258: Chapter 258

Chapter 258

Henry and Kate ate their breakfasts quite late in the morning. Henry wanted to spend more time with Kate, but Kate demanded him to work hard.2

"Honestly, why do I have to work?" Henry asked. "My passive income as the main investor of many businesses is enough to give us luxury living for the rest of our life. Can we just spend the rest of our lives by doing nothing together?"

"Can't do," Kate shook her head. "I know that you're rich and will stay rich without working. But you will eventually take care of your family's business sooner or later. Besides, I like a man who works."

Henry then remembered Kate's deadbeat husband, Matt.

He smelled like a skunk having diarrhea, his breath was foul, and he was an absolute lazy opportunist who preferred to cheat to get easy money rather than work. 

'No wonder she said she likes a man who works,' Henry thought. 'I have to ensure that Kate doesn't see Matt in me. I have to differentiate myself from Matt as much as I can.'

  Thus, Henry got his newfound motivation to work. He got up after breakfast and exclaimed, "I will show you how much of a hard worker I am!"

Kate smiled at Henry, who looked determined. She held his hand and encouraged him, "Go work hard, darling. Earn a lot of money for us."

"I will!"

Kate helped Henry to prepare his suit for today's activity and gave him a quick kiss on the lips, "Work hard, Mr. Grant."

Henry was at a loss for a moment, but his determination to show his hard work gave him the boost he needed to get through the day. 

"I will be home before dusk. Take care, and call Michael or Mai if you need anything. You need a lot of rest after last night," Henry said out of concern. 

Kate smiled, "I will, don't worry."

Henry finally left the apartment, leaving Kate alone. 

She had nothing much to do right now.

Thus, she grabbed her iPad and sat on the long sofa. Since Henry had taken over most of her administrative job as Chief Editor, all she needed to do was to read the manuscripts sent by Mail and other editors in her email to determine which one would be good enough.

Reading manuscripts could be a hit or miss. Sometimes she wouldn't even get one good manuscript to process. 

Kate was very selective about the book that Emperor Publishing would publish. She wanted to build trust with the avid readers until they always thought of good books when they saw Emperor Publishing's brand stamped at the top right corner of a book. 

And Kate, as Chief Editor, always had to be neutral and professional. If she only followed her whim and played favorites, Emperor Publishing would publish only historical romance books.

As Kate was busy reading a slightly interesting manuscript on her iPad, her phone suddenly rang.

Kate grinned when she saw the name.

'Graham Hubbard is calling.'

Kate picked up the call as she was already expecting good news right now.

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"Good morning, Graham. I hope you're calling me with good news," Kate said.

Graham chuckled, "I do. I want to tell you that your soon-to-be ex-husband has answered the divorce summons and notice. It seems that he is very eager to get a divorce."

"Really?" Kate grinned. She leaned on the sofa. Her grin got wider as she imagined Matt jumping around like a clown as he thought he had won the lottery of life. "He will use that prenup to get half of my assets. He will get at least four million dollars for half the assets I own."

"It's like winning a lottery," Kate said. "But the difference is, he doesn't need the luck to win it. All he needs is a perfectly gullible but hardworking wife willing to work like a dog just to make him happy."

Kate made fun of herself. But she still felt sad about it.

She didn't know why she was so blind for the past five years, giving Matt everything just to make him happy, even though he hadn't done anything.

She looked down and saw many hickeys around her upper breasts and thought, 'Even sex with Matt is awful. Why did I stay with him?'

Graham wanted to comfort Kate, hoping that Kate would find him pleasing and give him a chance. Frankly, he didn't believe that Henry would be a good choice for Kate because that fuckboy was too young and too impulsive.

'Kate is better with me. We are both adults, stable and mature, unlike that boy,' Graham thought. But he didn't dare to say it to Kate because Kate wouldn't be happy if he talked shit about her boyfriend.

"Anyway, please inform me about the progress of the divorce case. Tell me once the court has set up the date for the trial because there is no way in hell I would give him half of my hard-earned money."

"Got it," Graham said. "Also, are you alright? You sound hoarse."

"Oh, uh… I'm okay. I'm just tired," Kate lied. She was embarrassed. Because the truth was she gave Henry a blowjob last night, and because of his size, the tip hit her throat a few times. 

"Take care, Kate," Graham said. "I hope we can meet again to talk about the divorce trial soon—"

"—with Henry," Kate added, just to be sure Henry would not misunderstand.

"Yes, with Henry. I will also call him after this," Graham gulped. "Please send me all the recordings between you and Matt. I will make sure all of them are good enough to be presented during the trial to annul the prenup."

"Mhm, I'll send it right away. I appreciate your help, Graham."

Beep.

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Kate put her phone down, and her grin turned into a chuckle as she imagined that stinky clown dancing in her hand, "Go celebrate your false victory, Matthew Woods. You would be left with NOTHING after the trial ends." 

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