213: Chapter 213

Chapter 213

"Be honest with me, Mindy. Did he touch you?"0

"Hm? Not at all," Mindy replied. She remembered how Henry acted last night and responded with embarrassment, "If I may be honest, he acted hostile towards me each time I try to sit close to him, so we have to sit at each end of the sofa."

"He keeps telling me that he has a fiance, and he doesn't want to hurt her, so he keeps himself away from any other woman's touch," Mindy said. "Honestly, I applaud you for turning him into a completely different person."

"He was an ass in uni. He had a lot of girlfriends, and he never cared about any of them," Mindy said. She was thinking of telling Kate about Henry's huge crush on an elegant lady called Miss Sarah and how Miss Sarah made a big scene in front of many students by dragging the wild young man into her car like an obedient puppy.

But she thought Henry must've already told her about Sarah, so talking about Sarah would be unnecessary.

"He dated me when he was bored and cheated on me for the same reason," Mindy said. "But I understood the risk when I dated him back then because I know Henry didn't have even a speck of love to spare. He was a cold man."

"Kate, you should realize how much of an impact you have on him. So please, trust me on this one. He has never thought about cheating on you. For the whole night in the bar, he kept talking about you nonstop, and the drunker he got, the more he acted like a lovelorn man," Mindy tried to convince Kate because she knew her new job depended on whether she could fix this misunderstanding between them or not.

"In fact, there is a CCTV in the VIP room, so if you need it, you can always request the footage and watch it yourself," Mindy said. 

Kate went silent after that. 

Mindy didn't hesitate to tell Kate everything in the VIP room. Besides, Kate found them right at each end of the sofa and still fully clothed, so she had no more ground to suspect Henry.

"Kate, I'm sorry if I pry too much, but Henry told me that you're very insecure about your age," Mindy said. "It's not my place to judge, but I feel like the insecurity about your age affected this relationship so much."

Kate smiled bitterly. She intertwined her fingers as she tried to curb her anxiety, "I can't lie that it does put a strain on our relationship. He is handsome, young, and rich. He had no reason to stay with me when he can just leave and find a better and younger woman out there."

"But he showed you that he never cheats, right? He's very dedicated to you," Mindy said. "You'd be surprised how many times he tried to tell me he loves you so much."

…

Kate said nothing.

Mindy wasn't the first to tell her about how much Henry loved her. 

Michael also said the same, and it was just her who got insecure. 

"What do you think about it, Mindy?" Kate asked. "Do you think I deserve to feel insecure about this?"

"I think it's normal," Mindy shrugged. "You're older, and most men get bored easily especially the younger ones."

"But continuously getting insecure about this wouldn't fix anything," Mindy said. "Rather than fighting over and over for the same problem, why don't you focus on seeing all of his devotion instead? I see that Henry is the pampering type when he finally falls in love with someone. He has never been this affectionate before with many of his exes."

'Not even with Miss Sarah, though I don't know what happened between them behind closed doors,' Mindy added in her heart. 'But that doesn't really matter, since Kate is his fiance, not Sarah. So Sarah won't be a trouble, right?'

Kate was pondering for a while and agreed in the end, Mindy was right.

Kate often thought about the bad thing that might happen between them, but she rarely cherished all the sweetness that he showed.

Henry was indeed a very upfront and passionate man. He didn't feel shy to profess his love and would do many things to ensure that Kate understood how much he treasured her.

But her?

'Ah, I feel a little guilty now,' Kate blamed herself. 'I barely do anything for him while he has done so much for me.'

Mindy observed Kate's expression while still blaming herself for her attitude toward Henry. Mindy smiled and said, "Why don't you start by being more lenient and understanding towards him? I'm sure that Henry will greatly appreciate your affection as well."

Kate nodded firmly.

She didn't expect to get lectured by a woman around Henry's age, but she had to admit this woman was brilliant and understanding. She was also beautiful and eloquent, a perfect woman for a good and successful man.

But that man wasn't Henry. Kate wouldn't allow it.

When she said that she was clingy, she meant it. She thought she could be the bigger woman and allowed Henry to find his love. 

But now that both of them were clinging to each other, then Kate would never let him go.

"Thank you for clarifying everything, Mindy. I'm sorry for roping you into this problem," Kate apologized. "I don't feel comfortable not giving you anything, so if you want any help, just tell me, okay?"

"Don't worry about it. It's also partly my fault because I'm supposed to stay awake and tell him to go home," Mindy said. She was thinking about something momentarily and asked, "Uhm… well, I do have a favor to ask."

"Do ask out. I will help."

"So, uh, I told this to Henry before. But I really need a new job," Mindy said. "The startup company that I worked for before went bankrupt, so I work as a hostess to get by, but I don't like working as a hostess. I prefer to work a normal job."

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