64: Chapter 64

Chapter 64

Henry tried to calm down as his car entered the office's driveway. He knew that Kate must've gone straight to her office and was probably there right now.  2

She was probably reading a manuscript while sipping a cup of coffee, feeling no guilt in her heart after creating a storm in Henry's. 

He parked his car in his usual spot and clenched the steering wheel as he took a deep breath, "Calm down, Henry. You can't be agitated in front of her. You were just swayed by the idea of a loving family with her and our baby."

Henry always believed that love was bullshit. 

He looked around his family and saw that people spouted that sacred word freely without consequence, and almost everyone in his family ended up in misery because of that word.

Thus, despite all the flings he had in the past, he never said that word to anyone because he knew his heart was cold to all of them. 

"You don't love her. You also have no feelings for her," Henry told himself. "It's because of the baby. That baby changes everything, that's why you can't bear to see her cry."

"But since she gave you the  cold shoulder, that means you just need to return to your usual ways, you're just not used to being rejected, that's all. Charm her, get the baby, and kick her out of your life," Henry said coldly. His heart trembled when he said those words, making him unsure if he could do such a heartless thing.

But he had to. 

He was taking things too seriously last night, every word that he said to her was true, and every promise he made was an oath for him. 

"Wake up, Henry. You're influenced by a woman, don't be stupid," Henry said before he readied himself and exited the car. 

He went up to the office by elevator. He walked through the office corridor, and the other staff stared at him as if he had done something wrong. 

He wasn't bothered by the stares. He used to be the center of attention. He wasn't bothered by any gossip as well since this company was basically his. He could fire everyone and make a new one without a problem.

But he had two reasons to keep this company afloat and possibly thrive in the future. 

He stared at the CEO's and Chief Editor's office doors lined side by side. His lips thinned, and he clenched his fist as he tried to toughen his heart. 

As he approached the CEO's office, he suddenly bumped into Mai, who was carrying a tray with two cups of coffee on it. 

"Good morning, Sir…." Mai greeted her boss formally, but her smile disappeared once she saw that Mr. Grant clearly looked pissed for an unknown reason as if he could snap anytime.

So she hunched her shoulder and said, "Please excuse me, Sir. I have to bring this to Mrs. Woods' office."

Henry frowned, "Did she order two cups of coffee all for herself?"

"Ah—that—um…." Mai hesitated for a second until she replied, "There is someone else in her office, Sir."

Henry's heart skipped for a second. His muscles tensed as he began to get even more peeved.

He couldn't help but imagine Kate meeting with another man, maybe one of the coworkers he didn't know since he just came into the office recently. 

She was beautiful in Henry's eyes, too beautiful in fact, that Henry thought it was unfair he wasn't allowed to seduce other women, while she could seduce any man without even trying.

'You told me not to play with other women yesterday, but now you want to play with other men instead?' Henry started running scenarios in his head, and the more ridiculous things he came up with, the angrier he got.

Both his mind and heart were in chaos, and he couldn't think straight right now. All he wanted to do was find a reason to stop this wild feeling in his heart so he could be his previous coldhearted self. 

Thus, he decided to make a scene to teach her a lesson not to give him the cold shoulder.

"Let me carry those trays to her," Henry said.

Mai flinched. She paled instantly as she didn't want another trouble, "S—Sir, I don't think you should come in, it's a mess inside."

"A mess? HAH!" Henry snorted angrily. "Then let's see what kind of mess they made in MY office."

He took the tray from Mai forcefully and walked to the Chief Editor's office.

Mai panicked. She tried to follow him, "Sir, p—please let me do it instead. It's really a mess and I don't want you to be involved!"

"Did she tell you to keep me out of her business? Well, too late then, she does something inside my fucking office and I will catch her red-handed!"

Mai was even more surprised by his sudden accusation. She didn't know what kind of scenario her boss was running in his head. Nevertheless, Mrs. Woods had already told her not to let anyone in, even Mr. Grant, in case he came to the office. 

'Oh, this is going to get messy,' Mai thought. 

Mai looked back and saw the other staff had already peeking from their desks since Mr. Grant's loud voice thundered across the quiet corridor. 

She didn't know whether she should help Mrs. Woods or stop the other staff from eavesdropping, but she knew that gossip was bound to spread anyway, so she decided to follow Mr. Grant.

Henry stood in front of Kate's office. He couldn't hear anything from the outside, which infuriated him even more. He kicked the door until it slammed open and grinned maliciously, expecting to catch Kate having some fun with one of the men she managed to seduce.

But all he saw was Kate sitting on the guest seat in front of her desk. 

She looked over her shoulder simultaneously as the door slammed open and stared at Henry in shock.

Meanwhile, another woman was sitting on the Chief Editor's chair with her feet up on the table like she owned the place. Her face brightened instantly the moment she saw Henry's absurdly handsome face. 

"Mr. Grant!"

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