Love After Marriage: Mr. Lancaster's Hidden Wife

Chapter 204 He Wants To Live Together

"This used to be my grandparents' room," answered Yvonne honestly.

Henry pursed his lips. "Where is your room then?"

"You intend to stay in my room?" Yvonne looked at him with a surprised expression.

Henry raised his chin, his intentions clear.

"No!" Yvonne rejected him upright.

Henry slightly raised his eyebrow. "Why not? You're m y wife, it's completely normal for us to live together in the same room."

Yvonne glared at him and said, "No means no."

"Are you sure?" said Henry as he nudged Yvonne with his arms folded.

Yvonne nodded. "I’m very sure!"

Henry sighed as he picked up his luggage and walked t o the room next door.

There were only two rooms in the whole house - the previous room was her grandparents' room, so obviously the room next door was Yvonne's room.

Yvonne was startled when she saw Henry moving towards her room. She grabbed his arm and said," Wait, what are you doing?”

"What else can I do? I'm going to drop my things in the room of course.” Henry glanced at Yvonne's arm and was slightly elated.

If she touched him like that in the past, he would've found it annoying.

But now that he realized his feelings for her, he found that her actions felt rather enjoyable.

"That's not your room. Your room is by the back," said Yvonne as she pointed to the room behind her.

Henry replied with a straight face, "I don’t like that room, so I won't be staying there. What's more, if I stay there, where would Sue sleep?”

Henry cheekily posed the question at her.

Yvonne was speechless and didn’t know how to answer.

Seeing that Yvonne was dumbfounded at his ploy, Henry slyly chuckled and said, "Have you come to your senses? Do you still want to live in a separate room from me?"

Yvonne twitched her lips but continued to stay silent.

Henry felt satisfied with himself and strode into her room under her watchful eye.

By the time she could react to what had just happened and tried to enter her room, she was greeted with a closed door.

Yvonne stood in front of her room and was dumbstruck at the tightly shut door. Suddenly she felt furious at what had just happened.

The man had not only invaded her privacy by entering her room, but he had even closed the door to keep her out.

How outrageous!

"Madam." Yvonne heard Sue shouting from outside.

Yvonne gathered her thoughts and set aside her dissatisfaction for Henry. She then turned to the living room. "What is it Sue?"

"Where do you keep your rice? I've been looking for it everywhere," asked Sue.

Yvonne smacked her forehead and said, "It's in the cupboard. Sorry, I forgot to tell you."

As she said this, she opened up the cupboard and grabbed the rice. ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

Sue laughed and said, "So that’s where it was hiding."

"Are you able to work in this kitchen, Sue?" asked Yvonne as she looked around her kitchen, slightly worried.

Sue may be the Lancasters' maid, but she was still a city woman.

She might not be able to work her way around a wooden stove which was common in the countryside.

"I should be able to work my way around it," answered Sue, her voice slightly unconfident. "It's just that I would need some help lighting up a fire. I've been trying to light it up for quite a while but..."

Yvonne's lips twitched. "I guess you're not used to this. Let me help you then Sue."

Sue shyly rubbed her nose and said, “Sorry to trouble you then, madam."

"It's not trouble at all, don't worry about it," said Sue as she sat in front of the fireplace. 1

Sue was able to prepare their meal with much more ease now that Yvonne had helped her. She had also learned how to work with the stove as well.

As Sue was stirring the porridge in the pot, she asked," Madam, where is sir?"

"He’s in the room," replied Yvonne.

Sue fell silent for a moment before continuing to ask," Madam, do you really not intend to go back with sir?"

Yvonne's movement slowed down very slightly for a moment, but quickly returned to normal. "Yes, I'm sure."

"But sir specifically came for you this time."

"So what? I should follow him now that he’s personally come for me?" Yvonne stared at the stove and spoke with a straight face.

Sue sighed and said, "But if you don’t go back with him, do you intend to live here forever? Although the air is fresher in the countryside and it’s an ideal environment for recuperating. However, as soon as you fall sick, you will need to travel miles before reaching the nearest hospital. That's very frustrating!”

"I know, that's why I’m only planning to stay here temporarily to clear my mind. As soon as I put behind what happened to my child, I will return to the city and live a normal life again." Yvonne added more firewood into the stove.

Sue looked at her and said, "However, don't forget that sir has not agreed to have a divorce with you. So legally your marriage hasn't been nulled. How do you expect to live your new life?"

"Grandpa has already agreed to the divorce even if he doesn't. Can you go against Grandpa's instructions?" said Yvonne as she pouted her lips.

Sue laughed and shook her head. "Madam, do you really think the master can stop sir? The moment sir decides to do something, there's nothing that can stop him, even the master himself. That’s how has sir managed to build up his empire to this day."

"Would he really disobey Grandpa's orders?" Sue’s eyes were wide open. 1

Sue firmly nodded. "Sir is definitely able to do it. The only reason he did not disagree to your marriage was because he felt sorry for the master. Hence he obediently followed the master's orders. Do you understand now madam?"

Yvonne's face went slightly pale. "Does this mean that

I won’t be able to divorce him?" "That’s quite right. Unless sir decides to agree to the divorce, the both of you are still married." Sue waved her hand.

Sue kept quiet as she had mixed feelings inside. She was bitter that she wouldn't be able to get her divorce, yet at the same time she felt happy as well, although she wouldn't admit to that. 2

"Madam." Sue saw that Yvonne had drifted away in thought and called out to her gently.

Yvonne blinked continuously and replied, "Yes?"

"Nothing. The reason I’m telling you all this is so that you realize that divorce is not as simple as you think madam. Although from your standpoint, it is absolutely sensible for you to want a divorce, but have you thought of the consequences if you really do get divorced?" asked Sue with a serious face.

Yvonne shook her head.

She really had not thought of what would happen next.

"Then let me enlighten you." Sue put down the ladle in her hand and pulled a chair to sit in front of her. "The moment you divorce, Jacqueline will sneak into the picture. With her cunning and witty methods, she would be able to climb onto sir's bed easily and sir would definitely marry her."

"Isn't that normal?" Yvonne tightly held onto the wood in her hand to suppress her sourness, feigning

innocence as she asked, "I would be doing Henry a favor by letting her take my place since the both of them have been in love all along."

"But madam, the master has never liked Jacqueline. H e would be furious if sir were to marry her, do you want that to happen to the master?" asked Sue.

Yvonne's mouth gaped open. "I-I don’t know..."

“Let me tell you another piece of history." Sue swept the dust on her gown. "Three years ago when sir had not broken up with Jacqueline, she betrayed him once and that nearly cost him his life. If they were to marry, it's hard to guarantee that Jacqueline wouldn't betray him again, possibly even betraying the Lancasters!"

Hearing this, Yvonne couldn’t help but feel concerned from the bottom of her heart. She had imagined all the scenarios that Sue had just told her and immediately felt that it was unacceptable.

Not only could she not accept Jacqueline being married to Henry, but she could not even bear the thought of her betraying Henry again!

Thinking of this, Yvonne started to breathe heavier." Sue, you have been mentioning this betrayal from three years ago by Jacqueline. What actually happened?"