Chapter 97

Since the chief had already said so, Veronica could only accept the fact calmly.

After all, this was not the city where they had plenty of choices to choose from.

She took out her towel and body wash from her luggage and proceeded to head out to the pond by the entrance with a flashlight. Sitting on the stone used for washing clothes, Veronica dipped her foot in the cool water before swinging her legs, making the water splash about.

Ribbit, ribbit, ribbit.

The sound of the frogs croaking paired with the grasshoppers chirping made for a relaxing scene.

Suddenly, small balls of green light appeared in the dark, to which Veronica looked at dazily.

When she was young, fireflies were a common sight. However, now that she was an adult, she rarely saw them again, so she didn‘t expect such a large number of them here.

Splash.

Veronica jumped into the pond and took a satisfying bath since there was nobody around in the dead of night. –

The pond at the entrance was deep with cobblestones underneath while its water all came from the mountain.

After swimming for a while, she took a bath as she sat on the washing stone with soaked clothes before washing her hair. Basking in the night wind, she felt a tad bit cold yet she wasn‘t drowsy at all and didn‘t want to sleep either.

Crack.

The sound caused Veronica to turn her head behind as she saw a man lighting a cigarette. From the dim light illuminated by the lighter, she recognized at once that the man was Matthew.

“When did you arrive?”

Was he actually peeping on her when she was taking a bath?

Although she was wearing activewear that consisted of a pair of shorts and a T–shirt, she didn‘t accidentally reveal anything. Rather, it was because he already knew that she was there and still chose to linger around.

shameless

his cigarette; the sight of his cigarette becoming dark before lighting

annoyed about

care enough to coax him; she

room,

she changed into another set of clothes

I heard from Dad that you intentionally made yourself look ugly. What was

in front of the media that they were going

wasn‘t strange that the Crawfords knew about her

woman, Melissa continued to ask enigmatically, “Why did the Larson Family abandon you back

but what I do know is that something‘s wrong with your brain!” Veronica retorted angrily as she raised her

Roni. You‘re

down on the bed, Melissa swung her legs and propped her face up with her hands to look at Veronica. “No wonder my brother likes you so much. I fancy your personality too, but I prefer Matthew. Hey, I also heard that you have saved Old Mrs. Kings before.

the upper echelon

are you asking something that you know the answer

in the mood to humor

“So, it‘s real?”

tugged on her elbows and probed, “That‘s great news! Can you

Veronica replied, “You‘re not paying,

continued, “I‘ll add you on Whatsapp then and transfer the money

if she was mumbling to herself, she took a bag by the corner of the bedside and handed a wad of cash to Veronica after digging through it. “Here, this is for you.

in question all came in new

on the note, a baffled Veronica asked, “Why did you bring so

no signal here and we can only use cash here. So, I brought a hundred thousand in cash with me.” Melissa breathed in deeply in the midst of her explanation. “If I had known that this god–forsaken place would not even have a supermarket, I would not have brought it along. It nearly killed me, carrying

whose eyes sparkled

for negotiation, actually. This includes me telling you all about him. Heck, I could even arrange a date with him

she reached out to rub her

gesture was

set up a

eyes glimmered brightly upon

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