264: Chapter 264

Chapter 264

Kate was startled, and then she shut her mouth instantly as if she had been caught red-handed by Matt.2

Matt felt like he had hit the jackpot now. As he expected, Kate really had way much more than just ten million dollars in net worth. That's why she was so desperate to buy him out to annul the prenup because she didn't want to lose too much money.

"Heh, you fucked up, Kate. Do you think I will get tricked by you?" Matt said with a smirk. "I am not an idiot. I may be lazy, but I am way smarter than you. You should be thankful that I didn't divorce you first!"

"You little shit—"Henry got up from his chair but was forcibly stopped by Kate. 

"Sit down, Henry."

"Yeah, sit down, Mr. Grant," Matt mocked as he finally realized that Henry wouldn't dare to do a thing as long as Kate forbade him. And he knew that Kate wouldn't do anything because she was at risk of losing even more money. "I must admit, though, you must be so good in bed for James and Henry to get addicted to you. But for how long?"

Matt laughed before he walked out, leaving Henry, who was fuming as he tried his best not to attack him.

"That little shit! I'm going to ask Michael to do something later," Henry cursed as he sat back. 

Kate chuckled and patted his chest, "Calm down, Henry. Everything is according to my plan. You don't need to hurt him. It's no use to hurt a useless man."

Henry glanced at Kate, who looked very calm.

Of course, he knew what Kate was planning with all the offers she had given Matt just now.

But he was still annoyed because Kate's acting boosted Matt's confidence. 

"I don't like it when people look down on you. You're supposed to be a woman respected by everyone. You are MY woman," Henry claimed. "I can't keep letting you act dumb, Kate. It hurts my pride."

Kate sighed, "I promise this will be the last time. I will be free from that guy soon, and we no longer need to worry about anyone on my side of the family."

"You see, what I did just now is to give him a confidence boost to increase the chance of him making a blunder during the trial," Kate said. "On top of that, I am petty enough to see him getting heartbroken after knowing he could've bagged six million dollars easily."

Henry nodded lightly, "Though he's not wrong about one thing."

"About what?" Kate asked.

"That you own way more than just ten million dollars in net worth," Henry said. "Have I ever told you I can get annoyed by your independence sometimes? Why don't you ask me for something expensive? Why don't you ask me for diamonds, a penthouse, a yacht? Heck, I can just give you a few of my assets, anything you want, really." 

"Because I don't want it? Besides, if I want to buy an expensive diamond for whatever reason, I could've bought it myself," Kate tilted her head. "I don't understand you, Henry. Do you actually want me to spend millions of your money?"

"Yes," Henry replied without hesitation. He covered Kate's hand with his and stared at her earnestly. "What is the point of earning so much money if I can't enjoy it with my woman? Why don't you spend my money instead?"

…

Honestly, this wasn't the first time they were arguing about this.

Since they lived together, Kate had been managing the apartment they lived in. She often bought furniture and even went as far as restocking the groceries all by herself with her own money.

She always rejected Henry's request to use his money for everything, and it became a troublesome argument between them.

Kate was just not used to relying on someone for money.

In her whole life, she had always been the lady who took care of everything and everyone.

She was the older sister who did house chores 90% of the time. She cooked, cleaned, and even went as far as taking many part-time jobs to get her own money without asking her mother, so she could go on a date with Matt.

Even when she went on a date with Matt, she always paid for everything with her part-time money.

And she had gotten used to that norm. 

'He did say that I hurt his pride by not letting him pay for everything. It's too weird for me,' Kate sighed. 'Is this what they call a man's pride?'

Henry already guessed that Kate wanted to refuse.

It had always been like that, which was hugely demotivating for him. He always thought that Kate didn't appreciate him enough as the man willing to provide for everything for him. 

Henry sighed and said, "Alright, let's just forget about this first. I don't want you to think of unnecessary things when you have a big trial coming."

…

"Don't pout like that, honey," Kate said. "How about this? After I get my divorce, we can plan a trip to Hawaii or somewhere warmer. I will allow you to use your money entirely. I will uh… max out your card."

"But my card can't be maxed out…" Henry murmured.

"Alright, I will just use as much as I want during the trip. Is that good enough for you?"

Henry's mood finally improved after getting the things he wanted. So he nodded and said, "Promise me that you won't back out from that deal, Kitty. I want to spoil you."

"I won't back out, I promise," Kate smiled. "You know that you're weird, right?"

"Weird?"

"Yes, it's weird that you want to waste your money on me."

"… I think you're the weird one, Kitty," Henry refuted. "You refused to let your man spoil you. I get pleasure seeing you happy with the money I earned after a hard day's work."

Kate and Henry stared at each other for a while before they laughed at each other. They looked so harmonious, but it didn't last long because Graham suddenly walked in and cleared his throat to announce his presence.

"Kate, the trial will start soon. Follow me."

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