No one answered, but the knocking continued.
The constant knocking gave Yvonne a headache. She hammered her head in chagrin and simply put on her clothes. Then, she got out of her bed to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, she was hugged tightly before she could even recognize the guest.
"Madam, I've missed you so much," Sue said excitedly.
Yvonne was stunned and quickly pushed her away. She looked at her in disbelief. "S-Sue?"
"It's me, madam," Sue smiled and nodded.
Yvonne was surprised and she gulped audibly, "Why are you here?"
"Sir brought me here," Sue said while pointing to the back.
Yvonne immediately had a bad feeling when she saw Sue's action. "Is Henry here too?"
"Yes." Sue nodded.
Yvonne went past Sue right away and looked behind her.
As expected, a tall figure standing not far away was looking towards her direction indifferently.
Yvonne was shocked and she stood there with her indescribable feelings. There was definitely a surprise, but even more shock.
"You..." Yvonne opened her mouth. She wanted to say something, but she just couldn't bring it up.
Henry walked towards her and stopped right in front o f her. "Surprised?"
Yvonne nodded. "How did you manage to find this place?"
She didn't remember telling anyone that she had gone back to her hometown.
Something was wrong...
It seemed like she told Lynette! Did he ask Lynette?
Henry looked down at Yvonne whose gaze was dimming. He could probably guess what she was thinking at that moment. He then said it with his thin lips, "I asked Jason."
Yvonne was slightly startled. "Jason?"
Henry nodded.
"He... how did he know that I was back here?" Yvonne was puzzled.
Henry didn't hide from her and recalled what had happened earlier.
Yvonne finally understood the situation. "I see. Then, what brings you here all of a sudden?"
She looked at him.
"Madam, it’s..." "Sue!” Henry stopped Sue.
Sue immediately went quiet.
Henry said, "I'm here to bring you back."
"Bring me back?" Yvonne frowned.
Henry nodded. “That’s right."
"I won't go back!" Yvonne refused directly.
Henry looked at her. "Why won’t you come back?"
"Didn't I repeat it many times already? I want to get a divorce. In that case, what’s the point of going back? And tell me, where should I go back? Is the Lancaster family my home?" Yvonne asked him.
Henry blurted without giving a thought about it, "The Lancaster family is your home!"
Yvonne was stunned. "What did you say?"
"I’m saying that the Lancaster family is your home. Can you hear me now?" Henry repeated.
"I heard it loud and clear." Yvonne nodded subconsciously.
Henry smiled faintly, "Since you've heard it clearly, then come back with me.”
"No!" Yvonne rejected again.
Henry frowned this time. "Yvonne Frey, what exactly i s it that you want?"
Yvonne was annoyed. "What do I want? Shouldn’t it be what you want, Mr. Lancaster? You're the one who didn't want to see me and gave me the cold shoulder. And now you're asking me to go back with you. How about you tell me now - who am I to you? Why must I do as you say?”
"Madam..." Sue called out to Yvonne when she saw her in a daze.
Her eyes flickered and she returned to reality. "Didn't you guys arrange for accommodation before coming?”
Henry said coldly, "You're my wife. Is there a need for me to arrange other accommodations when I come over?"
Yvonne ignored him.
She would have been really happy if this was being said by Henry in the past.
She thought that he would only say such domineering words when he accepted her as his wife.
But she felt ridiculous now. If he really treated her as his wife, how could she become like this?
"I'm sorry, Mr. Lancaster. There’s no room here for such a great person like you. Not to mention, we’re also getting a divorce soon. It's not appropriate for us t o stay together. So you better ask the villagers if there are any extra rooms." Yvonne shooed him away
ruthlessly.
Henry never expected that she would kick him out even when he came here by himself. He couldn't help but feel uncomfortable about it. A high-pitched voice could be heard behind his back when he was about to speak, "Yvonne, these two are..."
Yvonne's expression slowly transformed into a smile when she saw the person coming towards her, "Chief Frey, they're my..."
"I’m her husband," Henry interrupted and said to the chief of the village.
Seeing this, Sue quickly introduced herself too. "I'm the housekeeper for sir and madam."
"You guys..." Yvonne was stunned.
Nevermind Sue, Yvonne definitely didn't expect Henry to admit to others that he was her husband.
Didn't he hate it when others found out about their relationship?
So what did he mean now?
"Oh? Husband and housekeeper?" The chief of the village looked at the both of them in surprise and took a glance at Henry.
He was surprised by Henry's appearance at first, then he was shocked by the temperament and his imposing manner.
He had never seen such a handsome man in his entire life. Furthermore, Henry had an impressive bearing. Based on the judgement from the chief of the village, Henry was definitely not an ordinary man.
"Yvonne, my dear child, is this your husband?" The chief of the village looked at Yvonne suspiciously.
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