He Stole Me From My Deadbeat Husband-Chapter 455

Dahlia was left speechless for a while. She didn’t expect Kate to have such an extreme idea of solving her problem.

Unfortunately, she knew that Kate’s decision was already final since Kate kept on refuting her reasoning, so Dahlia offered the last reason she could come up with;

"Henry needs you, Kate," Dahlia said. "He risked his life to save you. Don’t you see how broken he was when you two got separated? I can’t imagine how heartbroken he’d be if you left him again."

...

"Do you not love him anymore?"

"I love him," Kate replied without hesitation. "I love him so much that I can’t bear seeing him getting hurt like this, wasting his life to protect a weak woman who can’t do anything..."

"Get that self-blame out of your head, Katherine. You are the most important person in his life. He will be broken without you. God knows what he would do if he found out that you vanished out of thin air with your son," Dahlia shook her head, "Besides, you shouldn’t worry too much about Sarah. Henry is doing his best to be a powerful businessman of his own. Once he becomes as powerful and influential as Vernon, you don’t need to worry about a thing."

"I know he will be heartbroken, but that heartbreak will be temporary Dahlia," Kate insisted. "I want him to grow into a strong and fully independent man, out of the shadow of his father and late brother."

"Then why don’t you support him—"

"But I know my presence will only hinder him," Kate said. "How could he focus on becoming that influential and powerful man when all he does is linger around me? His focus has always been split between work and protecting me."

"So I’m going to do my part, Dahlia," Kate added. "I will remove myself from his life so he will focus on bettering himself. He will be the great man that he wants to be, and hopefully... he will move on."

"And what if he doesn’t?" Dahlia asked. "What if he doesn’t want to move on from you? Do you not realize how much you meant to him?"

...

Kate nodded.

Of course, she understood the chance of Henry moving on from her was close to zero. They were too deeply in love with each other, and now that they had a child together, there was no way Kate and Henry could forget each other.

Kate had resigned to her fate that she would never fall in love again for the rest of her life.

But what about Henry?

Dahlia was relieved that her words seemed to get into Kate’s mind. She didn’t want to waste her chance and added, "Are you cruel enough to separate Henry from his son and soon-to-be wife? What kind of pain does he need to bear because of your decision, Katherine?"

"That..." Kate paused. She bit her lower lip once she realized she had no answer. Because she knew Henry would be in tremendous pain after her departure, he would also be broken.

’Am I cruel enough to leave him a broken man?’ Kate asked herself. ’I want to stay if only we are stronger. If only Sarah is taken care of, if only...’

There were so many possibilities in Kate’s mind. She regretted their current condition, but she knew she couldn’t be selfish and expect Henry to put his life at risk every time Sarah attacked them.

So she had to make a sacrifice that would hurt them all at first, but it would be good in the long run.

Kate took a deep breath and, after she calmed down, replied, "I have no intention to tie him down. I would be glad if he can move on as soon as possible. It’s best if he forgets about Theo and I..."

"You know that’s just impossible, Kate," Dahlia sighed. "He won’t forget you. And I don’t think he will ever move on."

"If fate allows us to reunite in the future, I will eventually return to him with our son," Kate said. "I don’t know how long it would take, maybe five, ten, or even twenty years. But if we are meant to be together, and all of those hazards have been cleared, then I will return."

Dahlia felt her heart sink to the deepest sea, knowing that Kate’s decision could not be refuted anymore.

She had exhausted all of her reasons, and Kate still had her mind fixed on this extreme decision.

Dahlia lowered her head, staring at Kate’s palm, which was wounded because Kate clenched her fist until her nails dug into her palm.

Kate truly went through so much, too much in fact, that Dahlia was surprised Kate was still sane and stable.

Dahlia remembered how she became a broken woman after she lost both her husband and son. She lost James because her first son died in a premeditated accident, and she also lost her husband because Marlon was the one who executed their son.

All because James refused to take any woman other than Katherine. He was so hopelessly in love with Kate that he gathered his courage to refuse his father’s order for the first time in his life.

Unfortunately, his first refusal led to his demise.

Dahlia blamed herself for her inattentiveness. If only she was just a bit more careful, she would be able to spot Penny and Marlon’s scheme earlier and prevent James’ death.

There were also many what-ifs in her mind, hoping there was some kind of way to save James even though he was already gone.

Now, all she could do was to protect and support Henry, Kate, and her grandson, Theodore.

"You know you’re going to break a lot of hearts, right?" Dahlia muttered. "You’re breaking my heart right now, Kate. I keep thinking how harsh life would be for you and Theo without us. You will be exposed to constant danger as well."

"I am well aware of the risk," Kate said. "I won’t tell anyone about this, not even Mai. I only told you because I know you can keep a secret."