CHAPTER 336 SUSPECTING ELLIOT

"The neighbors around said that someone came over t o pick her up." Henry flicked the ash off his cigarette.

Yvonne let go of his waist. "Was it from Dominic?"

"I don't know, but it probably was." Henry turned around.

Yvonne puckered her lips and said, "Now that Jacqueline's gone, the war between the Lancaster family and the Conrad family has truly begun. Henry, you have to be careful."

"I know. You better not go anywhere else except the nursing home during this time," Henry insisted.

Yvonne nodded. "I know, don't worry."

"Well, go get some rest." Henry walked to the desk and pushed the cigarette butt into the ashtray.

Yvonne followed him. "What about you?"

"I'm a little busy tonight. I won the auction of the land and I need to deal with it later." Henry turned on the computer.

Yvonne was surprised. "You actually bought it?"

Henry nodded.

"But don't you think something's wrong with that piece of land? Sue told me today that all other pieces o f land were seized by the state except for that one, so I think..." "I know what you mean, and the thought that someone might’ve intentionally set me up to buy the land had crossed my mind," Henry interrupted her.

Yvonne was anxious. "But you still bought it? What if there’s really something behind this?"

"Somebody had set me up." Henry's face was gloomy.

Yvonne was astonished. "Who?"

"Elliot." Henry squeezed the mouse tightly. 1

Yvonne blinked. "Him? Why would he do that?"

"I was bidding for that land in the auction against Elliot, but I didn't expect him to drop out halfway through right after answering a phone call," Henry replied.

The corner of Yvonne’s mouth twitched. "So the land goes to you?"

Henry pursed his lips and said nothing, implying what she said was true.

Yvonne felt like laughing. "That's really..."

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"By the way, why did he suddenly give up on that piece of land?" Yvonne asked, for this was the most important thing after all.

Henry opened the file containing information on the piece of land and read it carefully, "I don't know. He had already left before I could ask."

"Really..." Yvonne murmured and continued, "Henry, don't you think this is too much of a coincidence? He wanted the land before but suddenly decided that he didn’t want it anymore. It's so odd. Do you think he tricked you on purpose?"

Dissatisfaction flashed in Henry's eyes and he did not answer.

Yvonne looked at him and sighed to herself. She suddenly remembered that the tea was still outside, so she hurried out to get it.

"Henry, I'll leave you to it and go back to the room first. " Yvonne poured a cup of tea for Henry and left the study.

Back in the room, as soon as she closed the door, she took her cell phone out and called Elliot's number.

The call quickly connected and Elliot's silly voice could be heard. "Why are you calling me late at night? Do you miss me?"

Yvonne ignored his childishness and asked indifferently, "Did you do it on purpose?"

"Do what on purpose?" On the other end of the phone, Elliot was wearing a purple bathrobe while holding a glass of red wine in his hand and swirling it leisurely.

Yvonne pursed her mouth. "Of course it’s about that piece of land. Did you drop out halfway through the bidding on purpose?"

When Elliot heard this, his hand that was swirling the red wine paused for a moment and he laughed," Yvonne, it makes me sad that you would think about me that way. I didn't give it up on purpose. It's just that I found another piece of land, so that land is obviously redundant now."

"What, another piece of land?" Yvonne was slightly surprised.

Elliot took a sip. "Yes, I learned from Mr. Wright that M r. Lancaster also wanted to buy that piece of land and I was worried that I wouldn't be able to compete against him, so I asked my people to look for another piece of land just in case. During the auction, I was informed that the land was better than Mr. Wright’s, s o I obviously chose the better one."

"This..." Yvonne choked.

She understood, but something felt off.

"Yvonne, are you calling because you think I tricked M r. Lancaster on purpose?" Elliot squinted his beautiful eyes.

Yvonne felt awkward and didn't know how to answer him.

Elliot pretended to be sad and sighed, "I didn't expect you to see me like that. Hey, it really breaks my heart. Why would I try to trick Mr. Lancaster? You need to know that I was the one who wanted the land first and I went to Mr. Wright before Mr. Lancaster. Moreover, I didn't even know Mr. Lancaster wanted that land, so how could I possibly trick him?"

Yvonne had nothing else to say because what Elliot said was indeed reasonable.

He wanted that piece of land before Henry did, so if he really wanted to set Henry up, he would have tried to bid for the land against Henry at a later stage.

Or maybe, this was all really a coincidence.

Yvonne thought about it and decided to let go of the doubts in her heart. Her expression eased a little." Sorry, I shouldn't think too much, it's really..."

"I know, it’s only because you care. I forgive you, and since I gave the land to Mr. Lancaster, you should be happy." Elliot had a suspicious smirk on his face.

Yvonne could not see it so she did not notice the change in his expression. She smiled and said, "It was us who butted in-otherwise, the land should be yours now."

"It's okay, maybe it’s just destiny. Besides, I have a better piece of land now. I didn't like that piece of land anyway," Elliot said indifferently.

Yvonne still felt a little sorry for suspecting him. After thinking about it, she said, "Anyway, I still want to say sorry. Whether it’s about the land or my misunderstandings, I shouldn't accuse you like that. Sorry, I’ll buy you dinner someday." "Sure thing," Elliot responded.

After talking for a little longer, Yvonne finally hung up.

She put down the phone and opened the door of the room as she looked in the direction of Henry's study. After seeing light peeking through the door of the study, she sighed and closed the door again.

She did not know how late he would stay up tonight.

Yvonne thought and shook her head before going to the bathroom to wash up.

After that, she lifted the quilt and tucked herself in. She took a design book and read it while leaning on the headboard as she waited for Henry. She wanted to see if she could wait for him to come back before sleeping.

However, she waited until midnight and Henry was still not back. She waited until her stomach started growling.

Yvonne put down the book in her hand and rubbed her stomach. She forced a smile, got out of bed, and left the room to go to the kitchen downstairs to get herself some supper.

Sue was still working in the kitchen at this hour and she was surprised to see her. "Madam? It's so late already, why aren’t you sleeping?"

"Can't sleep, I'm hungry. Sue, what’re you doing?" Yvonne asked curiously as she looked at the flour on the counter.

Sue explained with a smile, "Aren't we having buns tomorrow morning? I'm making the dough nowotherwise I'll have to work longer tomorrow morning." "I see." Yvonne nodded.

Sue covered the dough with a piece of cloth and walked towards the sink to wash her hands. "By the way, madam, did you say you were hungry? I'll cook you some noodles then."

"I'll do it myself, Sue. Now go get some rest." Yvonne declined her help.

Sue was taken aback for a moment, but smiled and agreed, "Okay, then help yourself and be careful not to burn your hands."

"Got it," Yvonne answered as she rolled up her sleeves and began to work.

She made two bowls of noodles, one for herself and one for Henry.

It was late so he was probably hungry too.

She wondered if he would be happy to see that she made noodles for him.