"Y-you..." Jacqueline angrily pointed at Yvonne. "You dare say I am ungrateful?"
"Am I wrong though?" Yvonne coldly looked at her.
Jacqueline clenched her fists tightly. "Yvonne Frey, you think too highly of yourself. It was Henry
who had saved me last night. What has it got to do with you?"
âSo you did know that it was Henry who saved you." Yvonne squinted her eyes. "That means you
faked your fainting for at least a while?"
Jacqueline was merely startled for a moment when her act last night was exposed. There was no
hint of guilt in her. Even worse, Jacqueline seemed to have a sense of achievement in her eyes as
she said, "If I hadn't faked my faint, would Henry have come to save me? Would I know that he still
cared for me?"
"So what if he still cared for you? He only cares for you because of some other reason. Did you
think it was because he still had feelings for you?" said Yvonne as she rolled her eyes.
Jacqueline thought that Yvonne was jealous of her and chuckled sarcastically. "It doesn't matter
what the reason is, so long as Henry still cares for me, there will come a time when I will turn things
around. Yvonne Frey, itâs only a matter of time before I claim the title o f Mrs. Lancaster from you.â
"Then Iâll just have to wait and see if you can actually manage to do that. Until then, off you go."
Yvonne crossed her arms and chased Jacqueline away.
Jacqueline's expression sunk. "You're chasing me away?"
"What else do you think I'm doing?â Yvonne's lips slightly curled upwards.
Jacqueline ignored her orders and sat on the sofa instead. "Thereâs no way I'm leaving here. From
this day forward, I'm going to live here."
"What did you say?" Yvonne was startled. "You're staying here?"
"That's right!" Jacqueline raised her chin.
Yvonne's face darkened and she coldly stared at her." Have you asked for my consent if you are
allowed to stay here?"
"Ask your consent? This is Henry's villa. If I have to ask for permission, I'd ask him. Who are you to
give m e permission?" Jacqueline mocked Yvonne without any intent to conceal her sarcasm.
Yvonneâs lips pursed tightly. "Who am I? I'm this villa's lady owner, so don't even dream of staying
here for another second without my consent. Get out of my house at once, otherwise I'll call for
security to throw you out just as I said last night. Don't blame me for doing it when that happens.â
"Would you dare?" Jacqueline jumped out from the sofa. "Do you think I'd be threatened by you?"
"I'm not threatening you. I wouldnât even bat an eyelid i f I had to do it. I'll tell you again, you're not
welcomed here. Also, if you intend to repeat last nightâs charade and threaten to suicide again, then
let me tell you upfront, do as you please!" Yvonne raised her finger to point at the knife on the table.
Jacqueline could not believe what she had just heard." You're crazy Yvonne. Aren't you afraid of the
consequences? Would you be able to bear the responsibility if I commit suicide?"
"Afraid?" Yvonne laughed, yet it was a cold laugh." You're right, I was afraid in the beginning, but
I've come to realize that the more I fear you, the easier it'd be for me to be tricked, so I might as well
just go all out. At this point, you've already made me lose my health and my child. There's nothing
for me to lose, nothing for me to fear anymore."
As she finished speaking, Yvonne picked up the knife and waved it in front of Jacqueline just as
Jacqueline had done last night. "Since you would be willing to threaten to harm yourself just so that
you would be able to achieve your goal, I'll give you the chance to do it now. Your death would be
the perfect offering for m y child. What are you waiting for? Take the knife and d o it."
Yvonne placed the knife in front of Jacqueline as she spoke. "Didnât you say you would suicide?
Come on then, do it in front of me!"
Jacqueline's pupils contracted as she saw the knife dangling in front of her.
She stepped back, her face pale as she stared at Yvonne who was acting like a mad woman.
âYou're crazy, you truly have become crazy. Take that knife away from me! Aren't you afraid of
Henry knowing how you've just treated me?"
"Henryâs overseas, he wonât know about it. Even if you call and tell him about it now, would he
believe that I took a knife and forced you to try to suicide? He wouldnât believe you, because in his
eyes, Iâm still the same shy and weak Yvonne Frey as I had been in the past. So thereâs no way
he'd believe Iâd do such a thing," Yvonneâs lips curled into a cold smile as she spoke.
She was sure of herself that Henry would not believe Jacqueline because he had not understood
the new Yvonne well enough.
He did not know that Yvonne was no longer the same person as she was in the past.
The moment her child was gone, anger and hatred had filled her heart to the brim. She was no
longer the naive and innocent Yvonne Frey. The new Yvonne Frey had learned how to act and
pretend in order to protect the ones close to her.
Jacqueline had been stunned by how cold Yvonne's eyes were. She gulped and asked her,
"Yvonne, what did you just say? Henry's gone overseas?â
"That's right, he's out of the country now, so no oneâs here to save you. You now have two options,
leave or suicide. Who knows, I might allow you to stay here to recuperate your wounds if you
suicide now. Now then, choose!â Yvonne had thrown the knife she was holding on the floor in front
of Jacqueline. The knife made a loud clanging noise as it fell onto the floor.
Jacqueline jumped so high when she heard the knife land. Her heart skipped a beat and she started
shivering without being able to find the words to speak.
Yvonne couldn't help but grimace as she saw Jacqueline trembling in fear. "What's wrong Ms.
Conrad? Are you unable to make a choice? In that case, let me choose for you. Let's go with
suicide, shall we?"
Yvonne bent down as she was about to pick up the knife.
Jacqueline saw this and quickly kicked the knife away, her voice was cold as ice as she said,
"Yvonne Frey, you win this time, I'll leave!"
Yvonne grinned. "Does that mean that you won't be suiciding today Ms. Conrad? I suppose that's
true as well. If you wanted to commit suicide you'd have done it a long time ago instead of just
threatening to do it. I guess you never had the guts to actually do it. Am I right Ms. Conrad?"
Jacqueline coldly growled and looked away without saying anything.
Yvonne was not going to let her off the hook so easily a t that point. She was going to pull the true
hypocritical Jacqueline out of her mask right there and then. "It seems that I was right, you really are
scared of death M s. Conrad. Otherwise, you wouldn't have kidnapped m e so desperately to get my
bone marrow and have your second surgery. Tell me, how would a person so afraid of death such
as yourself be able to suicide? I suppose you wouldn't be able to use that trick to threaten anyone
ever again Ms. Conrad.â
"Yvonne Frey!" Jacqueline glared at Yvonne with her reddened eyes as if she was ready to pounce
and feast on Yvonne's flesh. "There are some things that meant t o be concealed. The moment
those things are told, it'll only bring you nothing but harm."
"I'm going to expose it anyhow!" Yvonne glared at Jacqueline without the slightest hint of fear in her
eyes. "I'm going to expose your true face to everyone-I want you to suffer and be unable to show
your face to anyone ever again."
"Then you should just die!" Jacqueline could not hold i t in any longer. Her face turned completely
bestial-like after a roar and she pounced at Yvonne.
After the past two incidents, Yvonne had been ready for Jacqueline to act. So when she saw
Jacqueline becoming more hostile and started to attack her, Yvonne narrowed her eyes and without
flinching even a little, she grabbed onto Jacquelineâs neckline and
threw her towards the villa's exit.
Jacqueline was in no condition to wrestle with Yvonne, not after her numerous surgeries and fever
from last night.
She had been thrown out by Yvonne without Yvonne even breaking a sweat. Jacqueline landed on
the carpet by the villaâs exit.
"You thought you could attack me? I was ready for you all along." Yvonne stood by the door at the
exit and looked down at the grounded Jacqueline, her eyes filled with contempt and disgust.
Jacqueline had been agitated by Yvonne's eyes that looked like they were looking at a piece of
garbage. She roared like a caged beast and said, "Yvonne Frey, remember how you humiliated me
today. I will make you pay for this someday, mark my words."
"Is that so? I'll be waiting then!" Yvonne coldly glanced at her before closing the door with a bang.
Sue was carrying a huge laundry basket down the stairs as she asked, "What just happened
madam?"