He Stole Me From My Deadbeat Husband
Chapter 405

Chapter 405: Chapter 405

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Henry felt that his world had been shattered into pieces. He opened his mouth, trying to find a way to defend himself, but he couldn’t.

He simply stared at Kate dumbly. He wanted to cry but knew it would only make him look even more insincere. So he held his tears and tried to pacify his beloved.

"Katherine, we... we can talk about this—"

"Talk? What’s there to talk about? You tricked me this whole time! I foolishly abandoned everything because I love you! I foolishly thought that you truly want the best for us!" Kate’s lips trembled. Her eyes began to pool with tears again. "You are wretched, Henry. You’re even more wretched than Matthew."

Henry couldn’t handle any more cruel words coming out of Kate’s mouth. It was like a barrage of knives that stabbed his heart repeatedly.

He dropped to his knees and grabbed Kate’s hand tightly, looking up at her, "Kate, please, I can explain this! We can fix this! I wasn’t thinking straight at that time! I was overcome by grief, and thought that you caused it! It was Sarah who fed me with lies!"

Kate’s heart began to waver when Henry fell to his knees to beg her. His eyes were so desperate and sincere as if he was truly at a loss right now.

But she quickly denied the feeling and told herself, ’This man has tricked you for almost a year. Don’t you realize this is just one of his tricks to make you do what he wants? He even throws the blame to someone else even though he is the main culprit.’

"There is nothing to fix, Henry," Kate said coldly. "I’m not going to be fooled by you again."

"I—I’m not fooling you. My love is real! I am truly, hopelessly in love with you, Katherine!" Henry said.

Kate’s body began to tremble when Henry delivered such a desperate confession.

She began to cry, thinking that all of his words were fake and this was just a trick for him to steal her baby.

"Real? Then explain that goddamn audio recording if your love is real!" Kate yelled. "How dare you play with my heart like this! You don’t know how much I love you, Henry!"

Kate was unable to control her emotions anymore. Her tears streamed down her cheeks and dropped on Henry’s face.

"I love you. I love you so much that I can’t even express myself," Kate said with a shaky voice. "I planned to spend the rest of my life with you, and I was happy thinking I would marry you, eventually."

"Katherine..." Henry murmured. He was speechless as he finally realized the irreparable damage he had done to his beloved.

"But you lied to me!" Kate snapped. "Do you not realize how much I love this baby? I’d rather die with the baby than let him suffer in the hands of your bastard father!"

"NO!" Henry denied instantly. The idea of Katherine dying with their baby was enough to turn him insane. "You’re not going to die, and I’m not going to give our baby to Marlon! I had a change of heart long ago!"

"A change of heart?"

Henry nodded without hesitation, "I had a change of heart after realizing I’ve fallen for you. That’s why I started anew in New York, so I can give you the freedom and safety so we can marry and start a life together!"

"Don’t lie, Henry. You forced me to move to New York so you can uproot me from my stable life," Kate said sarcastically. "I bet you colluded with Marlon to fake that ambush in Los Angeles!"

Henry was speechless. Never in his mind had he ever got the idea of hurting Kate. He shook his head fervently to deny it and continued trying to persuade his beloved, "Trust me, Katherine, I’m begging you!"

"How am I supposed to trust you after all this, Henry?" Kate asked.

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"If you really love me, then why didn’t you tell me about this plan of yours before? Why did you hide it until someone sent me a recording?" Kate inquired even more.

"I—I’m scared, Katherine," Henry said truthfully. "I’m scared that you’re going to leave me. I’m scared you will abandon me if you know about what I planned to do before. That’s why I thought I could keep you in the dark."

"Do you not trust me enough? How many times did I tell you that I love you unconditionally?" Kate stated. "If you truly have a change of heart and love me earnestly, you would’ve told me about this earlier!"

"W—We can fix this. I will tell you EVERYTHING about my previous plan. I will tell you anything you want to know!" Henry begged. "Please, give me a chance to fix this. I don’t know how to live without you!"

"Oh, you will live," Kate scoffed. "I know you will because, to you, I’m just an average-looking bitch that killed James, right?"

"It’s all in the past! I am truly in love with you, Kate. Please, I’m begging you, don’t leave me alone in this world!"

Kate looked away because she knew she’d fall for him again if she kept an eye contact with him.

"You are so good at lying, Henry. I almost fell for it again," Kate sneered. "But not anymore. I’m done with everything."

Kate kicked Henry’s shoulder repeatedly until the latter was forced to let go of Kate’s hand. Henry could only kneel on the ground helplessly, staring at Kate, who grabbed her suitcase and bag and left the bedroom.

Henry watched Kate’s back and went further and further from his gaze. He felt empty, as if he had lost something precious. He also lost his willpower to live instantly.

He got up and followed Kate, who struggled to push the heavy suitcase into the living room.

"Katherine—"

"Shut up, Henry!" Kate snapped. "I won’t be fooled again, no matter how many times you try begging on your knees! I’m not going to give my baby to you!"

Each of her words was like a death sentence to Henry, whose mind began to muddle as he kept thinking about ending his life to atone for his sin.