He Stole Me From My Deadbeat Husband-Chapter 482

Six months had passed since Henry took over as the Master of Grant Estate, and it had been a year since Kate left him after giving birth to Theo.

Henry talked with a few business partners as they gathered in The Grant mansion, celebrating his twenty-seventh birthday.

He had a thin smile as he replied to all the questions about him, whether personal or business.

He didn’t mind any personal questions as he could always pad them with lies or fabricate a little story to appease these curious foxes.

But he would never lie about the woman occupying his heart.

"Mr. Grant, are you sure you don’t want to meet with my daughter? She is around your age, and she is well-educated and well-mannered. She won’t disappoint!" One of his business partners offered.

"I already have a woman in my heart," Henry replied without hesitation.

"Oh? Then how come we’ve never seen her in any event? I’m sure she is gorgeous since Mr. Grant has an expensive taste!"

Henry grinned as he remembered about his beloved Katherine. He nodded and replied, "Yes, she is gorgeous. The most gorgeous woman I’ve ever met, my one and only."

Whenever Henry described his beloved woman, most of his business partners eventually stopped introducing their daughter, granddaughter, niece, cousin, etc.

From how he described her, it was obvious Henry was deeply in love with his woman, so there was no point trying to date a man whose heart had been fully occupied.

Henry continued conversing with his business partners when he noticed a pair of loving couples entering the ballroom.

Henry’s smile turned sincere as he excused himself and approached his cousin, "Thank you for coming, Chloe, Vernon. You two look lovely today."

"Happy birthday, Henry! You’re twenty-seven now, huh? How does it feel? Do you feel some aching bone already?" Vernon joked.

Chloe giggled, listening to her husband’s joke, "That’s just you. I told you to do five minutes per two hours at work! Now you have a back problem at twenty-eight!"

"Hey, don’t say that in front of him!" Vernon protested as he got embarrassed.

Henry felt warm whenever he was with Chloe and Vernon. They were a harmonious couple that didn’t seem to have any life-altering fights between them.

They were always warm and solved the conflict as soon as possible.

Henry glanced at the empty spot right next to him, ’It would be nice if Kate stayed here with me, standing by my side as my wife...’

Chloe noticed that Henry seemed to be sad, so she elbowed her husband to go through the main topic.

"I’m going to have a cake. You two should talk, okay?" Chloe said before she left Henry and Vernon.

"Henry, why don’t we talk on the balcony? I have a business deal that can help boost your new company even further," Vernon said.

Henry nodded, "Sounds good."

Henry and Vernon walked to the balcony. There was a long silence between them before Vernon asked, "Do you know where she is?"

"My Mom said she’s in Maine," Henry replied curtly. He stared at the moon, wondering if Kate was staring at the same moon right now.

"And you’re not going to find her?" Vernon frowned. "If you can’t find her, you can just tell me to dispatch my subordinates. We can find her in no time."

"Rather than sending people to find her. You should send your people to distract Sarah," Henry said. "Kate is safe under my Mom’s protection. But we need to ensure Sarah won’t be able to find her."

"I’m doing that just like you ordered," Vernon replied. "But why in hell don’t you want to reunite with Kate? Do you think you’re still not powerful enough?"

Vernon turned around and pointed at the guests inside the ballroom, "Look at those people. They are all important businessmen gathering in one place just to celebrate your birthday. You are as powerful as I am, Henry."

Henry shook his head, "I need more than that. Sarah is still running around, and we can barely control her movement because of her father, Klaus Lancaster. That old man spoiled his daughter until she became unbearable."

"... then what is your endgame, Henry?" Vernon asked. "Will you move on from her?"

"Move on?" Henry scoffed. "I’ve dreamed of her every single night. Even when I am exhausted, I still think of how to return to her. She is always in my mind, Vernon."

"Then how come you can wait this long?!" Vernon was frustrated by Henry’s passiveness. "We could’ve raided her hiding spot and brought her with us. She is safer here with us!"

Henry stared at his cousin coldly and replied, "She left of her own free will and will return of her own free will as well. I want more influence, power, and wealth to make sure she can’t escape by the time we meet again."

"You..." Vernon was hopeless. "I don’t understand you, Henry. She made a mistake by leaving. All we need to do is to convince her to return..."

"... I will decide when is the right time for us to finally reunite," Henry said coldly. "I appreciate your help, Vernon. You are the closest I have as my brother after James’ death. But please, don’t ask me about this again. Talking about Kate will only hurt me, especially when I know I don’t have enough capital to give her the safety she wants."

"Now excuse me, I will talk with the other guests. Enjoy the party, and if you have a business cooperation proposal, send it to my secretary. I am more than happy to work with you, Cousin," Henry said before he returned to the ballroom, leaving the helpless Vernon on the balcony.

"This is not the real you, Henry. You’ve lost your kindness after Kate left, and I don’t even know if we should blame Kate for that, because you still hold her dearly after what happened," Vernon sighed. He wanted to help Henry, but Henry refused his help. "How long do you want to punish yourself, Henry?"