Chapter 98

As she had only fancied Melissa‘s ability to give money, she instantly surrendered to Melissa.

“Haha, Veronica, you really are too kind.”

Melissa tilted her head and made a heart shape with her fingers at Veronica‘s direction.

Such a gesture had caused Veronica to feel queasy as it only gave her goosebumps.

After wearing her shoes, she then took a flashlight with her before heading to the house next door. She immediately went to Matthew‘s bedroom after opening the front door. Knocking on the door, she asked, “Matthew?”

Because the villagers had mingled with each other well, they didn‘t close the front door on account of the swarm of outsiders who arrived for the sake of convenience. As such, Veronica merely allowed herself in.

No reply came from the other end.

After waiting for a while, Veronica was going to call for Matthew again when the bedroom door opened.

Matthew stood in front of her in the dark and asked coldly, “What?”

His cold tone had a hint of distance to it.

It was like he still held a grudge about what happened earlier that day.

Veronica thought that he must have been a super petty person in his past life, which explained why he easily became angry.

“About that… Um… I‘ve something urgent to talk to you about. Could you come with me?”

Lowering her voice, she had said it in such a tone that only both of them could hear

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After a short period of silence, the man agreed and followed her outside.

After walking to the courtyard outside, Matthew stopped and turned around to look

at Veronica. “So, what is it?”

Although it was at the dead of night, the moon cast its bright light to the ground and illuminated everything in a thin veil, barely allowing them to make out each other‘s silhouette.

Suddenly, Veronica held onto her stomach. “Ahhh, my tummy. Ouch, it hurts…”

subconsciously grabbed onto Matthew‘s arms

asked in worry after seeing her in discomfort,

“N–NO…”

be in pain, she even squeezed

What is it?” a caring Matthew

Veronica whined, “I just…“.

“You just what?”

just need to poop, so wait right here

saying that, Veronica hastily ran

still swimming in Matthew‘s mind as he thought that the woman was too brash to say those kinds of

Otherwise, how can she

image of her wearing a bridal gown on their wedding night while she

you

he pinched his eyebrows, Matthew then rubbed his temples, feeling as if he had been

she would only be accepted into the Kings

at the pond under the moonlight as he took out a cigarette to take a

the tip of a cigarette had

standing from a few meters away since he could not make out who it

she must have been in a great

reply and merely stopped when she arrived

a strange scent along with the scent of the flora

asked, “Who

“I–It‘s me, Melissa.”

intentionally sprayed perfume before coming over, hoping that Matthew

felt to see her dream guy standing in front of her at that moment. She had butterflies

you doing here?

it hadn‘t been for Veronica, Matthew would have already left as soon as

wanted me to tell you to wait a bit longer as her tummy is still

say those exact words to Matthew, so that he would stay there for a

that Melissa could be alone with him for some

had to painstakingly come up with such a plan just to

anything strange about all this.

you can

out another cigarette, Matthew lit it before taking yet

his left side, coincidentally smelled

she found it harder to suppress the

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