CHAPTER 238 A CALL FROM JASON

Henry opened his thin lips slightly and said, "What I mean is I'll warn them about it in person after I give them the money. Then, they won't come asking for money again.”

"I see." Yvonne nodded after she understood him.

After that, she said, "But just forget about the money."

"Why?" Henry raised his eyebrow.

Yvonne smiled rather awkwardly. "In the past, I always gave them money without any hesitation, so they became reckless and extravagant. They thought that they'd definitely get the money as long as they ask it from me. I understand it now. What I did in the past is wrong."

"So you’re not going to give them any more money in the future?" asked Henry.

Yvonne replied lightly now that she had made up her mind about it.

Henry sighed softly. "What you said is true. But it's not easy to do that. Are you sure you're able to do this?"

Yvonne was stunned. Two seconds later, she nodded i n uncertainty. "Maybe I can."

Although she said it like that, she did not have much confidence in herself. She did not know whether she could do that.

Maybe she could reject them if they asked for money from her under some trivial excuses. But if something bad happened to the Freys, she might not be able to reject them then.

"I knew it." Henry supported his head with one of his hands. "They've relied on you for so many years now. Suddenly, you decided to not give them any more money. They'll definitely not give up

easily. So you should really take things slow."

"I know. But they're asking for more than a hundred fifty thousand dollars for Jason's wedding. I certainly cannot comply with that." Yvonne clenched her fists tightly and spoke persistently.

Henry served her another piece of meat. "Just do whatever you want. If anything happens, just call me. I'll help you."

"Alright, thank you." Yvonne thanked him sincerely.

Henry lifted his chin slightly and said nothing.

Yvonne took a bite of the piece of fish. After she swallowed it, she thought of something all of a sudden. "By the way!"

Henry was shocked by her agitated reaction. "What’s wrong?"

"I almost forgot about it. I met Elliot this afternoon."

Hearing that name, Henry tightened his grasp on the fork. His facial expression worsened. "Did you talk to him?"

"Yes..." Noticing the coldness in him, Yvonne shrunk her neck slightly.

Henry pursed his lips. "What did you talk about?"

"Nothing much. He's curious as to why I came back here since he was the one who sent me to the station when I left. Besides, he said something rather strange t o me. I feel that there's something wrong.” When Yvonne talked about that, she appeared quite serious.

Henry narrowed his eyes slightly. "What's wrong?"

"He asked me if I'd gotten back together with you. He even asked me not to regret it in the future," Yvonne answered. "It sounded like he was asking me not to regret it after getting back together with you. But I feel that there’s some underlying meaning in it. However, I couldn’t pinpoint what it is."

Hearing that, Henry was quiet for a short while." Alright."

"Do you know what that means?" Yvonne widened her eyes and looked at him in shock.

Henry shook his head slightly. "No. I'm saying that I’ll investigate him carefully."

"But didn't you investigate him before? You found nothing else except that his identity is a bit peculiar. S o you let it go at last, didn't you? Why do you want to investigate him again?" said Yvonne.

Henry pinched the bridge of his nose. "Just like you said, you feel that there's something wrong with what he said. I feel so too after listening to you. So I want to look into it again. By the way, where did you bump into him?"

"At the station near the headquarters. He said that he was on his way back from sending his father to the airport."

"Wait, what did you say? His father?" Henry's facial expression changed slightly.

Looking at his reaction, Yvonne felt slightly curious. " Yes, he said so himself. What's wrong with it?"

Henry did not answer her question directly. He thought about it for a while before he said, "Elliot's father-Shaw Taylor, went and stayed abroad twenty years ago. He left suddenly, and no one knew why he left. What's more puzzling was that he claimed never t o return here for the rest of his life. But he returned here all of a sudden.”

There must be something wrong with it.

"Twenty years ago?" Yvonne’s voice became louder because of the shock. "Certainly you don't remember that if it happened twenty years ago. How do you know about it?"

"Grandpa told me about it. After inheriting the Lancaster Group, he told me a lot about the other groups’ secrets." Henry gave a simple explanation.

Yvonne understood it now. "It's good to know your enemies."

"Yes, it's something like that.” Henry nodded.

Yvonne touched her chin and thought about it. "From what you said, are they up to something since Elliot's father is back here all of a sudden?”

"Maybe. Otherwise, we can’t explain his sudden return. Besides, we heard nothing about it,” said Henry.

Yvonne bit her lips. "Then are they planning something against the Lancasters?"

"Why do you say so?” Henry looked at her.

Yvonne scratched her head. "I'm not sure either. But m y instinct tells me that it seems to be the case here. Besides, I suddenly remembered something else Elliot said in the afternoon. He said that he was on his way back after sending his father to the airport. He passed by the headquarters of the Lancaster Group. But the airport is in the north while the headquarters is in the west. If he wanted to return to the Taylor Group, why did he take such a long detour?"

After that, Henry's eyes fluttered slightly. "Tell me what you think about it.”

"Alright.” Yvonne knew that he understood what she said. So she immediately replied, "Usually, after one sends their family or friends away, they'll take the shortest road to head home. They'll only take a detour i f there’s a traffic jam. But the highways there at the airport are wide and high in

number, and there's never been a traffic jam. So it's not a coincidence. He was passing by the Lancaster Group headquarters

intentionally."

"What you said is indeed logical." Henry was surprised to see her capability in linking the events in such a way, trying to make some sense of it.

But what she said indeed reminded him about something.

What Elliot said to her and his action in passing by the headquarters of the Lancaster Group intentionally reminded him.

From those two points, they could easily guess that Elliot did hold some kind of peculiar feelings toward Lancaster Group. So he needed to get to the bottom of i t.

"Then what do you plan to do?" Yvonne asked Henry.

Henry touched his forehead. "I'll ask somebody to investigate him and try to see if he's plotting against the Lancaster Group. Let's talk about other stuff later."

"I see." Yvonne nodded. "Then please be careful.”

"Are you worried about me?" Henry smiled faintly and looked at her.

She averted her gaze guiltily. "That's enough, let's eat. The food’s getting cold."

After that, she took up the fork and spoon and started eating quickly.

Seeing that she had dodged his question, he shook his head helplessly. He did not force an answer from her, but continued eating his food.This belongs to .

After that, Henry went to the bathroom and took his bath. Yvonne then turned to clean up the kitchen.

When she was done, the phone in her pocket rang all o f a sudden. She took it out and glanced at it. Soon, she was slightly flustered.

It was a call from Jason. She certainly knew why he was calling her.

Besides, she spoke her mind clearly the previous day. She would not give him money, and she had no money to give him.

As she was having such thoughts, she hung up the phone directly and mercilessly.

But Jason did not give up so easily. He called her again.

Listening to the relentless ringtone of her phone in her pocket, she was deeply annoyed. She could not hold herself back anymore. So she took out the phone and answered it. "Hello?"

Her voice was slightly cold.

At the other end of the phone, although Jason was dissatisfied with her attitude, he endured it when he thought about the reason why he called her up. He smiled and fawned on her. "Sister, have you eaten yet?" 'Sister?' Yvonne's facial expression became strange. Her eyebrows twitched slightly.

'Did he just address me as his sister?’