Chapter 99
"I have to talk to Henry about this," Michael thought. "This is far worse than any military mission I’ve gone on before. Who would’ve expected that a woman like Erin existed in this world? I can’t even believe that she is Kate’s sister. It’s unbelievable because they are so different in every way possible."
Though, based on his investigation, it wasn’t hard to see why Kate spoiled her sister to the point that Erin became unbearable.
"Their father was truly vile, a bastard that deserves the death sentence, or at least got his dick chopped off. He was a monster in human clothing," Michael murmured. "Kate was very brave to be a whistleblower at such a young age."
Of course, he pretty much knew about Kate and Erin’s background. Their family was infamous in their small town because of the crime their father committed. He wanted to tell all of this to Henry, but he wondered if Henry would change his mind about using the baby after finding out how hard Kate’s life had been since she was young.
After all, he couldn’t let Henry spare too much pity towards Kate. It would be disastrous if Henry ended up abandoning their mission altogether because of how he felt. They needed her baby as a bargaining chip.
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"Hah, what am I doing now? I’m a fucking hypocrite," Michael sighed. "I’m here thinking that I want to protect Mai because she looks like a scared little bunny, acting like a good man. While I’m still hellbent about making sure that Henry’s cruel plan on Kate is still intact."
Michael wanted to laugh at himself. He should’ve known he would be one of those vile men in high society circles, manipulating everything and everyone around him just to get what he wanted.
He lowered his hand and stared at his palms full of calluses. He was a soldier before he became Henry’s right-hand man. He was Henry’s childhood friend, but they were separated because he took the path to be a soldier, something he had been passionate about for a long time.
Then he had to retire early despite his amazing career because of a disaster that had befallen his family, thanks to Marlon Grant, Henry’s dad.
His hand had been stained with blood in the war, and now he stained his hand in the nefarious life of America’s high society.