Love After Marriage: Mr. Lancaster's Hidden Wife novel Chapter 157

The bathroom door wasn't locked, so it opened with just a twist.

Yvonne was leaning over the sink and throwing up. Her face was pale. Tears welled up in her reddened eyes, making her look extremely pitiful.

"What’s wrong with you?" Henry came up from behind and looked over her shoulder, only to discover that the sink was clean. There wasn't any vomit.

So she was retching earlier.

"I'm fine," Yvonne assured him weakly. She turned on the faucet and scooped a handful of water to rinse her mouth.

"You wouldn’t be retching like this if you were fine," Henry pressed his lips.

"This is normal," Yvonne smiled at him, her face still very pale. "Sue told me that it’s a common symptom in early pregnancy.”

"Pregnancy symptom?" Henry mumbled to himself, then turned around and went out of the bathroom.

Yvonne’s heart sank at his silent departure. The smile on her face faded slowly before vanishing completely. She even felt the urge to cry.

He just left like that without even a word of concern?

How hurtful...

Yvonne smiled bitterly at her bad complexion in the mirror. 1

At least he was nice enough to not shoot her a look of disgust when she retched like that earlier. His lack of concern was no big deal. Things had always been that way and she lived through that.

Despite her self-consolation, Yvonne was well aware o f her disappointment toward Henry's action.

She didn't know why she felt that way either.

It seemed like her pregnancy had suddenly turned her into a spoiled princess.

Yvonne clearly knew deep down her heart that Henry wouldn't give any special treatment to her even if she was pregnant. Hence, she had been telling herself to stay strong and remain unaffected by things like that. However, there was still a trace of hope in her heart that the man would treat her better and care for her more since she was pregnant. She had never felt this conflicted before.

Thinking up to this point, Yvonne laughed deprecatingly at her reflection in the mirror. "Oh Yvonne, how did you get this greedy from one pregnancy?"

If longing for Henry to treat her well just because she was pregnant wasn't being greedy, then what was it?

Yvonne rubbed her face, trying to recompose herself.

She pulled a paper towel and dried the corners of her mouth before exiting the bathroom.

Only silence greeted her when she returned to the room. There was no one around except her.

Yvonne looked around in confusion, "Henry?"

There was no response.

She checked the balcony and grew even more curious after confirming that the man wasn’t there.

Where did he go?

Could it be that he had left after receiving a call from Jacqueline?

A sudden movement at the door interrupted her thoughts.

Yvonne turned around and saw the door opened before Henry came in with a glass of brown water.

She suddenly greatly relieved at the sight of the man, and the alarm in her heart diffused.

So he didn't leave.

"Why are you standing there?” The expression on Henry’s face darkened when he saw Yvonne standing at the balcony.

The weather was already turning cold.

What was she doing standing there in the cold breeze i n only her pajamas?!

"I was looking for you," Yvonne closed the French window on the balcony and replied with a smile.

Henry set the glass down on the coffee table. "Why were you looking for me?"

"I thought you went out again since you weren't in the room," Yvonne told him honestly.

"Where could I possibly go at this hour?” Henry commented indifferently, then pointed to the glass on the coffee table. "Drink this."

"What’s that?" Yvonne went over curiously.

"I'm substituting Sue today. The name’s Lucy," the servant replied with a smile.

It was only then that Yvonne recalled that Sue had applied for a leave yesterday.

"Hello," Yvonne smiled back at her.

"Would you like to have breakfast now?" the servant asked.

"Yeah,” Yvonne replied.

She was indeed quite hungry.

"Well then, this way, please. Breakfast has been prepared according to your liking, madam."

The servant made a gesture to follow her, then led the way to the dining room.

Sue probably informed the servant of her tastebud before she left.

Yvonne ate the breakfast prepared by the unfamiliar servant. It tasted no different than the breakfast prepared by Sue, so she could very quickly accept the taste.

After breakfast, Yvonne went to the living room to watch TV while waiting for the French tutor that Henry had arranged to arrive.

Two hours later, the tutor never showed up but she received an unfamiliar call instead.

She initially didn't plan to answer the call but since it kept ringing for so long and was from the same city, she decided to pick it up. "Hello, this is Yvonne Frey speaking.”

"You're Yvonne Frey?" A vicious male voice came through from the other end of the line.

Yvonne was taken aback. "Yes, I am and you are...?"

"You don't have to know who we are. Just be informed that your younger brother is in our custody right now. I f you don’t want him to lose a limb, then come to the Golden Club. Remember, do not call the cops.

Otherwise, I'll kill him on the spot!” The man on the other end of the line hung up immediately after saying that. 1

Yvonne was completely stunned and her mind went blank. It took her a long time to finally realize that her brother had been kidnapped.

"How did that happen?" she nearly cried from the anxiety.