"He’s the one who started the ss," Henry replied. "If not because of him pulling the trigger by killing my late brother, things wouldn’t derail like this."
Dahlia didn’t know if she was projecting her grudge against Marlon or if she genuinely wanted to support her son.
But right now, all she wanted was for Marlon to die. It was revenge that she wanted for killing Jas.
After all, Dahlia might be a patient woman and a great wife and mother. But she was a woman who bore a grudge and would not let go of her grudge unless it had been satiated.
"I will help you, Son," Dahlia said. "This is just the start, but if you want to get rid of your true enemy, Sarah Stone Lancaster, there are a few more steps you need to do. But you must know you’re entering a darkness you won’t be able to leave."
"The woman and child I love the most have left , Mom," Henry said. "It cannot get darker than that, so I don’t mind. I don’t care what I will do as long as I can reunite with Kate and Theo."
**
The doctor told Henry to stay for at least two more days to ensure he would be fine without dical supervision.
While Dahlia wanted to ensure that Henry wouldn’t et with Mai, Chloe, or Michael, he invited them one by one inside his ward.
The first one was Michael, and Henry asked Dahlia to leave as he wanted to talk to them individually in private.
Michael stood next to Henry’s bed, and they waited until Dahlia closed the door before Michael said, "This is all my fault. I shouldn’t have allowed Dahlia to bring Kate out of the hospital."
"It’s not your fault. You can’t stop soone who wants to leave," Henry said. "But it’s okay. I already know where she is right now—at least my Mom knows where she is."
"R—Really? She told that she doesn’t know where Kate is after she helped her to reach the airport," Michael said. "Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go and find her so we can drag her back in here."
...
"Did you not hear what I said just now? Kate left because she wanted to. Even if we find her, there’s no way she will return with us, not when my condition is like this," Henry looked at the stitched wound on his chest. It didn’t hurt that much, but he understood that he wasn’t good enough if he could let himself get incapacitated for a long ti. "Kate is safe under Dahlia’s protection. That is what I want to believe. But we can’t be lax, Michael."
Michael sensed that sothing was wrong with Henry’s eyes. His eyes seed to have lost their luster, making him dark and sowhat uncomfortable.
"I need to get stronger, more powerful and influential. I want to beco a fortress that protects her... and also imprisons her inside. So she won’t run away anymore," Henry said coldly.
Michael gulped as he felt sothing was wrong with Henry.
He sounded like he was losing it and was obsessing over the idea that he would get together with Kate and Theo again.
"We will start by eliminating that bastard Marlon Grant. He was the one who started everything. He killed my brother, threw my mother into the ntal hospital, and ambushed my woman, harming her and my child. He deserves to die first."
While Michael agreed to take down Marlon for good, he still couldn’t shake off this unsettling feeling from Henry, so he had to ask, "Henry, are you sure you are okay?
"I will never be okay, not until I take them down and reunite with my wife and child," Henry said. "Rember, Michael, I’m not going to sugarcoat this. I will do whatever it takes to et Kate and Theo."
...
Michael took a deep breath.
Since he vowed to be Henry’s right-hand man from the start, he had already signed himself to all the shady stuff in Henry’s family.
Henry turning ruthless was inevitable the mont he t with Kate while carrying all the dangerous baggage behind him.
"Understood, Sir. I will support you as a right-hand man and your best friend."
**
After Michael left, Mai was the second one to enter the ward.
Mai and Henry didn’t have much in common. They also weren’t that close. They were only connected because of Kate, so Mai felt awkward having to talk privately with Henry.
"Did Kate entrust the Empress Publishing to you, Mai?" Henry asked.
"Yes, she sent a voice ssage and entrusted with everything," Mai replied. "But I’m not good enough to handle such a big business. I will only ruin it."
"I trust her and her judgnt," Henry said. "She is the best in her field, and to have her recognition ans that you must have what it takes to take over her position."
"But it’s Kate’s right to be the Chief Editor..."
"Don’t get wrong. Kate is still the owner of that publishing company. It is her right. But I will pay you well for your hard work," Henry assured.
"R—Rather than trying to put in that position, why don’t we try to find her and bring her back?" Mai said, still feeling uncomfortable with her situation.
"It was Kate’s decision to leave. She feels unsafe because I’m not good enough. So I’ll make sure that I will be the man she wants," Henry said. "Don’t worry about Katherine. She is safe, but you need to do your part, Mai. Take over her job as a Chief Editor until she returns."
Mai wanted to ask if Henry knew where Kate was, but she sensed sothing wrong with Henry.
This version of Henry was calm, too calm, that it scared her so much. She felt like she was talking to a man with no soul.
Thus, she excused herself and left.
The last one was Chloe, who walked in with tears in the corner of her eyes, "We need to bring her back no matter what, Henry."
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