The caller was Jacqueline.
The one who forcefully took her bone marrow and indirectly killed her child.
In the past, Jacqueline’s existence was merely a hindrance, but now that feeling had turned into hatred. Although Jacqueline was not directly involved with what happened to her, it was a fact that Jacqueline had cost her her bone marrow and the life of her child, and that made her equally guilty.
Yvonne put down her bowl, grabbed her phone, and answered it.
"Miss Frey..." said Jacqueline, her voice filled with remorse.
With a straight face and a harsh tone, she said, "What d o you want?"
"I owe you an apology," said Jacqueline.
Her face remained unchanged. "Apology? What for?"
"Of course it's because of your bone marrow. I know what Henry did to you - he forcefully took your bone marrow to cure me and that also cost you y... your child. I am sorry Yvonne, this is all on me, I am so sorry," cried Jacqueline.
Yvonne sneered, "Do you really feel sorry?"
"Yes, I do. I was completely unaware of what had happened -1 only found out about it after the surgery. I did mean to call you immediately after I found out, but my dad forbade me from going anywhere near my phone, and that's why I'm only calling you now, I'm really sorry Yvonne."
Jacqueline was crying profusely and her apology sounded very sincere.
If it were any soft-hearted person, they would have forgiven her on the spot in a heartbeat.
But to Yvonne, even if the world collapsed, she could not bring herself to forgive Jacqueline.
"If you really feel sorry and want to make amends, Miss Conrad, give me back my bone marrow and my child. If you do that, I will forgive you and put this behind us. Otherwise, you can stop it with your crocodile tears. You sound like you are showing off instead," Yvonne coldly said, immediately hanging up the phone right after.
Jacqueline was flabbergasted, she never imagined Yvonne would be such a cold-hearted person.
But nonetheless, she got what she wanted.
The reason she made the call was only to confirm her suspicions that it really was Henry who planned all this.
At the thought of this, her lips curved upwards, but almost instantly, she changed her expression to make it look as if she had been wronged and called Henry.
"Hank..." sobbed Jacqueline. 1
Henry had been mentally exhausted due to the recent events and was in no mood to deal with her. With a bland tone, "What do you want?"
"I just called Miss Frey," said Jacqueline as she bit her lip.
Henry's face slightly changed, "What did you say? You called Yvonne?"
"Yes."
"Why did you call her?" roared Henry.
Jacqueline was taken aback. She was startled for a while and didn’t know how to respond.
This was the first time Henry had shouted at her.
At that moment, Jacqueline truly felt that she had been wronged and she hated Henry for it.
How dare he raise his voice against her!
She would never have tolerated his behavior, but she was forced to as he was still of use to her.
"Hank, was it wrong for me to call her? I only wanted t o apologize to her," Jacqueline sobbed, i
Beads of cold sweat stood out from his thin lips, "She doesn't need your apology, Jackie. Now that you've gotten her bone marrow, you should never appear in her sight ever again. Once you've recovered, Jackie, I want you to fly to another country and never come back."
Jacqueline cried, "Never come back? Hank, are you abandoning me?” 2
"I'm not abandoning you, but you definitely cannot stay here any longer. Do you think Grandpa wouldn't find out what happened? He will definitely realize what happened and when he does, what do you think i s going to happen to the Conrads?" said Henry in a cold voice.
Panicking, Jacqueline asked nervously, "But I have you, Hank, won't you help me when that happens?"
"There’s nothing that I can do Jackie. To be honest, I can’t bear the sight of you just as much as Yvonne to m e, now that I've lost my child because of your father," said Henry as he firmly gripped his phone.
Jacqueline’s pupils contracted as it was filled with anger and contempt, but as she spoke, her tone was still so remorseful that one could tell she was a good actress.
"I'm sorry Hank, I apologize on my father's behalf as well. Alright, once I’m recovered, I will leave the country..."
In truth, Jacqueline had already planned to leave the country once she had recovered, but she didn't like the idea of being exiled. If she were to leave, she wanted to be sure that she would still be able to travel freely without restraints.
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