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...”

watched Veronica gasp as she clamped a hand over her wrist,

without finishing his sentence. If Veronica hadn‘t shoved

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 masked man, saying, “I‘ve got to go down the mountain first. Otherwise, I might die if I can‘t find a knife to treat the wound.” Then, without waiting for the man‘s answer, she quickly headed down

sides as he watched Veronica from behind. After hesitating for a few seconds, he asked,

paused. “You

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

took the gleaming dagger from him. “Thanks! What a nice coincidence.” Without saying another

was razor–sharp, so it easily made a cut when she gently slid it across her wrist. However, the cut was so painful that she clenched her teeth hard, her hands trembling. Luckily, it was the outer side

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

that she wasn‘t as simple as she seemed. “How did you learn to

said to the masked man while struggling to endure the pain. Then, she returned the dagger to him.

kept bleeding, and as it trembled unstoppally, her Corsousness gradually slipped away as well. After a liule

clutched the dagger in his hand for a

slightly cool evening breeze blew away the smell of blood

rays of the setting sun spilled onto the earth, tinting it with a shade of orange as‘smoke spiraled upward from the chimneys of the houses at the foot of the mountain. Everything looked as picturesque as an oil painting until the sun went down in the west

the mountain after they didn‘t get to meet Veronica at

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