199: Chapter 199

Chapter 199

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"Oh, don't you dare to beat him up, Henry. You know that Graham is innocent in this!" Kate tried to defend an innocent man, knowing that Henry might beat him up for no reason. 

"See? Why are you defending him? It's because you like him, right?"

"I'm not! I don't love him at all! Oh god, Henry, do you really think that my love is so cheap?!"

"I just can't trust you, Kate," Henry said coldly. But he had that bitter expression on his face as if he was really hurt by their argument right now. "Why do you keep defending him? Aren't I the only one?"

"Then what should I do to make you believe me?" Kate asked. "I keep telling you that you're my only one, and I have no romantic feelings whatsoever with Graham. But you don't—No, you refused to believe me!"

Henry's gaze darkened, and he said decisively, "Cut your contact with him. You're not allowed to speak with him or anyone else without my supervision. Don't worry about work, I will do everything for you."

Kate's eyes widened when she heard that.

She couldn't believe that Henry would try to imprison her just because of this stupid shit. She liked to be pampered by him, but not to the point that he treated him like a porcelain doll in his house.

He had no control over what she wanted to do, at least when Kate didn't do anything wrong!

"Why would I cut contact with him just because you're jealous? Why should I stop working just because you're afraid I'll be in contact with another man? How insecure can you be, Henry?" Kate scolded. 

She knew that Henry's action stemmed from his insecurity and crazy jealousy, but she knew if she didn't stand up for herself in this situation, Henry's controlling behavior might be too much to the point that he'd treat her like a pet.

Henry was angry that Kate argued back and called him insecure.

Though it was true that he felt insecure right now, being called out made the feeling ten times worse!

"Why do you need to meet with another man when you have me? You only need me, and I will make sure to give you a comfortable life, Kate!" Henry insisted. "Am I not good enough? Or you just want to collect all the men you found just because you're beautiful? Hah?"

"You—" Kate was tired of his endless accusation. No matter how hard she tried to explain the problem, Henry would accuse her of infidelity. 

"—Okay, fine! I give up. I need time alone for now," Kate said. She turned around, but Henry grabbed her wrist. 

"WE'RE NOT DONE YET!"

"I want to leave and take a breather outside! Leaving is better than having to argue with you nonstop for the rest of the night!" Kate yelled back, and Henry softened immediately, knowing that Kate was pregnant and she shouldn't be too stressed.

But he still couldn't put his pride down. He wanted Kate to know that he was extremely jealous and felt that it was unfair for Kate to keep seducing every man outside. 

"You're not allowed to leave. You're pregnant!" Henry yelled. "What if something happens to you and our baby?"

"Do you think something won't happen to me and our baby if you keep yelling at me like this? I don't want to spend my night being miserable because you're such an insecure little man!"

"No, I'll leave instead," Henry said as he began to worry when Kate kept on shouting.

"This place is yours, I'll just go back to my apartment."

"It's not safe. What if Matt suddenly comes and attacks you?" Henry insisted. "Come on, don't make this hard for me. My mind and heart is about to explode right now."

Henry's last sentence finally stopped Kate from resisting. They stared at each other silently, and Henry took a deep breath to calm himself down.

"Look, I'm sorry that I get angry, but you should also know that I feel really bitter and jealous right now," Henry admitted. "You're too good for me, and I'm scared that you will leave…"

"But you should know one thing, Kitty, that I—Henry Grant—" Henry pinched Kate's chin and lifted her head. He leaned down and gave her a deep kiss on the lips.

Kate was stunned but didn't fight back.

She closed her eyes and circled her arms around Henry's neck to continue their deep kiss.

She was truly exhausted from fighting with Henry. She knew that fights were meant to happen in a relationship, but she never felt such exhaustion when fighting with Matt.

She was also hurting inside when she saw Henry, who shouted at her, and this pain was ten times more excruciating than her fight with Matt.

'I don't want to fight again. This is exhausting…' Kate thought.

They finished their kiss after a while, and Henry continued, "I will never hurt you, Katherine. I'm sorry."

Henry gently pushed Kate back to the sofa and grabbed a car key from a drawer near the corridor.

Kate's eyes followed Henry's figure as he walked towards the front door and asked, "Where are you going?"

"Out. Just sit there or rest in our bedroom when you're sleepy. I'm going to drink first to relax," Henry said. "I can't stand this, Kate. Fighting with you hurts me so much."

Kate wanted to say that she felt the same. Fighting with Henry hurt her so much.

But she swallowed them and simply said, "Don't get too drunk, and call Michael or me if you're too drunk to drive."

Henry had a thin smile before leaving.

Kate was all alone in the apartment, and she was thinking about the fight just now.

She knew that she wasn't at fault for setting a meeting with Graham, it was all professional, and at best, it was a friendly meeting between them.

But she shouldn't have called Henry childish just because he got jealous. He was voicing his genuine concern, after all.

And even if he did act childish, she could've defused the situation. 

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