Chapter 356 A Capricious Veronica

 

Conrad maintained his image as the nice guy that was ever gentle and considerate, as though nothing had happened before.

 

Veronica smiled in response to avoid putting Elizabeth in a tough position. “Oh, really? What were you guys talking about? Don’t tell me that you’ve spoken ill of me.”

 
 
 
 
 
 

Conrad laughed at her ‘joke’. “You’re right! Mom thought you wouldn’t come because you hadn’t come recently.”

Yvonne let out a wry smile, trying to hide her awkwardness.

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“Roni, don’t listen to his nonsense.” Elizabeth grinned ear to ear.

Veronica seated herself beside Elizabeth after she placed the presents aside and began a light conversation. Then, suddenly, Veronica asked the old lady, “Grandma, do you know that Yvonne is pregnant?”

“Yes. Conrad told me about it.” Elizabeth nodded.

An insidious Veronica glanced at Conrad before continuing, “It’s good news, isn’t it? When will they have their wedding?”

“Yvonne said her parents are busy overseas. They’ll be back after the new year to discuss the wedding preparations.” Elizabeth took a glimpse of Yvonne and sighed. “You youngsters are different nowadays. You have your own ways of handling things. It’s no use for an old lady like me to keep worrying.”

Veronica made a quick deduction and concluded that Conrad took the initiative by confiding in Elizabeth about Yvonne’s pregnancy when she heard Elizabeth’s words. In the meantime, he had made up an excuse to postpone the wedding in order to buy some time.

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the backyard. When the old lady decided to call it a day, Yura escorted her into

to have an honest conversation with Veronica. Yvonne felt a lump in her throat when she tried to

Then, she removed Yvonne’s hand while saying, “Why should I be? Are

everything just to bring Yvonne away, yet Yvonne chose to be with

Words failed Yvonne as she had not expected Veronica to

claiming, “Conrad is not as bad as you think. I don’t know what happened between you, but you

her hands into her coat pockets and showed no sign of wavering, as though Yvonne’s

she stuttered. “I hope this matter won’t be

an affirmative answer, although the tone of her

bit her lips as she wasn’t so dense that she couldn’t feel Veronica’s cold fury. “Then, can we have sushi together

to.” Veronica checked the time with her phone. “It’s late. I

the figure gradually disappearing from her sight, she clenched her hands as she felt something urging her to

aware of Veronica’s good intentions, she firmly believed it was a misunderstanding. One day, she would prove it to

farewell, she bumped into Conrad at the entrance. Their steps came to a halt simultaneously when they saw

ever with a dazzling smile.

few steps forward in her heels and stood right before him with a frosty gaze. “Uncle Conrad, you never fail to surprise me. Just what kind of spell did you use on Yvonne so that

frowned, pretending to be in deep thought,

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