He Stole Me From My Deadbeat Husband-Chapter 517: Side Story: A Secured Future (1)

"Theo, don’t run around like that! You might trip!" Kate yelled as she was busy making breakfast for the family.

Five months had passed since her wedding and honeymoon, and she settled with Henry in the Phoenix Tower’s penthouse. freewebnσvel.cøm

Henry had already paid upfront to build a house near the Phoenix Gray family mansion. But it would take a while for it to be built.

So, for now, they lived in this penthouse while they waited for their new home.

It wasn’t much of a problem anyway since they often went back and forth between the penthouse and Glassmist Castle to attend many events, mostly noble invitations as they were now the Duke and Duchess of York.

"Theodore!" Kate raised her voice as she got antsy. She couldn’t just abandon her cooking to catch Theo.

She also doubted that she could actually catch her overly active son. After all, Theo was hyperactive, and she was pregnant.

Yes, she was currently three months pregnant, and she shouldn’t do any actual gymnastics just to catch her son.

Kate clicked her tongue and yelled, "Henry! Go get your son!"

"Cominnggg!" Henry answered. He rushed out of the bathroom, wearing only a bathrobe and an electric toothbrush in his left hand.

He saw his son jumping around the living room excitedly and sighed.

This was one of the reasons why he feared having a son.

As Theo grew up, he became more and more like his father. Hyperactive, mischievous, and threw a lot of tantrums.

Fortunately, Theo still had some of Kate’s qualities, at least. Though he was mischievous, he never pulled any pranks on his cousins or parents. He was also smart, very smart, just like Kate. However, he showed no sign of liking to read anything that didn’t catch his interest immediately.

Such as today, because Kate would have brunch with Chloe and her daughters, alongside Dahlia and Dorothea, Theo’s excitement basically exploded, and he had so much energy to release.

"Tsk, why are we not hiring a nanny again?" Henry asked as he circled around the table and sofa just to catch Theo, who could somehow do gymnastics as he was reaching three years old.

"Not yet, Henry. I can raise him by myself, at least for now," Kate said as she continued cooking. "Maybe once our second child is born, then we definitely need a nanny."

"Got you!" Henry exclaimed as he finally grabbed Theo and lifted him so he wouldn’t run around again.

"Papa, I wanna run! Runnnn!" Theo said as he struggled. But Henry was like a statue that couldn’t be moved. So, the little boy gave up in the end.

Henry sighed again. He sat the little boy on a tall stool near the kitchen and said, "Stay right here. Don’t you see that your Mama is busy cooking for us? If you keep running like that, your Mama will not take you to meet with Mackie and Valerie."

Theo pouted. He said nothing, but it was obvious that he was displeased.

Henry took a step back, but his eyes were still on his son. After making sure his boy wouldn’t make any trouble again, he looked at Kate, "We should hire a cook at least. I don’t want you to get exhausted."

"No, cooking is on me. I don’t want to let you taste someone else’s food only to spit it out and say mine’s better," Kate rolled her eyes. "It’s a waste of food, Henry. It’s not a good lesson for our son."

Henry couldn’t deny that he 100% preferred Kate’s cooking over any food out there. He was just worried that his wife was overworking herself as a housewife.

Kate sensed his worry, glanced at him, and said, "We already had a housekeeping service for everything else. Cooking and nursing our son is the least I could do."

"I told you that you just need to sit back and relax..." Henry murmured, which got him a glare from Kate. So he gulped nervously.

He didn’t know why, but Kate was always cranky for no reason whenever she was pregnant.

He remembered how sweet Kate was during their honeymoon phase. But after their honeymoon ended, Kate showed her true self again.

The same busy lady who would try to busy herself for tasks that could be done by hiring someone else.

"I was just worried about you, you know..." Henry said meekly, showing a completely different side from the powerful and intimidating Duke of York and Master of Grant Estate that people knew outside. "After all, you’re carrying my baby. That’s already hard work."

Kate took a deep breath, "I’m sorry, Henry. I didn’t mean to scare you. I was raised and taught to be a housewife, and while I love being a career woman, I won’t lie. I want to utilize my other skills. I want to satisfy my husband with my cooking and care for my child all by myself."

"You don’t need to do all that, but... I understand," Henry returned to the bathroom and brushed his teeth. He then returned to his wife, who was still cooking.

He hugged her from behind and kissed her nape, "Anyway, tell me if you’ve decided to hire a cook and a nanny, okay? I don’t want you to get exhausted."

Kate smiled, "Sure, hubby. Now go and take a shower first. You have a meeting at nine. I’ll go to your office and bring your lunch after I’m done brunch with Chloe and the others. You said you have a surprise."

Henry grinned and nodded, "I have a surprise—well, for our son, to be exact. But I want you to be there because this will be his first gift from me."

"I hope it’s not a company transfer," Kate said, and the smile on Henry’s lips disappeared instantly. She grinned, "Wait, did I guess it correctly?"

"Tsk, not fun," Henry muttered. "I’ll have to prepare something more out of the box next time."

"Hmm~ I appreciate your effort, husband. Sorry that I ruined the surprise."