Chapter 145
The phone in Veronica‘s pocket rang all of a sudden as she walked out of the basement car park dejectedly.
When she took out her phone, she couldn‘t help but think of Matthew. For one second, she even had the anticipation that the call could possibly be from him, but she then recalled that she had already blocked his contact.
So, when Veronica looked at the phone screen to see Xavier‘s number, she heaved a sigh of relief inwardly and answered the call. “Hey, Xavier.”
“What‘s up? Do you want to come out for supper?” Xavier asked on the other end of the line.
He knew Veronica was going to leave Bloomstead soon, so he wished to ask her out and spend more time with her.
“Sure, since I haven‘t had dinner yet, but the meal is on you today—I‘m broke.” Veronica couldn‘t help feeling distressed at the thought of the sum that she had spent last night.
“That‘s not a problem at all, but can you please don‘t ditch me at that kind of cheap motel again if I become drunk next time? I‘ll pay you back anyway.”
Only Xavier knew how miserable it was to wake up in a cheap motel.
“Haha… I‘m broke, you see. It‘s hard to earn a living. Haha…”
Laughing heartily, Veronica felt a sense of ease that was only possible when she was with Xavier.
With that, the two decided to meet at John‘s, where Veronica bought Xavier a meal for the first time.
After meeting up, they found a table near the entrance. Then, Veronica ordered some dishes and a dozen beers as she sat down and started chatting away with Xavier.
“You told me you had something to attend to so you couldn‘t make it to the office this morning. What is it that kept you busy the whole day?”
Sitting across Veronica, Xavier stared at her fixedly with his eyes glistened.
At the mention of today‘s incident, the smile on Veronica‘s face obviously became still, but she quickly lifted her brows and grinned. “Nothing. It‘s just… I had a long day yesterday and was a bit tired.”
not wish to talk about
way, how much was the bill at Twilight Club
was in a good mood yesterday, so I drank too
Veronica did not answer him as
much discount did Matthew give you? Or he did not ask
he thought that Matthew was actually
who went ahead of Xavier to rescue Veronica; the other time when the flood
all these details, but Veronica thought Xavier was dropping a
“He…”
to say that Matthew charged her the full amount, but given Xavier‘s personality, if he knew Veronica had paid the full bill at Twilight Club last
grateful to Xavier and did not want to owe him anything, so she decided to lie. “Yeah, he didn‘t even ask me for a single penny.
My foot!
and lifted the glass to give Xavier a toast. “Cheers! I‘m leaving in a few days
We should drink the
after I leave Bloomstead. There are some
All you have to do is ask. As
two had
was with Xavier. The interaction
a thoughtful look with her head lowered. Then, he pressed his lips and asked, “Are
bore a hidden meaning
Veronica naturally knew what Xavier was
her face with her hands. Her gaze went past Xavier to stare at–a television hanging on the wall, and her
and me, the two of them are indeed a perfect
said that, there was a tinge of sorrow and
at the television on the wall which was broadcasting news about Matthew
and Matthew back then with the
title was actually
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