Kate took a deep breath as she prepared herself for the second voice ssage. After all, she knew that Mai would be heartbroken, knowing that Kate would leave her alone after they had taken each other as sisters.
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Mai, my sister from another mother... and father.
I’m sorry, but I must leave a ssage rather than et you personally. I’m afraid I can’t say goodbye if I have to say this in person...
I have decided to leave it to my own decision because I think this is the best thing to do. I don’t know what crazy thing Sarah would do, and I feel like leaving would save both Henry and Theo’s life.
I know it’s selfish and cowardly of , and I will probably regret it later. But this is the choice that I take nonetheless.
Mai, ever since I interviewed you back then. I already know you have the talent to be like , even better if you honed your instinct.
That’s why I entrusted you with everything in the company. You can make up for any reason for my absence, but for now, everything is in your hands, and I believe in you.
Please put aside all the problems between Henry and and ask yourself, do you love Michael?
Because if you do, then it’s ti to be a bit more selfish and accept him as your heart desires. You have the right to be happy as well, Sister.
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Kate was done with Michael and Mai. She pondered for a mont. She had already told everything, so she didn’t need to leave a voice ssage.
Thus, she sent the last two voice ssages to her direct family, Chloe & Vernon, and her beloved Henry Grant.
Kate took a deep breath as she recorded a voice ssage for Chloe and Vernon.
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Chloe, first of all, I’m sorry for what happened to Vernon. Although you said it’s not my fault, I still feel partly responsible because Sarah’s main target is , not Vernon or Mackenzie.
I know you don’t feel burdened by my presence. I can feel your sincerity, Chloe.
But I just can’t bear the burden in my heart that I caused so much harm to everyone around . I cannot bear fearing that Sarah would attack your family again.
That’s why I decided to remove myself from this family I treasured. So Sarah would stop harassing your family.
Chloe, imagining what it would be like if we had a joint family has been fun. Wouldn’t it be nice if our children played with each other as cousins? I wish we could enroll our children at the sa school too. Theo and Valerie were born with only a four-month gap; maybe they can be best friends...
Thank you for everything that you’ve done for . We might never et again, but I will forever rember you fondly.
Goodbye, Chloe.
Goodbye, Vernon.
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Kate grew increasingly depressed the more voice notes she had to make. She had saved all the necessary voice notes, ready to send tomorrow morning when Dahlia would be out of Maine at that point.
But there was one person left for her to make a voice note to, and it was none other than her beloved, Henry Grant.
Kate’s hand was shaking as she pressed the record button repeatedly, but every ti she opened her mouth, no voice ca out of it.
As if she had been forbidden to send a goodbye to her man.
Deep down, Kate had faith that they would reunite eventually. Whether it was because Sarah moved on or Henry had successfully eliminated her.
"No, I shouldn’t wish for that. I hurt him enough by leaving him with our son. He is probably heartbroken enough and moved on eventually," Kate nodded as she tried to convince herself. "He is handso, young, and rich. It won’t be hard for him to find soone else that will love him dearly."
"I shouldn’t tie him up with hopes that will never be realized, so let’s just get this done and move on," Kate gathered her courage before she pressed the record button again.
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To the man who stole my heart, I’m sorry I can’t be with you when you’re awake. But that doesn’t an I don’t love you.
I love you.
I love you so much that I can’t bear seeing you getting hurt just to protect .
That’s why I...
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Kate paused the recording as she was trying to collect herself. But her emotions ran wild as she kept thinking about Henry.
Knowing that her tears wouldn’t stop anyti soon, she continued regardless.
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That’s why I decided to leave.
I don’t want you to keep wasting your life trying to protect from Sarah or any other danger. You have your own life, and I want you to be a successful man in the future. You have the talent to be great.
Henry, if you ever think you’re lesser than your late brother, rember that I fell in love with you, not him.
I fell in love with my Henry Grant with everything he has and has not. I love him so much that I made a few stupid decisions along the way to protect him, including this one.
Seeing you getting hurt after fighting against Erin made realize that Sarah won’t stop until she is satisfied. You might think that you will be able to face everything, but I can’t.
I refuse to see you getting beaten and battered because of . I want you to focus on yourself, Henry. You deserve a life that doesn’t involve protecting .
As for our son...
I will be a good mother to our son. He will know that his father is a good man. I promise that he will be a great man in the future.
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Kate pressed the pause button again. At this point, she had already bawled her eyes out. Her voice was shaky, but she persevered because she had to finish what she started.
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Please forget about Theo and .
You deserve better, Henry. You deserve a woman who can love you better than I do, and you deserve to have a bright future to start a family that will make you truly at peace.
Goodbye, my one and only.
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