Bumpkin's Rich Handsome Husband

Chapter 102

Veronica let out a chuckle. “No, not really. Helping those in need is one of us Destorians‘ traditional virtues, no?” she replied with a smile.

The two walked down the mountain for a while. As they walked on a very steep path, the masked man slipped and fell to the ground with a cry of pain. “Ouch!”

“Watch out!” Veronica saw the masked man lying on the ground with the steep mountain slope behind him. If he fell down the slope, he wouldn‘t die, but he would definitely be seriously injured. Immediately, she rushed to him and grabbed his foot in a tight grasp. “Don‘t worry! I‘ve got you.”

She yanked the masked man toward herself with all her strength, only to realize that the man was very heavy despite his lanky figure. However, she didn‘t think much about it at the dangerous moment. After dragging him a few steps back, she sat down beside him and reached for his neck to support him. “Come on, get up.” Since the man had difficulty walking, it was difficult for him to pick himself up after the fall. Having no alternative, she could only prop up his upper body to help him to his feet.

“Uh, thanks.” The masked man took the opportunity to wrap his arm around Veronica‘s neck.

Veronica helped him up with all her strength. “You‘re quite heavy despite your skinny build, eh?”

As she was preoccupied with helping the masked man up, she didn‘t notice the flicker in the man‘s deep eyes behind his mask. At this very moment, a sharp dagger suddenly appeared in the hand he was wrapping around her neck, and it gleamed coldly under the setting sun. The dagger was aimed right at Veronica‘s neck, and a stab would be all it took to kill her.

However, before the man could strike, Veronica suddenly cried out, “Watch out!” Then, she shoved him away at once.

At the critical moment, the masked man swiftly put his dagger away at lightning speed and fell onto the slope, whereas Veronica gasped in pain. “Hiss...”

ground, the masked man watched Veronica gasp as she clamped a hand

masked man fell silent without finishing his sentence. If Veronica hadn‘t shoved him away just now, he would‘ve been

that she dared not relax even the slightest bit. Immediately, she sucked on the wound, drawing out the venom and spitting it out to the ground. However, after sucking on the wound several times consecutively, she didn‘t manage to draw much venom out of it. She looked back at the

his sides as he watched Veronica from behind.

paused. “You have a

roam in the mountains, so it‘s safer to bring a knife with you,” he said while handing

saying another word, she made a cross–shaped cut in the wound

hands trembling. Luckily, it was the outer side of her wrist that got wounded. If it were the inner side of her wrist—which was close to the artery—that got wounded, she

a deep cross–shaped cut, which hurt so much that she slumped down to the ground right away. In an instant, blood gushed from the cut and trickled slowly down the back of her hand before dripping to the ground. Before long, the ground around

treated the snakebite, the masked man instantly felt that she wasn‘t as simple

way after getting bitten,” Veronica said to the masked man while struggling to endure the pain. Then, she returned the dagger to him. “Good thing you brought a knife with you.

Corsousness gradually slipped away as well. After a liule while,

dagger in his hand for a long time without making any

cool evening breeze blew away the smell of

chimneys of the houses at the foot of the mountain. Everything looked as picturesque as an oil

Melissa went down the mountain after they didn‘t get to meet Veronica

without looking for Veronica. However, after he finished having dinner, Melissa turned up, saying, “M–Matthew… Veronica seems to have