CHAPTER 202 TREAT HER WELL

Yvonne bit her lip and reluctantly nodded her head.

Henry had not signed the divorce papers yet, hence they were still married officially.

No matter how much she wanted to deny it, Henry was still legally her husband.

Henry was elated as his lips curled upwards when he saw that Yvonne had not called his bluff.

Sue was so happy to see Yvonne that she shouted," Madam!”

"So the two of you are still married," said the chief. He scanned Henry from head to toe.

Henry reached out his hand to the chief. "Good day to you Chief Frey, my name is Henry Lancaster."

"Nice to meet you Henry." The chief reached out and shook his hand. "I had heard that Yvonne was married, but I didn't think it was a fine gentleman like you Henry."

"You're too kind, chief." Henry pulled away his hand with a straight face.

The chief chuckled. "I'm not praising you Henry, I'm merely stating the facts. The Lancasters are quite wealthy, right?" "Only some small assets," replied Henry reservedly.

Yvonne rolled her eyes when she heard Henry’s reply.

Who knew Henry could lie with such a straight face without blushing?

If the Lancasters only had small assets, then the top 10 wealthy families in the country also only owned some small assets.

"Small assets?" said the chief. He glanced at the watch that Henry was wearing and grinned.

The chief may not have had the chance to receive higher education, but he was most certainly able to identify if someone was being humble due to his vast knowledge and experience.

He decided to feign ignorance since Henry was not willing to say anything about it.

At the thought of this, the chief quickly changed the subject and said, "So Henry, you're specifically here for Yvonne I presume?"

He gazed at the luggage that was beside Henry.

Henry nodded slightly. "Yes I am."

"That's wonderful, I'm glad that you’re here,” said the gratified chief.

Henry sensed there was something amiss and slightly squinted his eyes. "Chief Frey, did something happen?"

Yvonne gave the chief a confused expression. holds this content.

The chief sighed. "It has to do with Yvonne, naturally."

"Me?" said Yvonne as she pointed at herself.

The chief looked at her and said, "Who else would it be other than you? For the past two days, you were either coughing or feeling faint. Do you remember how you almost fainted right after you prayed to your ancestors?"

Yvonne shyly rubbed her nose.

Henry immediately turned in her direction, his voice was nervous as he said, "Is it true? You're..."

"It has nothing to do with you!" scoffed Yvonne as she turned her head away.

The chief could tell that there was something wrong between the couple. He couldn't help himself and asked, "Yvonne, have the two of you fought?"

"Ho." Yvonne shook her head.

Henry pursed his lips. "It was me who did something wrong.”

"So it's a lover's quarrel, am I right?" asked the chief as he arched his eyebrow.

Yvonne fell silent.

The chief was in tears. "I think I hit the nail on the head - that's why you ran home to recover. Yvonne, you even refused to call Henry when your condition got worse. So, you were just making an excuse when you said Henry didn't come back with you because of his work."

Yvonne dropped her head even lower.

Henry understood the situation based on the chief’s explanation and felt shameful as well. "It's my fault, I've failed her."

The chief did not fully understand what actually happened between them and assumed it was a normal lover's quarrel. As he saw how apologetic Henry was, he sided him by saying, "As long as you know your mistakes and are willing to learn from them. Yvonne, why don't you forgive him? He's already personally come here to apologize to you."

Yvonne glared at the chief. "It's not like that chief, you don't even know..."

"What don't I know? Isn’t this just a typical lover’s quarrel? Since Henry has already come here to find you personally, what other reasons would there be to not forgive him? What's more, I'm more at ease with your health now that he's here," said the chief in a serious tone as he patted Yvonne's shoulder.

What had happened between the couple was no mere lover's quarrel.

It was the loss of a life.

How could she forgive him so easily!

"Alright alright, I don’t care what happened between the two of you. But Henry, I want you to take care of her properly now that you're here," said the chief as he looked at Henry.

Henry nodded. "I will.”

"That's good. Yvonne has had a rough life, her

childhood was... Forget it, what's the point in bringing up the past. Anyway, treat her well, I'll be on my way t o work now.”

The chief grabbed his hoe and walked away.

Yvonne sent him off and closed the door when he left.

Henry pressed on the door again. "Have you forgotten what the chief said?”

Yvonne angrily glared at him and retorted, "What do you want?"

"Follow me, or let me in," said Henry as he gave her two choices.

Yvonne tightly pursed her lips.

Naturally, it was impossible for her to follow him back.

So there was only one obvious choice.

"Fine, come in then." Yvonne gave in and opened the door to let Henry and Sue inside.

Sue gleefully carried the luggages and entered the house while Henry stood there unmovingly.

Yvonne raised an eyebrow. "You’re not coming in?" 1

Yvonne didn’t know what he was thinking, nor did she want to know. She released the door handle and turned to walk away.

Henry slightly twitched his lips when he saw her moving away so eagerly and then proceeded to enter the house.

As he entered the house, he scanned through the environment. The more he scanned, the more contempt he felt.

This was his first time entering such a rundown house and he was startled by its condition.

Was this house really fit for humans to live in?

Wouldn’t it fall when the wind blew?

Henry maintained a straight face even as all those thoughts ran through his mind. No one could read what was really going on in his mind.

Yvonne poured two glasses of water, one for each person.

After Sue sat down, she couldn’t help but ask, "Madam, have you been living here for the past two days?"

"Yes," said Yvonne as she nodded.

Sue immediately felt her heart throbbing in pain.

Yvonne could tell how Sue felt and laughed. "This is where I've been living since I was little. My parents left me here when they had Jason live with my grandparents, taking me back in after I entered college.

"I see." Sue seemed to understand more about Yvonne now.

Henry had not done such a thorough background check on Yvonne's past, so naturally he would not have known that she lived here.

He was a little startled now that he had heard this.

"Mr. Lancaster,” shouted Yvonne suddenly.

Henry felt a little unhappy when he heard her calling him like that. "What?"

"When are you planning to return?" asked Yvonne.

Henry plainly answered as he drank a sip of water, "I'll return when you agree to follow me back."

Yvonne pursed her lips. "Then if I don't agree to go back with you, you’ll stay here forever?"

Henry raised an eyebrow, "I wouldn’t mind."

Yvonne was shocked at his brashness. "Henry Lancaster, this is my home!"

"I know, and I'm your husband, so your home is my home, isn't that right?" replied Henry.

Yvonne bit her lip. "Of course there is. We're divorced now, so there is nothing related between us anymore, s o this is most certainly not your home. Please return, you're not welcomed here."

"But we're not yet divorced," replied Henry with a sly smile. "Also, didn't you hear what the chief said?”