Chapter 139 Dominic Appears
Hopping into Alexander's car, Catherine couldn't help but notice his eyes were glued to her. He grabbed her hand, clearly not wanting to let go.
"Let go."
"Can I hold it a bit longer? I missed you all night."
Catherine shot him a cool glance. "Someone offered me a lot of money to kill you. It's tempting. I might just consider it."
Alexander laughed but let go of her hand, scooting even closer instead. He leaned in, his breath warm on her skin, and whispered, "If you want my life, go ahead and take it."
"If you keep talking like that, I might just do it," Catherine replied. After all, who said no to money?
Alexander pulled out his checkbook, signed a check, and handed it to her. "Whatever they offered, I'll match it. Consider it a deposit."
'Can you even deposit something like this?' Catherine thought, holding the blank check between her fingers.
"Can I know who wants me dead?" he asked.
"Someone from the Hughes family," she replied.
Alexander didn't seem fazed. "Why didn't you take the offer?"
Catherine met his teasing gaze and said coldly, "Not worth it. I can make more money keeping you alive."
She waved the check, thinking, 'Even without taking Michael's offer, Alexander will still pay me. Killing him isn't profitable. I prefer a steady income, or maybe there's another reason I can't quite put my finger on.'
Alexander buried his head in her neck, laughing, his shoulders shaking. 'How can my fiancée be so adorably practical?'
"I'll drop you off later; I have some business at the company. Please look after my grandpa for me," Alexander said.
Catherine nodded.
Felix had plenty of bodyguards, so safety wasn't an issue. Alexander was more worried about Felix's health.
Outside the gallery, Felix watched Alexander's car drive away, feeling annoyed. "Why did Alexander drop Catherine off and leave? Is the company's business that important? Can't he spend more time with her?"
'The Howard Group's affairs are indeed complicated. But doesn't he realize how amazing Catherine is? What if someone else notices her while he's away?' Felix thought, genuinely worried since Catherine didn't seem too fond of Alexander.
Outside the gallery, the media was already set up.
As soon as Catherine appeared, cameras turned towards the Windsor family.
Elijah was stunned. 'Why did Catherine bring the whole family? Is this her way of not worrying about the exhibition? But having the Windsor family here won't help! Those highbrow artists only care about the art!'
Dressed in a sharp suit, Michael emerged from the crowd, surrounded by admirers. When he saw Catherine at the center of the Windsor family, a look of amazement flashed in his eyes. "I didn't expect Ms. Windsor to be even more beautiful than in the birthday livestream. I'm Michael Hughes."
Charles stepped in front of Catherine, his eyes icy. "Stay away from Catherine."
The Windsor family and the Hughes family weren't exactly buddies, but they wouldn't start a scene in public either.
Michael just shrugged and went to chat with some elders. "I heard there's an exhibition at Ms. Windsor's gallery today, but I don't see any paintings. Are we here to watch the Windsor family reunion? If you want a family gathering, you don't need to disguise it as an art exhibition."
Standing next to Catherine, Richard frowned. "This guy is still so annoying!"
"You don't like him?" Catherine asked.
"Who does? Michael's an illegitimate child, and the Hughes family doesn't take him seriously. A few years back, he tried to pursue Juniper, and we beat him up. Later, when he found out Juniper wasn't a Windsor by blood, he insulted her, and we beat him up again," Richard said.
'Michael's just an illegitimate child of the Hughes family? And he's daring enough to try to kill Alexander? The Hughes family is nuts. I didn't expect Michael to have such a messy history with the Windsors!' Catherine thought. "And then?"
"Then Dad and Mom made us apologize, and we beat Michael up again in the hospital, almost giving him a psychological scar. Later, George treated his injuries, making him stay in the ICU for three months. The Hughes family stopped letting him show his face around us." Talking about it made Richard's fists itch again.
Seeing the way Michael looked at Catherine earlier, the Windsor brothers were not happy.
Catherine covered her mouth to hide her smile, thinking the Windsor family always had each other's backs!
Philip chimed in, "Catherine, stay away from Michael. He's ruthless. He may look like a playboy, but he's dangerous. If he bothers you, let us know!"
"Yeah, we'll beat him up again!" Richard said.
From the moment Michael stood in front of her last night and called out her code name, Catherine knew he wasn't simple. An illegitimate child who could make it this far in the Hughes family had to be cunning and tactical.
Michael looked at Catherine. "Ms. Windsor, since it's a Dominic's art exhibition, shouldn't we see some paintings? This exhibition is so grand, I believe there will be many new works we've never seen before, right? But I haven't heard of any new works from Dominic in the past two years. Are you planning to bring in some fakes? And to hold an exhibition of Dominic's works, you need his consent, right? Where's the consent letter?"
The more Michael talked, the more annoying he became. He seemed determined to mess up the exhibition.
Catherine's gaze shifted behind Michael. She lifted her skirt and walked forward. "Mr. Chambers, you're here."
In the crowd, Dominic, dressed in a custom Quinn suit, came into view.
Dominic looked energetic, his eyes sharp. He wanted to see who was trying to bully Catherine so he could remember and tell his friends later! "My student is holding an exhibition of my works, and you're worried there won't be any paintings? As for the consent letter, no matter how many art exhibitions of my works my students want to host, I'll agree"
Michael's eyes widened in shock. 'How could Dominic himself be here! He said Ms. Windsor is his student!'
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