249: Chapter 249

Chapter 249

Kate hated this insecurity in her heart.  1

No matter how often Henry tried to convince her that he only had her in his eyes, Kate couldn't shake off this eerie feeling in her heart, as if her heart was telling her that Henry had lied to her.

And he had someone else, another woman that he loved more out there. 

She was naturally a clingy and jealous type. Just imagining Henry embracing another woman was enough to burn her heart. She was also a very insecure, and no matter how hard she tried to act cool about it, she just couldn't help but feel jealous whenever she remembered all the women Henry could seduce.

"Ah, this is not good. I'm going to burn myself at this point," Kate sighed. "But what's with his secretive behavior? How am I supposed to be assured when he tries hiding me from his family? What's the point of marrying me if he treats me as if I'm the side-chick in this relationship?"

Kate had no answer about many things regarding Henry.

He already knew her messy family, including the secret that her father was a child molester. But aside from the shallow surface of what was happening in Henry's family, she was blind. 

Kate finally walked to the bed and laid on it. She stared at the ceiling while rubbing her baby bump, "I just hope my fear is unfounded, and he is not the asshole that treats me as a side-chick."

**

Matt burped after having a fulfilling lunch in one restaurant he liked. He wiped the sauce stain on his shirt and stared at the window. 

He could see the sight of the bank he would go into right after he left the restaurant. He needed to put all his money into his bank account because Kate was stupid enough to give him cash rather than just transferring it directly into his bank account.

"Tsk, even after we separated, she is still a pain in the ass," Matt complained. 

He also had to send money to his mother as promised. 

He disliked sending money to his mother, only for her to give it all to that useless bastard. That man was a failure in life, but his mother always defended him, saying that he was an aspiring artist who would make it big once he released his music. 

"He is a total failure, but what can I do? My mother loves that useless bastard so much," Matt complained. 

He asked for the bill and gave a generous tip of a hundred bucks. 

Kate often complained because he always gave generous tips ranging from a hundred to a thousand bucks to waiters. She said that he didn't need to give that much because, in the end, it was her money that he was using.

But Matt always accused her of being a stingy bitch who couldn't sympathize with the waiters.

Matt was naturally a man with good virtue. As long as he had money, he would help others, even if that money came from his wife, but they were married. His money was hers, and vice versa, right?

'I'm a good person, so I give them many tips. That terrible bitch is cold-hearted. She should be grateful that I'm willing to be her husband because no man would want to marry a stingy woman like her," Matt cursed. "If only our financial situation is flipped, I would've divorced her as soon as I got rich."

Matt finally left the restaurant after having his fill. He crossed to go to the bank.

But before he entered the bank, his phone suddenly rang from an unknown number.

Matt frowned. 

But he didn't think much about it, so he picked it up. 

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"Hello, who is this?" Matt asked as he opened the conversation.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Matthew Woods. I am Officer Bernard J. Loch from the St. Lucie County Police Department. I am here to inform you about your mother, Mrs. Mary Woods."

Matt's eyes widened. His mind instantly traveled to what they were talking about before.

Mary wanted to sell the furniture in Hilda's house for extra money, and she said she could get ten thousand dollars from everything. 

'Did she get caught? How? There's nobody in Hilda's house, right?' Matt wondered. "Y—Yes, Officer. What happened to my mother?"

"She's currently in our police station. She has been arrested for trespassing and thievery in the private property owned by Mrs. Katherine Woods."

Matt knew that Hilda's house was basically Kate's. 

A few years back, Kate bought the house from her mother, so her mother could get extra income. 

Of course, Kate had no intention of kicking her mother. It was just a way to give Hilda money without making it sound like a charity because Kate and Hilda had a strained relationship. 

'So she did get arrested,' Matt thought. 'But it should be fine. Kate wouldn't be evil enough not to drop the charge, right? Mary is my mother, and she is an old woman.'

"Officer Katherine Woods is my wife. There must be some misunderstanding here," Matt said. "Let me call her and tell her to explain everything."

"No need, Mr. Woods. I've talked to Mrs. Woods before, and she said she would not drop the charge regarding Mary Woods. She wants you to pay for the bail instead," Officer Bernard said. 

"She what?!" 

"Yes, she will not drop the charge," Officer Bernard repeated. "Though Mary Woods' crime is small, she requested you to pay for the bail. Don't worry, Mr. Woods, your wife doesn't demand a huge bail and even allowed the buyer to own a fifteen thousand dollars worth of authentic Chinese vase."

Matt was panicking. 

He had just gotten the money from Kate yesterday. The bail would make him broke again!

'Wait, calm down, Matt. Maybe the bail is not that much. Maybe it's just five hundred dollars, right? The officer said it's just a light crime,' Matt tried to stay positive, so he asked, "How much is the bail, Officer?"

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