Bumpkin's Rich Handsome Husband

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

1. it.

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 while

earlier, immediately asked in worry

“N–NO…”

to be in pain, she even squeezed out

is it?” a caring

Veronica whined, “I just…“.

“You just what?”

so wait right here

saying that, Veronica

were still swimming in Matthew‘s mind as he

hers. Otherwise, how can she be

of her wearing a bridal gown on their wedding night

are you thinking

eyebrows, Matthew then rubbed his temples,

accepted into the Kings

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

the tip of a cigarette had been fully lit

from a few meters away since he could not

Veronica was in so much hurry when she said those words, he thought that she must have been in a great deal of pain, which was why he had asked with

didn‘t reply and merely stopped when she

the breeze carried with it a strange scent along with the scent of the

Matthew asked,

“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 in her stomach and it took her a

you doing here? Where‘s

Veronica, Matthew would have already left as soon as

wait a bit

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

Melissa could be alone with him for some

such a plan just

anything strange about all this. Otherwise, their deal this time would only

you can

out another cigarette, Matthew lit it before taking yet another

to his left side, coincidentally smelled the light tobacco scent that blew

hint of tobacco, she found it harder to suppress the