Love After Marriage: Mr. Lancaster's Hidden Wife

Chapter 231 Considering About the Job

Yvonne shook her head and smiled. "Nothing. Just eat your breakfast.”

She had no intention to answer that. Henry stared at her a few seconds and nodded slightly. He then spoke no more. C0ntent © 2024 (N/ô)velDrama.Org.

After breakfast, Henry went to sit on the sofa and put o n his tie. He asked suddenly, "Regarding the thing I asked you to consider before - what do you think about it?”

"What are you talking about?" Yvonne was cleaning up the dishes. She became confused after hearing his question.

Henry wore his tie nicely. Now he started to put on his cufflinks too. "It’s about you, resuming your work. If you want to resume your work, I can transfer you to headquarters. You can then work in the same department with Lynette. You can be a secretary too. What do you think?”

Yvonne stopped her actions. "You still remember it."

"I’ve never forgotten about it.” Henry looked at her.

Yvonne looked down slightly. "If I resume my work, will the others raise any opinions about it?"

"Is that why you took such a long time to consider it? Are you worried about that?" Henry raised his

eyebrow.

Yvonne replied that she did. "Yes."

Henry stood up and said, "You don't have to be like this. If you're still worried, I’ll transfer you to headquarters. No one knows you there, so they won't say anything about it.”

Yvonne thought about it for a short while. "Is it okay?"

"Why not?" he retorted.

Yvonne was silent for a few seconds. "I'm afraid that the others might have opinions about it given that I appear out of nowhere all of a sudden."

If her memory did not fail her, the civilian employees who were hired by the headquarters of the Lancaster Group were all excellent graduates from outstanding universities, except the workers who worked in the factories. However, she graduated from a common university. What should she say if the others asked her about it?

She found it against her best judgement if she lied about it. But if she was being honest to them, she was afraid that the others might claim that some nepotism was involved in her case.

Although it was indeed true that some nepotism would be involved if she was transferred to the headquarters by Henry, it was still unpleasant if she heard them talking about it.

"If you're afraid that the others might condemn you about it, just work harder. As long as you're capable, the others will not raise any opinions about it. Do you understand that?" Henry appeared serious.

Yvonne thought about it for a short while and realized that what he said was logical. She nodded then. "Fine, I understand it now. I'll leave it to you."

She gave him a bow.

Seeing that she was being cordial toward him, he frowned slightly. He then walked toward her and stood in front of her. He then held her shoulders and supported her up.

"You still haven't learned your lesson." He released one of his hands and started caressing her face.

Yvonne was stunned. "What’s wrong?"

Henry looked deep into her eyes. "I told you that I’m your husband. You can always tell me what you want and what you want to do. As long as it’s reasonable, I'll not reject you. So you don’t have to be so cordial toward me. But it seems like you didn’t listen to me."

Yvonne was stunned. She averted her gaze. Tit’s not like I didn't listen to you. I'm just not used to pleading with others."

"Then it must be because of where you grew up. The environment shaped your characteristics." Henry lifted her face.

Yvonne lowered her eyelids and remained silent.

Henry sighed softly. "Since you're now married to me and you rarely have any contact with the Freys, why don't you try to make yourself more positive? I'm your husband. The Lancasters will always be your safety net. You also need to try to rely on me and the Lancasters. Do you understand me?"

Yvonne's eyes fluttered, but she remained quiet.

'Rely on him and the Lancasters?

'Can I do that?'

He seemed to see through her. His face darkened and he then released her face. "Forget it. I won't force you t o change your thoughts immediately. But you need to think about what I said properly. Besides, I suggested that you cease contact with the Freys. You could think about that too."

Yvonne blinked her eyes in a daze. "Why are you bringing this up all of a sudden?"

"I just think that the Freys are unsuited to be your family members. It doesn't harm you if you cease contact with them. It'll only do you good. Besides..."

He looked at her face.

Yvonne frowned. Being stared at like that, she touched her face in confusion. "What?"

Henry’s facial expression was unfathomable at that moment. He said with underlying meaning, "Besides, I realize that your appearance doesn't resemble the Freys' at all."

Yvonne smiled. She thought that he might say something else with that kind of solemn look. It made her nervous.

"Isn’t it normal? The children don't always look like their parents," said she. She did not care about it much.

Realizing that Yvonne did not understand his underlying meaning, he frowned in annoyance." Alright, I won't dwell on that. But what do you think about my suggestion?"

Yvonne bit her lips. "I don't think I should cease contact with them since they did nothing over the line except asking for money from me. Besides, they raised me. If I cease contact with them, I'll be condemned by them."

"Are you sure?" Henry asked her.

Yvonne nodded. "Yes."

Henry rubbed his temple slightly. "Alright, but you better notcontact them much."

"Why?" Yvonne felt that he was hiding something from her.

Henry patted her head slightly. "I can't tell you now. Let's talk about it in the future.”

"You indeed are hiding something from me." Yvonne frowned. "What is it that you can't tell me now and that you can only reveal to me in the future?"

"I can't tell you now because I haven't got the entire truth yet. After I find out about the truth, I'll tell you

about it.” Henry gave a simple explanation.

Yvonne was filled with much suspicion the more she listened to him. "The truth? Did my parents commit any crimes? It doesn't seem like it. Although they're snobbish, they’re cowards too. They only bully those lesser than them. I think that they won’t do anything illegal. As for Jason..."

She found it hard to continue.

Jason was indeed bolder than their parents. He went for gambling a while back, and it was indeed a crime.

It was possible if he went and committed some other crimes.

"Don't overthink it." Henry put down his hand. "I just heard something about the past from one of the ladies in your hometown occasionally. It's about your parents and..."

Talking about that, he seemed to be looking at her. He then continued, "I don't know about the details yet. We'll know if they committed any crimes after investigating it. So I want to ask you, what would you d o if your parents committed any crimes?"

Yvonne never thought that he would ask her such a question. She found it hard to answer him. "I don't know either. I’ve never thought about things like this."

"Then you better think about it properly. What if they indeed committed a crime after we discover the truth?” Henry did not force her to answer that instantly.

Yvonne took a deep breath. "But at least, you need to tell me what kind of thing they did. How could they possibly commit a crime?”

"I told you just now. I can’t tell you yet. If I tell you now, you'll rush to meet them recklessly. What if they get angry and hurt you?” Henry still did not answer her question.

Yvonne was slightly disappointed. "Is it that serious?"

"I won't lie to you. That’s enough. Just stay here. I’ll go t o work now. Besides, I'll bring you to the headquarters to familiarize yourself with the surroundings there in two days,” Henry said before he walked toward the door of the apartment.

Yvonne walked behind him. He then bent down and changed his shoes. "Be careful.”

Henry straightened his body after he changed his shoes. He then pinched her chin and placed a kiss on her lips. “Alright. Just call me if anything's wrong. I’ll leave now.”

After that, he let go of her chin, opened the door, and left.