CHAPTER 52 THE CONRADS' PAST

"Yes, that's what Miss Conrad said." The caregiver replied humbly with a slight bow.

"Please return," Yvonne gave her a small smile.

"Huh?" The caregiver was a little confused.

"I won't be meeting her. Besides, I'm not in the state to get out of bed." Yvonne lifted her left arm that was connected to an IV drip.

There was no point in meeting Jacqueline.

Her behavior from the last meeting had definitely left an impression on her.

Yvonne felt that it was best for her to keep her distance from that two-faced woman to avoid being accused of something she didn't do.

The caregiver was instantly flustered because she didn't expect Yvonne to refuse her so blatantly. "Miss Frey, I know you feel troubled, but Miss Conrad said that she must see you. Otherwise..."

"Wait!" Sue couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted the caregiver with a sullen face. "Otherwise what? You think only Miss Conrad is so important and our madam isn’t? Why must madam meet her just because she wants to see her?" 2

Yvonne nodded in agreement.

"Oh no..." The caregiver almost cried from panic. She waved her hands and frantically explained, "I didn't say that, I was just relaying Miss Conrad's words."

"I don't care who said it!" Sue stood with hands on her waist and spoke aggressively, "Go back and ask her why should madam be the one to go over there when she's the one who wants to see her?

Can’t she come here herself?"

"Miss Conrad can't come over because she just had her surgery," the caregiver shrank her neck and mumbled timidly.

Sue laughed out of anger. "Isn't it the same for madam? Don't go forgetting the fact that madam is only lying here because she has saved her life. How different is Miss Conrad from an ingrate to be treating her savior this way?"

"Well..." The caregiver was at a loss for words.

Sue pushed her out of the door hatefully. "Alright, enough. Hurry up and leave. Our madam isn't going to meet her. Tell her if she has something to say, then she can either give madam a call or come over herself. Otherwise, she can forget about it!" 4

Bang!

The door was slammed shut.

Sue dusted her hands and came back. "What the hell. Does she think she's a princess? Why should you go over to meet her?”

"Sue..." Yvonne was stunned by her every action and just had to give her a thumbs-up. "You're really impressive for sending her away so easily.”

Sue chuckled, "You must be blunt when it comes to dealing with people like them, especially that Conrad woman. If you don't stand your ground, she'll step all over you. That woman is really nasty."

"I’ve already experienced it firsthand," Yvonne sighed ruefully.

"Oh?" Sue’s curiosity was piqued. "Did something happen between the two of you?"

"Well, we had a little fight."

Yvonne briefly told Sue about everything that happened between her and Jacqueline when they met the other day.

After listening to the story, Sue slapped the table angrily. "What a vile person she is! She’s probably the most ungrateful person in the world. How disgusting for her to pretend like she's innocent! Sir is the only one who hasn't seen her real face."

The corners of Yvonne's mouth twitched as she agreed with Sue’s words.

Through her observation and analysis, the Jacqueline that Henry knew was a totally different person.

"Madam, you need to stay away from that Conrad woman from now on." Sue brought a glass of water to Yvonne’s lips.

Yvonne happened to be a little thirsty, so she took a few sips. "Stay away?"

To think that Sue was giving her that kind of advice too, it would seem like Jacqueline was more dangerous than she expected.

"Yes, stay as far away as you can!" Sue looked at Yvonne with a serious expression. "When that woman was dating sir back then, she was terrifyingly possessive. Master Lancaster did so much to finally make them break up. Now that you're Mr. Lancaster's wife, I worry that she might do something to you out o f jealousy."

"I see," Yvonne nodded slightly in understanding." Don't worry Sue, I know what to do. I'm curious though. Why did Master Lancaster break them up?"

"Because that woman is ungrateful," Sue curled her lips in disgust. "I can’t tell you the details, but sir saved her life back then and she ended up abandoning him. I'm guessing it’s a trait she inherited from her mother."

"Her mother?" Yvonne blinked her eyes curiously. " Tell me more please, Sue."

"Fine," Sue set the glass down. "This goes all the way back to twenty years ago when the Conrad family was just established and Dominic's wife wasn't Jacqueline’s mother. Her mother was a mistress who forced her way into the Conrad family when she was pregnant with Jacqueline."

"Then that makes Jacqueline an illegitimate daughter?" Yvonne opened her mouth wide in surprise.

Sue nodded. "Dominic and his first wife started a business together. By the time their business started doing well, Dominic began fooling around outside. In the end, he cheated on his wife with a female uni student that she was sponsoring. That student was none other than Jacqueline’s mother."

"And then?"

"Then Jacqueline's mother wasn't willing to be just a mistress and provoked his wife when she was pregnant. Back then, Dominic's wife was also pregnant almost at the same time. Then no one knew what happened after that, but the wife was sent to the hospital and pronounced dead along with the baby in her womb."

"How terrifying," Yvonne trembled as the story sent a chill down her spine and made her skin crawl.

Sue sighed ruefully, "It caused quite a stir back then. Everyone in the higher society knew about it. Due to this, the Conrads' reputation plummeted. Jacqueline’s mother suffered from depression and died a few years after giving birth to her daughter."

"I guess all wealthy families have their own stories," Yvonne was a little dazed.

Brrr!

Her phone suddenly vibrated.

Sue picked up her phone and then handed it to her happily, "Madam, it's a call from sir!”

"Henry?" Yvonne frowned and accepted the phone, but couldn't bring herself to be happy for some reason.

She sent Jacqueline's servant away just a moment ago and now Henry was calling her. Was it really a coincidence?

Could it be that Jacqueline made some baseless accusation against her to Henry because she didn't want to show up in her room?

Just like how she managed to twist the story last time...

Thinking of this, Yvonne swiped her thumb across the green button on the screen while her heartstrings tightened. "Hello?"

"Yvonne Frey, did you scold Jackie?" Henry's cold and deep voice came through from the other end of the line with what sounded like a questioning tone.

Yvonne secretly grumbled in her heart, then bit her lip. "I didn't scold her. I didn't even see her today.”

"But Jackie told me that she sent someone to your ward to express her gratitude only to be insulted as an ingrate by you,” Henry said coldly.

"I did not!” Yvonne bit her lower lip angrily. "She was the one who asked me to go over and meet her

because she had something to talk to me about. She didn’t thank me at all!"

"Yvonne Frey, what’s the point in lying?” Henry's voice turned even colder, with obvious displeasure in it.

"Lie?" Yvonne echoed his word in shock.

"You claim that Jackie asked you to go over and meet her. I’m sure she knows that there’s no way you could go there in your current state. Why do you have to accuse her this way?"

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"Enough!" Henry interrupted her impatiently. "Yvonne Frey, I hope you won't cause any more trouble while you are resting in the hospital and do not bully

Jackie!" 2

Yvonne looked at the dark screen speechlessly after Henry hung up on her. holds this content.

Who bullied Jacqueline? What kind of joke was that? 1 Who was the real bully here?!