Yvonne shook the bag in her hand slightly. "I have nothing much. Just this."
"Let’s go then." He put one of his hands in his pocket and walked toward the door.
Yvonne followed behind him closely.
They went downstairs at the same time. Sue was waiting for them in the living room. "Master, madam, may I know whether you're heading to the family residence now?”
"Yes," Yvonne nodded.
"Have a safe journey.” Sue gave them a kind reminder.
Yvonne smiled softly and left the villa with Henry.
The car was parked at the entrance. Yvonne turned and waved at Sue before getting into the car.
She realized that there was someone else in the car. It was Joe.
"Madam, good evening." Joe smiled and greeted her.
He would only address her like that only when no one else was around.
Yvonne greeted him with a smile. “Hello."
Joe did not focus much on her then. He started the car and threw a glance at Henry from the rearview mirror.
"Mr. Lancaster, you asked me to investigate Mr.
Taylor. I have the results now."
Yvonne became quite energetic when she heard that. She straightened her back slightly.
Henry noticed her subconscious movement. He became slightly annoyed.
Why did she care so much about Elliot?
"Tell me now!" Henry spoke coldly.
Joe replied immediately, "Elliot is actually the adopted son of Shaw Taylor, the chairman of Taylor Group..."
"Wait a minute." Henry interrupted him. "Are you saying that he’s an adopted son?"
"Yes, he’s indeed an adopted child. Although Chairman Taylor claims that Elliot is his son, he is the one who adopted Elliot. Moreover, there's something strange about it. Elliot appeared all of a sudden. The data regarding his previous life is nothing but fake.”
"Fake?" Henry narrowed his eyes.
Yvonne seemed to notice the tension lingering among them. She swallowed subconsciously and listened to them quietly.
Joe turned the steering wheel and said, "Yes. I confirmed it several times. Everything is made up, including his name. He got his name only a few years ago. Besides, we couldn't figure out his previous name, where he studied before, and where he was adopted b
y Chairman Taylor given that all we got was fake data."
Henry drummed his finger against his knees. He was silent for a short while before he said, "Did you find out the reason behind it, including why he concealed his background information and changed his name?"
"I didn't, but..."
"But what?"
Joe cleared his throat. "When I was investigating it, I accidentally found that Chairman Taylor had some kind of resentment with the old gentleman."
Yvonne could not suppress her curiosity and asked them, "Who is the old gentleman?"
Henry pursed his lips slightly. "My father."
"What?" Yvonne was surprised.
It was his father.
Indeed, it was the first time she heard anything related to his parents.
"Did my father bear some grudges against Shaw Taylor?" Henry clenched his hands tightly as he put them on his knees.
Why had he never heard about that?
"Yes. But it was not a big argument. At that time, the old gentleman was still in charge of the Lancaster Group. He once competed for a piece of land with Chairman Taylor. Chairman Taylor tried so hard to gain that piece of land. But he was still defeated by the old gentleman. Chairman Taylor even said that...” Joe stopped the car before the red light.
Henry narrowed his eyes. "What did he say?"
Joe turned around and looked at Henry. He replied, " Chairman Taylor claimed that there'll never be any kind of business cooperation between the Taylor Group and Lancaster Group for the rest of his life."
"That's rather weird," Yvonne interjected them all of a sudden.
Those people were indeed pitiful, being confronted by him.
Why did they bully such a smart and cunning man like him? They deserved to be kicked out of the group.
When she thought about that, she could not hide her smile anymore.
He was indeed her husband. He was able to take control of such a large group at such a young age. He even managed to kick out those people who bullied him.
He was indeed an exceptional man.
"Why are you smiling?" Henry looked at her smile and asked all of a sudden.
Yvonne quickly hid her smile. She shook her head slightly. "Nothing. I was just thinking about something which made me proud.”
"Is that so?" Henry replied softly and asked no more about it. Clearly, he was not interested in the things which made her proud.
Half an hour later, they reached the family residence o f the Lancasters.
Master was waiting for them in the hall beforehand, knowing that they would be coming home. He even asked Frederick to wait for them at the entrance of the family residence.
"Young master, young mistress, here you are." Frederick went forward and took the bag from Yvonne. He smiled and greeted them.
Yvonne immediately greeted him too. "Frederick, have you been waiting for us for a long time?”
Frederick smiled in a gentler manner. "Not for long. Please come in. Master is waiting for you in the hall."
Then, he led them into the family residence.
It was the second time Yvonne went there. She went t o the family residence for the first time three years ago when she married Henry.
She was stunned by the grandeur of the family residence three years ago. The same thing happened t o her now.
The family residence of the Lancaster Group was an ancient manor house that was large. It required more than half a day if one intended to stroll around the entire house.
Henry once told her that the manor house was more than a hundred years old now. They inherited it from the great ancestors of the Lancasters.
As she was thinking about that, Yvonne wanted to ask Henry more about the family residence. But she did not see him beside her.
"Henry, why are you still standing at the back?"
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