CHAPTER 136 BURDENSOME FAMILY MEMBERS

Yvonne leaned over the sink and vomited ceaselessly. She was retching indeed. She was extremely nauseated, but she was just retching. Besides, she had a choking sensation around her chest. Her face was extremely pale too.

Sue heaved a sigh of relief when she saw Sue like that. "Madam, are you feeling ill?"

Yvonne turned on the tap. She then scooped some water in her hands to rinse her mouth. "Yes, I started t o feel sick all of a sudden."

Sue smiled and said, "This is a normal reaction.”

Yvonne looked at her in a daze. "Normal?"

"Yes. Women always feel nauseous during the first couple of months when they get pregnant. This is one of the signs of pregnancy." Sue explained to her.

Yvonne heard about that before. But she had never been pregnant, so she did know what the signs were.

After listening to Sue’s explanation, she understood it now.

"I see." Yvonne became relieved. "I thought that I might have exercised too much or had an upset stomach. It scared me."

She was worried about her baby when she retched just now.

"Madam, it's your first pregnancy. Certainly, you're unaware of a lot of things. I forgot to give you a headsup too." Sue patted her forehead, feeling upset for her own mistakes.

Yvonne grabbed her hand. "It's fine, Sue. You’re not too late in telling me about this now."

"Alright. Let me tell you about it in detail. Come, let's g o outside."

"Sure," Yvonne nodded.

They returned to the living room. Sue began telling her about pregnancy after she cleaned up the table.

Previously, Sue told Yvonne what food was prohibited for pregnant women. Now, she advised Yvonne on the things she should be aware of.

Yvonne was all ears. As usual, she jotted down the things she needed to be extremely careful about.

"Now I know one needs to take care of a lot of stuff while being pregnant," Yvonne smiled bitterly.

Sue poured a glass of water for her. "Yes, it's not easy being a mother. Please bear with it, madam. You'll be much relieved after you give birth to your child."

"There are still eight more months to go. It seems like such a long unendurable time." Yvonne leaned back onto the sofa and spoke in a sad but happy tone.

Sue touched her hair adoringly. "You couldn't help it.

It's what every woman needs to go through."

"I know.” Yvonne looked down on her belly, and she was filled with immense love and gentleness for her baby.

The baby in her belly belonged to both Henry and her.

She would give birth to that child no matter how difficult it was.

"That's more than enough now, madam. I see that it is late now. What do you want to have for dinner tonight?" Sue looked at the time.

Yvonne considered it for a short while. "I want some light food as I still feel nauseous when I smell the oily or stinky smell."

"Sure," Sue replied before she went to busy herself in the kitchen.

At night, Henry frowned slightly when he saw the dining table which was filled with light food.

Yvonne noticed that he was slightly dissatisfied with the dishes that night. She put down her fork and spoon softly. "Henry, don’t the dishes appeal to you?"

Henry pursed his lips. "No, I'm fine with them. I'm just curious why Sue changed the menu all of a sudden."

Yvonne’s eyelids fluttered. "It's because of me."

"You?" Henry looked toward her.

Yvonne lowered her eyes and replied, "I told Sue that I wanted to eat some light food tonight, so she cooked these dishes. If you don't have much of an appetite, you can ask Sue to cook some other dishes for you." "That's unnecessary. Let's dig in." Henry held up the plate before him.

Seeing that, Yvonne did not persuade him anymore. She took up her fork and spoon and continued eating her food.

After dinner, Henry asked her to go to the study with him. "I know about the incident in which your mom came to meet you today."

"You know?" Yvonne was stunned. Soon, she realized," Did Sue tell you about that?"

"Yes." Henry nodded.

Yvonne lowered her head in embarrassment. "I'm sorry, my family members are ridiculous."

She was deeply humiliated when she thought about what Mrs. Frey said to her previously.

"It has nothing to do with you.” Henry crossed his hands and said calmly, "I know perfectly well how the Freys behave. I told you last time you to sever any kind of contact and relationship with the Freys. If not, they'll only burden you, just like what happened today."

"I didn't promise to grant my mom’s wish today." Yvonne looked up at him.

Henry raised his eyebrow. "I’m aware of that, but is the problem resolved even if you refuse to comply with their wishes? You certainly know how troublesome the Freys are more than me. If you don’t comply with them, they'll come pestering you about it from time to time, forcing you to grant their wishes in the end."

"I..." Yvonne did not know how to respond to him given what he said. holds this content.

Although what he said was rather unpleasant, she knew that he was only telling the truth.

She did not give Mrs. Frey her promise that day, and Mrs. Frey had left for the time being.

But Mrs. Frey would certainly come looking for her again until she gave them her promise.

Henry crossed his legs and said lazily, "I can arrange a job for Jason.”

Yvonne widened her eyes. "Henry, do you indeed want to give Jason...”

Henry interrupted her. "I just hope that your family members will behave themselves from now on, not coming here to make a scene anymore.”

Yvonne blushed with humiliation because of what he said. She wanted so badly to hide from him because of the deep embarrassment. "I'm sorry..."

She realized that she was always humiliated before him because of her family members.

"You don't have to apologize to me. Call your mother and tell her that I've approved of it. The condition is they must never come here to create trouble again." Henry waved his hands.

Yvonne did not move as she held her phone in her hand. "Henry, what kind of job will you prepare for him? He's incapable, and I'm afraid that he might be reckless.”

"It’s just a simple job without any power. I'll just let him take that post and be an insignificant person there. Besides, I'll ask somebody to keep an eye on him so he won't be able to create any kind of trouble." Henry sounded nonchalant. But his determination and dominance were evident in his tone.

Yvonne was completely relieved now. "I'll call my mom now.”

Henry replied, "Make the call outside. I still have a video conference to attend to.”

"Sure." Yvonne did not dare to disturb him, so she turned and left.

She called Mrs. Frey when she returned to the room.

Mrs. Frey was over the moon when she heard the great news, learning that Henry had agreed to let Jason go and work at the Lancaster Group. She did not condemn Yvonne anymore. She even allowed Jason to talk to his sister for a while, addressing her a s his sister and asking about her welfare.

If it was three years ago, Yvonne felt that she might be on top of the world at that moment.

It was because she always yearned for her family's love and attention. But now she realized how sarcastic it was. For her family members, she was indeed nothing but a pawn for them to manipulate.

If she helped them to achieve their aim, they would be nice to her. If she failed, they would condemn her harshly, addressing her like a b*tch.

Yvonne put down her phone and sighed as she looked up at the ceiling. Suddenly, she became doubtful. Did she indeed have to care about that kind of family?

She wondered whether she should listen to Henry and sever any last contact with the Freys.

"What are you staring at?" Henry entered the room, and soon he saw Yvonne sitting on he bed, staring high up the ceiling.

Yvonne heard his voice. She kept her thoughts to herself and rubbed her cheeks. "Nothing. Did the video conference end?"

"Yes." Henry nodded.

Yvonne shoved the blanket away and went to help take off his coat.

Henry was now used to her helping him around. He said nothing to her actions.

"I'll go and take a bath now. You go to bed first.” Henry walked toward the bathroom.

Yvonne called after him while holding his coat in her hand, "Henry, will you go to Jacqueline if she calls you again tonight?"