He Stole Me From My Deadbeat Husband
Chapter 420

Chapter 420: Chapter 420

"I—I have to leave now? Right now?"

"Of course, you must prepare to move out, right? And don’t forget to contact the staff at Empress Publishing. They must be confused because of your absence."

Kate got up and pulled Mai from the bed, "Come on, Mai. It’s time to work. I don’t want a lazy sister."

Mai nodded, "I’ll grab my wallet in my room and leave. I’ll call an Uber."

"I don’t think an Uber will be around here. I’ll tell Chloe to get a driver for you."

**

Marlon sat in the study room. He clenched his cane as he was on the call with his friend from New York.

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"Marlon, your son is protected by your nephew, Vernon Phoenix Gray. He is THE big shot in New York. It’s impossible to sabotage his new company with that man’s constant intervention."

"Is there no way you can work around this? Surely you also know how to sabotage Vernon’s company, right?" Marlon asked.

"I don’t want to risk it. That man will obliterate my company if I dare to step out of the line," the man on the phone said. "Honestly, why do you need to sabotage your son’s new company? Isn’t it good that he is becoming more diligent? I bet he will be great, just like his late brother."

"HE WILL NOT BE LIKE JAMES!" Marlon snapped, which shocked his friend. "He will be a good son of mine. He will become my pride, and he will inherit everything! I will be the father of the Duke of York! That woman won’t be able to influence him anymore!"

...

"Are you okay, Marlon?" His friend asked. "You sound a bit unhinged just now."

Marlon realized he was blabbering and said, "Sorry, I was just angry at Henry. I want him to be a good son and inherit my business. But he got bewitched by a woman and began to get rebellious. He’s too old to be in his rebellion phase. He needs to settle with a good woman.

His friend sighed, "Your son is only in his early twenties. He still has those young bones. Give it time, and he will eventually realize he’s in the wrong."

Marlon didn’t want to talk much about his private life, so he thanked his friend and hung up.

He took a deep breath to calm down. He had been on edge since his nephew, Vernon Phoenix Gray, intercepted all his efforts to sabotage his son’s company.

He even tried to make some ripple by using the media to shame Vernon, but Vernon’s connection was proven to be too much for the old man.

So he became a sitting old duck right now.

Penny walked in with tea for the man. She looked scared after she kept getting abused by Marlon.

Marlon had grown increasingly abusive and unhinged after his failed attempts to ruin their son’s life.

On top of that, he kept talking about Dahlia.

That bitch lived rent-free in his head and heart. It made Penny burn in jealousy each time Marlon mentioned Dahlia.

Unfortunately, she had no guts to argue against Marlon. She didn’t want to get beaten again, so all she could do was wish Henry would become a good boy and do whatever Marlon said.

Marlon would naturally be more lenient and happy around her if Henry had become obedient.

’That bastard has no pity for his own mother. I’m here getting beaten every day while he is just running around like a wild young man,’ Penny complained. ’I brought him here so WE can have a good life. Why do I have to suffer after giving him a chance of becoming the son of a billionaire?’

Penny put the tea on the small table next to Marlon and stepped back, "Do you need anything else, husband?"

Marlon glanced at her once and scoffed in displeasure, "Don’t call me husband, not until you can convince your son to come in here and take my mantle."

"You know I can’t do that..." Penny replied. "I’ve been blocked by him as well..."

"Then get out! I don’t need a useless woman like you!" Marlon yelled, and Penny quickly left, scared that she’d be beaten by him again.

Marlon drank the tea and called his subordinate to come in for a report.

"Sarah told me last night that she sent damning evidence of the recording between Henry and I to that bitch Katherine," Marlon said. "I heard the recording, and I know it should be enough to break them apart, right? So where is she now."

The subordinate paused for a moment. He was nervous to the point that his back was sweating. He knew Marlon would explode once he reported what he found.

"Don’t tell me that she’s still with Henry. That bitch would be so cheap to stay with a man who planned to take her baby before," Marlon said.

"No, Master. They have been separated since two days ago. They lived in a completely separate place as well," the informant said.

Marlon’s lips slowly perked up. He was relieved that bitch was finally out of the way, "Then where is she now? Send as many men as possible to kill her. I want her dead by tomorrow."

"Master, we... cannot do that..." the informant said.

"Why not? Are you scared of Dahlia’s men? They might be military-trained, but there aren’t many of them. You can kill them all with sheer numbers."

"No, the Hawthorne’s subordinates are the least of our worries," The informant gulped as he continued, "Katherine Ross is currently residing in Vernon Phoenix Gray’s mansion. We haven’t been able to spy on her because the mansion is heavily guarded. So there is no way we can penetrate their defense."

"So we can’t touch her at all?" Marlon asked. His smile vanished instantly, replaced by a grim frown.

"I’m sorry, Master. But that is impossible to do. No matter how many men we dispatch, there is no way we can touch her. Not until she is out of that mansion."