301: Chapter 301

Chapter 301

Henry was sad that his long-lasting friendship with Sarah ended this way. He didn't know what had gotten into her mind that made her ask for something so outrageous.0

He couldn't stomach the idea of having sex with another woman apart from Kate right now because no woman came close to Kate in almost every aspect.

Now that he thought about it, he remembered that he disliked the idea of Kate spending time with Graham. He was so angry when Graham looked at her with such lustful eyes, as if he was waiting for the right time when they were separated, and then pounced on his woman when he wasn't looking.

So Henry had always been extra possessive when it came to Kate because he didn't want Kate to be looked at nor touched by a bastard like Graham.

But what about him?

He was currently stuck inside Sarah's apartment, sitting still before allowing Sarah to caress his shoulder and thighs, whispering sweet words to his ear, and got his crotch grabbed by her.

'Fuck, now that I think about it. Aren't I too selfish to be in this situation when I've been telling Kate to stay away from any man?' Henry had a quick self-reflection after knowing that he was no better than the bastard Graham.

He was still the same young man who would get excited easily and hopped from one woman to another. He'd say sweet pillow talk with one woman and forgot about everything the next day.

'I… I want to be my best self for Kate. She is the best for me, so I want to be the best for her as well…' Henry thought. 

Sarah saw that Henry seemed to have other things in mind, as if he had completely forgotten that Sarah was still in this apartment with him, enticing him to spend the night together. 

"Goodbye? You know that you can't just leave, right? Do you not understand the severity of the situation? Please, I don't know if you're ignorant or just plain dumb."

Henry snapped out of his daze, and his eyes were getting colder at Sarah, "I understand the risk, and I'll take it. My decision won't change, Sarah. I will be loyal to Katherine."

"This conversation is going nowhere. I'm done with you," Henry turned and walked away with hasty steps.

He grabbed the door handle, ready to open it and leave.

But before he did that, Sarah suddenly giggled behind him, "Hihi—"

Henry gritted his teeth. He didn't know whether Sarah was just laughing at his inability to protect Kate or laughing at his own hypocrisy.

But he turned around swiftly and glared at her, "What's so funny? Why are you laughing?"

"Pfft—hahaha!" Sarah cackled in front of Henry. She was usually well-mannered to the point that she only giggled and covered her mouth when doing that. 

But now, she looked like a completely different person.

Sarah finally stopped laughing after some time and wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes, "Oh, Henry, why are you so gullible?"

Henry frowned, "What do you mean?"

After recovering from her cackle, Sarah smiled amiably, "Do you not realize that I was just testing you?"

…

"Testing me?" 

"Yes, oh god, I didn't know you could be so naive, Henry," Sarah said. She leaned on the wall and crossed her arms. "Do you think that I am actually interested in you? Oh come on, I see you as my little brother, of course I will not try to fuck you."

"But—just now—you—"

"I was just tricking you. I want to see if you're truly dedicated to Kate or not. I don't want you to toss our bright future as a married couple just because of a woman you might get bored of in less than a year," Sarah explained. "After all, you are really serious about our engagement annulment. I'm afraid you're just doing this based on impulse, and you'll regret it."

Henry was still confused about why Sarah would do such a ridiculous trick to him, "I won't regret this in the future. I respect you, but I have a lover to protect."

"You know the consequences, right? I will try my best to protect you, but I can only do so much," Sarah sighed. "Honestly, I prefer to keep our engagement until you find a way to appease your father without hurting Kate. It's too rash, and it might incite your father's wrath."

"… you can help me to cover this up from my parents, or you can tell them that I annul the engagement. I will handle the rest," Henry said confidently. 

Sarah's lips twitched. She didn't understand why Henry was so confident even though he obviously had no way out. 

But she had to act amiable and sweet anyway, "I will try to hide our annulment from both my family and yours. I will keep it a secret until you tell me what you will do next."

"Though, I have a question about this crazy idea. Who told you to annul the engagement? It's definitely not Kate, right? I doubt she knows about our arrangement."

…

"I want to do it myself," Henry lied. "I feel like in order to be official with Kate, I need to break things off with you."

"Really? This is all your idea?"

"Yes."

Henry could've told her the truth that it was Dahlia who asked him to annul the engagement first before chasing Kate.

But he didn't trust Sarah.

Even after she said she was just tricking and testing him, making sure that he was serious with Kate, Henry wasn't a kid who could be fooled so easily.

He obviously saw the lust in her eyes. She was serious when she invited him to her bed. She checked on his body and definitely wanted more.

If Henry said yes, they would probably do it all night.

So, either she was a really good actress, or she was thinking about sleeping with Henry.

And Henry is inclined to believe in the second possibility.

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