248: Chapter 248

Chapter 248

Kate got no answer from Henry, which somewhat annoyed her, "Henry, do you hear me?"2

"Hm…" Henry nodded, but he didn't seem in a good mood. 

Henry mentioned a few times how bad his family could be, and she understood that well because she also had a bad family.

'But no matter how bad they are, they won't do something extreme. Of course, they won't rip my stomach open and take the baby away, right?' Kate guessed. "I don't need your parent's inheritance money. I have my own, and I am certain I can get another job in case I have to resign from the publishing company."

"I just want recognition. At least let them know they have a grandchild and a soon-to-be daughter-in-law," Kate said. "Simple as that. I won't ask for anything more."

"… I will think about it," Henry said half-heartedly. He tried to appease Kate, but it didn't seem to work because Kate could read him easily. 

Kate got up from the sofa and said, "Remember, Henry, I'm not your secret mistress, and I don't want to be treated as such. If you want to marry me, you must be serious about me, including introducing me to your family."

"If you're not serious about me, then…" Kate paused for a moment. She curled her lips. She felt hurt just by imagining Henry, who didn't want her. She turned around so Henry didn't see her dramatic tears. "Then we can just part ways. I never expect you to take responsibility anyway."

Kate stood in silence for a while. She could feel Henry's eyes staring at her back with such intensity. She wished Henry would hug her, embrace her from behind and kiss her.

She wanted Henry to assure her that everything was alright. But she met with nothing but silence.

Henry didn't try to assure her, nor did he try to embrace her.

Kate felt wronged but knew she shouldn't make a ruckus over something trivial. So she just walked into the bedroom and closed the door.

Henry stared at his beloved's back until she entered the room. He sighed.

He closed his eyes and rested his head on the sofa.

He tried to regulate his breath because he was so nervous when Kate brushed up on the topic of his family. 

"This is bad," Henry murmured, just enough so Kate wouldn't accidentally hear his voice. "How am I supposed to tackle this problem?"

Henry had been thinking hard about a way to escape his family with Kate, and one of his most prominent ideas was to move to another state—or even better, to another country and start anew there.

James had already taught his little brother so much about money management and investment, so it shouldn't be difficult for him to maintain a lavish lifestyle for his small family in another country.

But now Kate demanded the recognition of his family…

"That's just impossible," Henry muttered. "My family hates Kate so much. They can't wait to rip her stomach open and take the baby. They blamed her for James' death, even though it was their undoing. They called her a poisonous lady."

"Besides, they only recognize Sarah as my fiancee, but I don't think that would be a problem," Henry thought. He had a huge crush on Sarah back when he was just a child, up to his early university life. But that feeling vanished years ago because he realized it was just puppy love. 

It shouldn't be a problem because Sarah didn't like him at all. She was willing to be his fiancée after James' death because it would help convince Henry's parents to give him a part in the family business. 

After all, Sarah and James were best friends before his untimely death. So she was also willing to help Henry to get revenge on his parents. 

'She's a kind woman. She's just helping me…' Henry thought. 'I feel sorry because I can't do more to pay her back, but she didn't seem mad when I said I will break off the engagement if I find a woman I truly love. Since it was all just a play pretend.'

"So the problem is just my parents…" Henry opened his eyes and stared at the high ceiling. "If I can't change their mind, then the worst I would do is kill them and tell Kate a fabricated story of how they died, just like what they did to my Big brother."

"And with that, I will be able to live happily ever after with my woman and our child…." 

Henry's eyes darkened when he was thinking about James' death. His heart was gnawed by the fury of vengeance, knowing how unfair it was for James. 

"Don't worry, Big bro. If I can't avenge you by destroying the family's company, I will kill them in the most brutal and backward way possible."

**

Kate closed the door and walked to the bed. She passed the full-body mirror and halted her step, turning around just to see her reflection in the mirror.

She didn't realize the baby bump had become obvious. She looked pregnant instead of just looking fat. 

Many women might have hated the process of pregnancy due to weight gain and overall bloated body sensations. 

But Kate enjoyed it because this was a very novel feeling for her.

"Though, I can see why some women don't like this," Kate said as she lifted her shirt and saw a bit of stretch marks begin to appear around her waist.

Henry liked to slip his hand under her shirt and rub her waist, so he must've noticed the stretch marks earlier than her.

But he didn't seem to mind at all. He was still the same horny dog that he was most of the time. 

"What can I say? Henry loves my body just like I love his," Kate smiled while staring at the mirror. But that smile soon faltered after their conversation just now. "But what if everything was just an illusion? What if he has another woman outside? His social circle is so big, unlike me, whose friend circle consists of Mai and only Mai."

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