308: Chapter 308

Chapter 308

"You can drink after we're done with whatever problem you caused this time," Michael said. He wanted to scold his friend at this point, but he also knew that Henry was carrying a big burden. He was always under pressure, so getting wasted was his way of coping with the stress.1

But he wasn't a uni student anymore. He wasn't a playboy who would jump from one woman to another just because he was bored.

"You are an adult now, Henry," Michael reminded. "You often told me that you want to settle down with Kate. You want to be the man of the house and protect her and your child. So you have to man up for that."

Michael's words were like a slap in the face for Henry.

He stared at the bottles and glasses on the table before him and scoffed, "I wouldn't drink if I could just go to her and hug her. Staying by her side is the best remedy for my stress."

"But I can't. I know I will break down the moment I see her," Henry said. He lowered his head. His shoulder dropped as he felt sad about the situation they were in. 

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"Why don't you tell me what happened first? What happened between Kate and Dahlia?"

"I thought Dahlia would give her marriage blessing instantly after meeting Kate and knowing how wonderful she is," Henry said. "Well, my Mom found her charming and sweet, but she refused to give us her blessing."

"Why? I thought she would be more lenient compared to Marlon," Michael asked.

"Because she knew that I was still engaged to Sarah. She told Kate to leave first and then interrogated me," Henry replied. "She forced me to admit everything, including my plan to trick Kate into falling in love with me and take the baby away to appease Marlon."

"Did you… actually tell her everything?"

Henry lifted his head, staring at Michael for a moment, and nodded.

"Shit…" Michael cursed slowly. "Why'd you tell her everything?"

"Because I can't lie when she pressured me like that," Henry replied. He gritted his teeth as he realized how fucked up his plan was. "My own mother hates me. She said that she wanted to punch me for what I did. But thankfully, she hadn't told Kate about Sarah."

"She told me to annul the engagement with Sarah first, then come clean to Kate, and then she will give us the blessing Kate wants," Henry said. "So I did."

"You did what?"

"I went to Sarah's apartment and told her I want to annul the engagement."

Michael fell into a long silence.

He wasn't sure if that was a good thing or not.

He knew that Sarah didn't have any romantic love for Henry, and she was level-headed, so she wouldn't do anything rash.

But he also sensed that Sarah's thought was deep. She was unreadable, so Michael always kept a lukewarm conversation with her.

"Did it go well?"

"I wish," Henry said. He remembered what Sarah did, and his body shuddered, "I thought Sarah wouldn't mind if I annul the engagement. At least, even if she is a little bit pissed off, she would still keep it civil between us."

"But no, she actually dared to seduce me. She told me to spend the night together before annulling the engagement. She wants me to cheat on Kate."

"That… that is impossible," Michael said. "She doesn't seem to be the type."

"She grabbed my crotch. Is that enough proof to you?" Henry sneered. "When I rejected her, she told me that she was just testing whether I am truly faithful to Kate, and I call that bullshit."

Henry leaned on the sofa as he relaxed, recalling what happened today, "I can see the lust in her eyes. She was not testing when she touched me."

"I don't know what she will do after this. Maybe she will keep the secret of the engagement annulment just like what she told me. But my gut feeling told me that she will do something else."

"Such as?" Michael asked.

"Telling the whole world about our engagement annulment and enraging my father. Marlon will go absolutely nuts knowing I annulled the engagement with a noble family of their choice. He would think that I was just as crazy as my late brother."

"Now, I don't give a damn if Marlon is targeting me. I already know all the tricks they used to kill my brother. But I'm afraid that he will target Kate instead," Henry said. "On top of that, I also don't know what kind of person Sarah truly is."

Michael frowned as he remembered all of his interactions with Sarah.

"You're right. Sarah is too unreadable. She might look and sound nice and mature. But if she is, she wouldn't try to seduce you."

"That's why we must take preemptive measures," Henry suggested. "If Sarah decides not to tell anyone about the annulment, we can find another way to appease Marlon."

"But if Marlon knows about this and wants to hurt Kate as a response, we have to do three things."

Michael could sense the seriousness. So he stood upright, "I'm ready to do whatever it takes, Sir."

Henry's eyes deepened as he began to lay out his preemptive plan in case Sarah dared to do something. 

"These measures are only doable if Sarah decides to tell Marlon about the engagement annulment," Henry said. "First, we need to find a way to protect Kate at all costs. We might have to ask her to go somewhere safe, so Marlon couldn't do anything to her."

"Second, we need to find a way to protect Dahlia."

"Dahlia? I don't think that Marlon will do anything to her. After all, he already succeeded in his plan to put her into the mental hospital. She is trapped there forever until Marlon is dead."

"I know Marlon won't do anything to her," Henry's gaze darkened as he imagined Sarah's face. "But Sarah. My gut feeling told me Sarah would try to murder my mother."

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