He Stole Me From My Deadbeat Husband
Chapter 24

Chapter 24: Chapter 24

Kate was a tad surprised when Henry mentioned that he was the second son and also the new heir of the Grant family.

Didn’t Mrs. Cadwaller tell her just now this spoiled, giant nepo baby hated it when someone said that he was the new heir or even the son of President Grant? Did Mrs. Cadwaller intentionally give her the wrong information, or did this man spontaneously change his preference and now admit he was born with a silver spoon?

’Wait, he was probably born with a diamond spoon instead of just a silver spoon. His family is THAT rich,’ Kate thought.

It also caught Kate off guard because she was mentally prepared to take care of a spoiled, lazy man who had no drive in life. Not this... intimidating and imposing young CEO who also, just so happened to be a big flirt.

Thus, Kate played along with her professional demeanor and said, "Yes, Sir. I am the Chief-in-Editor of Emperor Publishing. I’ve been in this position for two years, and I’ve led the company for three months after Mr. James Grant’s death. I will do my best to assist you with your work."

"I heard a lot of good things about you, Mrs. Woods," Henry said. "You are revered by my Dad, and also by everyone in the main office. Because you’re able to generate millions of dollars in profit for a previously-dying publishing company. You constantly found best-selling manuscripts. You have a keen sense of what would sell and what would not, even my late brother talked highly of your brilliance."

"T—Thank you, Sir, I will continue to do my best to support the company," Kate said. She was quite flattered to hear that her late boss and everyone in the main office seemed to have a good opinion of her.

Honestly, she was just doing her job.

Of course, she knew the company was dying when she first came in, and she thought that she had to do her best or else the company would go bankrupt, and she would have to find another job again.

She couldn’t afford to lose a job back then because she and Matt really had no money left, they had depleted their savings, Matt was not getting hired, and their rent was already two months past due.

Henry’s smile deepened, and he said, "We will also need your brilliance for our baby."

Kate lifted her head instantly, and she stared at Henry in horror. She took a step back and became rigid, her guards went up as she realized what he had just said. She hadn’t told anyone about her pregnancy, and Henry shouldn’t know about it either

"W—What do you mean by that, Sir?" she managed to say.

"What’s so surprising? You and I had sex that night without protection, it’s only natural that you’ll get pregnant sooner or later."

Kate didn’t know what his intention was when he mentioned her possible pregnancy. She also didn’t know what he’d do if Kate admitted that she was pregnant because this man seemed very unpredictable.

So she tried to defletct his suspicion, "Sir, I am married and also barren. There is no way I can be pregnant with your baby."

"You’re still married to that deadbeat, useless, infertile husband of yours? I thought you were smarter than this, Kate."

Kate bit her lower lip as she felt she was caught between a rock and a hard place . She soon abandoned her formal tone and argued with Herny, "This could still be my husband’s child. Why are you so certain that this baby is yours?"

"Because you cannot get pregnant by that useless husband of yours! It’s been five years and you haven’t conceived a baby. Yet, one night with me and now you’re miraculously pregnant with ours, isn’t that literal proof that your husband is the barren one?" Henry said as he pointed out the obvious. He lowered his gaze, and stopped on Kate’s belly, and said, "I know that baby is mine, Katherine Woods, and so are you."

Kate staggered where she stood. Her knees felt weak because she didn’t expect things to develop to this point.

She covered her belly with her hand protectively on instinct and asked, "W—What are you going to do to my child then? You should know that I will NEVER abort my baby, Mr. Grant. I don’t care if you want to have it or not, but I will keep my baby no matter what!"

"Oh? That’s a surprise, I thought you would be planning to abort it already," Henry said.

"Never!" Kate snapped. Just thinking of losing her baby was enough to upset her. She could already feel a strong motherly bond between her and her child, and she’d never allow anyone to harm him or her, not even her child’s own father.

"I’ve waited five years for this baby, and I won’t let anyone hurt my child!" Kate yelled. Her voice began to break and shake as held back her tears. "Mr. Grant, w—we can act like nothing happened that night. Let me at least keep mybaby for myself. I won’t demand anything from you. You can pretend my baby never even existed."

"And I don’t want to pretend," Henry smiled, his deep green eyes watching Kate like she was his toy. He got up and walked around his desk to reach Kate, but Kate quickly retreated because she was scared Henry might do something to harm her child.

Thus, Henry stopped in his tracks and stood in the middle of the room, three feet away from Kate.

"S—Stay back or I will scream!" Kate threatened while she covered her belly, protecting her child as best she could.

"Hey, don’t get upset, okay? I never said that I don’t want our child," Henry told her as he tried to get her to calm down. He took a step forward. "I thought I’d have to convince you to keep our baby."

Kate couldn’t believe what she had heard. She was stunned because she thought she heard it wrong. This gave Henry the opportunity to finally wrap his arms around her waist, pulling her closer until there was no space between them.

Kate gasped when Henry pinched her ass cheek, making her body shiver from head to toe and forcing her to look up.

Kate was paralyzed when Henry stared down at her with his deep green eyes, demanding all of her attention, the room around them vanished as Kate drowned in his eyes, "I want both you and that baby to be mine, so keep it, and I’ll make it worth your while."