Chapter 164 Veronica Called Emyr

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Charmaine assisted Emyr with the needle, using the moment to discreetly check his pulse as he rested with his eyes shut.

He slowly opened his eyes halfway, fixing a serious gaze on her.

“How is it?” he inquired after a brief pause.

Charmaine set his hand down gently. “Your cold–related illness is showing improvement. You should continue with the medicinal baths, and in a few months, you should recover about 80% to 90%.

“Alright.”

Just as Emyr was about to speak again, the phone on the table rang.

He glanced at the screen and said. “Can you answer that for me?”

The caller ID showed an unknown number.

Charmaine had no choice but to pick up. “Hello, Mr. Emyr is currently unavailable to take calls.”

Veronica, who had been eagerly waiting to hear Emyr’s voice, felt an instant wave of disappointment, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her.

Hearing the heavy breathing on the other end, Charmaine knew the person was still listening. So, she repeated herself, “He’s not able to speak right now. If there’s something important, you can relay the message to him for me.”

Veronica clutched the fabric of her clothing tightly. After a moment’s hesitation, she finally spoke. “Charmaine, it’s Veronica. I need to speak with Mr. Emyr.”

Charmaine’s eyes narrowed slightly.

to

night, Charmaine had no patience for pleasantries. “I already told you twice. Are you

she say?

immediately, “Charmaine, what’s that supposed to mean? You’re just a maid. Who gave you the authority to pick up Mr. Emyr’s

switched the

caught up in her frustration and unable to hold back her emotions,

arched an eyebrow and turned her calm gaze

pressed her lips together slightly, as if wordlessly telling him: Handle

before responding icily, “I asked

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thought of Emyr as gentle and reserved, but now, in her fit of anger, she realized he had been there the entire time. He had

be Charmaine’s doing!

had to be

putting on a pitiful tone. “Mr. Emyr, I’m really

justify herself, eager to maintain her

important detail that her frustration was not aimed at Charmaine but stemmed from her concern

to hold back a

had a

had picked up quite a bit

And regarding Emyr

sickly sweet, over–the–top voice as she was, Charmaine couldn’t have been more delighted.

of Charmaine’s laughter, Emyr shot her a sharp

and his patience for Veronica was wearing thin. “What do you

had no interest in

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