Chapter 209 Forced To Comply Unwillingly


    "Why can''t I go against my word? We haven''t signed any contract yet," Henry said.


    Yvonne frantically blinked her eyes. "Yes, the contract hasn''t been signed, but..."


    "I already said just now that I''m helping the vige for you," said Henry as he folded his arms. "I only


    said I have a duty to help you because I’m your husband, yet you still insist on divorcing me. Well, if


    you''re going to divorce me, that means we''d no longer be rted, so why would I help this vige


    then?" 1


    Yvonne was startled.


    That''s right. They were about to get divorced, so why was he still helping the vige?


    "Cat got your tongue?" Henry looked at her coldly.


    Yvonne bit her lip and replied, "What do you want?"


    "I told you, I''m only helping the vige with the condition that you’re my wife. If you’re no longer


    mine, it''d be meaningless for me to help any further. D o you understand?" asked Henry as his lips


    curved up slightly.


    Yvonne clenched her fist.


    She wasn’t dumb, so of course she could understand his point. He meant that she could never


    divorce him. I f she kept on insisting on the divorce, he would most definitely give up helping the


    vige.


    Had he not discussed and agreed on the terms with the chief, there''d be no problem for him to pull


    back. But it was toote as everything was now set in stone.


    If he were to pull out now because of her, the chief would be very disappointed and the vige


    would lose their source of ie before it even began...


    She did not want the vige to lose this new opportunity, yet the condition for its execution was for


    her to not get a divorce. She was now lost - what should she do? Should he do as he said and


    forget about the divorce?


    She was so frustrated she couldn''t decide what she should do in that situation. Luckily, the chief


    walked into the living room.


    "Henry, Yvonne, food’s ready,e eat," said the chief warmly.


    Henry signalled Yvonne with his eyes and said, "Let’s g o, the chief’s calling us."


    Yvonne stood there motionless.


    Henry reached out to grab her hand.


    But before his hand could reach her, she hid her hands behind her back as if she had sensed


    something dangerous and needed to hide.


    Henry’s hand was awkwardly held mid-air, he clenched his fist into a ball and pulled back his hand.


    The chief had sensed that something was wrong between them and could not help but ask, "What''s


    the matter Henry? Have the two of you really gotten into a fight?"


    Henry’s pupils contracted. "It''s nothing, let''s go chief."


    Seeing that both of them weren''t willing to say anything about the matter, the chief could only sigh


    and ignore them. "Let''s go."


    At the dining table, the chief poured two sses of wine and passed Henry a ss. "Thank you for


    giving our vige such a wonderful opportunity today, I’m so happy about it. Cheers Henry." 1


    He raised his ss at Henry.


    Henry had raised his ss as well.


    Yvonne saw what they were doing and got nervous. She grabbed onto Henry’s hand without


    thinking to stop him from bumping sses with the chief. “Chief, he can''t drink."


    "What?" the chief looked at her with a puzzled expression. "Why not? I thought Henry could drink,


    can''t he?"


    "It''s not that. It’s just that he has some bruises on his back that require healing, and that’s why he


    shouldn’t be drinking." Yvonne shook her head as she exined.


    Henry''s face calmed and had a gentle expression as h e saw how protective she was of him.


    The woman hadn''t actually meant what she said.


    She was constantly reminding him that she wanted to divorce, yet mindful of his actions and being


    protective at the same time.


    Doesn''t she feel tired from this charade?


    "Is that true Henry? Are you hurt?" asked the chief in shock.


    Henry gathered his thoughts and nodded. "Yes, I was involved in an ident previously and am still


    recovering from it."


    "I see," said the chief, somewhat regretful. "It''s my fault. I shouldn''t have brought alcohol to the table


    without knowing your current situation. Then, allow m e to pour you some tea as gratitude for what


    you''ve done for our vige instead."


    As he said this, the chief poured two sses of tea instead.


    Henry received a ss of tea and passed it to Yvonne instead of drinking it. “Chief, you should be


    thanking her instead, not me."


    Yvonne was slightly aghast. "Thank me?"


    The chief couldn’t understand what was happening and looked at Henry.


    Henry chuckled. "That''s right, if it wasn''t for you, I wouldn’t have helped the vige. That''s why you


    should be the one to be thanked."


    The chief seemed to have realized what was happening - he smacked his forehead andughed."


    You''re right, I should thank Yvonne, if she hadn’t found such a splendid husband, we wouldn''t have


    been able to receive such an opportunity. Yvonne, thank you."


    "What?"


    "Why are you startled? The chief is thanking you, don''t just stay there dumbstruck," said Henry half


    jokingly.


    Yvonne was forced toply and could only bump sses with the chief.


    She knew that Henry had done that on purpose.


    He had deliberately made her the foundation of their agreement.


    That would mean she was not allowed to mention the divorce anymore, otherwise the investment


    would cease and the chief would not let her off easily if that happened.


    "Despicable." Yvonne drank the tea and red at Henry while the chief was not looking.


    Henry sneered. "Still going to divorce?"


    Yvonne bit her lip and pouted instead of replying.


    Would she dare insist on getting a divorce?


    If she continued to insist, she would have be the bane of the vige and would be hated by


    everyone.


    Henry felt even ted as he saw her pouting and being angry. "Chief, I''ll head back and ask


    someone to draft up the agreement, I should be able to have it sent to you tomorrow including a car


    to pick up the goods."


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    "That''s wonderful." The chief''s face glowed bright red. "I’ll inform the vigers of this wonderful news


    and ask them to bring out the goods to load into the car tomorrow."


    "I''ll leave the arrangement to you chief," said Henry as he picked up some food and ced it in


    Yvonne''s bowl.


    Yvonne was ring at the food in her bowl as if she was looking at Henry and it wasughable.


    After their meal, the couple left the chief’s home and went back to their own.


    Along the way, Yvonne didn''t utter a word and was walking in front of Henry deliberately without


    waiting for him.


    Henry didn''t mind and continued to follow behind her.


    As they arrived at the entrance, Yvonne suddenly stopped and turned around, her eyes puzzled as


    she looked at the man and said, "Why?”


    "What do you mean why?" Henry had stopped in front of her and slightly lowered his head to look at


    her directly.


    She didn''t avoid his gaze but raised her head to look him in the eye instead. "I''m referring to the


    divorce of course. I just can''t seem to understand, why won''t you agree to the divorce?”


    "Like I''ve told you many times over, the Lancasters have never had a divorce before, and I wouldn''t


    want t o be the one to break that tradition," answered Henry.


    Yvonne took a deep breath and said, "If it’s because of this, then forgive me for not believing you.


    The Henry Lancaster I know isn’t a man who ys by the rules."


    Henry’s eyes lit up, "You''re right, I don''t tend to follow the rules, but I was speaking the truth when I


    said I didn’t want to be the first in the Lancaster family to have a divorce. Hence why I’m refusing to


    continuously. Other than that, there is another reason why I do not want to have a divorce, would


    you like to know why?"


    He looked at her with his deep pupils which seemed like they could suck a person inside.