CHAPTER 248 THE CONDITION WITH THE CONRADS

"Fire him too!" Henry replied mercilessly.

Joe was still slightly worried. "But what about madam H

"You don't have to worry about Yvonne. I'll give her an explanation. You just need to do what you're supposed to do. Besides..." Henry rubbed the place between his eyebrows. His eyes became cold and ferocious again. " How about the Conrads' condition given that they're staying abroad now?"

"Their hands are tied," replied Joe.

Henry raised his eyebrow. "What do you mean by that?"

"What I meant is Dominic wants to expand the Conrad Group's business overseas. But the foreign market is saturated, especially the fashion industry. It's monopolized by numerous luxury brands. It's almost impossible for him to expand his business there.

Currently, he's racking his brains for it. He even..."

"What else did he do? Tell me!" Henry frowned impatiently.

Joe touched his nose and organized his words. "He wants to return here. The people I sent over there to keep an eye on them gave me some news, and they said that Dominic is preparing to return here secretly."

"How dare he do such a thing!” Henry sneered coldly.

Joe asked tentatively, "So Mr. Lancaster, do you want me to send somebody over to warn him off?"

"No! Let him come back here," said Henry.

Joe was slightly stunned. "Let him come back here? But previously, you..."

"If he’s back here, I can finally fulfill my promise to Yvonne,” replied Henry.

Dominic was staying abroad, so Henry could not do much to him. Even though Henry was quite influential and powerful, he could not do such a thing abroad.

So if he wanted to make Dominic go to jail, he could only ask Dominic to return to their homeland.

Previously, he was thinking about how to make Dominic return to their homeland. Unexpectedly, Dominic made up his mind, and it helped Henry a great deal.

Joe knew what Henry promised Yvonne too. After he realized that, he even took the initiative and gave a suggestion. "Mr. Lancaster, what if I ask my people to casually hint to Dominic without him knowing that you and the master no longer care about that incident? Then, he'll return here sooner."

"Yes, you can do that." Henry seemed to approve of his suggestion. "Your bonus for this month will be doubled." holds this content.

Some lights reflected off Joe's glasses. He was soon filled with excitement. "Thank you, Mr. Lancaster. Do you have any more questions for me?" He seemed to b e trying his best to please Henry.

Henry became serious. "How is Jacqueline recently?"

"She's recovering fast. She can now get out of bed and walk," said Henry honestly. After that, he seemed to be put in a dilemma. "But..."

"But what? Don't hesitate! Tell me directly!" Henry's voice became rather harsh.

Joe sighed. "Mr. Lancaster, it seems like Miss Conrad has been lying to you all this while."

"What do you mean?"

"Actually... Miss Conrad had a boyfriend for the past three years she spent abroad. His name is Liam Lodge, and he's a jewelry designer. They have quite a good relationship. Besides, Miss Conrad didn't even study a t the Royal Academy of Ballet that year when she went aboard. She has been with Liam all this while...”

"What did you say?" Henry tightened his grasp on his phone. "Did you say that Jackie has a boyfriend abroad?"

"Yes,” said Joe in certainty. "This is the news we gained from the people we sent over to keep an eye on them. It won't be fake."

Hearing that, Henry's facial expression became extremely unpleasant. He was angry for being lied to.

'So Jacqueline has a boyfriend abroad. She has a good relationship with him too. Does it mean that she likes that man deeply?

'So can I assume that she actually feels nothing for m e?

'If not, why did she betray me without any hesitation a t that moment? She even abandoned me and ran away on her own.’

Hearing Henry’s heavy breathing at the other end of the phone, Joe asked him with concern, "Mr. Lancaster, are you alright?"

Henry took a deep breath, suppressing his anger temporarily. He then said with a deep voice, "I’m fine. You told me that Jacqueline has a good relationship with Liam. How close are they exactly?”

"I’m not sure about the details either. I heard from our men that the first day she went abroad, she soon asked somebody to look Liam up. Liam went to meet her too. She even told Liam that her

bone marrow transplant was successful. She wished to get back together with Liam. So from there we can see that..."

Talking about that, Joe lowered his eyelids, and his voice became soft too. "So we can see that Miss Conrad cares about Liam deeply."

"She cares about him..." Henry muttered those words i n a deep voice. His voice was extremely cold. Looking at the night view, his eyes appeared quite ferocious too.

From what Joe said, he could confirm his guess just now. The person whom Jacqueline truly loved was Liam, not him.

But it was fine since they had broken up with each other. She was free to fall in love with anyone, and he would not interfere with that. But why did she tell him that she loved him still? Why did she want to get back together with him after she returned to their homeland?

Henry was engulfed in deep wrath. He gritted his teeth and asked, "What other identity does Liam have other than being a jewelry designer?"

"Nothing. If we want to talk about him, we can only say that he's rather handsome." After thinking about it for a while, Joe finally thought about the only advantage Liam had.

Henry swallowed slightly. He spat out some words coldly, "I see!"

At last, he finally understood everything. 'I asked her for the reason she came back here instead of staying abroad for her treatment given that overseas medical facilities are much advanced. No wonder she stammered and could not answer me. I thought that she was not feeling well, so I didn't force an answer out of her.

'Now that I think about it, she did not dare to answer that actually. The reason she came back here for her treatment was to manipulate my influence and power to find the most suitable bone marrow

for her. She said that she loved me, planning to use that to keep m e with her, making me sacrifice everything else just for her.

'All this while, she had been manipulating me and telling me lies. Ridiculously, I tried my best to help her for the past relationship I had with her. I even tricked Yvonne into donating her bone marrow to her so that she could survive. In the end, her father made me lose my child, but I still sided with her. It seems like I'm the most foolish person that ever breathed!' 3

Thinking of that, Henry’s knuckles made quite a noise given his tightly clenched fists. Then, he roared in a deep voice and punched the banister.

At the other end of the phone, Joe was frightened by Henry. He shouted immediately, "Mr. Lancaster, are you alright?"

"Joe, I'll give you five days. I want to know everything about Jacqueline for the past three years she stayed abroad." Henry gave Joe a command with a fierce look.

At first, he was quite guilty toward her given that he was about to send Dominic to prison.

Now it seemed like that was not necessary.

Since she was bold enough to manipulate him, she could not blame him for his cruelty then.

"Alright, Mr. Lancaster. I know what to do now. Do you have any other instructions?" Joe asked again.

Henry closed his eyes tightly and tried to calm himself down. He then said lightly, "Nothing more. Just go and do it now."

"Okay."

After Henry hung up the phone, he immersed himself i n the night breeze for almost half an hour. When his anger slightly subsided, he turned around and returned to the bedroom.

He stood beside the bed and looked down. He was filled with guilt when he looked at Yvonne who was lying on the bed.

He had never felt so much guilt for her before. Even though he knew that she had lost her baby, her bone marrow was also snatched away.

As he was thinking about that, he realized that he might never feel such deep remorse for her if he did not suddenly ask Joe about that at night. He only realized now how innocent she was.

She only bumped into his world accidentally and married him. But because of him, she had become the victim between him and Jacqueline. 'It's entirely my fault!'

Henry could no longer hold back the complicated emotions in his heart. He bent down and hugged Yvonne tightly. 1

Yvonne was awakened after he crushed her like that.

She opened her eyes and glanced at him. She was

soon frightened by him. "What's wrong with you?"