CHAPTER 271 THE OLD MAN IS HERE

Yvonne shook her head. "I didn’t wait too long." “Get in the car." Henry took his car key out to unlock the car.

Yvonne opened the car door, got herself in, and fastened the seat belt.

However, Henry didn't get in the car yet. He was talking to Joe outside the car.

Yvonne didn't want to rush him either. So, she waited i n the car and fiddled with her mobile phone.

After a while, Joe left. Henry walked past the front of his car and got in.

Upon seeing this, Yvonne put her phone away. "You're done with your discussion?"

"Yeah. Let's head home now. Sit tight,” Henry reminded her while he started the car.

Yvonne seated herself slightly upright as she was about to say something. Suddenly, she caught something from the corner of her eyes. "Eh?"

"What’s wrong?"

Her voice caught Henry's attention.

Yvonne pointed to the corner that caught her eyes." There, Miss Conrad."

Henry was stunned when he heard Jacqueline’s name. He then looked over to the corner that Yvonne was pointing to. Jacqueline was really standing there. He didn't know how long she had been there. Her eyes were trained on his car, and her glance was full of complicated emotions such as complaints, sadness...

Henry furrowed his eyebrows, feeling a little unhappy.

What right did she have to accuse him?

Wasn't she the one who caused Dominic to end up in this situation?

Her current expression and the glint in her eyes seemed to indicate that Henry had started all this for n o reason.

Henry pressed his thin lips tightly when he thought about it. Then, his surroundings tensed up. "Don't care about her. Let's go."

"But she seems to have something to tell you." Yvonne looked at the man in the driver's seat.

The man was expressionless. "I don't have anything to say to her."

"It's up to you then." Yvonne shrugged and stopped talking.

The car slowly turned around and drove past Jacqueline.

What made Yvonne feel strange was that Jacqueline was standing there, obviously looking for Henry, but she wasn't sure why the latter hadn’t moved at all. She just stood there with no intention to stop the car. Even when the car drove past her, she just looked on silently.

When the car was almost out of the parking lot, Yvonne caught a glimpse of Jacqueline from the rearview mirror. Jacqueline suddenly covered her face and squatted down. It looked as if she was crying.

"Are you really not going to see her?" Yvonne's eyes shifted from the rearview mirror to the stern face of the man beside her. "She’s crying."

Henry's eyes trembled, but he quickly kept his calm. "N o need.”

"Really? But she’s in poor health now. What if

something happens?" Yvonne said while she blinked. 1

Henry frowned and said in a cold tone, "Yvonne Frey, what are you saying? You're my wife, yet you keep persuading me to find someone else?"

Yvonne lowered her eyes and said quietly, "I'm just afraid that you'll regret it in the future.”

"No!” Henry spitted out the words coldly.

Yvonne stretched out her hands. "Well then, since you won’t, I won’t persuade you any further. Anyway, I've done what I should do. If something really happens in the future, you can't blame it on me.”

After speaking, she closed her eyes and leaned her head against the car window for a nap.

Henry glanced sideways to look at Yvonne with an incomprehensible expression in his eyes.

Along the way, the atmosphere between the two tensed up a little and no one said a word.

When they arrived at the villa, Yvonne was the first to get out of the car and walk toward the door.

In the villa, Sue heard the sound of the car outside and hurried out to greet Yvonne. She smiled when she saw both of them. "Sir, madam, you guys are back?”

"Sue." Yvonne returned a smile at Sue. Then, she looked up at the villa calmly.

She had not been back in a while and the place hadn't changed at all. She instantly felt a sense of familiarity when she stood there.

"Madam, come in quickly. Dinner is ready and I sent your luggage to your room earlier." Sue took Yvonne's hand.

Yvonne nodded and smiled. "Thank you, Sue."

"Nothing to thank me for, it’s what I should do," Sue replied with a smile and then suddenly thought of something. She patted her forehead. "Oh, my memory i s failing me. Sir and madam, the master is here." 1

Yvonne panicked. "Grandpa is here?"

"Yes, he's been here for a while and he's waiting for you in the living room," Sue said in a low voice.

The smile on Yvonne's face stiffened. "Grandpa is

waiting for us. Did something happen?"

"I'm not sure about this." Sue shook her head.

Yvonne turned to Henry for help.

Henry rubbed his brow bone and walked into the villa.

Upon seeing this, Yvonne pressed her palms together and followed Henry in a hurry.

To be honest, she didn’t dare to meet the old man because she was so insistent on getting a divorce before this. For that matter, she even tried to get permission from the old man deliberately.

But now that the divorce wasn’t happening, she was really embarrassed to meet the old man. She was afraid to get an unusual look from the old man and even more afraid to hear him say, "Aren't you going to divorce? Why are you still here?"

Although it was impossible for the old man to say such things, she was still afraid. She couldn't help thinking about it since she had low self-esteem since young. Ever since she returned to the city, she

avoided contacting and meeting the old man. But now that the old man had come to them, she could only bite the bullet to meet him even if she was afraid.

Entering the living room, Yvonne buried her head low and followed Henry without missing a step. She stopped when he stopped.

"Grandpa, why are you here?" Henry asked the old man.

On the sofa, the old man put down the teacup in his hand and said faintly, "Why? Can't I visit?"

"No, I just wanted to ask why didn’t you tell me in advance that you were visiting?" Henry replied.

The old man curled his lips, "Will you be back early to see this old man if I tell you in advance? Okay, step aside now. You’re blocking Yvonne.’’

When Yvonne heard the old man mention her name, her body stiffened.

After that, she felt the man in front of her take a step aside, completely exposing her presence to the old man.

Now that she had lost her cover, she forced a smile and looked up at him. "Grandpa."

"Why have you lost so much weight?” The old man frowned and looked at Yvonne. "Hasn't Henry taken good care of you since you've been back for so long?"

"No, no.” Yvonne waved her hands again and again.

"Since that's not the case, why don't you have baby fat on your face anymore?" the old man sighed.

Understanding his distressed words, Yvonne suddenly felt a warm feeling in her heart.Content is © by .

Her restraint towards the old man disappeared almost immediately. Instead, she regained those feelings to get along well with the old man.

She thought that the old man would be unhappy since the divorce that she had been talking about didn't happen.

Who knew that she was the only one who had been thinking too much? The old man still treated her the same as usual.

While this made her feel flattered, she was also very touched.

Yvonne rubbed her astringent eyes, lowered the forced smile on her face, and put on a sincere smile," Thank you for your concern, Grandpa. I'll slowly make up for the baby fat in the future."

"Sure. Grandpa is looking forward to it." The old man nodded, then turned his gaze to Henry. "Henry, come with me to the study room."

"Alright," Henry responded.

In the study room, the old man’s expression turned serious right after he sat down. "You did a great job on Dominic Conrad's matter."

Henry's eyes flickered, but he didn't answer.

The old man ignored him and continued, "But how did you suddenly figure out that you want to get back at Dominic Conrad?"