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Chapter 442 âWhat? Clara isnât from the Ramoz family?â Hailey demanded incredulously In the bedroom, Allie dropped the bombshell on Halley.
Hailey frowned. âWhere did you hear that?â
âItâs just gossip, but there might be some truth to it. Especially with Ms. Stewart expecting Mr. Brookâs child, we need to give her a proper name sooner or later. We canât ignore it much longer.
âWe canât afford to let someone with an unclear background marry into the Brooks family, can we?â Allieâs words struck a nerve.
The most important thing was Claraâs identity. If they mistakenly welcomed someone they thought was from the Ramoz family only to discover she was an impostor, it would be a grave embarrassment for the Brooks family.
âAlright, hereâs what weâll do. Send an invitation to the Ramoz family in my name to invite Henry for dinner at the Royal Bistro tomorrow night.â
âYes, Mrs. Brooks Senior.â
Allie quickly left and discreetly sent a message to Marve. When Maeve saw Allieâs tipâoff, a faint smile crept on her lips.
Having already investigated Claraâs background through Belle, Maeve wasnât surprised by Haileyâs desire to meet Henry. But before that, Maeve intended to meet Henry herself.
If Clara thought she could use her supposed status as the Ramoz familyâs heiress and her pregnancy to get into the Brooks family, Maeve was determined to crush those hopes, ensuring Clara would never be part of the Brooks family.
That evening, Maeve arranged to meet Henry at the Royal Bistro.
Henry arrived promptly, but his face betrayed impatience and undisguised disdain for Maeve.
After all, his daughter Clara was pregnant with Maeveâs husbandâs child. No father in the world would have been happy about it But Marve insisted it concerned Clara, leaving Henry with no choice but to come.
Henry sat down and asked, âMs. Scott, why did you call me here?â
âHenry, youâre Claraâs father, so I get where your hostility stems from But I invited you here to help your daughter,â
âHelp my daughter?â Henry scotted as his anger boiled. âAfter everything sheâs been through because of you, you dare to say that?â
âI wasnât the one who hurt your daughter. Iâve already decided to get a divorce, but the Brooks family is still undecided, and thereâs nothing I can do about that.â
âStop pretending!â Henry snapped.
Maeve continued, âClaraâoh, I mean Nathalieâwent to Brooks Manor today. Did you know that?â
âWhat? Nathalie went to Brooks Manor? Why would she go there?â
Henry was already disgusted with how the Brooks family treated Clara and the online harassment she faced due to her mistress affair. He couldnât believe Clara had gone back there without his knowledge.
Maeve explained, âYour daughter went back to Brooks Manor hoping to reconcile with Sergio. I think Conner must have mistreated her in some way, and thatâs why.â
âImpossible! Conner is deeply in love with Nathalie. He would never let her suffer!â