CHAPTER 399 INNER CONFLICT

But just when her pink lips were about to touch the man's cheek, his eyes flashed and he suddenly turned his head.

Their lips met and Yvonne was stunned. Her eyes opened wide as she looked at him inconceivably and she couldn't even react.

When the man saw that she was in a daze, his handsome face lit up like he just saw something interesting. Before she could react, he clasped the back of her head firmly to give her a deeper kiss.

"Um..." Yvonne was unprepared, and by the time she came to a realization, it was too late to struggle.

The man held her tightly, and there was nowhere to run.

His kissing skills were good and Yvonne couldn't stand it anymore. She quickly gave in and her entire body felt weak and limp. She stayed in his embrace without resisting.

Yvonne didn't know how much time had passed when she suddenly felt breathless, so she pinched the man.

The man noticed it and let her go, ending the long kiss that felt almost like a century.

"Huff... Huff..." After getting freed, Yvonne lowered her head and breathed in the fresh air.

Henry frowned slightly when he saw her like this. He said, "You've done this so many times. Why do you still forget how to breathe?"

Yvonne raised her head and glared at him when she heard him, but she was kissed so passionately that her face was flushed and her eyes were moist. Thus, her glare didn't seem threatening at all, but rather flirtatious. It almost seemed like a different person.

Not only that, but her voice sounded softer, "Really? I haven’t even blamed you for lying to me!"

"What did I lie about?" Henry crossed his arms and looked at her.

Yvonne snorted and turned her head to the side. "You asked me to kiss you but you actually stuck your mouth out!"

"Yeah, I did ask you to kiss me, but I didn't mention where," Henry said calmly.

Yvonne was anxious. "You didn't say it, but the first thing you did was lean closer with your face. Isn't it obvious that you were asking me to kiss your cheek?"

"Is it?" Henry looked at her and denied it.

Yvonne raised her fists in anger and punched him in the chest.

But before her fist touched his chest, Henry held it and said, "Okay, that’s enough." "What’s enough? I didn't do anything." Yvonne pulled her hand back.

Henry let go of her and stood up to tidy up his messy clothes. "After Hayden returned to the Taylors, he tried to stir the pot between Shaw and Dominic. The two actually came together just for the purpose of plotting against the Lancasters together so the level of trust they have for each other wasn't high to begin with. Hayden took advantage of this and made Shaw think that Dominic betrayed him."

"And then what happened?" Yvonne calmed down and listened carefully.

Henry adjusted the tie clip on his chest and continued, "Then Shaw believed him and went to warn Dominic, but before he did, Hayden contacted Dominic and told him that Shaw no longer wanted to work with him and was trying to backstab him to take over his power."

"Dominic believed it?" Yvonne asked.

Henry sneered, "Dominic obviously believed it. He auctioned off the Conrads’ company so he did not have much power left. He only has a large sum of money. Therefore, in this pact with Shaw, he was on the losing end and he couldn't even be equal to Shaw. Shaw treats him like a nobody."

"Since Dominic is a nobody to Shaw, why would he believe that Shaw will backstab him that easily?" Yvonne’s nose wrinkled as she could not understand.

In her opinion, Shaw did not care about Dominic and i f he didn’t even see him as an equal, he obviously wouldn't bother plotting against Dominic either.

After all, dealing with a nobody that you look down on was a bit of a shame.

So based on that, it was obvious that Dominic would not believe that Shaw would go out of his way to take him down, but he actually believed it, which was a little odd.

"Dominic will believe Hayden’s words without hesitation because the whole purpose of his collaboration with Shaw was for the Lancaster Group!" Henry's eyes darkened. 1

Yvonne said in a low voice, "The Lancaster Group?" 1

"Yes, Hayden told me that the pact made between the two of them was to divide the Lancaster family. Shaw wanted to take the lives of every member in the Lancaster family, whereas Dominic wanted the Lancaster Group. So Hayden used this to convince Dominic that Shaw wants to go against him."

"Oh!" When Yvonne heard this, she hammered her fist and suddenly realized what had happened. "I think I get it now. Elliot told Dominic that Shaw didn't want t o give him the Lancaster Group and he wants to keep i t for himself, so he has to stop him, right?"

"Smart." Henry gave her an admiring look.

Yvonne smiled, "You’ve already explained everything. I f I still didn't understand, that’d be too stupid.

However, I didn't expect Elliot to stir the pot between

those two, and with such a simple method."

"Sometimes, the simplest strategy is what it takes for people to fall for it. Now that Dominic and Shaw have started having conflicts against each other, Hayden and I plan to gradually disintegrate the Taylors' power during their internal conflict and we shall start with the Taylor Group." Henry's eyes flashed viciously.

Yvonne shuddered when she saw his eyes. She then became a little worried. "But Dominic is clearly not Shaw's opponent. Their internal conflict should be over in no time and by then, the Taylor Group will definitely realize that Elliot had betrayed him, so can you guys take the whole Taylor Group down in such a short time?"

"We have Hayden's help. He’s been the heir of the Taylor Group for so many years after all, so he certainly has some control over the economic support of the Taylor Group. By the way, he asked me to send you a message." Henry's face suddenly became gloomy.

Yvonne pretended not to see it and asked calmly," What is it?"

"He said that he’ll help keep Dominic alive before Shaw kills Dominic, so you can take revenge personally," Henry conveyed what Elliot said coldly.

Yvonne smiled gratefully, "Please thank him for helping me."

Henry gave a cold snort before turning around and walked towards the door.

Yvonne got up and shouted, "Are you leaving already?"

"Duh?" Henry kept walking.

"Sue's cooking—you can stay for lunch." Yvonne tried t o make him stay.

Henry refused, and he said with a serious tone, "No, I have to keep an eye on the Taylor Group. I don’t have time to stay."

"Okay." Yvonne's eyes dimmed for a moment but she immediately smiled empathetically, "Then be careful o n the way."

"Okay." Henry nodded and disappeared in the doorway.

Bam!

The door was closed once again. Yvonne exhaled and went back to unpacking her belongings as she crouched down in front of her suitcase.

After she finished unpacking, Sue had finished preparing lunch. This belongs to .

Yvonne went to the dining hall and could already smell all kinds of dishes before entering.

She inhaled deeply to smell the aroma. She walked to the table and stared at the sumptuous lunch on the table in awe. "Sue, is it a special occasion today? Why did you prepare so many dishes?"