"Yes, please.” Joe then remembered his purpose.
Annoyed at himself, he rubbed his temples and made way for Yvonne and others to come in.
Yvonne nodded politely to him and went into the reception room.
Henry had been paying attention to the entrance.
When he saw her walking in, he didn't know what to think. He put down his wine glass and got up from the sofa.
"Huh?" Seeing Henry, Yvonne pretended to be surprised. "Are you the gentleman from last night?"
"Hello, Miss Smith!" Henry came over and held out his hand to her.
Yvonne put away the surprise on her face and shook hands with him with a smile. "Hello. So you're the chairman of the Lancaster Group."
Henry nodded and let go of her hand. He put his hand t o his back, gently rubbed it, and then pointed to the sofa with his other hand. "Please have a seat, Miss Smith."
"Thank you." Yvonne brushed her skirt and sat down o n the sofa.
Henry asked, "Do you want some wine?"
Yvonne refused with a smile, "I'm sorry, Mr. Lancaster.
I can't drink as I haven't been feeling well recently." “How about some tea?" Henry looked at her.
Yvonne didn't reject this time.
"Make a pot of tea,” Henry ordered his secretary.
The secretary responded and turned around to leave the reception room.
Joe, who was at the side, was very puzzled when he saw that Henry wasn't surprised upon seeing Yvonne.
Why wasn’t Mr. Lancaster surprised at Miss Smith's appearance?
Even if Mr. Lancaster had forgotten his feelings for madam, he hadn’t forgotten about the marriage.
Did Mr. Lancaster only remember her name but not her appearance?
"Joe!" Henry called Joe twice in a row. He raised his voice when he saw that Joe didn’t respond.
Joe finally reacted, tilting his glasses. "Mr. Lancaster, i s there anything you need?"
"Go and get Mr. Carter."
"Okay.” Joe nodded slightly.
After he left, Henry's expression softened a little. He said to Yvonne, "I'm sorry, Miss Smith. Let's talk about cooperation when everyone's here."
"It's fine. I should be the one to apologize. I was supposed to be here before noon, but we didn't expect a traffic jam on the road and I was late for nearly two hours. I'm really sorry," Yvonne smiled embarrassedly but she did so mockingly in her heart.
She wasn't late. She left the city to visit her biological mother, Laura, when she was on the way to the Lancaster Group.
She said before that Henry wouldn’t be more important than meeting Elliot and her biological mother!
And she did this on purpose. She deliberately made him wait and humiliated him.
"It's alright, I understand." When Henry heard the reason why Yvonne was late, he didn't respond much. Obviously, he knew.
Yvonne picked up the tea that the secretary had just poured. "Although Mr. Lancaster doesn't mind me being late, I still feel sorry. Please regard this cup of tea as the wine to make amends. Mr. Lancaster, I’ll give you a toast!"
After that, she raised her teacup and motioned to Henry.
Henry looked at her and picked up the teacup in front of him then toasted with her.
When Yvonne saw this, her eyes flashed, and she finished the tea in one shot.
However, Henry only took a small sip and put the teacup down. Then, he stared at her face with his deep
eyes.
Yvonne felt nervous and confused by his gaze. She touched her face in disguise and asked, "Mr.
Lancaster, is there anything on my face? Why are you staring at me?"
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