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Chapter 77
After that, Matthew strode toward the car and pulled open the door to get into the
car
Upon noticing Veronica seated in the front passenger seat, he instantly muttered, “Come to the back.”
“I’m perfectly happy here. Why should I move to the back?” Veronica coldly snorted with a haughty toss
of her head as she remained in her seat.
Meanwhile, Thomas, who was in the driver’s seat, glanced at Matthew’s darkened expression in the
rearview mirror and he instantly offered, “The front passenger seat of this car isn’t suitable for
passengers.”
“Why?”
“Because…” Thomas paused for a moment as his brain worked overtime. Thinking of an excuse, he
rambled, “There is something wrong with the seat. I’ve been planning to get it fixed but I just haven’t had
the time to do so.”
“Something wrong?”
Just then, Veronica intentionally rocked back and forth in her seat, but she didn’t find anything wrong with
it. However, she noticed that Thomas didn’t seem like he was joking.
In the end, she had no choice but to open the door and get out of the car to go to the back seat. Then,
she took a seat next to Matthew.
The car moved slowly and drove off to the Twilight Club.
Throughout the journey, Veronica and Matthew sat far apart from each other, and she turned her head in
the direction of the window to look outside. She didn’t bother to talk to him at all.
Meanwhile, Matthew maintained his silence too.
Suddenly, it was Thomas who voiced out and broke the silence in the car.
“Miss Murphy, there is a cell phone on the backseat armrest and your bank card and sim card are all
sorted. I went to collect it for you in the afternoon.
In fact, Veronica had submitted her application for a reissue of her identification card on the day that the
fire occurred, which was why she was able to get it sorted out now. Meanwhile, Thomas had already
helped her to purchase a new phone and applied for another sim card for her on his way back.
“Oh—You’re really efficient. Thanks!” Veronica was quite happy.
“You don’t need to thank me, Miss Murphy. It was all under the Young Master Matthew’s instructions. You
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtshould thank him.” Thomas smiled at her.
Just then, Veronica suddenly stopped talking and she lowered her head to open the box to reveal the
latest top-selling 5.7-inch widescreen 5G cell phone. It was a fashionable model that cost around seven
thousand.
She inserted the sim card into the phone and turned it on.
Throughout the journey, she didn’t speak a word to Matthew.
He sat stiffly on his seat and he glanced at her from the side of his eye. However, his expression turned
increasingly thunderous as he noticed her keeping her silence.
After Veronica turned on the phone, it started to vibrate non-stop.
There were a lot of messages that popped up on the screen and she clicked on one of them. It turned
out to be from Xavier. ‘Where are you right now? Reply to the message as soon as you see it.’
Then, she clicked on another message and it was from Xavier too. ‘Darn it! Why didn’t you contact me
when you were in trouble?’
‘Answer the phone. Hurry up and answer the phone!
‘Missed call notification: You have a missed call from the number 170********* on 27 September 2021
Cody and the private investigator have been bribed by the Larsons. The Larson Family has destroyed all
of the evidence.’
‘Where the hell are you right now?’
‘Veronica, I’m really sorry but I have no other option. The Larsons threatened me with the safety of my
family. I’m very sorry.
In just a short moment, Veronica had received nearly thirty text messages on her cell phone. Some of
them were from Xavier and Cody. There were a few from the automated customer service, and even
some from Matthew too.
Veronica didn’t expect this and she instantly dialed Xavier’s number.
Beeeep —
The phone rang several times before the other party finally picked up the phone.
“Veronica? Is that you? Where are you right now?”
Xavier’s voice rang out from the other end and he agitatedly questioned her.
Veronica could clearly sense his concern and care for her despite them currently being miles apart. At
that moment, she felt a warm, fuzzy feeling well up within her. Instantly, she replied, “I’m back. I’m safe
and sound right now so don’t worry too much. Thank you, Xavier.”
All this while, Xavier had helped her so much and Veronica was sincerely grateful for
Meanwhile, Matthew, who was seated by her side, had a thunderous look on his face and his expression
was indeed quite terrifying.
This d*mned woman! Xavier didn‘t even do much, yet she expressed her thanks to him? I saved her life
but she didn‘t even show her sincerity by thanking me! Matthew was significantly displeased deep down.
“It’s great to know that you’re back. Was it… Matthew who rescued you?”
Xavier couldn’t quite contain the disappointment in his voice as he brought up Matthew’s name.
However, Veronica was oblivious to it and she nodded. “Yes. We just got back yesterday. What about
you? Where are you right now?”
“I… I’m still around Pierson Harbor because I was looking for you. I didn’t realize that you had gone
back. I’ll head back right away and I should be able to arrive in Bloomstead by tomorrow.”
Xavier remained silent after saying that. Subsequently, he mentioned to Veronica,
“Roni, it’s great that you’re safe and sound.”
Xavier had turned the place upside down looking for Veronica during the past ten days that she had been
missing. Despite his abilities, he was no match for Matthew’s capabilities, and Xavier was one step
behind in her rescue.
Besides feeling guilty, Xavier also did a lot of self-reflection and he realized that he was not capable
enough.
“Thanks, Xavier. Hurry up and get back. I’ll treat you to a meal.”
As soon as Veronica heard that he was still in Pierson Harbor, she couldn’t contain the sad feeling that
welled up within her.
In this large city of Bloomstead, Xavier and Elizabeth were the only ones who treated her kindly, so much
so that Veronica had no idea how to repay them.
“Sure, wait for me,” Xavier replied.
The two continued their conversation for a short while before hanging up the phone.
After Veronica hung up, she held the phone in her hands and dejectedly leaned against the car seat. Her
fingers brushed against the screen of her cell phone and she had her head down as she remained deep
in thought. Suddenly, she heaved a deep sigh.
“What’s up? Do you sympathize with him?”
Just then, Matthew, who was seated next to her, sensed that she seemed to be quite worried about
Xavier after getting into touch with him. In all honesty, Matthew was
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmquite displeased.
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Meanwhile, Veronica turned her head slightly to glance at him lazily. “What has that got to do with you?”
Whoever I show concern for is my own business!
“Have you forgotten your identity so soon?” he reminded her sternly.
At that point, Veronica realized that Matthew was talking about his identity as her godbrother.
Furthermore, Elizabeth had instructed him to take good care of her too.
“Were your language lessons taught by your physical education teacher? How can your comprehension
be so weak? Grandma told you to take care of me but she didn’t
ask you to restrict me in my daily life.”
Veronica coldly snorted while she continued to mumble under her breath, “Besides, this is my personal
matter.”
“I’m not interested in your personal matters but since you’re Grandma’s god granddaughter ,then you
should be able to differentiate between what you’re supposed to do and what not to. Don’t bring
disrepute to the Kingses.”
Matthew then leaned against his seat and closed his eyes.
“You…” Veronica sputtered, feeling utterly frustrated.
In response, she frowned and retorted, “I’m just maintaining my friendship with Xavier. Is that considered
to be bringing disrepute to the Kings Family?”
“Yes.”
“That’s bullsh*t!” She couldn’t quite control the profanity that came out of her mouth.
Just then, the man who was resting with his eyes shut suddenly opened his eyes and turned to look at
an angry Veronica. It seemed that she was angered because he had stopped her from maintaining a
relationship with Xavier.
“Xavier has a bad reputation so you should stay away from him.”
“I will not!”
Veronica turned her body and looked at Matthew squarely in the eyes, her stunning, captivating face
flushed with anger. “Just because the Kingses are powerful and rich, my friendship with Xavier is
regarded as bringing disrepute to the family name. What about the business dealings between your
family and him, then? How would you regard that?!”
“Those are two separate matters.”
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