Love After Marriage: Mr. Lancaster's Hidden Wife

Chapter 36 His Ex-Girlfriend

Yvonne woke up sore the next day, but there was no sight of Henry beside her.

She was disappointed at first, but felt a faint sweetness filling her heart when she saw the red marks on her body.

After he took her virginity in her sleep last time, she felt nothing but pain.

Yet last night, she indeed felt the real happiness of being a woman.

However, her happiness didn't last long. Her attention was drawn to an envelope beside the bed.

What was that?

Yvonne sat up wrapped in the quilt and reached out to the envelope.

She checked both sides of the envelope first, but found nothing so she opened it.

Yvonne took out the document, then froze as soon as her eyes fell on the words.

This was...

The bone marrow donor agreement?

Yvonne slowly tightened her grip on the document as she felt the sweetness in her heart dissipate and get replaced by sadness.

"Guess he really can't wait," she laughed self-deprecatingly.

Henry did tell her to sign it today.

But she didn't expect that he would leave the agreement beside her bed so early in the morning so that she could sign it as soon as she woke up. It was a s though he was afraid that she would go back on her words.

This feeling of being distrusted was really unpleasant!

Yvonne raised her head and looked at the ceiling. She wanted to cry but found no tears to shed so she could only sit on the bed and stare at the donor agreement dazedly.

After a while, she smoothed out the wrinkles on the paper and leaned to the side to open the drawer. She took out a pen and then signed her name with a shaky hand.

Yvonne signed the agreement and was no longer interested in reading the document. She returned the document into the envelope, then sent a message to Henry, informing him that she had signed the agreement.

In just a short moment, her phone rang. It was a call from Henry.

"Hello?" Yvonne answered in a fluster.

"You're up?" Henry's deep voice entered her ears.

Yvonne held the phone with both hands and hummed softly, "I've signed it."

"I know, I saw it. Bring the donor agreement with you when you come to the office later," Henry instructed.

"Alright," Yvonne responded.

Both of them fell silent after that, not knowing what to say to each other.

If it weren't for the shallow breathing, Yvonne would have thought there was no one on the other end of the line.

She didn't even know why Henry didn't hang up and chose to play the silent game with her.

"Umm..." Yvonne tried to say something.

"What?” Henry answered.

"Nothing. I just wanted to ask, when will the surgery b e done?"

Henry parted his thin lips to answer her question," Tomorrow at three in the afternoon."

"Alright, I'll keep that in mind." After saying that, Yvonne took the initiative to hang up, feeling extremely unpleasant in her heart.

Tomorrow at three in the afternoon...

She had only agreed to donate her bone marrow last night, and he had already arranged the operation time so quickly. It would seem like he cared a great deal about Jacqueline.

He never even genuinely cared about her!

Yvonne suppressed the jealousy welling up in her heart. She set her phone and the envelope aside, then got out of bed and went to the bathroom.

After washing up, she changed her clothes and went downstairs.

Sue greeted her with a smile, "Madam, you're up!"

"Yeah. Good morning, Sue!" Yvonne returned her smile.

"Morning, what would you like to have for breakfast, madam?" the housekeeper asked.

Yvonne thought for a while, "Nothing fancy, just give m e something simple."

"Will cereal and toast do?"

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"Alright. Have a seat first, madam. I'll prepare them now." Sue wiped her hands on her apron and turned back into the kitchen.

Yvonne pulled out a chair and sat down. She started browsing on her phone while waiting for breakfast. All of a sudden, a news article popped out.

She was going to dismiss it with a swipe but stopped when she inadvertently saw a name on it.

Was this the same Jacqueline Conrad she knew?

Yvonne knitted her eyebrows together. She tapped into the webpage and began reading the article seriously. 1

The news roughly mentioned that a local ballet troupe had been invited by the Lincoln Center to perform on the stage in September this year. This was supposed t o be joyous news for the people in the country. 1

Unfortunately, the leading role of the Swan Lake would be played by a foreign dancer as the lead dancer of the local troupe had to temporarily withdraw from the performance due to illness.

"The lead dancer of this dance troupe is also called Jacqueline Conrad and she happened to be ill. Is it really the same person?" Yvonne muttered to herself while staring at Jacqueline Conrad’s name on the news.

"What are you talking about, madam? Who is the same person?" Sue came out with breakfast.

"I’m talking about this." Yvonne handed her phone to Sue and secretly observed her expression.

If it was the same Jacqueline Conrad, then Sue would definitely give a reaction.

Sure enough, the muscles on Sue's face twitched after she read the news.

Yvonne confirmed her suspicion and put her phone away. "Sue, are you still reluctant to tell me about the relationship between Jacqueline and Henry?"

Sue looked around guiltily but still refused to speak a

word.

"Sue!" Yvonne grabbed her hand. "Just tell me, I really want to know."

Sue was a little troubled by her persistence. "It's not that I don't want to tell you, madam. But it was master who ordered that we’re not allowed to mention this person, let alone tell you about it."

"But now that Jacqueline Conrad has appeared in my life, I will still find out about her in the end even if you don’t tell me. So you might as well just tell me now," Yvonne pouted. 1

Sue couldn't bear to look at the disappointment on Yvonne’s face and sighed in resignation. "Alright, I'll tell you but not too much. All I can say is that Jacqueline is sir's ex-girlfriend. They used to date."

"Used to date..." Yvonne moved her lips slightly to repeat the words. Truth be told, she felt like she had finally confirmed her suspicion instead of feeling surprised.

She had already guessed yesterday that Jacqueline was either Henry's ex-girlfriend or his unrequited crush.

That would explain why he cared so much about her.

As expected, she was his most unforgettable exgirlfriend. The fact that Henry would scheme against his wife for her bone marrow just for the sake of this e x-girlfriend showed that he was still in love with Jacqueline Conrad.

Yvonne suddenly tightened her grip around the spoon in her hand, unable to hide the worry on her face. Would Henry divorce her so that he could get back with Jacqueline again? i

"Madam, are you alright?" Sue looked at Yvonne and asked carefully.

Yvonne shook her head slightly and suddenly was no longer in the mood to eat breakfast.

"Sue, do you think they will rekindle their old flames?"

Her eyes dimmed as she set the spoon down.

Sue was taken aback by her question, but replied confidently, "No."

"Why?" Yvonne looked at her.

Sue smiled. "Because master would never approve of i t. You have no idea how much he hates Miss Conrad, madam. Besides, you and sir are already married."

"You can always divorce after getting married," Yvonne wore a troubled look on her face.

Sue quickly stopped her out of fright. "Madam, you can't say nonsense like that! No, no, no! There has never been any divorce in the Lancaster family!" 1

"But I don't have any confidence." Yvonne lay on the table, looking dejected. "Sue, I'm sure you know Henry doesn't like me. If he did, he wouldn't have abandoned me here all alone for three years. However, that's not the case for Jacqueline. Henry could take care of her i

n the hospital all night, and even..."

"And even what?” Sue looked at her, feeling uneasy for some reason.