Bumpkin's Rich Handsome Husband

Chapter 103

Chapter 103

li was 8:00AM the next day when Veronica regained consciousness. Besides Melissa, Maithew was also in the room; the two had kept watch over her the entire night.

Veronica came round and opened her eyes, only to feel a little weak all over.

Seeing that she had regained consciousness, Melissa cried out, “Veronica! You‘re awake at last!”

Matthew immediately stood up, walked over, and put a hand on Veronica‘s forehead. Seeing that her fever had gone down, he asked, “How are you feeling?”

“How did I get back here?” Veronica asked subconsciously, before raising her wounded hand as her wrist hurt.

“You didn‘t come back even by midnight, so Matthew went searching for you with his men.” Melissa sat next to Veronica, her eyes red with hurt. “Luckily, you‘re alright. Otherwise, I‘d feel very sorry toward you.”

Born in a wealthy and distinguished family, Melissa was usually arrogant and domineering. However, she was crazy about Matthew, and Veronica, who was on friendly terms with him, could help her date him, so she liked Veronica very much as well. Despite her domineering disposition, beneath that flamboyant exterior, she was a kind-hearted person.

When Veronica recalled the masked man yesterday, her eyes darkened. “Did he bring me back?”

“Was there anything wrong?” Matthew sensed that something was amiss. He asked, “Who treated your wound?”

“Me. I did it myself,” Veronica replied.

assumed that Veronica had done the same while going up the mountain last night. It was just that she

put at rest when he saw that Veronica was fine. He said,

Having lost quite an amount of blood, Veronica felt somewhat weak, and she

made a chicken stew to nourish Veronica‘s health. In the afternoon, the warmhearted villagers came to visit her, bringing things like eggs, fish, chickens, ducks, and geese with them. After all, these were the only things people had

which time Melissa

fishing for crayfish by the pond near the doorway, she chanced upon the masked man again. Seeing the masked man walking past the other side of the pond with his stick, she yelled, “Hey, you! Stop right there!” Laying aside the stick she was using to fish for crayfish, she stood up and trotted to the other side of the pond. Then, she walked up to the masked man and questioned, “Why did you leave me on the mountain that day? I

Veronica. He merely rolled up his sleeve and pointed at the bruises

on his left arm, she decided to believe his story. “Alright. I thought you had ungratefully run away.” She finally cast aside the displeasure that had been building up inside her over the past few days. Then, she said to the man, “Let‘s go and

still young, he was supposed to be inclined to

came to Almeida for the sake of formality, so there was no way she could do any work. With plenty of free time on their hands and nothing else to do, the two passed the time fishing for

I‘ll pass,” the masked man refused

had tumbled down the mountain slope in order to save her that day. She said peremptorily, “Aw, come on let‘s go! I‘m not good at

was a popular hot–selling food item in the city. In the mountains, however, the simple villagers mainly raised crops and worked in fields, so they weren‘t interested in crayfish at all.

great time, the masked man fished for crayfish by the

recalling how the lady had gotten poisoned in order to save him, he put his dagger

the masked man left before Matthew came. Veronica repeatedly pleaded with him to stay,

peeling garlic to make crayfish with garlic. Cooked using the earthen stove in the rural village, the crayfish tasted extraordinarily toothsome

Veronica, who felt completely stuffed, took a stroll in the village, while Matthew and Melissa followed her

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