CHAPTER 312 YET ANOTHER SCHEME

"About thirty thousand dollars," Lynette uttered the string of numbers with difficulty.

Yvonne was shocked. "That much?"

"Well, it's neurosurgery so it's more expensive than other surgeries. My family is broke-I even used all the money I saved up for a house and it still isn't enough, s o Yvonne..."

"I got it." Yvonne placed her hand on Lynette's shoulder. "How much more do you need?"

"About fifteen thousand dollars more." Lynette hung her head and smiled bitterly.

Yvonne thought about the money in her savings and realized that she didn't have much money either.

She had given all her money to her family and hadn't been working for the past two months, so she almost had no savings.

It would seem like she had no choice but to use the money that Master Lancaster had given her.

She had no idea how long it would take for her to return the money after using it, but she couldn't afford to think so much now that it was needed to save a life. On top of that, she still hadn’t paid back the money she owed Henry since last time.

"Fifteen thousand dollars, right? I'll go back and transfer it to your account." Yvonne patted Lynette's shoulder in an attempt to assure her.

Lynette broke into grateful tears. "Thank you, Yvonne H

"No need to thank me, that's what good friends are for. By the way, where are Uncle and Auntie?" Yvonne asked.

Lynette lifted her arm and wiped her tears. "In the ward. I'll take you there.”

"Okay." Yvonne nodded, then followed behind her to the inpatient department.

Lynette's parents were staying in the same patient ward. Yvonne could hardly believe her eyes when she entered the room.

In her memory, Mr. and Mrs. Yaeger were just normallooking middle-aged people. But the people in front of her now were like two gray-haired elderlies in their sixties.

Was this what sickness was capable of doing to human bodies?

Yvonne couldn't help but touch her face when she saw Lynette’s parents who seemed like they had suddenly aged more than a decade.

She had always been aware that her physical condition wasn't as good as before. How could it still b e fine after going through two bone marrow donation operations and a miscarriage? Now she couldn't put o n weight no matter how much she ate. She could easily catch a cold just by standing in the wind. Running and jumping around for a while now would leave her panting breathlessly. It was evident that her body was quite damaged.

If this continued, would she one day suddenly find herself bedridden and suddenly aging fast like Mr. and Mrs. Yaeger too?

If that happened, would Henry find her repulsive?

The thought of this sent Yvonne into a panic and made her face pale.

Lynette noticed the strange expression on her face and offered her a glass of warm water. "Yvonne, is something wrong?"

Yvonne accepted the warm water and held it tightly in her hands. The heat penetrated the glass then gradually spread throughout her body. It drove away the chill in her body and calmed her down a little.

She shook her head and replied hoarsely, "I'm fine. Just thought of something that terrified me."

Lynette put her palm on Yvonne's forehead in concern. "Do you have a fever? Your face is very pale."

"No.” Yvonne brought the glass to her lips and took a sip.

After confirming that she didn't have a fever, Lynette breathed a sigh of relief and retracted her hand. "I'm glad to hear that. It's almost noon, so why don't you stay for lunch? The hospital cafeteria serves decent meals."

"I'll pass, Lyn. I'm going back now. I'll transfer the money to you." Yvonne smiled and declined her invitation.

"Okay then, be careful on your way." When Lynette heard about the money, she stopped keeping Yvonne around any longer.

It wasn't because she was being materialistic, but she really needed the money very badly now.

"I will, bye!" Yvonne waved, then made her way out of the inpatient department.

She didn’t leave the hospital right away but went to the surgical department instead to meet Shane, hoping to get some news on Jacqueline's older sister.

But she was out of luck. When she got there, she was told that Shane wasn’t around because he had gone abroad.

According to the nurse, he seemed to have gone abroad to attend a medical seminar. No one knew when he would be back.

Yvonne was naturally disappointed that she didn't manage to meet Shane, but that feeling didn’t last long. She left the hospital and returned to the villa.

"Madam, why are you back alone? Where is sir?" Sue couldn't help but ask when she saw Yvonne returning alone and Henry wasn't anywhere in sight.

Yvonne hammered her shoulder and sat down. "He had some matters to attend to."

"I see." Sue nodded. "Then why didn't you ask Luke to pick you up?"

"No need to trouble him. It’s more convenient for me t o call a cab home," Yvonne replied with a smile.

Sue disagreed. "Madam, things haven’t been that peaceful for the Lancasters lately. For your own safety, please have Luke drive you around. What’ll happen if something like last time happened again?" 3

Yvonne couldn't help recalling some memories when she heard Sue mentioning the incident from last time. The intense hatred in the old man’s eyes sent shivers down her spine and made her ribs ached again. She n o longer dared to take things so lightly after that reminder.

"Alright, I won’t do that again next time." Yvonne lifted three fingers and swore.

That finally convinced Sue to stop nagging her. "Good. Now go change your clothes and come eat."

"Okay." Yvonne got up and went upstairs.

Back in her room, she changed into a more comfortable set of clothes and then took out a bank card from the drawer of the bedside table.

The three million that Master Lancaster gave her was i n this bank card. She managed to cash the check before it expired last time and deposited the money into this card.

She didn't expect that she would have to use it so soon.

Yvonne silently took note of the account number on the bank card, then took out her phone and transferred fifteen thousand dollars to Lynette through an app.

After that was done, she returned the bank card into the drawer then went downstairs with her phone.

Henry came back in the evening.

Yvonne couldn't believe her eyes when she saw the state he was in.

She pointed at the man and exclaimed,"D-Did... you have a fight?!"

His usually neat and tidy suit was extremely dirty and covered in dust.

Even his meticulously groomed hair had turned into a mess. He had patches of black on his face and looked a s though he just rolled out of a pile of mud.

This was the first time Yvonne saw Henry in such a pathetic state and she was dumbfounded. By the time she recovered from her shock, she nearly burst out laughing.

However, she was worried that her laughter would offend him, so she could only cover her mouth and tried to stifle it. Even so, soft giggles escaped her.

Naturally, those giggles didn't escape Henry's ears and he instantly narrowed his eyes.

He pinched the bridge of his nose and spoke tiredly," Just laugh if you want to."

It was only then that Yvonne uncovered her mouth and roared with laughter. "Henry, did you beat someone up or someone beat you up?" holds this content.

"Nothing like that. I just spent an entire day at a construction site." Henry explained casually, then took off his suit jacket and threw it to her. "I’m going t o take a shower. Dispose this suit for me."

"Okay." Yvonne obediently accepted his instruction then went out of the villa with his clothes.

Half an hour later, Henry came out from the shower and sat down on the sofa in comfortable silk pajamas. He no longer looked as pathetic as he did when he came back.

"Here you go," Yvonne poured him a cup of tea and sat down beside him. "Henry, have you taken care of the issues with the villas?"