He Stole Me From My Deadbeat Husband
Chapter 414

Chapter 414: Chapter 414

"I will leave, don’t worry," Henry said calmly. "Thank you for staying in Vernon’s mansion for our baby’s safety, and please don’t forget that I will continue my endeavor so we can reunite—"

"That will never happen," Kate interrupted, hoping all kinds of rejection would be enough for Henry.

But he was far more stubborn than she thought.

"Only time will tell," Henry said with a confident smile, which caught her off guard. Henry took the chance to grab Kate’s hand and kissed it gently. "Katherine, you are my one and only. Please remember that."

It took a moment for Kate to realize what just happened. She quickly pulled her hand and yelled, "Leave!"

Henry got up and smiled at his beloved, "Take care of yourself here. I will handle the work in our companies. After all, I built it for us, so we can have a great future together."

Henry turned around and left the room, leaving Kate speechless by his boldness just now.

Kate gritted her teeth as she felt her heart becoming warm again, something that she dreaded because that meant she was still in love with him.

Henry’s words lingered in her mind.

-

’Katherine, you are my one and only. Please remember that.’

-

Kate bit her lower lips, "You are also my only one, Henry. You may not be my first, but you are the last. I’ve never fallen this deep for a man, and I know there is no going back."

Kate hated that she had become too weak. She was such a tough lady who worked tirelessly and devoted her life to the office, and now she had been reduced to a stupid woman who fell for the same trick used by Henry three times in a row.

Kate lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling and murmured,

"I have to leave after I give birth. I can’t stay in here, knowing that I will become the same stupid woman who will fall for the same man over and over."

**

Henry didn’t plan to stay in Vernon’s mansion after having a conversation with Kate. He knew that Kate, and to some extent, Mai as well, needed to rest.

So he told Michael that they were leaving, only for Michael to shake his head, "If you want me to leave tonight, then you have to wait because I’m going to talk with Mai. You know this doesn’t only affect you, Henry."

"I understand. Go and talk with Mai. I’ll wait in the car."

Michael thanked him, then went to Mai’s room and knocked on the door a few times without an answer.

It was after five minutes that Mai finally opened the door.

Mai’s eyes were puffy, proofing that she had been crying the moment she was alone in her room.

"You—why did you cry so much?" Michael asked out of worry, but that only got Mai angrier.

"Why are you asking a stupid question? Why would I not cry when my sister has been fooled all this time? Do you not know how much she loves Henry?!" Mai yelled. She glared at Michael, but her glare quickly weakened as she saw Michael making that regretful expression. "And don’t think that I will forgive you so easily. Who knows to what extent you have been helping that bastard!"

"I have helped him since he was young. We have been best friends since we were just a child," Michael replied. "I protected him and became his most trusted confidant when we were teenagers. We only separated because I entered the military until I resigned about a year ago and returned to him."

Michael had no intention of hiding anything from Mai.

He wasn’t romantic like Henry, who would say many sweet words that would melt a woman’s heart.

He was a military man who had been hardened by war. So, being truthful was the only way for him to repent in front of Mai.

"Then you went on to help Henry with his malicious plan, right?" Mai accused, to which Michael nodded without hesitation.

"Yes, I helped him with many things. It all changed after Henry realized that he fell in love with Kate," Michael replied. "So we changed our plan. Rather than trying to take Kate’s baby, Henry went to New York to start anew to protect Kate from any harm, and I was tasked to protect both of you."

"Hah, if he truly loves her, he wouldn’t lie about this!" Mai insisted.

"Henry is a young man who fell in love for the first time in his life. He was scared that Kate would leave, so he kept the secret of his previous plan," Michael took a deep breath as he basically opened his heart and mind for Mai to read freely. "I told him many times to tell Kate about all this because I’m sure Kate will forgive him. But he said he doesn’t want to risk it."

"And now it got revealed in the worst way possible," Mai sneered. "He fucked up real bad."

...

Michael nodded, silently agreeing.

"I’m here to apologize—"

"—For being a piece of shit?"

"... for assisting Henry," Michael said calmly. His eyes were steady. He didn’t get angry no matter how much Mai tried to make him mad. "I also want to apologize to you. Because I know you are also hurt when you see Kate getting hurt like this."

Mai couldn’t believe that she entertained this bastard, but Michael was truly a fortress that didn’t crumble even when facing the storm. He was calm, and his attitude also calmed her down.

She lowered her head and murmured, "I’m also hurt because you’re not as kind as I thought..."

"I’m not kind, Mai. Never have been," Michael said. "But I am kind to Katherine and Henry because I see them as my family. I am also kind to you because I... I love you."

Mai gasped. She raised her head and stared at Michael, whose cheeks began to redden slightly, "D—Did you just—"

"Yes, I love you. I know it’s not the right time. But I’m afraid we might not talk anymore after this," Michael said, hiding his pain. "I love you. That’s all you need to know."