Yvonne frowned. "You're Miss Lovette, right?"
Mandy nodded. "Yes."
Yvonne folded her arms and looked at her with a fake smile. "You apologized earlier. Why are you apologizing again?”
Mandy looked up at Henry who was next to Yvonne. Then she lowered her head, bit her lips, and said," Because I feel like I wasn't sincere in expressing my regrets earlier, so..."
"Alright, it doesn't matter if you're sincere or not. I can't let you off and not compensate my dress just because you apologized sincerely. Although my dress isn't that expensive, I spent money to buy it too. It can't be wasted like this. Do you think I'm right?" Yvonne lifted her dress.
Mandy squeezed her hands on both sides. "Miss Smith H
Yvonne corrected her, "Please call me Mrs. Lancaster."
When Henry heard this, his lips twitched. He was obviously in a good mood.
Mandy’s face was pale as if she had been wronged. She looked at Yvonne disapprovingly. "Yes, Mrs. Lancaster!”
She shouted seriously when she called her Mrs.
Lancaster.
How could Yvonne not know that Mandy was reluctant to call her? But she didn't care. She flipped her hair and said, "What were you saying earlier?"
Mandy took a deep breath. "Mrs. Lancaster, the price for this dress is a little too high for me. I just wet your dress a little. Can you spare me..."
"No!” Yvonne interrupted her, "I've made myself very clear. I'm not a philanthropist, so I won't be kind.
What's more, Miss Lovette is obviously from a wealthy family since you’re attending the party tonight. Don't tell me, you can't afford it?"
"Of course not..."
"Since that's not the case, then I have nothing else to say." Yvonne spread her hands.
Mandy's body trembled slightly and she looked at Henry with teary eyes as if she had something to say t o him.
Yvonne's eyes turned cold. "Miss Lovette, why are you looking at my husband like this?"
Mandy's eyes flashed. She quickly retracted her gaze and shook her head. "No, I was just thinking about my parents who are abroad. I came here alone and I only have hundreds of thousands of dollars. I'll be broke after compensating you. So Mrs. Lancaster, can I work at your place to pay off the debt?"
She would do anything as long as she could get close t
o this man.
She would drive this vicious woman away when she made this man fall in love with her.
This woman was really cold-hearted. Her dress clearly got wet a little and she wanted Mandy to compensate for it. Wouldn't it be fine after washing it? She even complained that the dress couldn't be worn after washing it. The dress was supposed to be a one-off, so why did she have to be so corny?
Yvonne didn't know what Mandy was thinking, but when she heard that Mandy was going to work at her place, Yvonne was shocked and she laughed angrily.
Yvonne looked at Henry and revealed the coldness in her eyes. "Hubby, this lady said that she would like to work at our home. What do you think?"
Mandy also looked at Henry with her eyes full of hope.
She hoped that he would agree.
But Henry didn't even look at her. He looked at Yvonne tenderly and stroked her hair. "There are enough servants at home. We don't need to hire more."
Yvonne put away her coldness in her eyes and looked at Mandy. "Miss Lovette, do you hear that? My husband said that there's no shortage of people, so I'm sorry we can't offer you a job. It's fine if you don't have enough money. I'll give you a three-month deadline. During this period of time, you can either work for others or call your parents. You should be able to pay back the money by then."
Mandy wanted to say something. "But..."
Yvonne narrowed her eyes. "Miss Lovett, you'd better not say that you can't compensate me or you don't have enough time to avoid paying for the dress. Otherwise, I'll call the police."
With that, she held Henry's arm and left.
Mandy stood still, biting her lips and looking in the direction that they left with red eyes. Her heart was full of reluctance. 2
Why? Why must Yvonne force her?
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