"I know," Kate affird. "I always contacted the finance departnt to monitor the growth, and you are indeed doing a great job as the new CEO. You’re smart and capable. Nothing can deny that."
"Then why don’t you believe when I said I had a eting in the main company?"
"Because that’s straight-up bullshit," Kate replied firmly. "Henry, I’m not a regular office worker without connections. I’ve worked in this company five years earlier than you, and I know the ins and outs of both Emperor Publishing and the parent company, Silver Line, Inc."
"I have been a well-known asset for the parent company because your late brother directly recomnded as a Chief editor who brought multi-million dollars for the company. The executives highly respect ," Kate listed her achievents and importance. "So why did you think that I can’t just ask the staff there?"
Kate sighed.
"I called the parent company, and they said you have been absent from eting with the executives for at least a week. They are inquiring about you since you’re not answering their calls."
"So, care to explain about your lies and where the hell have you been?"
Henry was caught off guard.
He was so occupied with his family’s problem that he had forgotten how capable Kate was. He thought that Kate would trust him unquestioningly. He was trying to capitalize on her blind faith.
Henry went silent instantly. He didn’t know if he should tell the truth or not.
"Henry?" Kate called his na. "Are you here? Hey, say sothing."
"I don’t know what to say," Henry replied truthfully. "Yes, I haven’t visited the main company for a week. I don’t want to."
"Is it because of Marlon?" Kate asked.
...
Henry said nothing, but he nodded in response.
"My God, Henry, why do you need to hide sothing like this?" Kate sighed. She finally sat back, "You visited your parents’ mansion today, right?"
"Yes..."
"And they don’t like ?"
...
Again, Henry didn’t want to answer because he didn’t want to hurt Kate with reality.
"How often do I have to tell you we can work this together?" Kate said. "I’ve eaten so much bitterness in this world, it’s not a big deal if your parents didn’t accept us. Let et them, and I will try to convince them that we’re a good pair."
"It’s not that simple," Henry replied. "Can we just ignore them instead?"
"I don’t want to," Kate said firmly. "Either we get their blessing, or we won’t marry."
"This is frustrating, Kate..."
"No, YOU are frustrating, Henry," Kate said. "What’s the point of a relationship when you keep hiding stuff from ? Do you even take seriously? Do you know that you’ve known EVERYTHING about ?"
...
Again, Henry was tongue-tied.
He knew that Kate was a firm lady, but he didn’t expect himself to be speechless against her. He was powerless against Kate and didn’t know whether he should admire her confidence or worry about their power dynamic later on.
"Again, with the silence. Are you going to stay silent forever? Fine then—" Kate was hurt that Henry didn’t want to talk with her. Henry hid so many secrets that she felt like a naive idiot who knew nothing about her future husband. She felt played.
"—If you don’t want to tell anything. Then, I guess there is no point in this relationship. I will—"
"—WAIT!" Henry interrupted the mont he knew there was no turning back. Kate’s threat was proven effective because he had no ti to weigh the pros and cons of telling the truth.
But that didn’t an he couldn’t ’twist’ the truth for his own gain. All for the sake of keeping Kate’s trust and maintaining his agenda.
"Fine, I will tell you the truth," Henry said. He boldly walked towards Kate and held her hands, "But you have to promise you won’t question more, at least for a while. I need ti to prepare myself, Kitty."
Kate stared at Henry and noticed his determination. She curled her lips and nodded.
At least she needed to know why Henry refused to let her et his parents.
Surely, his parents weren’t two terrible people who would kill her and her baby, right? Then, there was nothing to be scared of.
"I hate my father because of what he did to my mother," Henry said while his brain processed a perfect lie that would fool Kate enough to stop her from asking. "He has always been a bastard, but I didn’t expect him to find a mistress and throw my mother into the ntal hospital."
Kate’s eyes widened, "NTAL HOSPITAL?!"
"Yes, My Mom was depressed because of my brother’s death, and my father used her deteriorating condition to put her into the ntal hospital due to insanity and violence," Henry said. There was a fla in his eyes despite him telling half-lies. "He is using his influence even though my Mom is perfectly healthy, she is just depressed. And now, he is living a perfect life with his whore mistress. I hate that bitch so much I wish I could do sothing."
Henry tightened his grip on Kate’s hand, scared that Kate would leave him, "Now you see why I don’t want to bring you to my family. I’m ashad that my family is ruined, and I don’t want you to et my bastard father and his bitch mistress. I fucking hate them."
"Henry, I’m sorry..." Kate felt guilty when she realized Henry had a lot of emotional baggage. He was hiding this because he felt ashad. She decided to hug and comfort him, "I didn’t know the situation was so severe. I’m so sorry."
Henry closed his eyes as he hugged her back. He knew he was wrong for lying to Kate, but he didn’t want her to find out about the truth of his plan.
’I’m sorry, my love. But this is the only way for you to stay. I can’t lose you, I will die if I do.’
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