CHAPTER 105 HENRY'S DOMINANCE

Yvonne wanted to agree to go out with her, but she remembered that she had to go to the family residence beforehand that night just so that she could attend the following remembrance day. So, she rejected her directly.

"I'm sorry, Lyn. I'm afraid I can't go out with you tonight. Why don't we postpone it to two days later?"

"Are you busy tonight?" Lynette asked.

Yvonne was quiet for around two seconds. "Yes, it’s a family affair."

"Fine. We'll meet up two days later. Don't you let me down this time around,” Lynette joked with her playfully.

Yvonne gave a firm nod. "Sure."

She heaved a soft sigh of relief after she hung up the phone. She held the glass of water and took a sip. Then, she got up and walked toward Henry’s office.

"Please come in!" She heard his cold voice.

Yvonne opened the door and entered his office. "Mr. Lancaster."

"Why are you here?" Henry glanced at her. "Are you done sorting out the data yet?" "No." Yvonne shook her head.

"Then why did you come here?" Henry averted his gaze and continued to read through the documents.

Yvonne stood before his working desk. "I'm here because I want to ask you whether you’re the one who gave Lyn a promotion."

"Are you talking about Lynette?"

"Yes."

"Yes, it's me."

Yvonne was not too surprised when he admitted to it. I n fact, she had guessed the truth.

She was just curious why he did so.

She voiced that out as she was thinking about it.

Without looking up, Henry signed the documents as h e answered her, "I remember you told me that she’s your only friend. She takes quite good care of you, isn't that right?”

"Yes. But how is it related to her promotion?" Yvonne was puzzled.

Henry put aside the documents he had just finished reading. "There’s not much of a relation. Since she's your friend, I did that just to thank her for taking care of you all this while.”

Yvonne was indeed shocked. Her jaw dropped. She found her voice after a long while. "So you did that for me?”

"Is there any problem with it?" Henry looked up at her.

Yvonne straightened her body. "Yes. Why did you do such a thing for me?"

Henry was speechless when she asked her that. 1

His eyes became dull, and there was an indiscernible emotion in him. exclusive content.

It was true indeed. He wondered why he acted unfairly and promoted an ordinary employee who did not contribute much to the company.

Moreover, he had no reason to do so.

Was it because of the fact that Lynette had always taken good care of Yvonne? But what did it have to do with him?

Henry pursed his thin lips, suppressing the eager answer which was about to surface from deep inside his heart. He replied without any facial expression," There's no reason why. I did so because I wanted to.”

That was true indeed. That idea came to him all of a sudden, and he did not do such a thing especially for her sake. Henry reminded himself secretly.

But he gradually tightened his grasp around the pen. H e was filled with a tinge of guilt which was unknown t o him.

Yvonne did not notice the strangeness in him. Her eyelids were drooping as she lowered her eyes in disappointment. "Fine. I understand it now."

Although she did not get the answer she was looking for, she was quite content with it.

At least the reason Lynette got promoted was because of her.

"Is there anything else?" Henry knocked on the table slightly.

Yvonne waved her hands. "Nothing else."

"If you've got nothing else to ask, it's my turn then." Henry's eyes became cold all of a sudden.

Yvonne was slightly worried. "Did I... do something wrong?"

Her body turned stiff as she became cautious before him.

Henry narrowed his eyes. "Do you have any kind of contact with Elliot?"

"Elliot?" Yvonne was slightly stunned. "Are you talking about the CEO from Taylor Group?”

Henry did not make any response. He acquiesced.

Yvonne denied it immediately. "No. I'm not close to M r. Taylor. How would I ever contact him? I showed you my phone last time. I indeed do not have his contact number."

"But he remembers you," Henry smirked coldly.

Yvonne looked at him in a daze. "Does he?" "He called and asked me to bring you along for dinner." Henry turned the pen in his hand now. He sounded nonchalant, but the coldness in his voice was clear and intense.

Yvonne trembled. "I don't want to go!"

Who knew why Elliot wanted her there?

She was indeed not close to him.

"You have to go," Henry ordered her dominantly.

Yvonne frowned. "Why?"

"I promised to bring you with me," Henry replied.

He was curious as to the reason why Elliot wanted to meet Yvonne. He wanted to see what Elliot was up to.

"But..." Yvonne was about to say something.

Henry interrupted her impatiently. "No more buts. You may leave now."

Yvonne left his office reluctantly.

After she left, she sighed. Then, she took out her phone and sent a message to Lynette.

The minute she sent the message, she received a call from Lynette. "Yvonne, you messaged me that Mr. Lancaster promoted me just because of my good performance. Is that right?"

"Yes," Yvonne replied softly.

It was unknown whether Lynette was still immersed i n her happiness of being promoted that she did not hear the guilt in Yvonne's tone. She burst into

laughter smugly. "Mr. Lancaster does indeed know how to appreciate the capable employees."

Yvonne forced a laugh.

"I've made up my mind!” Lynette raised her voice all of a sudden.

Yvonne was shocked by her. She pulled the phone slightly away from her ear. "What have you decided upon?"

"I made up my mind that I'll treat Mr. Lancaster as my idol now since there are not many people who acknowledge my strengths. Certainly, I need to give him my full respect."

Yvonne rolled her eyes. "Then you better snap a photograph of him and set him up on the altar."

"What a great idea!" Lynette felt that it was quite logical.

Yvonne became nervous. "Are you serious?"

"Why not?" Lynette retorted.

Yvonne’s facial expression darkened as she realized that Lynnete was about to take such a step. "You cannot do that!"

Henry was still alive. Why did she have to set him up o n the altar?

Even if somebody had to do that, it was Yvonne who should do so.

After all, she was Henry's wife.

Hearing the solemnity in Yvonne’s words, Lynette laughed happily. "Yvonne, you're too serious about it. I was just joking, and I never plan to do so. What if somebody sees that and reports it to Mr. Lancaster one day? I might suffer terribly for it."

"Are you really not going to do that?" Yvonne was still slightly worried.

Lynette promised seriously. "Don't worry. I won’t do that."

"Good. You're sensible after all." Yvonne decided to not pester her anymore.

Lynette smiled wickedly and asked, "Yvonne, don't you think that you care about Mr. Lancaster too much?"

"Is that so?" Yvonne's facial expression changed. She tried to hide the truth nervously. "No. You're overthinking."

"I didn’t. I just feel that it's not the first time you've sided with Mr. Lancaster. You're always speaking up for him."

"I... Is it wrong if I act like that? He's my superior, and he's my husband’s friend too. Certainly, I should be on his side."

"That's true. But I still feel that there's something wrong that I can’t quite put a finger on." Lynette signed in confusion.

Yvonne changed the topic immediately. "There’s nothing wrong. Lyn, I'm going to hang up now. I still need to sort out a lot of data and documents. Talk to you next time."

She hung up the phone quickly.

If she did not do so, Lynette might guess the truth if they continued their conversation.

Lynette was quite good at digging up gossip even though she might be weak in other things. Her abilities were almost as good as those crime profilers.

Yvonne breathed out a soft sigh. She then returned to her office and rested for a while before continuing her hard work.

She was busy until noon. She only stopped working when Henry came to meet her.

"Come with me." He glanced at her without giving her a chance to say anything more.