He Stole Me From My Deadbeat Husband
Chapter 397

Chapter 397: Chapter 397

Henry sat in his car that he just parked in the apartment basement. He slammed the dashboard as he got angry at the situation.

"FUCK!" he cursed at the sticky situation he put himself in.

His men informed him that Graham was trying to touch Kate, but she was lucky because the bodyguards pinned him to the ground immediately.

He knew that Graham was dangerous, especially with his status as a famous lawyer, which meant Henry couldn’t intimidate him with his subordinates.

He got even madder once he was informed that Graham tried to tell Kate about his old plan to exploit Kate’s love and take the baby.

He had long abandoned that plan but didn’t want Kate to know!

"Surely, Kate wouldn’t believe him, right?" Henry tried to convince himself. "Kate loves me. She won’t question my intention at all. I’m sure of it."

It took almost thirty minutes for Henry to finally get out of his car and use the elevator straight to the penthouse.

He unlocked the door with his fingerprint. He grabbed the door handle but paused for a while.

He stood like an idiot as he began to hesitate.

He wondered if Kate would blast him with many questions regarding Graham’s words, and he was afraid that he couldn’t answer any of them because lying in front of Kate was mentally and physically difficult.

’Maybe I should return to the office and pretend I’m working overtime. I’ll wait until she forgets about what happened today,’ Henry planned.

As he contemplated it, the door suddenly opened from inside, and Kate looked at him with confusion, "What are you doing outside, Henry? I’ve made dinner for us."

Henry was stunned by how casually Kate acted as if she hadn’t had any fight with Graham today. So he let go of his guard immediately, thinking that Kate simply thought of Graham’s words as complete lies and wouldn’t question him further.

A smile bloomed on his lips, and he opened his arms. He hugged his beloved and said, "I missed you, Kitty."

...

They were in this position for a while, and the smile on Henry’s face gradually faltered once he realized that Kate wasn’t hugging him back or responding to his sentence.

"Kitty?"

Kate pushed Henry’s chest until he was forced to separate himself. He looked at Kate at a loss, "What’s wrong, Kitty?"

...

"I think you need to have your dinner before we talk about it, Henry," Kate said. "You must’ve known I had a conversation with Graham today."

Henry’s body stiffened, but he still tried to act natural, "Well, I got informed by my subordinates. I will make sure to tighten the security around you so he won’t be able to go near you again," Henry said.

"Henry, that’s not what I meant," Kate said. "Don’t try to dodge it. Your men must’ve also informed you about what he said to me."

...

Henry closed the door behind him. He took off his coat and hung it near the door.

He tried to hug Kate again, but Kate stepped back and avoided him this time.

Henry stared at her with shock, "Kate?"

"Answer me, Henry," Kate repeated. "Is it true that you just want to take my baby and give it to Marlon?"

Henry’s heartbeat began to accelerate when he saw the seriousness in her eyes as if Henry’s answer would determine whether they could be together or not.

Henry could’ve easily said no, but when he opened his mouth to say it, he felt a lump of dough inside his throat, stopping him from lying.

’Why can’t I lie? It was so easy to lie to her before, but why not now?’ Henry wondered.

Henry sighed.

"You know it’s ridiculous," Henry said. "He is just a madman who gets obsessed with you. You are so beautiful, it can’t be helped that many men want you."

Henry wrapped his arms around Kate’s waist, "But I am the luckiest man because I can embrace you."

Kate’s gaze grew colder. She pushed Henry away and walked to the living room, leaving Henry stunned by her rejection.

She had never rejected him before, and his hands began to tremble as he imagined the worst thing that could happen between them.

He followed Kate into the living room and saw her leaning on the wall, crossing her arms with her eyes darted towards him.

She didn’t have that smile she usually had, and there was no sweet kiss for him, which he usually got as he went home after a long day at work.

"Katherine..."

"You haven’t answered my question, Henry."

Henry tried to approach Kate again, hoping his touch would calm her down and fix everything, but it seemed that Kate had read through his scheme.

"Stay right there. You’re not allowed to move until you answer my question."

"Your question is weird. That’s why I don’t want to answer it," Henry said. "You are just talking about the obvious, Kitty..."

The more Henry began dodging the simple question, the more pain she experienced.

Kate wondered if Graham was right that she had been tricked the whole time.

Kate had her eyes on Henry without blinking; she wanted to see some truth in his eyes, but Henry kept dodging her gaze as if he was nervous about something.

’No, that can’t be. He is a good man and has been working so hard to give us a good life. He won’t betray me like this, right?’ Kate tried to soothe herself.

She was going crazy over the idea of Henry betraying her, so the more Henry tried to dodge the question, the hungrier she got for an answer and assurance.

"Answer it, Henry. It’s a simple yes or no question," Kate said firmly. "Did you ever have a plan to give our baby to Marlon, yes or no?"

...

Henry lowered his head. He was still trying to find ways to dodge the question, but it was like a death sentence for Kate.