306: Chapter 306

Chapter 306

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Kate thanked Mai again before she left the car. She used the elevator to their apartment and fished her phone out to call Henry.

She didn't know if Henry was still in the mental hospital, but she just wanted to ensure he was alright. After all, he must've been under tremendous stress right now.

Kate had a feeling that Henry's secrets must've been weighing him so much to the point that he might snap, so she wanted to help, even though she didn't know how.

The phone rang several times, but Henry didn't pick it up. 

Kate began to worry. She entered the apartment and took off Henry's coat. She sat on the sofa and continued calling Henry's phone.

So far, she had already called him five times, and none was connected. 

"Come on, Henry, you're going to make me die out of worry," Kate muttered.

The call was finally connected after the sixth call. Kate gasped and quickly asked;

—

"Henry, where are you?! Are you alright? Are you still in the mental hospital with Dahlia?"

…

"Henry?"

…

There was no answer from the other side of the call. Kate was worried that Henry might be in a dire situation, whatever that situation might be.

"Henry, answer me!"

"… Sorry, Love. I was driving, I put the phone on mute," Henry replied. His voice sounded heavy as if he was carrying much mental burden.

"Oh, thank god. I thought something happened to you," Kate let out a relieved sigh. "Where are you right now? Can you go home as soon as possible? We have to talk about… everything."

…

"I don't feel like going home today," Henry replied. "I don't want to meet you."

Kate's heart sank when she heard that sentence coming out of Henry's mouth. Her heart was aching, and she was speechless. 

The only word that she could let out was, "Why?"

"Because I'm ashamed," Henry said. "I brought you to my mother because I want to introduce you and get her blessing so we could get married. But she doesn't give you one because of… a reason I can't say."

Kate had never felt such pain in her life. She wanted to beg Henry to return so they could talk about it.

"No, I'm not mad at you because of what happened today. I was just disappointed that I didn't get her blessing today," Kate said. "But how about we try again tomorrow? Maybe next week? I'll try to bring something to make her feel better, so we can—"

"Enough, Katherine."

Kate noticed the exhaustion in Henry's words. 

She zipped her mouth instantly and felt she could get a panic attack soon. 

Henry sighed.

"She won't change her mind. The fault is not in you. It's in me. You are all great—the perfect woman for me, but I… I am not a perfect man, not yet," Henry said. "I will try to solve a few things first. I won't go home for… I don't know, probably a week or a month."

"What is the problem, exactly?" Kate asked. "Why do you keep me in the dark like this? I told you often that I am willing to help you, right?"

…

"Don't worry, I will handle this myself. You just need to rest. You've already done so much work by carrying our baby. I love you, Katherine."

"But I want to help—!"

Beep.

—

"Hello? Henry? Hello!?" Kate tried calling Henry again, but he blocked her this time!

"Damn it!" Kate threw her phone to the floor. She covered her face as she felt tears pooling in her eyes rapidly. 

"Why can't you trust me? You're sticking by my side when I need help. Why would you think I wouldn't do the same for you too?!"

Kate was frustrated.

She wanted to find Henry and tell him how much she loved him and wanted to help, but Henry shut the door for her.

"You are so frustrating, Henry. Why can't you see that I am also hopelessly devoted to you…"

**

Henry blocked Kate's number and continued driving his car. He had ignored Kate's call five times because he thought she'd give up.

But she didn't, and that put a lot of burden on Henry's heart. 

He gripped the steering wheel tightly, thinking about how cruel he was towards his beloved.

He knew that she wanted to help. 

"But she'd only put herself in danger if she tried to help me," Henry said. "Besides, she would find out how much of a horrible person I was. I'd rather solve everything myself than harm her and our relationship."

"Well, at least I'm done with Sarah. I broke our engagement, so Mom wouldn't be able to use her as a reason not to give us a blessing," Henry said. His gaze darkened as he remembered clearly what Sarah tried to pull off just now.

She tried to seduce him, and if it was the old him, he would definitely fold and fucked that woman.

But he had Kate now, and he would never cheat on her. 

"She can lie that it's just a test or whatever. But it's obvious that she wants to do it with me," Henry muttered. "Now, there is no way I can trust her anymore. I don't know what else she could do. Maybe she will tell everyone about our annulment, but that's not the problem. I don't care if Marlon is mad at me. He can pull me out of his company. I don't give a damn."

"But what about Kate's safety?"

Henry knew that Marlon would target Kate when he heard about the annulment. Henry gritted his teeth, "All I can do is wait. If Sarah said nothing to Marlon, I could find another way to take control of the family business without following his insane request."

"But if she told Marlon about it, I must save Kate no matter what."

Henry knew that the die had been cast the moment Kate met with Dahlia. He had to move, or else he would never get the happiness he wanted.

Thus, Henry started his preemptive measure by calling Michael.

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