Henry's eyes trembled slightly, "You heard it wrong."
"Really?" Yvonne stared at him suspiciously.
"Yes." Henry lowered his eyelids and wiped the stains on his shirt, avoiding her gaze.
Yvonne pursed her lower lip and then sighed with regret, "I guess I heard it wrong then. I was happy because I thought..."
"You thought?" Henry finally looked at her.
Yvonne smiled and shook her head. "Nothing. Henry, your clothes are dirty, take them off and give them to me. I'll buy you a new set."
"No need!" Henry threw away the paper towels and refused.
Yvonne insisted, "How can I do that? I stained your clothes, so I should be responsible no matter what. Since you won't let me buy new ones, then can you take them off and give them to me. I’ll wash and clean them for you." 2
Henry frowned, "You want to wash it?"
Yvonne nodded. "If you don't want me to get new ones, then I'll wash it."
"You don't need to, and you don't have to pay for it." Henry pulled off his shirt and tie, but refused her offer.
Yvonne narrowed her eyes. "No, I must take this responsibility. Anyway, I'll buy it or I'll wash it. I'll let you choose. If you don't pick one, I’ll buy a set then."
Why was she so stubborn?
Henry looked at her unwavering eyes. His heart trembled and he looked away quickly. "It's up to you."
He took off his suit and threw it on the chair before walking towards the lounge.
Yvonne knew when he said, "It's up to you,” he meant i t. She could either buy it or wash it.
She immediately chose to buy him a new set because she didn't have the patience to wash his clothes.
Her so-called wash or buy method was actually just an excuse she made up.
A few days ago, when she found out that Sue's lower back was bad, she had wanted to visit Sue, but she never knew what reason she could use to go to his villa.
The coffee accident was genuinely an accident. She was really surprised by his words. However, seeing his clothes getting stained by the coffee, she immediately thought of a reason to see Sue.
She could go to the villa to see him with the new clothes she bought, or his clean, washed clothes. She would return his clothes as an excuse, but in fact, she was going there to see Sue. Therefore, she insisted on taking accountability for his clothes.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have cared when he told her not to buy or wash it.
As Yvonne thought about this, she picked up Henry's suit and folded it. She then pressed the call button to call Joe in.
When Joe came in and saw her alone in the office, he wondered why he did not see Henry. "Miss Smith, where’s Mr. Lancaster?"
"He’s probably taking a shower," Yvonne said as she pointed to the direction of the lounge.
"Ahem. He’s taking a shower?" Joe exclaimed in disbelief and his eyes widened.
Why was Mr. Lancaster taking a shower?
Did they...
Joe looked at Yvonne with a weird gaze and he had so much respect for her deep down!
She actually took down Mr. Lancaster just like that!
Joe's gaze was too obvious and Yvonne knew what he was thinking as soon as she saw it. She couldn't help but roll her eyes. "Mr. Woods, are you thinking about something you shouldn't be thinking about?"
"No, no!" Joe shook his head like a bobble head, and denied repeatedly that he was not overthinking.
Yvonne looked at him with a slight smile. "Come on, M r. Woods. You’re a terrible liar. You're thinking about what happened between me and Mr. Lancaster, right?"
Joe forced a smile and said, "I really didn't..."
His voice was soft because of his guilt.
Yvonne cut him off, "As a real man, you can’t even admit this. However, you really did think too much. Nothing happened between Mr. Lancaster and me. I accidentally spilled coffee on him and his clothes got dirty and his hair got wet. That’s why he’s taking a shower. Look if you don’t believe me.”
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