Chapter 685

"Master Crayson... He..."

Veronica promptly fell silent.

Head bowed, she poked at the food on her plate with her fork for a long minute before she spoke again. "I have my own choices and thoughts."

As she said that, she raised her head abruptly and stared at Matthew with an unwavering gaze. "My home, my children, my husband—they are all in Bloomstead."

This was exactly why Veronica wouldn't stay with the hidden clan no matter what.

The reason she agreed to go to the hidden clan was because she was afraid of the power of the clan, and she knew that she was too weak to win against them.

But after going to the hidden clan, there were certain things that Crayson didn't have the final say.

more confident now after she had

was also why she didn't tell Crayson the reason Matthew faked his death. Veronica had her own

been dormant for so many years, and even though he was always good to her, his loyalty

It was hard to say for sure if he would do something unimaginable

me. Don’t worry." Matthew smiled warmly as he looked

"You are my husband. Who am I going to trust if not you? Also, Uncle Conrad has been keeping his eyes on your property lately. He probably can't hold himself back from doing something after I left Bloomstead." "You have done a good job. Many of your thoughts coincide with mine even though we haven't talked about it beforehand. Go on and take

sounded somewhat proud as

about how he made the best choice

are complimenting me or yourself." Veronica laughed

down on the plate, she rested her elbows on the table and propped her chin on her

got up to pour her a bowl of herbal

only sincerely replied, "I don't want to. I want to look

She would rather take one more look at him in case she couldn't see him for a

were peeling the prawns paused slightly, and he looked up at the woman sitting opposite him. Seeing her gentle smile, he shook his head helplessly

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