Love Comes Secretly After Their Contract Marriage novel Chapter 26

Henry ignored her question and walked away with hands in his pockets.

Yvonne pouted and shrank as she followed behind him.

"Yo, the hero is back from rescuing the damsel in distress?" Shane put his phone down and teased when he saw Henry returning with Yvonne.

Henry went over to take a seat on the sofa without even looking at him.

Shane wasn't even bothered by his indifference. He grinned and waved at Yvonne. "We meet again, sis-inlaw!”

Yvonne nodded to him slightly. "Hello.”

"What happened to you?" Shane asked the obvious when he saw the state she was in.

"I..." Yvonne didn't know how to answer him and seemed a little embarrassed.

She couldn't possibly tell an outsider that she had just gotten bullied.

It would be so embarrassing.

Henry pointed to the door and told Shane, "Alright, get out now!" "Fine, fine, I’ll get going and leave you lovebirds alone." Shane shrugged and left the lounge.

When he exited the room, he saw Joe standing guard b y the door. An idea suddenly popped into Shane's mind and he put his arm on Joe's shoulder. "Hey Joe, I remember there’ll be a dance later right?” 2

"Yes, why do you ask, Dr. Summers?" Joe raised his eyebrow at the man, suddenly having a bad feeling about it.

"Nothing, I just suddenly thought of something fun." Shane looked at the lounge's door and smiled calculatingly.

In the lounge, Henry tapped on the coffee table. "Come here."

"Me?" Yvonne pointed to herself.

Henry's handsome face darkened. "Is there a third person in here?"

"Uh..." Yvonne smiled in embarrassment and went over to him.

"Go put these on." Henry gestured to the gift boxes on the coffee table with his chin.

"What are these?" Yvonne tilted her head in curiosity.

She had noticed the boxes as soon as she entered, but she didn't dare to ask about them.

Henry propped his head with one hand and spoke lazily. "You'll know when you open them."

Since he had spoken, Yvonne picked up the largest box and opened it to find an evening dress inside.

It was a blue dress with silver accents around the hemline and collar. The gorgeous dress glittered under the lights in the lounge.

"How beautiful!" Yvonne held the lid of the gift box in one hand and covered her mouth with the other. Her eyes were filled with amazement and she couldn't turn her gaze away from the dress.

"You like it?" Henry looked at her.

Yvonne nodded, "I do."

There was no woman who didn't like beautiful dresses. 1

"Put it on if you like it," Henry said.

"Can I?" Yvonne's eyes lit up and asked with uncertainty as she tried to suppress her excitement.

Henry frowned at her. "You think I'm lying?"

"Of course not!" Yvonne shook her head violently. "I just feel like I am dreaming. Why would you suddenly give me a dress, Henry?”

A trace of emotions flickered across Henry's eyes. He didn't answer her but urged her to quickly put on the dress before leaving the lounge.

Although Yvonne was a little disappointed, she immediately felt relieved when she saw the gift boxes in front of her.

She carefully returned the dress back into the box, then opened the other gift boxes with anticipation.

Inside them were high heels and various accessories. Yvonne could tell they were all extremely expensive -so expensive that she suddenly felt reluctant to wear them.

She changed into the dress and came out of the lounge. Yvonne looked at the man who had his back facing her in the corridor and clasped her hands nervously. "I'm done."

Henry turned around and was stunned for a good while. His eyes widened slightly as soon as he saw her and felt his heart skip a beat.

Yvonne grew nervous at the man's stare and her heart raced. Her face turned red and she didn’t even dare to breathe loudly. 2

"Umm...” She clenched her hands and mustered up the courage to spin around. "D-Does... it look good on me?" she asked with anticipation.

Henry was instantly snapped back to his senses as his Adam’s apple bobbed. He averted his gaze and replied rather stiffly, "Not bad.”

How could he actually be stunned by this woman!

It seemed like this woman wasn't as worthless as he thought. At least she looked decent after dressing up.

"Not bad? In a good way or a bad way?" Yvonne hung her head and muttered under her breath.

Henry pretended to not hear her and glanced at his watch. "It's time for the welcome speech. I'll be going t

o the hall now. You can go there by yourself later."

After saying that, he strode away.

Yvonne watched him leave, then cupped her hands around her mouth. "Thank you, Henry!”

Henry’s footsteps faltered slightly but he quickly found his pace again.

Yvonne knew for sure that he must have heard her gratitude and only chose to not respond to her.

She held the swan necklace on her chest and smiled.

Regardless of his intentions, she should at least be happy in this moment.

Brrr!

Her phone suddenly vibrated in her handbag.

Yvonne took it out and put it to her ear. "Lyn!"

"Yvonne, where have you been?" Lynette asked anxiously over the phone.

Yvonne lifted her head and looked at the label on the lounge's door next to her. "I'm at the lounge on the ninth floor."

"Why are you there? No wonder why I can’t find you everywhere. I thought something happened to you!" Lynette heaved a sigh of relief.

Yvonne rubbed her nose. "I’m sorry. I forgot to tell you."

“Fine, no need to apologize. Just come back quickly, M r. Lancaster is about to start his speech. Don’t be late!”

"Alright, I'll be back soon!”

She ended the call and returned her phone in her bag before hurrying back to the hall in high heels.

As soon as she reached the banquet hall, her gorgeous dress instantly attracted a lot of attention.

The mixture of stunned and jealous gazes made her feel quite uncomfortable, yet at the same time she felt a hint of pride welling up deep in her heart.

These were gifts from her dreamy husband!

"Damn, what’s going on?" By the time Lynette found Yvonne, she was shocked by the dress she was wearing. Her jaw dropped and her mouth hung wide for a very long time.

Yvonne twirled in her dress in front of Lynette and asked her the same question she did to Henry earlier." Does it look good on me?"

"Very!" Lynette nodded blankly. "This is the first time I've seen you this beautiful!"

Yvonne was overjoyed by her praise and smiled until her eyes turned into crescents.

Lynette grabbed her shoulders, shaking Yvonne violently as she asked, "Quick, tell me what’s going on! How did you change into a new dress after I took my eyes off you for just a moment!"

"My husband gave it to me." Yvonne was so dizzy that her voice shook.

Lynette released her. "Your husband came too?" "Nope, he had someone send it here." Yvonne lied in a panic.

Lynette didn't notice her acting weird and actually believed what she said. She crossed her arms in front of her and went around Yvonne. "Whoa, I didn't know your husband was this well off, Yvonne. Everything probably cost at least a hundred and fifty thousand dollars."

"That expensive?" Yvonne's eyes widened in surprise. 1

Lynette nodded. "If I'm not mistaken, your dress, shoes, and accessories are all the latest in the season. They definitely come with a six-digit price tag. As for your necklace, I can’t tell which brand it is, so it's probably custom-made and may be even more expensive."

Yvonne's eyes dimmed after listening to Lynette and even felt her throat getting dry. She suddenly felt like she wasn't wearing a dress and accessories anymore, but a stack of banknotes on her.

She knew from the beginning that these were very expensive gifts from Henry, but she didn't expect them to be this expensive.

Did that mean she owed Henry another few hundred thousand dollars?