He Stole Me From My Deadbeat Husband
Chapter 417

Chapter 417: Chapter 417

Kate jolted the moment Chloe mentioned her son’s name that she planned with Henry, "H—How do you know about my son’s name?"

"Henry asked me last night to take care of Katherine and Theodore. So I asked who Theodore was, and he said it’s the baby’s name you planned with him," Chloe smiled. "I think it’s a beautiful name. It’s derived from his middle name, right?"

...

Kate didn’t want to answer that.

She didn’t know if she should keep the name or not because Theodore’s name came from the bastard who fooled her, but she also felt that name was very befitting for her son.

So she just went silent and smiled bitterly.

"Well, I won’t stop you if you want to change your son’s name. After all, Henry and you are... never mind, I’m not here to get you stressed out," Chloe carried her baby and put it on the baby walker.

Baby Valerie looked overjoyed when being placed in her baby walker, and she began to try circling around the living room.

Kate was in awe, seeing Chloe glancing at Valerie a few times to check if the baby didn’t go too far from her. She was very watchful despite looking relaxed.

"By the way, I haven’t introduced you to my mother-in-law. She will always come here to check on her granddaughter, and she said she will bring an important guest that will make you feel better," Chloe said.

"Make me feel better?" Kate frowned. She didn’t even know who this mother-in-law that Chloe talked about. But she said nothing and simply nodded, curious about the important guest.

It didn’t take long for the butler to approach the Mistress of the house and tell Chloe that Dorothea had arrived with another old lady.

"Oh! Let them in! We’ve been waiting for them!"

They got up, and Chloe picked Valerie from the baby walker and carried her to the main door, where they stood to welcome Dorothea.

The first one to get out of the car was Dorothea, an old lady who should be around Dahlia’s age. She looked like a typical gentle old lady, which was surprising for Kate because she thought Vernon’s mother must’ve been domineering just like him.

Chloe greeted her mother-in-law happily. She lifted baby Valerie’s arm and waved it towards the old lady, "Val, that’s your Granny!"

"Uu? Aaa!" The baby didn’t really understand what her mother was talking about, but seeing Dorothea made her happy. She leaned towards Dorothea, wanting to be carried by her Granny.

"Oh-ho, someone misses Granny already?" Dorothea chuckled. She carried the baby without a problem despite her age.

Dorothea then glanced at Kate, who stood behind Chloe. Kate snapped out of her daze after seeing such a happy family. She quickly introduced herself, "My name is Katherine Woods, I am uh... uhm..."

Kate didn’t know how to make a connection between Chloe and her.

Should she call herself Chloe’s sister-in-law?

Or should she call herself Chloe’s friend?

But she had no time to think about it because Dorothea already had the answer beforehand, "I knew about you, Kate. I knew a lot, actually."

"Huh? But this is our first time meeting each other..."

"Well, Dahlia told me many things about her daughter-in-law," Dorothea said. She turned around and told the woman who came with her. "Come on, Dahlia, how long will you stay inside that car?"

There was a moment of pause until a woman came out of the car, she was the same woman that Kate hadn’t met for more than a month.

"Be more patient, will you? I’m unsure if Kate wants to see me right now," Dahlia smiled bitterly. She shifted her gaze to Kate, who was too shocked to react. "Is it okay for me to come, Katherine? If you don’t like it, then I can leave now."

Kate shook her head, "I don’t mind at all. I miss you so much."

"Oh, Kate..." Dahlia saw that Kate was about to cry. She approached her pregnant daughter-in-law and hugged her. Dahlia patted Kate’s back and said, "It’s okay, I’m here just to ensure you’re alright. That’s the most important thing."

"I’m not okay, but I’m glad you’re here," Kate said.

Chloe allowed Kate and Dahlia to reunite momentarily and then said, "Okay, let’s talk inside. I’ll tell the maid to serve us tea."

They returned to the living room; Kate and Dahlia sat on the same sofa, while Chloe and Dorothea sat together, with Valerie sitting on Granny’s lap.

Kate held Dahlia’s hand tightly. She wanted to tell everything to Dahlia and cried on her lap like a little girl wanting to be comforted by her mother.

Unfortunately, she couldn’t do that. So she just lowered her head and held Dahlia’s hand tighter, "Did he tell you everything?"

"He did," Dahlia sighed. "Though, I’ve known about this long ago. I knew about his previous plan. That’s why I told him to draw the line and do the right thing. Because if he truly wants to have a happy life with you, he has to work for it."

As Kate guessed, there was no way Dahlia didn’t know about Henry’s secret.

After all, Dahlia was a smart lady, unlike Kate, who was fooled for one year by a man who had a malicious intention towards her and her baby.

"I told him many times that he should be honest with you because if he is honest, you may forgive him for his initial plan, and you two can work on it together," Dahlia sighed. "Unfortunately, he is stubborn as always. He gave me various reasons to delay telling you the truth, and now it’s just too late."

Kate nodded, "It’s too late. I shudder thinking about what he planned against me when we first met..."

Dahlia observed her daughter-in-law and was heartbroken after seeing such a beautiful and tough lady reduced to a sad woman who could only weep as the image of her good-natured and loving husband had been shattered.

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