Buzz... Buzz...
The phone was still vibrating on the bedside table like it wouldn't stop until he picked it up.
Henry's patience was running thin by the noise it was making and he finally brought the phone to his
ear." Who is it?"
The person on the other end of the line fell silent.
The frown on Henryâs face deepened as his annoyance grew. Just when he was about to hang up,
the other person finally spoke up.
"Henry, itâs me..." Jacquelineâs aggrieved voice rang out.
Henry's eyes darkened. "Jackie?â
"Yeah." Jacqueline nodded and smiled wryly. "You deleted my number? If not, you would have
recognized â H me.
"No, I didn't." Henry closed his eyes in exhaustion. "I didn't look at the screen so I didn't realize it
was you."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
Jacqueline smiled, "I see, I thought you deleted my number."
Henry didn't continue the conversation and instead asked indifferently, "Do you need anything?â
"Not really. Just missing you a little and I wanted to hear your voice,â Jacqueline replied a little shyly.
Henry pressed his lips, subconsciously feeling a little disgusted. "Hear my voice? Jackie, didn't I tell
you that we shouldn't contact each other anymore?"
The expression on Jacqueline's face froze. "Yes... but..."
âSince you remember what I told you, then I'll hang up now. Donât bother calling me again in the
future," he said.
Just when he was about to end the call, Jacqueline called out to him desperately, "Henry, wait!"
"Do you have anything else to say?â he asked coldly.
Jacqueline bit her lip. "Are you still mad at me and my dad?â
Henry remained silent.
Anger flashed across Jacqueline's eyes, but her voice remained apologetic. "I'm sorry, Henry. I
know my dad did an extremely terrible thing, but it was all for my sake. I would have stopped him if I
could, but...â
"Enough," Henry interrupted her, "I'm not in the mood t o listen to you.â
Jacqueline's eyes widened and tears immediately welled up in them. "Not in the mood? When did
you start being this impatient with me, Henry?â
Henry was startled.
Yeah, when did he start getting this impatient with her?
He was so annoyed that he didn't even want to hear her voice. He was even annoyed at the fact
that she would call him.
Jacqueline's heart sank at the long silence, as a huge sense of crisis welled up in her heart. She
tightened her grip on the phone and asked, "Henry, did something happen to you?"
"Why do you ask?" he questioned. 1
Her eyes flickered. "Because you seem like you are in a very foul mood. You can tell me if
something happened. I might be able to shed some light."
Henry hesitated.
She continued pressing upon seeing his reaction," Don't you believe me?"
"I can tell you, but..." Henry trailed off.
Jacqueline rolled her eyes. "But what?"
His Adam's apple bobbed slightly. "It's nothing really. I recently read a short story..."
"About?â
Henry paused for two seconds before telling her the dream that he had earlier, with the characters'
names replaced.
She was very puzzled after hearing all that. "Henry, why would you read such a story?"
"I came across it by accident," Henry lied without a slightest change in his expression.
Perhaps it was because he was extremely composed when he was retelling the content of the
dream, but Jacqueline didn't find anything strange or even suspect anything. She even analyzed it
seriously with him. "Does the story bother you that much, Henry?"
"A bit. I just didn't understand why the male protagonist would think that way," Henry said with
unknown emotions in his eyes.
Jacqueline chuckled. "Of course because he is jealous."
"Jealous?" Henry frowned.
"Yes, jealous."
Henry felt suffocated as a violent storm surged in his heart.
He was feeling jealous?
He was jealous of Shane and Elliot? 1
How could that be possible?!
"Henry? Henry?" Jacqueline couldn't help calling out t o him when she noticed that the man was
breathing heavily on the other end of the line.
Henry snapped back to his senses, but with an ugly expression on his handsome face. "What
wrong?"
"I should be the one asking you that. Are you okay? You're acting strange," Jacqueline pointed out
in concern.
Henry pressed his thin lips into a straight line. "I'm fine, Jackie. Tell me, why does the male
protagonist feel jealous?"
He desperately wanted to know the answer now!
"Isn't it obvious?" Jacqueline covered her lips and smiled. "Of course it's because he loves that
woman. That's why he reacted so strongly when he saw other men pursuing her."
Clack!
The phone fell from his grip and crashed to the ground. He was shell shocked. Her words about the
male protagonist loving that woman echoed in his mind. 2
So he was really in love with Yvonne Frey?
"Henry?â Jacqueline couldn't help feeling secretly angry when the other end of the line fell silent
again.
What was up with this man?
Was he going to ignore her so blatantly now?
Henry bent down and picked up the phone on the ground, unable to hide the hoarseness in his
voice." Jackie, I have some other matters to attend to. I'll hang up now!"
Without even waiting for Jacqueline to respond, he hung up directly and couldnât calm himself down
for the longest time.
Her words were more impactful than Shane's.
If what Shane said made him feel a little skeptical deep in his heart, then Jacqueline made him fully
understand that he was really in love with Yvonne Frey.
No wonder he was unwilling to divorce and even refused the thought of it. It turned out that he felt
this way because he had fallen in love with her.
"Sue!â Henry called Sue in with his trembling voice.
The housekeeper was instantly worried when she noticed his pale complexion. "Sir, whatâs wrong
with you? Are you feeling ill? I'll get Dr. Summers to come."
"No.â Henry stopped her.
She looked at him in confusion. "Then, Sir, you..."
"Sue," Henry interrupted her.
Sue straightened up subconsciously, "Yes?â
"Tell me, what should I do now?" he asked.
Sue was extremely confused. "Sir, what are you talking about? What should you do?"
"I said, I fell in love with Yvonne Frey. What should I d o now?â Henry repeated his question.
Sue opened her mouth wide in surprise. "What was that? Did you just say that you've fallen in love
with
madam?"
Henry lowered his gaze and quietly admitted, "Yes, I've finally realized my feelings..."
Although he realized that he was in love with Yvonne Frey, he was still a little puzzled about how he
fell in love with her.
But since he had fallen in love with her already, then s o be it. He didn't feel like figuring out how he
came to feel that way for her.
"That's great!â Sue clasped her hands in excitement. "A t least youâve realized it now! Why didnât
you realize that sooner?"
Henry pressed his lips and said nothing.
He didnât know the answer to the question either.
If it wasn't for Shane, he might still be oblivious to his feelings, let alone have that dream.
"By the way, sir, what did you ask me just now? You asked me what you should do, right?" Sue
asked him.
Henry nodded.
The housekeeper smiled. "Before answering your question, allow me to ask you two questions. Are
you sure you're really in love with madam?"
Henry no longer hesitated in his answer as he hummed affirmatively.
The smile on Sue's face broadened. "So you really don't want to divorce madam?â