Love Comes Secretly After Their Contract Marriage novel Chapter 202

Yvonne bit her lip and reluctantly nodded her head.

Henry had not signed the divorce papers yet, hence they were still married officially.

No matter how much she wanted to deny it, Henry was still legally her husband.

Henry was elated as his lips curled upwards when he saw that Yvonne had not called his bluff.

Sue was so happy to see Yvonne that she shouted," Madam!”

"So the two of you are still married," said the chief. He scanned Henry from head to toe.

Henry reached out his hand to the chief. "Good day to you Chief Frey, my name is Henry Lancaster."

"Nice to meet you Henry." The chief reached out and shook his hand. "I had heard that Yvonne was married, but I didn't think it was a fine gentleman like you Henry."

"You're too kind, chief." Henry pulled away his hand with a straight face.

The chief chuckled. "I'm not praising you Henry, I'm merely stating the facts. The Lancasters are quite wealthy, right?" "Only some small assets," replied Henry reservedly.

Yvonne rolled her eyes when she heard Henry’s reply.

Who knew Henry could lie with such a straight face without blushing?

If the Lancasters only had small assets, then the top 10 wealthy families in the country also only owned some small assets.

"Small assets?" said the chief. He glanced at the watch that Henry was wearing and grinned.

The chief may not have had the chance to receive higher education, but he was most certainly able to identify if someone was being humble due to his vast knowledge and experience.

He decided to feign ignorance since Henry was not willing to say anything about it.

At the thought of this, the chief quickly changed the subject and said, "So Henry, you're specifically here for Yvonne I presume?"

He gazed at the luggage that was beside Henry.

Henry nodded slightly. "Yes I am."

"That's wonderful, I'm glad that you’re here,” said the gratified chief.

Henry sensed there was something amiss and slightly squinted his eyes. "Chief Frey, did something happen?"

Yvonne gave the chief a confused expression.

The chief sighed. "It has to do with Yvonne, naturally."

"Me?" said Yvonne as she pointed at herself.

The chief looked at her and said, "Who else would it be other than you? For the past two days, you were either coughing or feeling faint. Do you remember how you almost fainted right after you prayed to your ancestors?"

Yvonne shyly rubbed her nose.

Henry immediately turned in her direction, his voice was nervous as he said, "Is it true? You're..."

"It has nothing to do with you!" scoffed Yvonne as she turned her head away.

The chief could tell that there was something wrong between the couple. He couldn't help himself and asked, "Yvonne, have the two of you fought?"

"Ho." Yvonne shook her head.

Henry pursed his lips. "It was me who did something wrong.”

"So it's a lover's quarrel, am I right?" asked the chief as he arched his eyebrow.

Yvonne fell silent.

The chief was in tears. "I think I hit the nail on the head - that's why you ran home to recover. Yvonne, you even refused to call Henry when your condition got worse. So, you were just making an excuse when you said Henry didn't come back with you because of his work."

Yvonne dropped her head even lower.

Henry understood the situation based on the chief’s explanation and felt shameful as well. "It's my fault, I've failed her."

The chief did not fully understand what actually happened between them and assumed it was a normal lover's quarrel. As he saw how apologetic Henry was, he sided him by saying, "As long as you know your mistakes and are willing to learn from them. Yvonne, why don't you forgive him? He's already personally come here to apologize to you."

Yvonne glared at the chief. "It's not like that chief, you don't even know..."

"What don't I know? Isn’t this just a typical lover’s quarrel? Since Henry has already come here to find you personally, what other reasons would there be to not forgive him? What's more, I'm more at ease with your health now that he's here," said the chief in a serious tone as he patted Yvonne's shoulder.

What had happened between the couple was no mere lover's quarrel.

It was the loss of a life.