CHAPTER 279 JACQUELINE FAINTS

Yvonne slapped her cheeks without thinking. She shouted toward the kitchen after calming down. "Sue."

Sue walked out as she wiped her hands and replied, "I s something the matter, madam?”

“Can you head outside and look? Is Jacqueline actually kneeling outside?" instructed Yvonne.

Sue was awestruck. "Kneeling outside? What's the meaning of this?"

"I'll explain in a bit, but first go check if she's actually there or not," replied Yvonne.

"Alright, I'll head over now." Sue took off her apron and walked towards the villa's entrance.

Two minutes later, Sue returned and her face was dark.

Yvonne asked, "How is it?"

Sue nodded. Her tone was unpleasant as she said," She’s there, kneeling right outside the empty space of our main gates. Many people have gathered around there to see what the commotion is all about and have started talking. At this rate, we'll be on the news come tomorrow."

"She's deliberately doing this!" Yvonne twitched her eyebrows.

Sue asked, "What's this all about madam?”

"She begged Henry to release Dominic and was rejected. She said that she would kneel and beg him until he agrees to do it, which was what you just saw," explained Yvonne.

Sue clenched her fist tightly after understanding the situation. "She is most definitely doing this on purpose. Even if she wanted to kneel and beg, we have so many places in the villa for her to choose from, yet she chose to do it right in front of our main gates which would attract the most

attention. She's openly threatening us by making others sympathize with her and question our morality." exclusive content.

"Sacrificing herself in the process," added Yvonne.

Sue nodded in agreement at the realization. "You’re right madam, she's intending to make sir feel sorry for her. What a cunning and manipulative woman. Look a t the lengths she is willing to go to reach her goals, even if it means harming herself in the process!"

Yvonne smiled coldly. "She has always had that trait. Otherwise she would not have been able to make Henry rush to her side on my birthday."

"That's right, this woman is tough to deal with." Sue shook her head. "What should we do now, madam? Should I chase her away?"

"Sue, would you believe me if I said that she'd threaten to kill herself the moment you try and chase her away?" said Yvonne.

Sue froze and replied after a moment, "Is there anything this woman won’t do? This woman has no boundaries!" 1

"If she had one, would she be kneeling outside right now?" Yvonne massaged her temples to ease her headache and said, "Let's go meet her together, Sue."

"What's the point in doing that? We should let her kneel as much as she wants since chasing her away wouldn't work anyway," said Sue unwillingly, yet she continued to follow behind Yvonne as she walked.

Outside of the villa, a gust of cold wind blew. Yvonne wrapped her jacket around her tightly and puffed some hot air from her mouth.

At that moment, a cold drop of water fell on her forehead. It was so cold that Yvonne started to shiver.

She stopped and looked up at the sky.

There was not a single star to be seen in the sky.

Masses of dark clouds had covered the entire sky. It was obvious that a storm was coming.

"Should we turn back madam?"

"It's fine." Yvonne waved her hands to reject Sue's suggestion and continued forwards.

Jacqueline was curled up in a ball as she knelt outside the main gates on the streets. Her eyes immediately lit up and she looked up when she heard footsteps coming her way.

However, the person that appeared was not who she had expected. It was the person she had hated the most. Her expression was immediately filled with hatred.

"What are you doing here? Are you here to ridicule m e?" said Jacqueline in an unpleasant tone.

Yvonne stopped in front of her and said, "You are already a joke, so would my coming to see you personally make any difference? I'm just here to ask you to leave to clear up the traffic here. No matter how long you kneel here, the outcome will only be the same."

"Hmph! I will not leave until I see Henry!" Jacqueline was unfazed.

Yvonne's face darkened. "Would harming yourself make a difference?"

Jacqueline’s eyes lit up. "Harming myself? What are you talking about?"

"Only you would know if you understood what I just said. I do not wish to elaborate in detail. I will ask you again, are you going to leave or not?" asked Yvonne.

Jacqueline's neck stiffened without saying a word.

Yvonne saw this and obviously knew what Jacquline meant. She pursed her lips. "If you still refuse to leave, I suppose the only thing I can do is call for security. However, this time it won't be as simple as sending you off. I will instruct them to throw you off like a bag

of garbage. Would you like to try me?"

"Did you think I had come unprepared this time, Yvonne?" Jacqueline glanced at her in contempt. "I will make you regret it if you dare to try."

Yvonne’s heart skipped a beat at Jacqueline's threat." What do you mean?"

Jacqueline only snickered without replying.

Yvonne dared not risk anything without knowing what Jacquline had planned.

Jacqueline was too cunning-there was no way of knowing what she would do.

In the end, Yvonne could only clench her fist and discard her initial idea to call for security. "Fine, kneel all you want then."

She pulled Sue together with her and left.

A heavy downpour came just as they entered the villa.

Yvonne stood in front of a window and looked in the direction that Jacqueline was kneeling. However, the sky was too dark and the rain had completely blurred her vision.

Sue brought a glass of warm milk. "Here, have some milk before going to bed madam.”

"Sue." Yvonne took the glass of milk from her and continued, "Do you think something will happen if she continues to kneel there?" "Even if something happens, she asked for it. She is deliberately harming herself, so why would you worry about her? You should just relax madam," advised Sue.

Yvonne shook her head. "I'm not worried about her. I'm only worried about what would happen if she were to faint out there now. If that happens, other people might wonder if it was because of something we did t o her. Also, the people in this area are quite influential. Henry's reputation might be affected if word starts to spread."

"That’s true." Sue nodded in agreement.

Yvonne finished up the glass of milk and passed it back to Sue. "How about this Sue, I'll go upstairs and tell Henry about this and leave it up to him to resolve this while you grab an umbrella and check on her."

"Ok." Sue nodded. She was not willing to do as she was asked but agreed to do it when she heard Henry's name.

Yvonne proceeded to walk upstairs and knocked on the door as she arrived at Henry's study.

"Come in." Henry's calm voice came out from the other side of the door.

Yvonne entered and said, "It's raining outside Henry. Ms. Conrad is still out there kneeling. Maybe you should go and talk to her."

A hint of surprise flashed through Henry’s eyes when he heard that Jacqueline was kneeling. "She actually knelt?"

"Yes." Yvonne nodded.

Henry pursed his lips tightly, "No need to bother her."

"But..."

Before Yvonne could finish her sentence, Sue rushed into the room and was breathless. "This is bad."

"What is it?" asked Yvonne.

Henry squinted his eyes into slits and stared at Sue.

Sue was completely drenched in rainwater and caught her breath before replying, “J-Jacqueline... Jacqueline's fainted!”

"What?" Henry immediately stood up.

Yvonne was right. Jacqueline still carried some weight in Henry's heart. Otherwise, he would not have reacted so strongly at the news of her fainting. 1

"Henry, are you still going to sit aside and do nothing?" said Yvonne calmly whilst suppressing her inner emotions.

Henry silently thought for a while before rushing out o f the study.

Yvonne followed behind, slightly sour from his reaction. When Henry had run to Jacqueline under the rain without an umbrella, Yvonne’s heart throbbed in pain.

Sue noticed that something was not right with her and reached out her hand to touch her. Sue's hands were so cold that Yvonne jumped at her touch. "Are you alright, madam?"