358: Chapter 358

Chapter 358

"Urgh…" Henry grunted in the morning. He woke up feeling like shit because he had a terrible nightmare that gave him restless sleep all night long.  0

In that nightmare, he saw Kate getting captured by Marlon and was subjected to various torture until she had a miscarriage and died soon after.

"Is it because I'm too stressed out?" Henry asked himself. He knew that Kate was doing just fine right now. She was in their apartment, probably sleeping soundly while caressing her belly, a habit she picked up after she got pregnant. 

Then she would wake up at about six in the morning, do a little stretching, and start cooking for breakfast. Henry had picked up all of Kate's habits after they lived together for a while. 

He sat on the bed, hovering his finger on the call button of Kate's number. He hesitated because he was afraid that Kate would notice his grievance.

After all, Kate was very perceptive. Henry felt like an open book in front of her. 

As he was busy thinking about calling her, he suddenly got a call from none other than his beloved.

He was stunned for the first five seconds before pressing the green button on the screen. 

—

"Good morning, Love. How are you doing today, good?" Henry asked. He cheered up instantly with just the thought of talking with his beloved.

Little did he know, his beloved had just experienced a life-threatening night against a perverted bastard. 

…

There was a long silence on the call, and Henry's smile slowly dissipated, "Kate? What's wrong? Did something happen?"

"Where are you now, Henry?" Kate asked.

"I'm at my apartment. Tell me what's wrong. You're going to kill me with worry!" 

"Okay, I need you to calm down first and promise me not to do anything impulsive after this, okay?"

The more Kate tried to comfort Henry, the more paranoid he got. He began recalling everything that happened to him that might have affected his beloved.

Then he remembered his fight with Graham yesterday.

'Did he tell Kate I punched him?' Henry's eyes darkened. He had been extra careful not to hurt Graham yesterday. He could've beat the life out of that cocky bastard, but he knew Kate wouldn't like to marry a killer.

Besides, he still respected Graham as his late brother's best friend.

But if Graham kept tampering with his relationship with Kate… then he might have to do the unthinkable.

"Henry?"

"Yeah," Henry took a deep breath. He sounded calm, but a storm began to brew in his heart. "Okay, I promise I won't do anything rash. Just tell me what happened, Kitty."

"Well…" Kate looked at Michael and Mai, who nodded in unison, encouraging her to talk. "I am currently in San Diego with Mai and Michael."

"San Diego?" Henry frowned. "Why?"

"Because we got attacked last night," Kate said. 

"WHAT?!" Henry's eyes widened to the point that they almost popped out of the sockets. "Attacked?!"

"Y—Yeah, Marlon sent his men to attack the apartment. Michael had to fight three armed men while Mai and I had to fight a big pervert," Kate reported. Before Henry could react, she quickly added, "I'm just fine—we are all doing fine—but we are in hiding right now. We will live in your apartment for a while since Marlon is doing a manhunt in Los Angeles and San Francisco."

Henry gritted his teeth. He jumped out of his bed and grabbed his wallet. He was ready to book a plane ticket back to Los Angeles, "THAT OLD BASTARD WILL PAY!" Henry yelled as he rushed out of his bedroom.

"Henry, stay right where you are," Kate said in a firm tone, and Henry halted his step immediately. "You promised me not to act rashly, remember?"

"But—"

"No, buts, I don't want you to discard all the hard work you put into your new company just because of this small problem."

"Small problem? Small problem, you said?!" Henry got frustrated, realizing how little Kate valued herself. "You and our baby are my life! I'd rather kill that bastard and kill myself if you died!" 

"Goddamn it! Let me find that bastard! I want to break his legs, at least!"

"Henry!" Kate raised her voice. "If I hear another footstep from you, I will never call you again."

Henry felt hopeless.

He was so angry that the only thing on his mind was to be even with that old man, either by breaking his legs or punching him until he got hospitalized. 

It was the only way for him to feel at ease, knowing he wasn't entirely useless!

"Then give the phone to Michael. I'm going to fuck him up for being absolutely fucking useless!" Henry yelled.

"I can't do that either," Kate sighed. He glanced at Michael, who lowered his head subconsciously. "He fought against three armed men at once and then drove us to San Diego. He has done more than enough."

"DAMN IT!" Henry yelled out of frustration. He leaned on the wall as he tried to take a deep breath a few times to no avail. He was still angry at Michael, and he was angry at himself for not being there when his beloved was attacked. 

"If you stopped me from finding Marlon, what should I do!? Do you think I should just sit down and relax?"

"You can go to the bathroom, freshen up, and go to work today," Kate said. "Hmm, make sure to clear your head first. Maybe exercise first before doing that?"

Henry felt humiliated by how casual Kate sounded just because she wanted to protect him. He wanted to do more! He wanted Kate to see that he was a reliable man! 

He had a lot to say to Kate but zipped his mouth before saying any of it because he knew it would only lead to a fight between them.

Ultimately, he could only mutter, "I'm sorry…"

"For what?"

"For being useless," Henry muttered. "I'm so shamefully useless that I want to kill myself."

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