354: Chapter 354

Chapter 354

Marlon scoffed, "Then what can he do anyway? He won't be able to do anything just because I attacked his mistress."1

"But Sarah said he is already starting a business backed by Vernon Phoenix Gray. What would happen if he becomes extremely successful and tries to destroy all of Grant's family businesses?"

The smirk on Marlon's face disappeared instantly.

He would lie if he said he wasn't concerned about Henry's effort.

He saw Henry as lesser James. 

He was less smart, brave, and skillful at managing business. Henry was also easier to control than James simply because he was the son of a prostitute. He understood his position and, thus, had lesser self-confidence and self-worth.

That's why Marlon didn't hesitate to kill James when he knew he had a dumber son he could control. 

Unfortunately, he began to lose his grip over Henry. Although Henry wasn't as good as his late brother, he still inherited Marlon's savvy business talent, and Vernon's backing didn't help either.

"That's why I'm trying to capture Kate. That disobedient son of a bitch will do anything as long as we have Kate here. I can also order him to betray his cousin and destroy the Gray company from inside," Marlon said. 

"And if we can't capture her?"

"Then I will use all of my connections in New York to make sure that Henry will fail whatever business venture he has," Marlon replied. "He is supposed to be the heir of the Grant family. He would also be the Duke of York if everything went well since the noble family has no male descendants."

"He will be married to Sarah, and the House of York and Lancaster will reunite under their marriage," Marlon said. "Sarah is extremely beautiful. I don't know why he can't see it with his eyes."

"He has everything that any man wants in this world. Yet, he chose to start a new company from the ground, abandoning all the privileges I gave him. He also chose to be with an average woman who is eight years older than him, came from a bad family background, and is also a divorcee!"

Marlon couldn't fathom what was in Henry's mind, but if he could pin the blame on someone, then he would point it at Penny.

He raised his cane and smacked Penny on the arm until she screamed in pain.

"This is because of you!" Marlon yelled.

"W—What did I do wrong?!" Penny yelled as she tried to shield herself.

"It's because you gave birth to a piece of shit like Henry! You should've aborted him or at least killed him when he was just a baby!" Marlon yelled. He raised his cane again and smacked Penny on the thigh. "Look at what your whore's son did. He tried to fight his own father!"

Penny couldn't do anything except shield herself. She had no strength against the abusive Marlon.

She could've just overpowered him and choked him to death, but she'd also be killed because of that.

She also resented her son so much.

Henry was given such a comfortable life, and Penny even went as far as helping Marlon in his plan to kill James so her son could have a great life.

Only for Henry to ditch everything. 

"It's because of that woman! If Katherine doesn't exist, Henry won't be derailed!" Penny yelled as she tried to blame someone else.

It was proven to be effective because Marlon stopped hitting her. 

"That girl killed James and now ruined Henry as well! That woman is the true culprit!" Penny said. "If you want to beat someone, then beat her, not me!"

Marlon finally took a deep breath and leaned on his wicker chair, "Don't tell Sarah about this. She doesn't need to hear such bad news. She suffered enough because of Henry's derailment."

**

"They failed, huh?"

"Yes, Miss. Kate is on the run with Michael and Mai, her assistant."

"I see. Keep me updated about everything."

Beep.

—

Sarah rolled her eyes when she got the news.

"Of course, they will fail. They underestimate what kind of woman Kate is. She is obviously vicious and cruel," Sarah said. She leaned on her bed, eating ice cream while watching a movie. 

She was annoyed at the failure but not mad.

She had expected the failure, but at least Marlon's attack was enough to force Kate away from the city, and she probably would be fired from her job.

"See what will happen if you dare to fight me? Katherine, if you are smart enough, you would've let Henry go and saved yourself," Sarah talked to herself. "But I guess you're too stupidly in love to understand the risk."

"Let's see what you would do, Henry Grant. I will make sure you regret ever replacing me."

**

Kate floated inside her dream as she lay unconscious on the hospital bed. She floated in nothingness until the scene changed, and she found herself standing at the CEO's office of Emperor Publishing. 

It was late at night, and they were the only two doing overtime. 

She was holding a stack of documents intended for her boss, James Grant, to sign.

She put the documents on the desk and said, "You need to check everything before dawn, Sir."

James sighed. He dropped his pen and stared at Kate, who was equally tired, and said, "You need to rest. Go home and take a day off. You've been accompanying me since yesterday."

"I can't," Kate refused. "I won't leave you alone while you struggle with your workloads. "

"Your job is done as a senior editor. You don't need to help me."

"I feel obliged to," Kate insisted. "Besides, I don't like going home. You know… my husband…"

James clicked his tongue. He was obviously displeased when Kate mentioned her deadbeat husband, Matthew Woods. 

"Why don't you divorce him already?" James said. "You know there are so many men out there waiting for you to be single."

Kate smiled bitterly. Of course, she didn't want to divorce Matt because she knew no man would accept a barren woman like her.

"No man will accept me if I get divorced. I'm barren, Mr. Grant."

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