Mrs. Frey had been immersed in her elation when she heard what Yvonne said and donned a scowl immediately. "Stupid girl, what are you saying?"
"Enough, honey.” Mr. Frey pulled her back to stop her from talking lest the money they just received was taken away from them.
With a huff, Mrs. Frey relented for the money.
In spite of it, Henry was not planning on letting it end s o easily. "You guys took the money, so I should be voicing out my terms now, right?"
"Terms?" Mr. and Mrs. Frey were astounded. So the money was not given to them unconditionally...
"Yes, terms. My term is simple. Don’t contact Yvonne anymore after taking this sum of money," said Henry.
Yvonne looked at him in surprise.
What was he trying to do? Was he cutting off ties with them for her?
It was not just Yvonne who had thought of it. Mr. and Mrs. Frey thought the same as they watched Henry alertly. "Don't contact her anymore?"
"That’s right!" Henry nodded.
"No way." Mrs. Frey was the first to reject the term. How could she ask for money from Yvonne in the
future if she was not allowed to contact her?
Mr. Frey did not express his view but he thought the same.
Henry who saw through both of them snorted, "No way? Do you think you have the right to say no?”
Mr. Frey’s eyes gleamed. "Uh, Henry, why don’t you change your terms? Yvonne’s our daughter after all. How could we not contact her?"
There was an icy smirk on Henry. "I have nothing to discuss with you. I just want an answer. If you don't agree to it, don't put the blame on me."
"What - what are you going to do?" Mrs. Frey asked in a stutter.
Henry went close to them, generously providing her the answer. "I'll make sure you get nothing. That's not all. I'll send Jason Frey and both of you to jail. Jason Frey for gambling, and you two, for selling or kidnapping a child."
The last of his words was said in a bare whisper, so soft that only Mr. and Mrs. Frey could hear it. They looked at him in shock. "You - you... You..."
"You mean to say, how do I know, right?” Henry narrowed his eyes dangerously. "Of course I found out by chance, so are you still disagreeing with my terms?"
He only wanted to play a trick on them to see if he could get anything out of them. He didnt' expect to actually succeed.
Looking at how the husband and wife panicked, Henry was thoroughly certain that Yvonne Frey was either kidnapped or stolen by them.
Yvonne kept quiet but she kept her eyes on Henry and her parents. Taking in how all of them reacted differently, she was curious as to what Henry told them to elicit such a violent response. They were not just shocked - they looked scared.
"We agree, we do." Mr. and Mrs. Frey submitted entirely. Never had they expected that a secret they kept for over twenty years was discovered by this man in front of them and used against them.
Other than complying, they had no other ways. After all, they were old now. They could not afford to go to jail. They also could never see Jason go to jail.
"Wise choice." Henry grinned in satisfaction when he saw both of them finally giving in.
Mr. and Mrs. Frey met eyes, seeing the powerlessness and submission in each other's gaze, and they even thought that their other half had suddenly grown old i n an instant.
"Alright, this is all. Don't let me see you guys appearing before Yvonne in the future. Otherwise, I can throw you in anytime," Henry warned coldly as he made his way back to Yvonne.
There was no longer any sense of resistance from Mr. and Mrs. Frey. They could only nod to signal their understanding.
"Good. And keep an eye of Jason Frey too." With that, Henry pulled Yvonne to and out of the door without sparing them another glance.
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