Chapter 420 The Secret

“We get it. You’re a big girl now and you think you know better,” Master Crayson pointed out in resignation. He stood up and began to head out of the private dining room. “I need to use the restroom.”

None of them had had a toilet break since arriving at the train station, so Veronica believed him and did not dwell too much on this.

Leaving the private room, he walked down the hallway and immediately spotted Matthew in the distance. The young man was leaning against the steel banisters while smoking, looking deep in thought.

When Matthew noticed Master Crayson approaching, he straightened up and snuffed out his cigarette. “Master Crayson, what are you doing out here?” His usual icy demeanor was nowhere to be seen whenever he was around Veronica’s family; he more often than not showed them his utmost respect.

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up the end of

the older man was proof of how much Veronica meant to him. Why else would a man of his stature offer to light up a cigarette for

on his cigarette for a while. He blew smoke out of his nostrils as he sighed deeply. “You know, Veronica is a simple girl from an even simpler background. I just don’t see how she’s going to fit in with the rest of your family. Much as we’d like to think we’re better than all the talk of status, it won’t change the fact that Veronica will not be happy marrying someone out of her

a drag of it. After a second of silence, he nodded and said, “You

truly think that way, then why don’t you stay away from Veronica for her own

because of our difference in status,” Matthew countered with a smile. “What if I were to give up my money and status and be an average

frowned and tipped his head to the side to assess Matthew, looking deep in thought. However, there was no telling if he was thinking about how truthful or practical

believe me, Master Crayson? You can always ask around and I guarantee everyone will tell you how I’m a man of my word,” Matthew said playfully. He reckoned that the only person who could make him go back on

“All in all, there’s no getting me to trust men like you who were born with a silver spoon in

really a matter of trust or does it have something to do with Roni’s identity?” Matthew looked up and fixed his sharp gaze on Master Crayson. There was a dark gleam in his eyes this time and some of the respect in his tone

lowered his gaze as he searched his mind for an answer. Not wanting to give anything away, he looked Matthew

Matthew’s lips as he added, “Look, I don’t know who you are and I

was merely making a statement and it was a bold one that made his intentions of

as he eyed Matthew inquisitively.

surprised that Matthew uncovered the secret behind Veronica’s identity. After all, Matthew was a rare talent and a business prodigy in Bloomstead. His razor-sharp wit and his

come true. If his suspicions about Veronica’s identity were already aroused, then there was no stopping him

only try so hard to keep a

Master Crayson did not try to cover it up anymore and he decided to be frank with Matthew. “If you know Veronica is not an ordinary girl, then you should know to stay away from her. There is no future for the both of you, I’ve told her as much. Surely you must realize

most things in life; that was just the way he was programmed. However, when it came to things that concerned Veronica, his curiosity shot through the roof. He wanted to know everything about her background and

that moment, a sudden thought flashed across

getting engaged to Tiffany and marrying her, but

Veronica was raised in the country where no one would know her. She was

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