CHAPTER 138 BUMPED INTO ELLIOT

Yvonne stopped walking all of a sudden. She warned him with a darkened face, "My husband treats me very well! Please don't spread any rumors here, Mr. Taylor!"

"Does he treat you well?" Elliot sneered in contempt. "S o it seems like treating you well entails abusing you emotionally, refusing to reveal your identity to the public, and using your bone marrow to save his first love. Yvonne, your love is just too cheap.”

Yvonne paled at that. She opened her mouth slightly, eager to explain herself, but she found herself speechless all of a sudden.

It was because she knew that he was right subconsciously.

In her relationship with Henry, she was always the one who poured her heart out to him. She was always the one who made sacrifices, but Henry was always the same, treating her coldly.

Even so, she still loved him blindly. She had indeed succumbed to a low state.

Elliot knew that he had hurt her at her most painful spot when he received no response from her. He smirked inevitably. "Yvonne, I might sound harsh, but I feel that you don't have to love Mr. Lancaster so blindly. He doesn't deserve your love. Unrequited love and a man who cannot return your love will have nothing but pain for you at the end."

"So what?" Yvonne looked toward the company firmly.

Even if there was nothing but pain for her, she was more than willing to endure it.

Besides, she knew that it would not hurt that much.

Elliot looked at Yvonne as she seemed to hold onto her resolution firmly, crashing down the hill if she had to. He narrowed his eyes slightly. "Yvonne, you're indeed quite naive. Do you know what

kind of pain I'm talking about right now? It might be so intense that it'll be unendurable for you."

"Unendurable? What do you mean?" Yvonne was slightly stunned.

Elliot gave her a mysterious smile without saying anything. Then, he drove away directly.

Yvonne looked at him as his car disappeared from her sight. Unknowingly, she felt that his smile was quite frightening, and it unsettled her.

Yvonne reached the company with heavy feelings. The moment she entered the lobby, she heard some employees exclaiming how handsome someone was.

Yvonne was puzzled. She grabbed one of them casually. "What are you talking about? Who is the handsome guy?"

"We're talking about Mr. Taylor from the Taylor Group," the person replied.

Yvonne let go of her. Soon, she got the whole picture.

It seemed that Elliot had come to the company after all.

She indeed wondered about the reason she bumped into him there at the junction just now.

"Okay, thank you." Yvonne turned and walked into the elevator.

When she reached the top floor of the company, she saw Elliot and Henry leaving the CEO's office one after another.

Elliot saw her too. He smiled and winked at her. "Hey, Miss Frey! Good morning!"

Yvonne’s lips twitched slightly. She condemned his acting skills in her heart.

They met each other a while back, but Elliot could act as if he had just met her there and then. He was indeed a hypocrite.

However, Yvonne could only put on a show too since Elliot took the initiative to do so. She was worried that Henry might have a misunderstanding about them.

"Good morning, Mr. Lancaster." She greeted Elliot before she turned to look at Henry. "Mr. Lancaster, I'll return to the office now." 1

"Alright," Henry nodded.

Yvonne held her bag tighter, passed by them, and returned to her office.

She did not come to work the previous day. Now, there was loads of work waiting for her there.

She did not dare to waste any more time. She soon switched on the computer after she put her bag down. Then, she began working.

She was so busy that she was only able to take a break at noon.

"Yvonne." Lynette opened the door and entered the office. "Are you done with your work?"

Yvonne turned her stiff neck around. "Almost. Why did you come up here?"

"I’m here to give you something." Then, she took a big bag from behind her and put it on the table.

Yvonne widened her eyes. “What's this?"

"These are the local specialties from my hometown. M y mom asked me to present them to you as a form of gratitude for you and your husband." Lynette poured herself a glass of water as she replied to Yvonne.

Yvonne opened the bag and peeked inside.

Surprisingly, there were some rare delicacies in the bag. She had only tried some of them, and there were some which she had never tried before.

"There are so many." Yvonne was too stunned that she could not speak much.

Lynette waved her hands. "It’s not much. I don’t have anything else in my hometown, but there are many things like this. So my mom asked me to give them to you and your husband. Try them."

"Then, I'll accept it without shame." Yvonne closed the bag.

Lynette smiled. "If you refuse to accept it, I’ll certainly be upset. By the way, the doctor your husband found for us has arrived."

"So soon?"

"Yes, he called me last night, saying that he will be arriving today. I'll go and pick the doctor up this afternoon at the airport. Please come with me." Lynette held her hand.

Yvonne felt sorry that she had to reject Lynette. "I'm afraid I cannot. I need to learn about social etiquette every afternoon now." holds this content.

"Social etiquette?" Lynette was puzzled.

Yvonne retreated her hand and explained, "My husband's family is rather rich. Besides, we're attending a charity party next month. So they hired a teacher for me so that I can learn proper social etiquette."

"I see. The rich do have a lot of rules to adhere to. I truly pity you." Lynette seemed to enjoy Yvonne’s misfortune.

Yvonne smiled without giving Lynette any replies.

Lynette took a sip of water. She seemed to remember something. So, she asked, "Your birthday is just

around the corner. It’s supposed to be one of these days."

"Yes, that’s right." Yvonne tidied up the documents and put them aside.

Lynette approached her. "How do you plan to celebrate it this year?"

"I told my husband beforehand. I'm going to celebrate i t with him alone. So I'll treat you to a meal after my birthday." Yvonne smiled brightly.

Lynette felt like Yvonne was flaunting her happiness i n front of her. But Lynette pretended to be happy for her. "Oh, so you’re going to celebrate it with your husband. How nice that must be!"

"Are you jealous?” Yvonne was amused.

Lynette pouted. "I'm not at all jealous!" She sneered.

She put down the glass and left the office.

Yvonne did not detain her. She shook her head, grabbed her meal card, and got ready to go for a meal.

Neither Henry nor Elliot returned to the company after they left in the morning. She did not even know where they went.

Yvonne took out her phone as she wanted to call him several times now. At last, she gave up on that idea.

Certainly, he left with Elliot because of their business.

She was fine with it if he did not go and visit Jacqueline in the hospital.

As she was thinking that, she forced herself to summon enough spirit to return to her work at hand.

She got off work in the afternoon and returned to the villa. The teacher was already there waiting for her.

She took a short rest before beginning the etiquette lessons from her teacher.

After around two or three days of practice, she was almost used to the highly intensive training. After three hours, she still did not feel the aching sensation all around her body like before even though she was slightly exhausted.

"Madam, are you tired?" Sue handed a towel to her.

Yvonne took the towel from Sue and wiped her face casually. "A little bit, but it's okay."

"Go and take a bath. It’s time for dinner. The delicacies you brought home are of good quality. I've cooked some soup using those ingredients. I'm sure you'll be able to enjoy it." Sue said.

Yvonne smelled the aroma just now. She was indeed hungry. She put down the towel and smiled. "Fine, I'll certainly have more of it later.”

"Sure." Sue indeed wished that Yvonne would have more of it.

Only then would her body and her child be taken good care of, and they would be nourished well.

Yvonne went upstairs to take a bath. Henry was home the minute she left.

He seemed to be troubled by something on his mind. There was a deep crease between his eyebrows.

After her bath, Yvonne went downstairs. She soon saw him sitting on the sofa, engulfed in a deeply gloomy atmosphere.

"Henry." She called after him softly.

Henry looked up at her and said with a hoarse voice," What’s wrong?"

"Nothing, it's just that you..." Yvonne walked over and stood before him. "Are you alright? I see that you're not in a good mood. Is something wrong?”

She wondered whether Elliot told him anything after they left together in the morning.