288: Chapter 288

Chapter 288

Sarah chuckled, "Well, I know your mother is very dramatic, so I didn't take her seriously. But you should be more informative regarding your plan's progress to me. You know I am on your side, right?"1

"Naturally," Henry replied. "You are the most trustworthy accomplice for me, alongside Michael."

"Good," Sarah said. Henry felt one word had a deeper meaning but didn't want to think much about it. "By the way, Henry, I just heard you finally helped Kate with her divorce."

"How did you know this?" Henry asked back hurriedly. 

"From your parents, of course," Sarah replied lightly. 

Henry gritted his teeth silently. 

He really wanted to catch that bastard who dared to leak Kate's divorce case to his father. He thought he'd get an answer from Sarah, but her answer didn't help.

If Sarah got the information from Marlon and Penny, who told them about it? 

Unfortunately, Henry might never know because Marlon refused to tell him who the informant was.

"Anyway, I want to congratulate Kate because she went through a lot," Sarah said softly. "I hope to meet her soon if you don't mind."

"I can't, at least not so soon. I haven't even told her about our fake engagement."

"It's not fake," Sarah reminded. "We are officially engaged right now, Henry."

"I know, but we don't love each other, right? It's just a pretense to appease Marlon."

Sarah didn't reply after that, but Henry was too convinced in his mind to suspect anything. 

"So what's your next step? I'm sure that you've visited the Grant mansion, right?" Sarah asked. "Do you still want to proceed with the plan or find another way to appease your father?"

"Find another way. There is no way I'd sacrifice Kate and our baby," Henry replied without hesitation.

"Oh my—that is surprising, Henry. Even after meeting your family, will you still protect Kate?"

"Yes, I love her."

"Wrong answer," Sarah said coldly. 

Henry's heartbeat skipped a second because that sentence was so out of character. It gave off the idea that Sarah was an evil woman who craved absolute control over everything.

"Sarah?" Henry asked. "Are you alright? Why did you say it's the wrong answer? Did you not like the idea of me finding my true love?"

"Oh? Haha, it's not like that," Sarah returned to her usual self. "I mean, it's the wrong answer if you say that in front of your parents. Kate might be in danger."

Henry sighed in relief, "You don't need to remind me of that. I know what kind of monsters Marlon and Penny are. I won't risk Kate's life for it."

"Sadly, I still have no idea how to appease my father without sacrificing Kate. I'll find another way later."

"You should tell me once you get a way out. Maybe I can help," Sarah offered. "You know that I'm always on your side, right?"

"Right…"

Honestly, Henry still couldn't shake off this eerie feeling in his heart. He felt something was off with Sarah after she said he had the wrong answer.

His gut feeling told him that Sarah was hostile towards him and a lot more hostile to Kate. 

But it was just a gut feeling. Of course, he couldn't accuse Sarah of such a thing because that would make him unreasonable. 

'Maybe I shouldn't tell Sarah if I find a good plan to save Kate. I can't trust her completely,' He thought. 'Maybe I shouldn't tell Michael too, just to make sure.'

"Anyway, I'll hang up now. I'm still busy at work," Henry lied.

"Mhm, I'll talk to you later, bye Henry."

Beep.

—

Sarah put her phone on the table and sipped her tea.

She had a seemingly permanent smile on her face, even after she knew that she fucked up by accidentally showing a bit of her true self. 

"Ah, this is not good," Sarah said. "That boy is not going to obey me anymore, huh? Well, I guess it's time for him to grow up. He's already twenty-four years old." 

"I screwed up, but I just can't help it," Sarah sighed. She snapped when Henry said he was in love with Kate, and he declared it without hesitation. 

"My man has found another woman he loves other than me," Sarah lamented. She opened her phone and scrolled through her gallery.

She stopped at the picture of young Henry in his high school uniform.

He looked handsome from day one. Henry had always been the head-turning beauty that would make any woman and plenty of men drool with both admiration and envy.

Even Sarah had to admit that she was attracted by his face as well.

But something far more sinister made her interested in that rebellious, naive young man. 

"This is not good, Henry. You're going to make me do things I don't want to do," Sarah smiled, her eyes filled with maliciousness. "But it's okay, I will make this game interesting. You will find yourself alone, and I will teach you how to be obedient and devote yourself to me, or else everyone you love will die, including that baby."

Sarah chuckled, but her chuckle felt so malicious. 

Sarah continued scrolling through her gallery filled with pictures of Henry. From the teenage Henry to the adult Henry, she had all the pictures of him growing up to be a very handsome young man.

Her immersion finally broke when she got a call from her new accomplice, Graham.

—

"I hope you bring me good news, Graham," Sarah said. 

"I do. It's about Matt, Kate's ex-husband," Graham replied. "I've instructed him to leave the city immediately and return to his hometown. I told him that he has to exercise every day and look good. We can use him to destroy Henry's company in case he doesn't back down with the media play."

Sarah got the gist of the plan immediately, "Interesting. I've never known that you can be so cruel to your best friend's little brother."

"My best friend won't trick an innocent woman and plan to steal her baby. Henry is a bastard that deserves to die." 

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