Revenge of the Hideous Lady (Xyla Quest)
Chapter 1983

"How else would they react? Of course, they couldn't be happier for us. They agreed to us getting married and didn't say much else," Henry Armstrong declared.

A look of surprise appeared in Georgie Clementine's eyes. "Really?"

They had to go through tremendous mental struggles to convince Henry's parents to agree to the two of them dating, and suddenly, today, they agreed to the idea of them getting married without any qualms? She found that hard to believe as she knew that the Armstrong family wasn't particularly fond of her.

They only agreed at first because Henry insisted on being with her.

It seemed like they might only have agreed to their marriage because of her pregnancy.

Henry nodded. "It's true. Why would I lie to you? My mother also gave me the green light to take charge of everything.

"Most importantly, she doesn't know what your preferences are or your family traditions. Anyway, I told her I'll sort everything out. All they need to do is sign some cheques when the time comes," he continued. Naturally, he couldn't tell Georgie about a lot of things as he didn't want to upset her. Hence, he had to cover things up with white lies.

Georgie nodded absent-mindedly, not suspicious of anything.

She then turned her attention back to Xyla Quest and Annabeth Cates. "Let's get back to our topic. Is there anything else I need to know? I've got to remember everything."

Meanwhile, Henry also fell silent and paid full attention to the two women.

Right then, they were like two school students, eagerly paying attention in class.

Xyla couldn't resist laughing at their reaction before continuing to share her knowledge.

As she spoke, Henry was making notes on the notepad app on his phone, as if he was attending class.

Georgie was glad to see him taking this so seriously.

"Oh, right. The most important thing is-" Xyla paused dramatically.

Henry stopped typing and gazed at her solemnly. "What is it?"

"You need to abstain from sex," Xyla went on.

He immediately nodded. "I know. Don't worry, I'll keep myself under control."

***

After dinner, Henry led Georgie to his red Ferrari, fastening her seatbelt once they got in.

Once he was certain she was secured, he didn't immediately turn on the ignition. Instead, he thoughtfully gazed at Georgie.

"Honey, let's go for a prenatal check-up tomorrow. We need to schedule regular check-ups as Xyla suggested. It would be better for you and the baby," Henry told her. Georgie nodded in agreement, already planning to do so even if he hadn't suggested.

"Also, you shouldn't stay up late from now on. If you can't finish your work for the day, you can get it done the next day. I'm sure Xyla will understand now that you're pregnant.

"I know you don't want to stop working at X Entertainment, and that's why I won't ask you to stay at home while you're pregnant. Even Xyla said pregnant women should not over-exert themselves, so you must agree with what I said," Henry expressed in earnest, acting like a father who couldn't stop nagging.

When Georgie saw him like this, she couldn't help but imagine a stern-looking Henry reprimanding their adorable but frightened child in the future when they misbehaved.

That scenario made Georgie feel as if her heart was about to melt.

She nodded. "Okay, I'll do as you say."

She had already decided to heed Xyla's advice even before he said anything.

"However, there's a question on my mind," Georgie said, pausing for a moment.

Henry seemed curious. "What is it?"

"Should we sleep in separate rooms from now on? Knowing you, you'd probably replace it hard to resist sex."

After all, Henry was the kind of man who became aroused easily when they slept next to each other.

He scratched his head awkwardly. "I can abstain, for you and our child."

"No, I think it's safer if we sleep in separate rooms," she insisted.

Hearing this, Henry immediately held her hand with a sad expression on his face. "It's bad enough that we can't have sex throughout your pregnancy, but it would be too cruel if I can't even touch you or hug you. Are you willing to do that?"

Her determination weakened when she saw him like that. "I'm only thinking about you."

"It's fine, I don't care. I want to sleep next to you," he insisted, still wearing a pitiful expression on his face.

"Fine."

Henry immediately let out a long sigh of relief. "Thank you, Honey."

Georgie shook her head helplessly. "Don't blame me if anything happens."

"I promise nothing will happen. Come on, let's go home," he said before turning the ignition on and beginning to drive very slowly.

A luxurious sports car was not meant to be driven at such speed.

Georgie couldn't resist complaining. "You're driving too slow."

"I'm concerned about the baby," he told her.

"You're overthinking. Drive as you would, normally.”

"Yes, ma'am," Henry replied and then began to pick up speed.

Georgie shook her head again before opening Weibo.

For the moment, the topic related to the marriage proposal in Goldfield Plaza was still trending on the number one spot, with an additional topic underneath it; '#Georgie

Clementine's fiance#'.

Georgie clicked on it, then saw a post from someone claiming to be an insider, who exposed Henry's identity to the public.

The source claimed that Henry was

a capable businessman who ran his

own company and belonged to a wealthy family. Not only was he rich in his own right, but he also came from a noble family.

His family was the kind that couldn't be found on Google.

This Weibo post was published five minutes ago, but it already had over seven-figured forwards, likes, and comments.

Everyone was discussing excitedly in the comment section—

"Does that mean she's going to marry into that kind of family?"

"D*mn, she's a winner in life."

"I don't think that's strange. He's close friends with Stanley Batton, after all. He couldn't possibly be an ordinary person."