get there." Khloe was surprised by his words.
She had rarely seen Henrik like this. Unlike the domineering and arrogant image many held of someone in Henrik's position, he was always polite in his interactions with others. Though his tone was cold and his methods ruthless, he maintained the necessary decorum and etiquette.
This was indeed a rare sight, indicating that Henrik held srecognition for Morris.
It made sense, though. Henrik must have sattachment to the Watsons. If he didn't, why let them use his nand reputation? After hanging up the phone, Henrik noticed Khloe seemed to have something to say but was holding back. He couldn't help but chuckle.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe was intentionally putting on a show just to ask questions.
Henrik wasn't offended in the slightest; in fact, he felt a bit pleased. Ever since he stood up for her during that recent incident, it was clear Khloe had started to warm up to him.
"What is it? Go ahead and ask. I know you want to." With Henrik's permission, Khloe didn't hold back. "You're supposed to be a distant relative of the Watsons, right? So why would Morris care about meeting me?" She tried to sound casual, but the question was loaded. She had her suspicions, but she wasn't sure how much Henrik would share.
Henrik didn't flinch. His answer was direct. "I'm Morris's son. Illegitimate, if you want the full story. To avoid scandal, they claimed I was from a distant branch." Khloe's breath cut off. She stared at him, stunned. She never imagined Henrik had such a background. Henrik was always the high and powerful man who seemed to have the world at his fingertips. Yet now, he calmly revealed that he was an illegitimate son.
Step into fiction with galnovs.☐☐ Her lips parted in shock, and it took a moment for her voice to return. "And your mother?" Henrik's expression darkened slightly, his voice quiet. "Ayla Dayton." Ayla Dayton! The world-famous painter whose work had left audiences mesmerized a decade ago. She had died young, at just forty.
From Henrik's explanation, Khloe found out that Morris and Ayla's relationship had happened by chance.
After Morris' first wife died early, he remained unmarried for years. At a business banquet, he was drugged with an aphrodisiac and happened to encounter Ayla, who was almost assaulted by thugs. He played the hero, and they shared a fleeting moment of passion.
However, neither of them was the type to dwell on it, and after that night, they had no further contact.
Later, Ayla, upon discovering her pregnancy, decided to keep the child and broke off her engagement with her fiancé, leading to a difficult life in the Dayton family.
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Morris had no idea. He didn't know who Ayla truly was until she wasn Suntil she critically ill nearing the brink of death, when she finally revealed the truth about Henrik. Back then, Henrik didn't go by the nhe had now.
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