He Stole Me From My Deadbeat Husband
Chapter 410

Chapter 410: Chapter 410

"That’s okay. It’s all my fault," Henry said weakly. "I fucked up so bad, so I’m willing to be shamed in front of Chloe and Vernon if that would make her feel better."

...

"You are speaking depressing stuff, Henry. I think I have to take out all the sharp objects in the penthouse and lock the balcony so you won’t kill yourself tonight," Michael said.

"I’ve threatened to kill myself in front of her so that she would listen. But you don’t need to worry about that, because Kate said that I have to suffer the rest of my life knowing that I’ve ruined my only chance of being happy," Henry said. "So I will do that. I will live even if I have nothing to look up to in the future."

Michael shuddered, he knew that Kate could be cruel.

But he didn’t expect her to be so cruel to say that.

She basically broke Henry to pieces, and even Michael began to sympathize with him.

’But I can’t blame her as well. I knew what we planned for Kate was truly terrible...’

Michael could only sigh, facing such a difficult situation. He continued tailing Kate’s car.

It took about an hour and a half until they reached Vernon and Chloe’s mansion in the suburbs of New York. It was a long drive, but also gave Kate peace of mind.

She got calmer as she could take a breather. She was still angry at Henry and doubted she’d forgive him anytime soon, but less stress was always good for her baby.

"Wow, I can’t believe they have this kind of big and luxurious mansion outside of New York," Mai commented as she entered the main gate of Chloe’s mansion.

As they reached the main door of the mansion, they saw Chloe and Vernon standing at the door with a few butlers and maids around.

Kate opened the car door and stepped out of the car carefully because of her big belly.

Henry hurried to help her, but Kate quickly slapped his hand, "Don’t touch me, you scum!"

Henry was at a loss but said nothing as he stood like an idiot while Mai helped Kate instead.

Vernon and Chloe saw this and glanced at each other, knowing that something terrible must’ve happened between Henry and Kate.

Kate walked towards Chloe and Vernon. She tried to smile, but it didn’t help, "Sorry for disturbing you, but I need a place to stay for one day."

"Oh, dear..." Chloe hugged Kate and patted her back. "It’s okay, you can stay as long as you want. We have a lot of empty rooms anyway."

"We should talk inside. I’ll tell the maid to make tea for all of us," Vernon said. He glanced at Mai, Michael, and Henry, who stood silently behind Kate. "You guys should come in as well."

**

Kate, Chloe, and Mai sat in a row on a sofa while Vernon and Michael sat on the opposite side.

While Vernon was observing everyone, Chloe told the maids to prepare tea for everyone.

Michael hung his head low while Mai looked to the window, ignoring Michael, who obviously sat in front of her.

Meanwhile, Henry kept staring at Kate with a sad and desperate gaze while Kate ignored him completely.

Sometimes, she’d look in Henry’s direction and put up a disgusted expression as if she had just seen a filthy rat that should’ve been exterminated.

Vernon cleared his throat to get everyone’s attention and asked, "So, maybe we should start by addressing the problem here. Someone should tell me what caused this whole thing."

"It’s me. I caused everything to fall apart," Henry said calmly. "I ruined my only chance to be happy."

"He’s right," Kate added. "He fucked up his own life, and I am happy to see him suffer."

"Okay, this is going nowhere," Vernon sighed. "Please tell me the root of the problem. So we can solve it."

"I don’t think it can be solved, but if you want to know..."

Kate put her phone on the table and turned the recording audio in full volume.

Chloe and Vernon listened to the recording, and Chloe gasped immediately.

She shook her head while staring at Henry, "You—how could you—"

Henry lowered his head slightly, "I know. It’s all my fault."

"It is. Everything is your fault," Kate continued, stabbing him with her sharp words. "I hope you suffer for the rest of your life, Henry Grant."

’Just like how I will suffer for the rest of my life as well,’ Kate said to herself, knowing there was no winner in this conflict.

"Okay, I think you need rest, Kate, Mai. Right, dear?" Vernon said while looking at his wife, signaling her to separate Kate and Henry before they had another fight.

"Y—Yeah, we have a lot of empty rooms. Let’s go, Kate, Mai. I’ll show you," Chloe said while holding Kate’s hand. They left soon after, so there were only three men in the foyer right now.

There was nothing but silence. Henry wasn’t in the mood to talk, and Vernon was still trying to process what he heard in the recording just now.

He crossed his arms and asked, "Do you have anything to say? Surely there must be a mistake, right?"

"No, there’s no mistake," Henry shook his head. "I planned to fool Kate into falling in love with me and then take the baby and give it to Marlon in exchange for the company’s ownership."

"And you did that because?"

"Because I want to burn everything. I was in a dark place after James’ death, and Sarah kept on feeding me with lies about Kate. So I thought I’d get revenge on everyone, including Kate and Marlon. I will take over the company and burn it to the ground because Marlon killed my brother and threw my mother to the mental hospital."

"You—"Vernon didn’t expect his cousin, whom he saw as a little brother, to plan such a heinous idea. "You are really reckless, you know that?"

"I know. I was blinded with rage and hatred at that time," Henry said. "But I had a change of heart. I fell in love shortly after. I love her so much that I am willing to abandon everything just to give her freedom and safety. That’s why I came to you, asking for your connection and financial aid to open my own company."

Vernon nodded.

He acknowledged Henry’s earnestness. Even if Henry never said it, his actions showed he was serious about being a successful and influential businessman.

He truly worked his bones off for Kate.

"Then why didn’t you tell Kate about all this?" Vernon asked. "Surely, she will understand that you had a change of heart, right?"

"Hahahaha!" Henry suddenly laughed like a madman. He laughed at the notion of forgiveness because he knew Kate had closed her heart for him. "I tried my best to convince her that I’ve changed my mind, but she refused to listen."

"I think that’s because she’s still very angry and disappointed. She must’ve felt betrayed," Vernon said. "Give it time. She will forgive you, eventually."

"I doubt that," Henry said. He smiled at his cousin and added, "Thank you for everything you’ve done to help me, Vernon. But I will transfer the new company and everything in it to you since you’ve invested so much money."