Love After Marriage: Mr. Lancaster's Hidden Wife

Chapter 41 Meeting Jacqueline

"There's nothing to be angry about." Yvonne pulled out a chair and sat down.

Shane smiled with great interest. "Sis-in-law, you mean..."

"I just think that I won't be able to stop him from seeing who he really wants to see. Since he's not going to listen to me anyway, then what's the point in getting angry? I might as well just accept it."

"But you might be too accepting," Shane smiled at her i n amusement.

Yvonne spread her hands. "What else can I do other than accept it? I can't possibly fight about it like an angry wife, right?"

"Why not? You're Henry’s real wife, so there's nothing wrong with you fighting for him."

Yvonne shook her head. "I can’t possibly bring myself t o do that, it’s too unsightly."

Most importantly, Henry would never side with her even if she fought about it.

In any case, Henry had promised to have a child with her. As long as he wasn’t going to divorce her, she would always be Mrs. Lancaster.

"Sis-in-law, you're really a sensible person.” Light reflected off Shane's glasses, "But do you know why

Henry is so concerned about Jacqueline?"

Yvonne looked down at her fingers, "I do."

"You knew?" Shane raised his eyebrows slightly, looking really surprised now.

"Well, Sue already told me that they used to date," Yvonne forced herself to smile.

Shane pushed up his glasses, suddenly not understanding her anymore. "Since you knew they used to date, I'm sure you can tell that Henry hasn't completely forgotten about her yet. Even so, you're still willing to donate your bone marrow?"

"I'm not as great as you think." Yvonne took a deep breath and spoke with difficulty, "I made the decision knowing that Henry still has feelings for Jacqueline, not because I wanted to save her. It is for Henry. I'm sure he'd be very sad if Jacqueline is gone." 2

Shane was taken aback. "You don’t want Henry to be sad, so you..."

"Pretty much," Yvonne tucked her hair behind her ear.

Shane was shaken to his very core as he saw Yvonne i n a new light. He was no longer teasing her or taking her lightly.

"Henry ought to hear those words," he thumbed his pen and mumbled to himself.

"What was that?" Yvonne couldn’t hear him clearly.

Shane smiled at her. This time, his smile was much more sincere. "Nothing. I just suddenly realized that you are completely different from what I imagined."

He always thought that Yvonne was just a petty woman from an ordinary family who was fortunate enough to be chosen by Master Lancaster to marry Henry. Hence, he had always looked down on her. He had only called her ‘sis-in-law’ for fun.

From the looks of it, maybe he had judged her wrongly since the beginning. Yvonne wasn't the one who didn't deserve Henry. It was Henry who didn’t deserve her. This was in terms of their sincerity, which had nothing to do with their family backgrounds. 1

Sincerity was extremely rare among the wealthy circle. Shane could tell that Yvonne truly loved Henry!

"What's different?" Yvonne blinked at Shane curiously.

Shane pulled himself out of his own thoughts, then put a finger in front of his lips. "Everything. Alright, let’s not talk about this anymore. I'll take you to your ward so that you can rest up first."

He stood up and walked toward the door.

Yvonne got up quickly too and followed him.

Shane led Yvonne to a special private ward like the one Jacqueline stayed in, except that it wasn’t on the same floor. Jacqueline was upstairs and she was downstairs.

"A nurse will come over to brief you about the surgery later and inform you of the preparations you will need to do. Don’t get nervous. Just relax." Shane advised Yvonne for fear that her mood would be negatively affected before the surgery.

Yvonne listened to him very carefully and took note of it. "Don't worry, I know what to do."

"Good, you can rest now. I'll be over on the other side since she needs more explanation from me." Shane pointed upstairs.

Yvonne instantly understood that he was referring to Jacqueline.

"Sure," she waved to him and stepped aside from the door so that Shane could go out.

When Shane arrived upstairs, he noticed that the door to Jacqueline's ward was left half-open so he went in directly without knocking.

As soon as he entered, he was greeted by a scene that would make people raise their eyebrows. Jacqueline was hugging Henry, speaking while leaning her head against his chest. Henry gently patted her on her back as though he was coaxing a child.

Shane didn’t feel anything back then when he saw a similar scene. But now, he just couldn't stand watching them like this.

"Ahem, ahem." He covered his mouth and deliberately coughed twice loudly to startle both of them.

Jacqueline quickly released Henry upon hearing the noise and smoothed out her patient gown, then threw

an embarrassed smile at him. "Shane, you're here!"

Shane nodded to her indifferently, then turned his gaze to Henry. "I've assigned Yvonne Frey to the special ward. I hope that is okay with you."

"Yeah," Henry replied half-heartedly while pouring a glass of water for Jacqueline.

"Thank you." Jacqueline accepted the glass and took a sip before she curiously asked, "So this Yvonne Frey you mentioned is my bone marrow donor?”

Henry moved his thin lips slightly and was about to speak when Shane answered the question for him." That’s right."

"Can I meet her then?" Jacqueline looked at Henry.

Henry frowned, "For what?"

"To thank her of course. She saved my life so I want to thank her personally," Jacqueline said gratefully.

"Only after you've fully recovered.” Henry rejected her request to meet Yvonne without even thinking.

He didn't want Jackie to meet Yvonne.

Likewise, he didn't want Yvonne to meet Jackie either.

He couldn't imagine what would happen if both of them met.

"Why do I have to wait until I've fully recovered instead of now?" Jacqueline pouted unhappily.

"Sure, of course you can!" Shane pushed his glasses and came forward. "Henry, why don't you just let her meet Yvonne Frey? She will see her sooner or later anyway."

"What do you mean?" Jacqueline looked at Shane in confusion, unable to shake off the feeling that there was more meaning to his words than what met the ear.

"What I mean is..."

"Shane!" Henry’s face turned dark as he berated at Shane. "Shut up!"

Shane spread his hands, "Fine, I'll shut up. I won't say anything else."

After saying that, he zipped his lips and didn't speak anymore.

Jacqueline got even more curious when she saw the two men acting so secretively. She couldn't stop thinking that they were hiding something from her.

She was only saying that out of politeness and didn't really want to meet her donor.

But now she wanted to meet Yvonne Frey for real.

"Henry, let me meet her." Jacqueline grabbed Henry's arm and shook it. "Pleaseeee?"

"Can't you just meet her next time?" Henry pressed his lips.

Jacqueline shook her head, "No, I want to meet her now. She saved me, so I want to thank her personally. I f you won't let me meet her, then I won’t have the surgery.” All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.

"Don't joke about that!" Henry scowled at her.

Jacqueline snorted indignantly, "I'm not joking around! I just want to meet my savior, but you won't let me see her. Is there something between you and her that you don't want me to know?"

She narrowed her eyes at him. i

Henry felt a squeeze in his heart, but maintained the stern expression on his face. However, his eyes turned darker. "No." 6

"Then why are you stopping me from meeting her?"