Love After Marriage: Mr. Lancaster's Hidden Wife

Chapter 532 Spoiled Daughter

Hmm?

Yvonne turned back and saw a little girl standing on the stairs with a pink princess dress on while staring a t herself hostilely.

The little girl looked like she was about five or six years old, but she looked much stronger and taller than other children her age. She had a chubby face and looked adorable. 1

Unfortunately, it was ruined by the expression on her face.

It was Anna Lancaster, the girl who led the other kids i n bullying Theo.

She was Jacqueline's daughter indeed. The look in her eyes and her tone was just like Jacqueline's, which wasn't very likable. 1

Although Yvonne didn’t quite like her, she didn't show it on her face. She pretended to not know anything and asked the man next to her, "Henry, she must be your daughter."

Henry frowned. He wanted to clarify that she was a stepdaughter, but then realized that Anna still did not know about her identity as his stepdaughter.

Therefore, he could only say, "Yeah." "She's adorable," Yvonne praised her but she didn't really mean it.

Henry didn't reply. He glanced at Anna who was standing on the stairs.

Adorable?

He didn’t think so at all.

"Who are you?" When Anna saw that Yvonne didn't answer her question, she became a little unhappy. She asked again as she stared at Yvonne with her eyes wide open.

This time, not only was the expression on her face hostile, but her tone also became hostile.

Henry narrowed his eyes. "Anna, watch your attitude!"

"It's okay, she’s just a kid." Yvonne smiled and waved her hand at Anna, "Come over, little girl. I'll tell you who I am."

Anna hesitated for a few seconds, then walked over with her short legs. "You can tell me now."

Her tone sounded like she was a little adult.

Yvonne tried to persuade herself to smile at her a little more lovingly as she said, "I’m your father's friend. You can call me Miss Smith."

"Dad's friend?" Anna looked at her deeply.

Yvonne nodded. "Yes."

Anna couldn't believe it. She turned to look at Henry.

Henry nodded slightly, "Anna, say hi to Miss Smith."

"No, I won't!" Anna retorted loudly and glared at Yvonne angrily, "Mommy said women are all bad and they all have bad intentions."

"What?" Yvonne was shocked. She looked at Henry blankly.

Henry scowled. "Anna, do you know what you're talking about?"

"Of course. My mother said that there are many women out there who want to get into Dad's bed. Mommy also said that if any woman in Dad's company tries to talk to me, that woman must be trying to please me in order to approach Dad. Dad, you want me to greet her, so she must be the vixen that's trying to get into your bed, just like Mommy told me!" Anna pointed at Yvonne and said angrily.

Yvonne was stunned by her remarks. It was hard to imagine a five-year-old girl saying all that.

Getting into her father's bed, approaching her father, vixen? Did a young child just say all that? Even adults would get embarrassed when saying things like that, but it seemed so natural to her even though she was just a child, which was really shocking.

What the hell did Jacqueline teach her child?

Though Yvonne was surprised, Henry was even angrier. His handsome face darkened.

He looked down at Anna who was in front of him coldly. "Anna Lancaster, did your mother teach you to

say all those things?"

Anna sensed his anger, and her tiny body trembled as she nodded timidly.

Henry clenched his fist so tightly that blue veins in his arm were all exposed. "What else did she teach you?"

Anna shriveled and said, "Mommy also said that if there are any bad women, I should drive them away. M y dad belongs to my mom, so we mustn't allow a vixen to take Dad away." 1

"Jacqueline! Conrad!" Henry gritted his teeth and squeezed those two words out of his mouth.

He couldn't believe this was how that woman taught her child.

Yvonne, who was beside them, heard this and touched her chin understandings.

No wonder the child appeared so hostile to her.

It turned out to be Jacqueline's way of teaching.

Jacqueline really surprised her with her upbringing and distorted values in life. That was how she taught her child and she didn't seem to care if it would ruin her daughter's life.

"Anna Lancaster, listen to me. You're not allowed to say those things ever again, do you hear? If I hear you say those things again, I’m going to kick you out like how I did to your mother," Henry said harshly.

Anna was frightened and she immediately started crying.

A child’s world was black and white, and a child could either be naughty or naive.

At the moment, Anna really thought that she would get kicked out of her house.

She was terrified because from her point of view, getting kicked out meant that her father did not want her anymore.

That was why she started crying.

"Dad, I was wrong. I won't say those things anymore, don't kick me out..." Anna cried.

Henry's expression eased a little. "Since you know that you're wrong, you should change and forget everything your mother taught you and listen to Grandma Sue in the future. If you don't, I'm still going t o kick you out."

"I understand now and I'll listen to Grandma Sue." Anna nodded quickly.

Henry then said, "Apologize to Miss Smith now."

Anna sniffled and turned to Yvonne to apologize reluctantly.

Yvonne secretly pursed her lips and smiled to herself.

She was not trying to find fault with a child, but she was flabbergasted by her attitude.

Was that an apology?

If she was so unwilling to apologize, why even bother?

She also thought that even if Henry made her apologize to Theo, she would probably be unwilling to do that as well.

Henry quickly noticed Anna's improper attitude, and his eyes were full with displeasure, "Anna, apologize properly."

Anna felt even more upset when he said that.

She didn’t even feel that she was in the wrong. Her mother was the one who taught her all that, so even if there was a mistake, it should be her mother's fault.

The reason why she admitted that she was wrong was that she did not want her father to kick her out.

So she apologized because her father asked her to. Why did she have to apologize again?

The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. Anna glared at Yvonne and screamed, "I'm sorry!” Then she quickly ran upstairs.

When Henry saw that, his face sank again.

Yvonne gave him a pat on the shoulder. "Forget it.

Don't be angry, I won't hold a grudge against a child."

"Sorry." Henry looked at her apologetically.

Yvonne shrugged. "It's okay. I need to use the washroom."

She got up and walked towards the direction of the washroom.

Once she reached the washroom, she closed the door, and the empathetic smile on her face instantly disappeared and was replaced by a mocking smile.

No wonder she was Jacqueline's child. She already had such character at a young age.

From Yvonne's point of view, the child's character seemed to be fully developed and could no longer be corrected. There was nothing else that could be done.

As Yvonne thought about this, she sneered coldly and turned on the faucet.

When she came out of the washroom, Sue was almost done preparing lunch.

When Yvonne and Henry went to the dining hall, she was a little surprised to find that the dishes on the table were all her favorites. Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

But soon, she realized that Sue did it specifically for her.

There was a warm fuzzy feeling in her heart, and Yvonne smiled softly.

Henry looked at her smile and he was in a daze.

Deep down, he felt like this was what her genuine smile looked like.

The way she usually smiled, although genuine, was somewhat mixed with other emotions, so it was not as natural as this one.

Yvonne noticed Henry's gaze and looked at him." Henry, why are you staring at me?"