273: Chapter 273

Chapter 273

"Work together? What kind of cooperation do you want?" Graham frowned. Based on his conversation with Sarah just now, it was obvious that Sarah was a passive woman who wouldn't do anything even when her fiancee was about to ruin an innocent woman's life!0

"I swear to God, Sarah. If you think about stopping me from protecting Kate, then we are done as friends. You don't need to talk to me anymore, and I certainly won't mind if I don't need to talk to an evil woman."

"Don't be so hasty, Graham. I'm not trying to stop you," Sarah sighed. "Look, I'm also sad about Kate's situation. That's why I'm considering working with you to stop Henry and protect Kate. I'm still a woman who wants to protect other women too."

Graham eased up instantly when he realized that Sarah was on his side, "Really? I thought you were supporting Henry's heinous idea."

"I was passive, not supportive. But I can't turn blind eyes over this problem," Sarah said. "But you should know that Henry is not someone you can mess with. He has his late brother's influence and power. He also knows about many things thanks to his brother's knowledge."

"On top of that, you know that he is… a child of a prostitute. He doesn't have the same moral compass as James. He will do everything it takes to get what he wants. So we have to play it smart."

Graham was surprised by how adept Sarah sounded as if she had planned the whole thing. 

In fact, he suspected that Sarah might've been baiting him into working together in the first place. 

'But what does it matter? The point is Kate and Henry must be separated at all costs. I will be the one who protects Kate, and I will show her what kind of man I am,' Graham told himself. 'I don't care if Sarah has a hidden agenda. As long as Kate and her baby are safe, I'll do anything.'

"Alright, tell me your plan. I'm listening," Graham said. 

"Mhm, first, did you talk to Kate's ex-husband? We should have him under our control. He is quite important for this."

"I did," Graham replied. He had that initiative because he also thought Matt would be important if he wanted to separate Kate and Henry, though he had no concrete plan yet. 

"Oh, that's good! You're really serious about this, huh?" Sarah praised, but Graham could sense the mocking undertone. "Well then, if you have that useless man under your thumb, then it's time for me to handle the other one."

"The other one? Who are you talking about?" 

Sarah paused momentarily and then replied with a cold yet firm voice, "A woman currently stuck in a frozen wasteland."

**

Kate celebrated her freedom by spending Henry's money to buy a few luxury items. Henry had repeatedly complained in the car about her not using his money.

"The total is twenty thousand dollars, Sir," the clerk said as she registered the luxury bag and heels that Kate bought today. 

"Twenty thousand dollars?" Henry frowned. He looked at Kate, who didn't seem too excited to see her new bag and high heels.

Kate raised her brow and asked, "What? Is it too much? It's okay. Just use my card."

Kate was about to take out her wallet, but that offended Henry. He pouted in front of her and said, "It's too little."

"What?"

"You spent too little. Why don't you buy something else? At least make it up to fifty grand, then we can leave."

The clerk gasped spontaneously and quickly covered her mouth, but it was too late because Kate looked at her instead.

"P—Pardon me, Ma'am."

Kate smiled at the clerk and teased Henry even more, "Look at what you do. You surprised her too much," Kate sat on a chair and patted her baby bump. She was a bit exhausted after so much walking in the mall. "I don't need to spend fifty grand on random luxury stuff. I have nobody to impress anyway."

"I want to impress you," Henry sighed. He felt defeated because he got his expectations too far. 

He was so happy when Kate finally agreed to use his card to buy something expensive. He gave her his black card, thinking that Kate would blow at least a hundred thousand dollars while celebrating her newly found freedom.

But she only used twenty thousand, and it was to buy one of the most expensive bags in this luxury store, and also another expensive heel. 

It made him feel defeated, but he couldn't force Kate to spend more.

Thus, Henry defeatedly paid for the bag and the high heels before they left the store. 

Kate glanced at Henry, who still looked downtrodden. So she elbowed him, "Hey, stop sulking. Why are you sulking over trivial things?"

"I don't know what to feel since you don't seem to like my effort. You see, I pride myself as a man with money, and I thought you'd like to be pampered with my money."

"I did."

"For twenty thousand dollars? Come on," Henry rolled his eyes. "It's just not enough. You shouldn't doubt my financial capability."

Kate giggled, "I never doubt you. I just don't feel like spending for random stuff that I don't like."

"Besides, if you want to buy me something expensive, why don't you do it for something more… meaningful? Why don't we go to a jewelry shop for a ring? After all, you said that you want to propose, right?"

Henry's cheeks reddened, and he shook his head, "That's a surprise. I will be the one who picks and chooses which one suits you the best for the proposal. All you need to do is to wait and enjoy your free time before we get busy again."

"About that… when will you introduce me to your family?" Kate brushed up on the topic that Henry avoided many times before.

Henry's mood soured instantly, but he kept his straight face, "I will talk to my parents first. Then I will introduce you to them, okay?"

"Alright, as long as you're not taking too long," Kate said as she looked down, rubbing her belly lovingly.

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