Chapter 69

Indeed, Matthew had said that the previous evening, but he had been lying.

Now that he changed his mind, he corrected, “You remembered wrongly.”

“Remembered wrongly?” Carefully, Veronica thought about it. Indeed, she could recall now that there had been more than one bed at his penthouse when she was kidnapped.

At this moment, she was penniless and had no money to rent a room. It was also unclear how the Larson Family felt about her right now, so it would be safer and more cost-efficient for her to stay at Matthew’s penthouse in Twilight Condominium.

However…

 

“We would be a single man and a woman sharing an apartment. Wouldn’t that be inappropriate?” she asked, her tone guarded.

After taking in her stance, Matthew simply reached out and took the access card from her hands.

 

Ding 

As the elevator reached the second-floor basement, the doors opened and he walked out.

Immediately, she chased after him. “I’m kidding! Please don’t take it seriously. You’re my brother now. I trust your morals!”

PahOnly fool would trust him

Nonetheless, given the dire straits she was in, sleeping at the penthouse was her best option.

Moreover, she had Elizabeth to protect her. That was why Veronica trusted Matthew wouldn’t do anything to her.

Otherwise, she would castrate him personally!

After tugging on his arm and pulling the access card from his grip, she looked up at him. “If I have a place to stay, do I have food to eat as well?”

“This is what you wanted, Young Master Matthew-“Waiting at the second floor basement, Thomas had gone up to greet Matthew upon seeing him walk over, only to witness Veronica holding onto Matthew’s hand and skipping alongside him as she joked and laughed.

Both of them were acting intimate without the animosity from before, when they would be filled with murderous rage whenever they set eyes on each other.

Veronica exclaimed upon seeing Thomas approach. “Do you both have something to

that, she made to

on her hand and said collectedly, “It’s okay.

hand very naturally, he led her over

his hands. Inside it

 Matthew truly not

astonishment, Thomas turned to look at the pair retreating in the distance. Since when have

into the back of the

do you want to go?”

wanted to attend to, but she had to go to the police station to have her identity taken care of first. “Send me to the police station. I have

no need,” he replied, “Thomas is taking care of it. Come back with me to the Kings

entering the car, paused. Since when am I

Thomas had been busy searching for her whereabouts. Then, he was rescuing her with Matthew, only for the latter to

care of her identification at

and only nodded cooperatively. “Don’t worry, Miss Murphy. Your

Thank you very much.” That was all she could say since it would

special treatment and could naturally get

sedan started, heading in the

the way there, Veronica asked to borrow Matthew’s cell phone. “Can you lend me your phone? I want to call

he handed his phone to

phone, she made a call to her

the call connected, she said,

seeing that the number Veronica was using to call her

phone. I’m using… Matthew’s

Matthew at Saint Hospital, and even repeatedly

this is Young Master Matthew’s phone? I

you should rest well at home with Dad and that I’ll go back to visit you when I’m free. As for what you said this morning-don’t worry. As long as I’m alive, I’ll

the Larsons were throwing. She wouldn’t let it get in the way of

the line

could she hear Daniella sobbing. The noise made

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