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Henry had no more words for Graham. No matter how many tis he tried to convince Graham that he was in love with Kate and tried to fix things, he would NOT believe him.
Maybe it was because Henry had a bad reputation, so it was easier to believe a snake like Sarah.
Maybe because Henry was a child of a prostitute, so Graham instantly saw him as a lesser person and thus could not be trusted.
Or maybe because Graham was obviously in love with Kate as well, so he tried to separate Henry and Kate in any way possible just to have a chance with her.
Either way, Henry had enough.
There was no pleasure in beating his late brother’s best friend, especially when Henry had known Graham since he was just a child.
Graham—in any way possible—was Henry’s second big brother. Though they weren’t as close as he was with Michael, Henry still saw Graham as family nonetheless.
"What’s wrong? Why do you stop hitting ?" Graham taunted Henry even further. Henry began to question whether Graham intentionally tried to piss him off. "Go on, hit , you son of a bitch! Let Kate know what kind of monster she has been in love with."
Henry’s heart was crushed from the inside.
He felt so terrible right now, and yet the ringing phone on the desk did not help him at all.
Graham was right to so extent.
Kate shouldn’t be dating soone with an anger issue, soone who would beat anyone so easily and rcilessly.
So Henry tightened his chokehold on Graham’s neck and dragged him out of his office.
Diamond was waiting outside anxiously. She could hear the fight between those two, Graham Hubbard and Henry Grant.
It was worrying because she knew a simple fight between them would lead to a long court battle, and her boss would not like that.
’Ah, why am I roped into this ss?’ Diamond lanted her fate as she was dragged here and there into this family drama.
She was not unfamiliar with such, but of course she preferred to keep any problem minimal.
As she waited anxiously, the door was slamd open from inside, and Henry flung Graham out of his office until his back hit the ground.
"Mr. Hubbard—!"
Diamond instinctively tried to help the weaker one in this fight.
Just from the bloodied nose, shirt that was stained with blood, and bruised cheek, it beca obvious who was the winner in this fight.
"Diamond, bring him to the hospital if necessary, pay for all kinds of hospital bills," Henry said. He looked cold, but from the way he spoke, Diamond sensed that Henry was also heartbroken.
Thus, she decided not to pry too much into what just happened.
"Heh, are you not afraid that I will press charges for assault and battery? I can ruin your new company with my connections! I will make sure that you will not succeed, you son of a bitch!"
"You can try that. If I don’t get any help from Vernon, then I will build my company in another state. I can also build the company under Michael’s na," Henry said calmly, but his heart was aching when Graham threatened him.
"I am done with you, I have lots to do other than punching the life out of you," Henry turned around and slamd the door shut.
He locked the door and ignored Kate’s phone call.
He went straight to the bathroom and washed his hands. He made sure there was no more blood spot on his hand; it made him feel dirty because he was about to answer his beloved’s call after punching soone until he bled.
Henry returned to his desk and finally picked up his beloved’s phone call.
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"Oh, thank god!" Kate exclaid once the call was connected. "Where were you? I called you like... four tis already!"
Henry’s lips curled up, forming a smile as soon as he heard Kate’s voice.
Truly, the voice of an angel was enough to dispel the looming darkness in his heart.
Yet, there was also a growing guilt that began to eat him from inside.
To so extent, Graham was right.
He was selfish.
If his love was truly pure, he would have released Kate from his grip and let her live a secure life with their baby. Henry might not be able to see Kate for the rest of his life, and it would surely be torture.
But at least, Kate and their baby wouldn’t get hurt.
But he was so selfish and egotistical, he still tried to find a way to fix the ss he created in the hope that Kate wouldn’t know how horrible he was.
"Sorry, I had a eting with my cousin just now," Henry lied through his teeth as he wiped his damp hands with a tissue. "Why do you call ? Is there sothing wrong?"
"Nope, everything is just as usual," Kate replied. She sighed and leaned on the sofa, staring at the sea while still on call with her man. "I just miss you. That’s all."
"I miss you too, more than anything," Henry murmured. "I hope you can be here with ; things have been... unpleasant."
"Unpleasant? Did sothing happen?"
"I... I am just tired," Henry replied as he tried to backtrack from his previous statent. He could not let Kate know the struggle he faced right now with Sarah and Graham trying to make him fail.
Henry knew that Kate would help him imdiately through many ans. Kate was a woman with lots of wits, and she might co up with a good but grueso idea just like what she did to Erin.
But Henry didn’t want Kate to build such an idea.
He wanted to coddle her, making sure that she stayed ignorant and happy with their relationship and her pregnancy.
"You are not ’just tired,’ Henry Grant," Kate said with a trace of worry in her voice. "Your voice is hoarse and trembling when talking to just now. I can sense the grievance in you."
"You can’t lie to , Henry. So tell your problem; maybe I can help."
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