CHAPTER 229 HENRY IS EXHAUSTED

"Madam, the Freys have come to the mansion again, asking for you vehemently," replied Sue in resignation.

Yvonne frowned. "Is it my mom?"

"Yes."

"What does she want now?" Yvonne asked again.

"It seems like your brother has got a girlfriend, and they're going to get married," said Sue with uncertainty.

Yvonne was surprised. "Girlfriend? Jason has a girlfriend?"

"Your mom said so."

"Then where's my mom now? Is she still there?"

"Not anymore. She came to the mansion to meet you. I told her that you were out. She then asked me about your contact number, but I didn't comply. She left afterward," said Sue. Then she advised Yvonne," Madam, let me tell you. Don't go to the Freys. What if she wants to ask money from you again?"

Yvonne thought that it was quite possible. "Alright, thank you, Sue."

"No problem.”

After the call, Lynette looked at Yvonne. "Who is Sue?"

"The housekeeper at my husband’s house," said Yvonne as she put down the phone.

Lynette raised her eyebrows. "Housekeeper? It seems like your husband's family background is much more wealthy and powerful than what I thought."

Yvonne took a sip of the soup and smiled, but said nothing.

The Lancasters were indeed wealthy and powerful, but it had nothing to do with her. holds this content.

She always remembered that Henry had prohibited her to say much about their relationship to others. So she never told the others how the Lancasters were.

Lynette took a piece of meat and put it in her bowl. She then asked Yvonne curiously, "By the way, I heard that your mom is looking for you. What's wrong?"

Yvonne rubbed the place between her eyebrows slightly. "It seems like Jason has gotten a girlfriend."

"It's so strange given how your brother is. How is it possible that he has gotten a girlfriend? Is that girl blind or something?" Lynette condemned them.

Yvonne was amused. "Maybe they're of the same type, so they fell in love with each other."

"It’s possible." Lynette nodded. "But your mom’s so strange. Your brother has got a girlfriend. What does it have to do with you? Why did she ask for you? Does she want you to go and t look at his girlfriend for her?"

"I don't know either." Yvonne shrugged.

Lynette sneered, "I think maybe your brother spent all the money after he got a girlfriend. So he went and asked for money from your mom."

"Sue said so too.” Yvonne chuckled.

Lynette took a sip of water and said, "So I’m not the only one who thought so. Yvonne, don’t go and ask your mom why she was looking for you. Just pretend that you don't know anything about it."

"Alright, don't worry. I know what to do." Yvonne nodded.

Since she was picked up from the village and went to stay with them, they never cared for her.

Every time they contacted her, they did nothing but ask for money from her. There were never any other matters. They would not even ask after her health or her work life.

So it was quite possible that they were going to ask for money from her again. If that was the case, she indeed did not have to ask about that matter.

"Let’s not talk about it. Why don’t we go shopping after lunch?” Lynette suggested.

Yvonne looked at her in doubt. "Your lunch break is only an hour and a half. Do you have time for shopping?" "Didn't I tell you?" Lynette raised her eyebrows. "I took

the afternoon off."

Yvonne rolled her eyes. "When did you tell me that?"

"Oh, it seems like I've forgotten about it." Lynette chuckled.

Yvonne did not want to bother about that, so she enjoyed her meal.

"By the way, Yvonne. Let me tell you some good news. I've been promoted again." Lynette became excited all of a sudden.

Yvonne was shocked. "So soon? I remembered that you were promoted just a while back, right?"

"Yes." Lynette nodded.

"Then why is it so soon this time around?"

"I don’t know about the details. But from what I heard from the manager, Mr. Lancaster is returning to headquarters soon. So he's going to take a group of employees with him back to the headquarters to train them up. Luckily, I’ve been chosen to be one of those people. Besides, my post remains the same even if I return to headquarters. However, the headquarters is considered slightly higher than the branch company, s o they considered bmy promotion," Lynette explained.

Yvonne understood her now. She nodded. "I see. Congratulations.”

"Thank you." Lynette smiled faintly. "But by the way, I don't know why I was chosen either. I asked the manager and learned that those who were chosen

have at least more than five years of working experience. Besides, almost all of them were rewarded with the best employee award once, except me. So they’re wondering if I'm Mr. Lancaster's relative."

Talking about that, she pouted her lips in frustration." What’s more frustrating is some of them wondered if some kind of nepotism is involved. Are you kidding m e? If I did, I would have long ago become a manager myself. Why would I be satisfied with only a post like a team leader?"

Yvonne remained silent. She looked down as if she was thinking about something.

From what Lynette said, the others were chosen because of their experience and capabilities. So it was indeed strange that Lynette was chosen.

Besides, she was just promoted a while back. She was promoted again all of a sudden. It was indeed strange. So there must be some kind of reason behind it.

'Is it because of me?'

"Yvonne, what are you thinking about?” Lynette waved her hands.

Yvonne recovered her senses. "I’m thinking about the reason why you got promoted."

Lynette touched her chin and said, "That’s right. Isn't i t strange? I always feel like I'm being favored and taken care of by Mr. Lancaster."

Yvonne narrowed her eyes. "Favored by Mr.

Lancaster?” "Yes. Mr. Lancaster's assistant - Joe came to meet me and told me that I was promoted previously. The same thing happened again this time around." Lynette shrugged her shoulders. "If I didn't know any better, I might think that Mr. Lancaster has a secret crush on _ fl me.

Yvonne did not manage to hold herself back, and she spat out the soup directly. She then coughed vigorously until she turned pale. 1

Lynette was scared. She soon put down her fork and spoon and went to pat Yvonne's back. "Oh gosh! Why didn't you take it slow? No one is trying to snatch away your food!"

"What?" Yvonne was scared out of her wits. "I wasn't eating in a rush. I was just amused by what you said."

'Does Henry have a secret crush on her?

'How is that possible?’

"What's so funny? I’m just simply saying." Lynette pouted her lips.

Yvonne rolled her eyes. "You can only say that in front of me. What if Mr. Lancaster hears about it? What will happen then?"

"So I never said such things to the others." Lynette chuckled.

Yvonne stared at her in resignation. "That’s fine. Just enjoy your meal. Don't think too much about it. I'll

help you ask about it later."

"Are you going to help me ask about it?"

"Yes, I’ll help you. My husband is..."

"Oh, that’s right! Your husband is Mr. Lancaster's good friend. Sure. Help me ask about it." Lynette passed the baton to Yvonne.

Yvonne shook her head and continued eating her food.

After lunch, they went shopping for a while and bought some clothes. Then, they bid each other goodbye.

When Yvonne returned to the apartment, she saw a pair of male leather shoes at the door of the apartment.

'Is Henry home?’

Subconsciously, Yvonne closed the door softly. She looked toward the living room and saw no one there.

'Isn't he in the living room?'

Yvonne walked toward the living room, and there was indeed no one around. But the door of the bedroom was ajar.

Yvonne pursed her lips and put down the bags in her hand. She then walked toward the bedroom and stood by the door.

Looking into the room, she saw him lying face down o n her bed, sleeping soundly.

His sleeping posture was not right. He laid on his stomach, and one of his hands was hanging off the side of the bed. His hand might be numb after sleeping like that for a long time.

Moreover, why did he sleep like that? It was not how h e usually fell asleep.

As she was thinking about that, Yvonne walked toward him quietly. She was then able to look at his face carefully. He appeared exhausted, and the dark circles underneath his eyes were quite visible. Even his breathing became quite heavy.

Seeing that, Yvonne was saddened.

'It seems that he stayed up all night."