26: Chapter 26

Chapter 26

"She will give in. I'll make sure she will," Henry said as he sat on his chair.  1

To say that he was pissed was an understatement. He felt humiliated because Kate didn't seem to take him seriously.

She even used such a pathetic reason as wanting to stay with her husband just to avoid Henry, which was pretty stupid in his opinion. Both of them knew it was a blatant lie.

Henry tried to keep himself busy by checking some of the documents prepared by Mrs. Cadwaller about Emperor Publishing. 

He had already read it and remembered all the contents, but he tried to keep himself distracted so he wouldn't think about the rejection he just suffered.

But he just couldn't ignore it.

"Tsk," Henry clicked his tongue and put the documents  on the table. "Well, this is annoying. I can't believe she just rejected me like that after what happened that night between us."

"And she is pregnant with our baby…."

Unable to stay still for a long period of time, he finally picked up his phone and dialed someone's number.

He talked with this mysterious person on the other side of the call and gave an order, "Yes, make sure to watch her every move. I expect quality information regarding this."

"…"

"Don't do anything yet, I will handle this myself."

"…"

"Yeah, good, I'll send the payment after you've done your job."

Beep.

Henry pocketed his phone and let out a deep sigh. He picked the gold-plated nameplate from the desk and  leaned back on the executive chair.

He lifted his nameplate and read it.

"Henry Grant, Chief Executive Officer," Henry had a thin meaningful smile on his lips, followed by a scoff as he read his title out loud. "I have a vision bigger than this in my mind, and you, Mrs. Katherine Woods, will be part of my plan."

"I can't just let you go after that night."

**

Kate entered her office and poured herself a glass of water before collapsing on her chair. Her brain malfunctioned once she was in the presence of Henry Grant, now she had to process everything that had just happened.

She truly didn't expect her new boss to be the same man she spent that meaningful night with. 

She wished that that man remained a mystery to her, so she would have fond memories whenever she looked back at the only one-night-stand she'd ever experienced. 

That man was charming, sweet, and had a very warm touch. He also seemed so genuine, which made Kate feel wanted and loved.

But when the real person appeared before her, the beautiful image shattered.

Henry was still as handsome and as charming as he was that night.

But he was also dangerous. Everything about him screamed danger, waving a red flag at Kate's face. He was like a man that younger women would like because they thought they could 'fix' him.

But in the end, they'd fall into his embrace and become one of his many victims.

Kate didn't have time to be part of someone's game, to be a pawn in the game of love. She had a lot of problems of her own, and she did not want to add one more problem to her life.

"Besides, his family is too much for me to handle," Kate murmured. She gently caressed her flat belly as she remembered the baby she had to protect. "It's better to just find a way to protect my assets after divorcing Matt and raise this baby as my own. I can't trust anyone right now."

**

Kate resumed her work as usual. She had a meeting with an author who would publish the sequel of the series. 

She summoned Mai to her office.

"You called, Ma'am?" Mai asked as she entered the room.

Mai was the newest editor that worked under Kate, and she was by far the most efficient and the most easygoing. So Kate liked to bring her around for meetings, like an assistant or secretary.

"I have a meeting with Irene Banks, the author of 'Thousands of Words With You.' We're going to talk about the second book, I want you to accompany me," Kate said.

"Ah, about that, Ma'am…" Mai gulped and nudged her head toward the door. "Mr. Grant asked for Irene Banks' contact number. He said he'll meet with the author and deal with her personally."

Kate's eyes widened, "And you gave the author's contact details to him?"

"W—Well, yeah, I can't do anything, Ma'am. He has turned me into his new secretary. I don't even know what I should do as a secretary," Mai said.

"That ass—" Kat shut her mouth before she cursed the new CEO in front of her subordinate. She took a deep breath and asked, "Did the author agree to meet with him?"

"Yes, Mr. Grant told me he'll be meeting the author at twelve o'clock in The Penthouse, a cafe not far from our office, Ma'am."

Kate looked at her phone and noticed that it was only a few minutes before the disaster happened.

She hurriedly grabbed her bag and put the author's manuscript and her phone inside, "I'll go to that cafe. I know the place."

"W—What are you going to do, Ma'am?" Mai asked nervously. Though Mrs. Woods was very professional, but she didn't seem to have a good opinion of Mr. Henry Grant.

Well, nobody had a good opinion of him right now either. 

For now everyone just tried to suck it up to him since they had no power, unlike Mrs. Woods, who was Chief Editor, and the person who had taken charge of everything after Mr. James Grant passed away.

"What am I going to do? I'm going to tell him not to fuck this up! That author is very important to us!" Kate yelled. 

Mai almost jumped out of fright. She could feel the storm brewing, and she didn't want to be scolded because she caused a fight between the CEO and the Chief Editor.

Kate glanced at Mai, who was terrified, and rolled her eyes, "No, Mai. I won't make a scene in the cafe. I just want to make sure that our BOSS does his job right. We really can't afford to lose this one. Irene Banks' book was one of our best-selling throughout the year last year."

"Now if you'll excuse me, I have some work to do," Kate said as she grabbed her car keys and rushed out of her office.

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