He Stole Me From My Deadbeat Husband-Chapter 467

"We need to bring her back no matter what, Henry," Chloe said. "I’ve talked with Vernon over the phone, and he said he’ll start dispatching all of his subordinates to find Kate and bring her back. We need your consent since you are Kate’s boyfriend and Theo’s father."

...

Henry stared at Chloe, who was fired up. She looked really determined to find Kate even though Henry hadn’t asked her and Vernon to do so.

Unfortunately, that wasn’t what he wanted.

"You don’t need to do that. She left by her own accord. She won’t be happy if we drag her back," Henry said.

"H—How could you say that, Henry? Kate is not in the right mind because of her baby!" Chloe insisted. "I have two children, and I know what she is experiencing. It’s a mix of trauma and overprotectiveness. We need to bring her back and snap her out of it!"

"... she has that trauma because of me," Henry blamed himself. "If only I’m strong enough, I would’ve cleaned them all and given Kate the security she wanted."

"Henry, you’re too harsh on yourself. This is not your fault, not after what you’ve done to protect Kate," Chloe sighed. "Listen, Kate simply needs time to calm down. She will return if we persuade her enough."

"And let her get targeted again?" Henry retorted. "I heard from Dahlia that Vernon got hurt as well. Do you not see Kate’s perspective here? She is mentally burdened because Sarah can attack us like this with no repercussions. She thinks that she brings misfortune to our family. That’s why she removed herself."

"Vernon and I don’t mind protecting Kate..." Chloe said.

"So do I," Henry added. "I don’t mind sacrificing my life as long as my wife and son can live. But Kate doesn’t think that we should do it. She has never been put in a position where she caused harm simply by existing. That’s why she removed herself."

Chloe went silent after that.

She understood what Henry said about Kate’s motive, but she refused to accept it.

Chloe simply thought that Kate would eventually falter if we kept persuading her every day.

"So you’re not going to give your permission to find her?" Chloe asked.

"Don’t worry about her. She is safe with my mother’s protection," Henry said. "Though, after this, I don’t think we can talk anymore, Chloe."

"Why not? Are you going to leave as well?"

"No, but I will do heinous things that you and Vernon won’t like," Henry said. "I don’t want to implicate Vernon in shady stuff that would ruin his reputation. So I will detach myself from your family."

"Henry..." Chloe became worried, sensing that something was terribly wrong with Henry. Henry’s eyes emanated a deep desire that she couldn’t fathom. "You... You’re not going to hurt Kate, right?"

"Of course not," Henry replied without hesitation. "She is my soulmate, my half. I will never hurt her. But I will do absolutely anything to get her."

...

Chloe sighed as she realized that she couldn’t reach Henry anymore. This man was losing it, but she couldn’t blame him.

Kate’s departure with her son in the critical situation was enough to make Henry snap.

Chloe wasn’t a stranger to the shady stuff behind the elite businessmen. Vernon wasn’t exactly clean either. She was just worried that Henry might be too inexperienced and make a terrible mistake along the way.

"Watch your step, Henry. I don’t want you to get hurt," Chloe said out of concern. "Vernon and I can’t stop you, but as long as you don’t hurt Kate and Theo, we will step aside and do what you want. We will be watching, Henry Grant."

Henry nodded, "Thank you for everything, Chloe."

Chloe reluctantly got up and left the ward. After meeting with them all, Dahlia entered the ward again and said, "While you’re recovering, I will check what is happening in the Grant estate. I will support you no matter what."

"Thank you, Mom," Henry muttered. "I feel like I’ve wronged you so much since my biological mother killed James, yet you still took me as your son."

"Henry..." Dahlia gently patted her son’s head and said, "I am your mother. I raised you and watched you grow to be a handsome and strong young man. James also saw you as his direct brother, not a half-brother. So you don’t need to worry about it."

**

Marlon stared emptily at the ceiling of his bedroom. He had lost his vigor completely. He probably spent all of his remaining energy beating Penny to death for slandering Dahlia, his beautiful wife.

The doctor had checked on him and said there was nothing wrong with his body except that he was still under too much stress.

"Have you done anything that is stress-inducing, Master Grant?" The doctor asked.

Marlon shook his head. His trusted director was running the company. Now that Penny was out of the picture, he didn’t have to listen to her crazy yelling as well. He shouldn’t be stressed, so he had no idea what was happening to his body.

"Have you been thinking about anything that might cause stress?" The doctor inquired more. Since he knew about James Grant’s death and Madam Dahlia Grant’s mental illness, he thought that Marlon was thinking about them.

"Master Grant, I suggest you not think about your deceased son and Madam Dahlia," the doctor advised. "A heartbreak can cause stress and depression. It will do you no good if you keep thinking about them."

"Then you want me to forget about them?" Marlon asked while glaring at the doctor.

The doctor stepped back as he sensed hostility from Marlon, "I don’t wish you to forget them, Master. I know they are dear to your heart, but constant reminders of them would only damage your mind. You’ll die while remembering them."

"Then let me die thinking about them," Marlon insisted. "If I die thinking about how good life would have been with my beloved wife and sons, then I don’t mind at all."