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Chapter 853 Held the Grudge for Too Long

From Xavier’s look, it was obvious that he had just woken up. Only then did Veronica know that Matthew didn’t look for him.

“Um… I…” she stammered and tried her best to think of a reason. In the end, she lied. “I couldn’t sleep, so I wanted to call you to thank you, but your phone couldn’t be reached. I thought you were in danger, so I came here to check on you.” She still didn’t mention anything about Matthew.

With his hand on the door handle, he recalled everything that had happened a few hours ago with a clear mind. Suddenly, his gaze turned dark, and he demanded coldly, “Are you saying a liar will care about me? Haha. Am I supposed to thank you?”

Suddenly, he estranged himself from her because of Matthew’s fake death and all the lies she told him.

“Xavier…” She whispered his name and raised her head to look at him. The moment she looked him in the eyes, she could feel the iciness emanating from them. After just a glance, she lowered her head in guilt. “I know I lied to you, but you and Matt hate each other. I knew what we wanted, so the only thing I could do was hide it from you.”

Xavier was not moved at all. “Please leave if you’re

around to leave but lifted her head and asked with anticipation, “Can you and Matt

get hurt eventually, and no matter who got hurt, it was not what Veronica wanted to see. Everything would be sorted out if she could figure out a way

saying that, he turned around to look in the direction of the bedroom before walking out and softly

hands in the pockets of the bathrobe and stared at her. “Listen properly, Veronica…” Then, he said every word firmly, “In this life of mine, either I die,

for him to say, but even when he

that I want to ask. Are we still friends?” she

sudden question brought Xavier into silence. After a few seconds, he parted his lips and answered, “A few hours ago, we

in her eyes, and all her memories with him came into

didn’t despise her ‘ugly’ look after she dressed up, and then he found out her identity and pretended to be her boyfriend in front of her stepmother, right until he and Matthew came to save her in Mount Chillad.