105: Chapter 105

Chapter 105

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"I don't think I can continue with our mission, Michael."

Michael's eyes widened. Though he knew the mission was cruel, they couldn't afford to end things like this. They had planned this for years. Michael even resigned from his military career because he was eager to finish this mission.

"Sir, you're too drunk to think clearly right now. Just get up and go to sleep in your bedroom, then we can talk tomorrow," Michael suggested, but Henry shook his head.

"You know me, Michael," Henry said. "I might be drunk, but no matter how drunk I am, I can still think clearly. The alcohol only makes me bolder, so I can speak what's on my mind without any hesitation."

Michael knew that, of course.

Henry didn't get drunk easily, and even if he were, he would still be able to think straight. It had proven useful many times because many women wanted to get him drunk enough to sleep with them.

But Michael still refused to believe what Henry had said just now. 

"Sir, you can't just terminate everything we've worked years for," Michael said as he tried to remind Henry. "You know that we have put everything to get this mission in motion. You promised me, that's why I resigned from my military career. You also promised Miss Sarah."

"Sir, I know this is hard, but you've promised too many people. We've gone too far with this mission, it's too late to terminate it," Michael said. 

Henry hung his head low and chuckled, "You're right. I already promised you, and also promised myself. I can't just abandon everything at this point."

"But I can't hurt Kate," Henry said. His voice began to tremble as he mentioned her again. "I can't hurt her. I can't even imagine seeing her tears again, let alone intentionally hurting her."

Honestly, Michael also felt pity for Kate. 

After getting to know her better, it seemed that Miss Sarah and Mrs. Grant had slandered Kate.

It was mostly Mrs. Grant who said that Kate was a bitch who intentionally seduced James Grant because she wanted to get her grubby hands on the Grant family's fortune.

But after seeing Kate with his own eyes, Michael knew that was a lie concocted by Mrs. Grant to help her achieve her own desires.

Because Kate was a very domineering woman, she had her own money and was competent enough to gain and maintain her position as Chief Editor. 

Michael also pitied Kate for all the family problems that she faced. She was truly a good woman that was surrounded by evil people in her life.

'And those evil people include Henry and I,' Michael thought. 'We are the horrible ones because we're going to separate a mother from her baby.'

There was only silence for a while between them as they reflected on their own wrong doings and silently admitted that they were both horrible men. 

"You can leave now, Michael," Henry said. "You're right. I should just sleep and pretend that things are back to normal. Hopefully, I can control my heart when I have to take the baby from her."

Michael knew there was no way Henry could take Kate's baby at this point. It was obvious that the mission would fail, and Michael didn't want that. 

He thought for a moment and then remembered that Henry and Kate had sex in the office. They were both drunk, and as their minds were filled with alcohol, both of them got bolder, and they did it without a condom.

At least, that was what Henry told him back then.

"Sir, I have an idea," Michael said. "But I don't know if you'll like this or not."

Henry raised his head, staring at Michael in silence, waiting for him to speak more of his so-called idea.

Michael took a deep breath and then explained, "Do you still remember when and how you did it with Mrs. Woods and how it ended up with her getting pregnant?"

"Of course!" Henry replied. "It was that night after I discovered the reason behind my brother's death. I was in utter shock and beyond reproach, I was so depressed so I went to his office. I tried to get myself drunk so I could at least get through that horrible night."

"But then, Kate suddenly entered the office. She looked just as broken as I was, she also brought her own bottles, so I know that she wanted to get drunk to release her sadness, just like I did," Henry said. "We both got drunk and bolder, so we did it that night without a condom."

"Sir, you didn't have any intention of having sex with her before you got drunk, right?" Michael asked.

Henry considered what Michael had said for a moment and then shook his head, "I didn't have intention of having sex with her at first, because I already knew her identity. But as she was intoxicated, she started to seduce me, and I couldn't control myself after that."

"If only I didn't do it with her back then, I wouldn't have to implicate her in this mission," Henry regretted. He wouldn't lie that he felt so good that night. It was the best sex he ever had in his life. Kate was, in fact, the most compatible woman with him both physically and emotionally.

But as he grew to know her better, he realized that Kate was so wonderful. Too wonderful, in fact, that Henry's heart broke when he realized their sweet moments were short-lived. 

'Had I known that loving you could be this painful, I would've preferred not knowing you at all, Kate,' Henry thought. 'I don't mind if I have to be the same cold-hearted bastard for the rest of my life. I prefer that rather than having to hurt you….'

"Okay, Sir, then my idea should be good enough for our plan," Michael said. "I know that Mrs. Woods is the best candidate as the mother of your child, the child that we will use as a bargaining chip. But what if we used another woman instead?"

Henry frowned, "Used another woman?"

"Yes, I will find another woman, a woman that you had sex with before. And I will bring her to you," Michael said. "Since you're drunk as heck right now, you should be able to have sex with her, right?"

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