"Well, the villa belongs to my husband. He doesn't like outsiders in our house so I need his opinion," Yvonne explained.
Lynette nodded. "Alright, can you check with him first? I'm just so curious about your house."
"Okay, let me ask him. I'll reply to you in a bit." Yvonne answered. She ended the call before she opened her WhatsApp and sent a message to Henry.
She assumed initially that he would take a long time t o reply, but it took less than two minutes for him to message back. "It's up to you!"
Even with those few words, it was evident that Henry didn't mind Lynette visiting the villa to look for herself. Yvonne found this a little unexpected and was pleasantly surprised. She suddenly realized that from some unknown time, Henry had become a lot more persuadable. In the past, he certainly wouldn't react in the same way.
"Thank you, Henry." Yvonne thanked Henry with a voice message and informed Lynette that Henry had agreed for her to come over. When Lynette got Yvonne's reply, she immediately rushed down.
When Lynette arrived, It was the first time she had seen such a luxurious villa. She observed everything around her like a curious child.
"Gosh! I finally know the true meaning of the word ' rich.' This isn't just a villa. Isn't this a goddamn estate?" Lynette was rendered speechless. She kept looking around at her surroundings, unable to calm down.
When Yvonne noticed Lynette’s astoundment, she found it hilarious. "Come on. I will bring you around later. Have a drink first."
Yvonne placed a glass of honey water in front of Lynette.
Lynette took a few deep breaths and curbed her stupefaction. She took a sip of her honey water and exclaimed, "As expected, water from a rich man's house tastes better than what normal folk drink."
“Cut the crap." Yvonne couldn't help rolling her eyes. Lynette chuckled.
Yvonne sat down beside Lynette. "You told me you have a gift for me. What is it?"
Lynette’s eyes darted a little. She placed her glass down and opened her bag. Then, she took a small box out.
"What’s this?" Yvonne was curious about the gift she received from Lynette.
Lynette told her to open the box and Yvonne did what she said. After she opened the box, she found a crystal bracelet lying in it. She took the bracelet from the box and took a closer look at it.
"It's beautiful!" Yvonne enthused.
"Do you like it?" Lynette asked.
Yvonne nodded.
"I bought this just for you," Lynette said.
Yvonne put the bracelet back in the box. "What made you think of getting this for me?"
"Well... it is mainly because you helped me a lot the other time and I wanted to thank you. I felt that treating you to a meal wasn't enough. After thinking about it, I decided to buy this. It isn't that expensive, I hope you don't mind." As Lynette explained, she took the bracelet from Yvonne and helped her wear it.
As Yvonne looked at the bracelet on her wrist, she liked it even more. She quickly shook her head. "I don't mind that. I like anything you give me."
"Great." Lynette curled her lips almost as if she was about to laugh, but somehow she didn't. Instead, her expression became a little weird. However, Yvonne was too happy about the bracelet that she naturally didn't notice.
At that moment, Sue walked in with a thermos flask. She placed it quietly on the coffee table. "Madam, this i s the soup for Master Lancaster. You can bring it over t o him later."
"Okay," Yvonne nodded.
Sue gave Lynette a cordial smile before she turned around and went back to work.
Lynette looked in the direction in which Sue left.
Finally, she turned her gaze to the thermos flask on the coffee table. Her expression darkened. She clenched her hands which she placed on her own legs unnaturally.
"Yvonne."
"Yes?" Yvonne replied.
Lynette finished the honey water in her glass with a gulp. Then, she held the glass up, "Could you get me a refill?"
"Sure," Yvonne answered cheerfully and brought the empty glass to the kitchen.
When she returned to the living room after a few minutes, she found it empty.
"Huh," she muttered oddly as she placed the glass down. "Where is she?"
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