He Stole Me From My Deadbeat Husband
Chapter 378

Chapter 378: Chapter 378

"Really?" Henry hesitated. He felt that he had done something wrong, but he didn’t know what and why. "You can tell me if you need anything. I’ll be there for you, alright?"

’I want you here. I want to be embraced by you after going through hellish days. I need you to be the source of my safety,’ those words were stuck in Kate’s throat. She couldn’t utter anything because she didn’t want to sound clingy and needy.

Ultimately, she only sighed and ended the call without saying goodbye.

Beep.

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Kate lay on the bed after the dissatisfying phone call with her man. She stared at the ceiling and muttered, "Why did I suddenly turn into a spineless woman? I could’ve told him that I wanted him here. In this villa with me, so he can embrace me, even just for one night, it would be more than enough for me."

Kate put her palm on her chest and added, "Or maybe it’s because I want him to take initiative? I want him to continue asking about my condition and reassure me. He is not the only one who needs it, right?"

The more Kate thought about it, the worse she felt because she began to think that maybe Henry didn’t care about her as much as she thought.

Maybe he simply wanted to break free from his family, but he used Kate and their baby to get Kate’s approval and support.

"Ah, I think I’m getting too dramatic," Kate tried to stop the ridiculous thought about Henry. She knew he was working hard for them; that was all she needed.

She got up after some time and returned to Dahlia, who had just finished her tea. She smiled at Kate, "So, how was it? Do you feel better now? I bet your voice is enough to give him the strength to go through difficult projects."

"I hope so," Kate smiled bitterly, and Dahlia noticed it immediately.

"Did you two fight?"

"No."

"Then why do you look sad?"

"I... I’m just tired, I guess. Uhh, can I go to my room now? I’m getting too sleepy..." Kate said.

Dahlia knew that wasn’t the case because Kate had been energetic before the call.

But she didn’t want to push her daughter-in-law more, so she told Howard to show Kate her room.

"What happened on the call? Did Henry do something that hurt her?" Dahlia wondered. "But he is madly in love with her, no doubt about it. So what makes her sad?"

Dahlia couldn’t figure out the problem and didn’t want to involve herself too much, "Ah, I hope they can sort out whatever fight they had. I don’t want them to end up like me and Marlon in the end."

**

Meanwhile, Henry couldn’t focus on his work after having a call with his beloved.

He didn’t know why but felt he had done something wrong. He was, however, still wondering what the mistake could be.

As he pondered about his mistake, Mindy, Henry’s new secretary, walked in with another document her boss needed to read and sign.

She smiled as she entered Henry’s office, but her smile vanished in less than a second when she saw the scattered documents on the CEO’s desk, and Henry was spacing out.

"Sir! We still have a lot to do!" Mindy raised her voice. She wanted this new company to prosper because this was the dream job she had been searching for after working as a hostess in a VIP bar for almost so long.

Henry snapped out of his daze and stared at Mindy, who put another document on the table, "Oh, sorry, let me check on them."

Henry grabbed the document, but he couldn’t focus, and the words on the paper became incoherent.

"Sir? What’s wrong?" Mindy asked.

"It’s nothing—"

"Oh, come on, Sir. We need to sort out whatever problem you have right now. We are swamped with work! If you can’t function, the project will be doomed!" Mindy put pressure on her boss out of concern for his well-being and her salary.

Henry paused momentarily and sighed deeply, "I just had a call with Kate."

"Oh?" Mindy was surprised. "Then I guess you two had a fight, right?"

"I don’t know—I don’t think so," Henry said. "It had been a few days since we had a call, and I told her all the progress I made in the company. I made sure that she knows I’m doing great here and promised to bring her here in about a month."

"And?"

"I told her that we’re having an advertisement project."

"... and?"

"That’s it, we’re just starting our first project, Mindy. I don’t have much else to talk about," Henry said. "I don’t know what went wrong, but she seemed upset after I told her my progress."

Henry rested his elbows on the desk, intertwining his fingers, and pondered, "I wonder where I went wrong. Was she not satisfied with my work?"

Henry couldn’t help feeling irritated with the possibility. He scratched his head frustratedly, "I know I’m just starting, and I’m yet to prove my worth. But I’m doing my best. I’m taking a huge risk here."

"I allow my cousin to take a chunk of the company’s stock, all for her and our baby! Why can’t she see my effort?" Henry said as he got more irritated. "I thought she would encourage me after all I’ve done. But is this not enough? Am I not enough for her?"

Henry couldn’t help but feel shitty about himself, thinking that Kate probably expected him to be as successful as his late brother in such a short time.

But unlike James, Henry wasn’t raised to be a businessman. He was basically a spoiled rich kid who did nothing but being a complete waste up until James’ death. Everything was new to him, and he took all the risk for his small family!

...

Mindy’s eyes got colder as she stared at her boss, "Henry, why do you keep talking about yourself? What about her?"