He Stole Me From My Deadbeat Husband-Chapter 497

Kate stood between Henry and Tom. She tried to push Henry away so he would let go of Tom before the latter died out of asphyxiation.

Henry glared at Kate, who desperately tried to break them off, "Is this the man who has replaced me?" Henry scoffed out of irony. "You had moved on after two years, huh? Do you know what kind of hell I went through so I can meet you again, Katherine?!"

"He’s just my employee! Oh God, Henry, stop this! You’re going to kill him!" Kate got hysterical as she saw Tom begin to struggle to break free, but Henry was so immersed in his anger that he didn’t listen.

"You’re protecting him! You wouldn’t protect him like this if he’s just an employee!" Henry yelled back. "How could you do this to me, Katherine? I spent two years in hell for you! And you replaced me!"

"No!"

"Did you sleep with him already? Does he live with you right now? Katherine, you—!"

PA!

Henry was caught off guard when Kate suddenly slapped him. He was dazed for a moment and released Tom.

Tom fell on the floor, blood gradually rushed into his brain, and he coughed a few times as he thought he was a goner a few seconds ago.

Henry stared at Kate, who glared back with tears, "Never in my mind had I ever thought of replacing you, Henry Grant."

"Katherine..."

"You can be angry at me. You can hit me if you want, but I won’t let you hurt an innocent man!" Kate stated firmly. "This is between you and I."

...

Henry didn’t budge but kept staring at Kate, who was glaring at her.

Finally, her eyes were on him again for the first time in two years.

Her lips called out his name, and her tears dropped because of him.

Kate had become a ravishing, mature lady. She was gorgeous and looked even more so after she was free from the terror and exhaustion when she was with Henry before.

Two years had passed, and it looked like she hadn’t aged one bit. It made him wonder if he was the only one suffering the whole time.

Nevertheless, they finally reunited after two grueling years, and Henry wanted nothing but to feel her. Henry slowly melted out of lingering fondness as he could finally embrace his beloved again.

"Kitty..." he murmured.

Rage and resentment continued to battle each other inside his heart, but he knew for sure that he would never hurt his beloved woman.

Henry opened his arms, and Kate flinched for a second, afraid that Henry would actually hit her for running away.

So she closed her eyes and waited for her judgment.

But she didn’t feel any pain.

Instead, she felt warmth as Henry hugged her and pulled her deeper into his chest.

"Katherine, I missed you..." Henry murmured while kissing Kate’s hair repeatedly.

Kate was stunned for a while, unable to process what was happening.

She had a lot of questions in her mind, especially about how Henry could find her again after two years.

But she was more confused with their current situation with him embracing her.

Shouldn’t he hit her back? Maybe slap her for running away with their son. It was a fitting punishment for a coward like her.

Henry embraced her in silence for a while until he heard a footstep, followed by the voice of an old lady, "I think you two need a space to talk privately. This area will get crowded soon."

Henry looked over his shoulder and saw his mother smiling at him.

Kate also tilted her head to check on Dahlia and got even more confused.

How could they know about her location when she had been jumping from one hotel to another when she ran away two years ago?

"Oh, don’t give me that questioning look, Kate. I will tell you everything in detail once the situation has been settled," Dahlia said. "But for now, I think you two need to talk privately. Henry must’ve been trying hard to control his emotions right now. I suggest you two go somewhere quiet."

Kate shook her head, "I can’t leave Theo alone."

"I’ll be here to take care of my grandson. It’s been two years since the last time I saw him. He must’ve looked like Henry when he was a toddler," Dahlia volunteered, but Kate shook her head again.

"I—I can’t entrust him with you. I’m sorry, Dahlia..." ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com

"Oh? Do you not trust me?" Dahlia sighed. Though she wanted to spend time alone with her grandson, she understood Kate’s vigilance. "Then how about this... we will bring Theo with us, and we can drive somewhere quieter. You can talk with Henry outside of the car while I sit with my grandson. You don’t need to worry about that, right?"

Kate hesitated for a moment before she nodded.

She knew that Henry wanted to talk to her, and she also had a lot of questions regarding Henry.

She wondered how Henry could still remember a woman like her when he had a bright future in front of him.

"Let me take Theo with me," Kate said as she tried to break free from Henry.

Unfortunately, Henry didn’t even give her a chance to separate herself. He tightened his hug and kept acting out of instinct because getting separated from Kate, even for just one second, was too painful for him.

"H—Henry, I need to take our son with us..." Kate said.

"You might run away again..." Henry said.

Kate sighed, "Then let’s go up and take him with us together. Would that give you peace of mind?"

Henry nodded, and he slowly released Kate from his embrace.

He glared at Tom, who was watching the whole time, and said, "Leave now before I strangle you again."

Kate smiled apologetically at Tom, "Don’t worry, Tom. They are my family."

Tom nodded; he looked at Henry and Kate, who quickly warmed up to each other after Henry’s outburst just now. It was so obvious they were meant for each other.

Tom clenched his fists and bowed politely, "I will return to Madam Grant after this. Thank you for your kindness and hospitality for two years, Ma’am. I will never forget you."