311: Chapter 311

Chapter 311

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"Don't move, Kitty. Let's stay this way for now," Henry said.

Kate wanted to check on him because she was so worried about Henry. She thought something happened to him and wanted to check his condition, "No, I'm worried that you are hurting somewhere. You've been missing for the whole day. I am worried sick, you know that?!"

Henry smiled while burying his face on Kate's shoulder, "I know. That's why I'm here. I don't want to make you think I've abandoned you."

"Of course, you won't abandon me," Kate said. "I know that you won't. I believe in you."

Honestly, Kate wasn't sure about that as well.

She had been assured many times that Henry wouldn't leave her, nor would he harm her. 

But deep down, she always felt that Henry kept way too many secrets. She had a gut feeling that one of those secrets would end up separating them. 

Henry's heart ached as Kate uttered her belief. 

Unfortunately, he wanted to harm her before, and he had to leave her now. He was never a good man, even for the woman he wanted to spend his life with. 

It might only be a month at most, though he wasn't unsure what would happen next. It all depended on his cousin, who'd help him.

Vernon might tell him to start anew, building his own company that would be able to rival Marlon. 

Or, he'd tell Henry to take over one of his companies as CEO or manager since he had so many under his wing. 

Nevertheless, Henry knew that he needed a way out. Even if he had to face his crazy father, he had to be ready.

And he was here for a goodbye. 

"I'm sorry that I blocked you today. I was not ready to talk about what happened," Henry said. "But I am ready now. You can ask me anything, and I will answer it."

Kate had a lot on her mind.

She wanted to ask many things that could clear her doubts, but first, she asked, "Are you okay?"

"I—" Henry was caught off guard by that simple question. Of course, he wasn't okay. He had so much burden that he could explode right now.

"Be honest with me, Henry. I am your girl. You told me so many times."

Henry sighed, "I'm not okay," he replied. "I'm far from okay. But embracing you right now makes me feel infinitely better."

"You really know how to say cheesy things," Kate complained, but her heart felt warm, and she buried her body deeper into her man's embrace. "But I'm glad that I can be your home. Let's just sleep now, I'm tired."

Henry frowned, "You're not going to ask me anything?"

"I want to, but let's do it tomorrow, okay?" Kate said. 

Deep down, she feared Henry wouldn't be here by the next day, so this was her way to seek assurance from him. 

…

"Ask me now, Kitty. I might change my mind by the morning," Henry urged, and Kate increasingly worried. 

"W—What do you mean with that? You're going to leave me?"

"I will never leave you," Henry replied. He didn't lie. He would never leave Kate permanently. "I just… want to be honest with you right here, right now. It took me a while to gather my courage."

"So don't make me feel weak, Kate. Ask me so I can let out this burden," Henry said. 'Before I leave,' he added in his heart. 

Kate didn't respond at first but finally asked the second question after thinking about it for a while, "I don't know why Dahlia refused to give us a marriage blessing. She told me that it was your fault, not mine. So I want to know, what kind of fault do you have?"

…

Henry knew this question would come sooner or later.

But that didn't mean he was prepared for it.

He rehearsed his answer many times in the club before going home, but now that he faced the question, he felt tongue-tied.

'Should I lie again?' Henry asked himself. 'I can lie again and keep her in the dark, I can—'

Henry stopped his train of thought when he realized Kate put her other hand on his, gently caressing his fingers to calm him down.

He bit his lower lip, 'I can't lie. I don't want to lie anymore to my beloved.'

So he tightened his embrace and replied, "Do you remember that night when we met? I told you I was forced to be with a woman I don't like, right?"

"Yes," Kate nodded. She seemed to have guessed the answer already. 

"After my brother's death, I was forced into an engagement with a woman to appease my father. But both me and her were on it just to appease my father, not because we are in love," Henry confessed. "I thought it was no problem because I can always annul the engagement anytime I want, but it is a problem for my mother. That's why she told me to annul the engagement first before asking for a blessing."

"She also told me to come clean in front of you, so I did," Henry said. "I—I'm sorry, Kate. This whole time, I was engaged with another woman while being with you…"

Henry felt that his stomach churned the moment he confessed.

He wanted to see Kate's reaction but was too scared she would dump him. 

So they were stuck in silence for a long time.

Henry couldn't handle the nerve-wracking situation he was in, so he called her name, "Katherine?"

"So, I have always been the other woman," Kate murmured. Her body trembled as she was holding the ache in her heart. "All this time, I have always been the clueless other woman who ruined the engagement between you and your real fiancee."

Henry's eyes widened.

He sat on the bed and tried to console Kate, "No, baby, you're NEVER the other woman!"

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