Chapter 146
Although Xavier was very capable, he was Hendric‘s son and part of Crawford‘s family tree after all.
Despite his high expectations toward Xavier, Hendric actually treated him extremely well.
Veronica genuinely thought that there was no material grudge between Xavier and Hendric, so it would be best if there was a way to ease the tension in the relationship between the father and son.
However, Xavier shook his head. “I’m doing fine on my own, so why should I go back?”
“To be honest, I think Hendric treats you quite well. You…”
Veronica wanted to persuade Xavier, but before she could finish her sentence, Xavier shot a fierce glare at her which made her clam up immediately.
That glare, which was as sharp as a sword, was filled with rage and resentment.
Ever since she knew Xavier, Veronica had rarely heard him mention Hendric.
She thought the two were merely not on good terms but she did not expect Xavier to actually be this resistful and hateful toward Hendric.
“Don‘t mention his name in front of me.”
“…”
Veronica bit her tongue and continued after remaining silent for a few seconds, “Blood is thicker than water. Do you really plan to continue being on bad terms with your father?”
Frowning, Xavier tightened his grip on the cup as his cold gaze fell on Veronica again. “He doesn‘t deserve it.”
Xavier had clearly expressed his attitude through the four straightforward words he just spat.
“Come on, bottoms up! Let‘s drink the night away!”
Veronica knew the discord between Xavier and Hendric was rather deep, and it was not an issue that could be solved in a short time, so she decided to stop discussing the topic.
Nevertheless, deep down, she still wished to lend Xavier a hand.
She had known Xavier ever since she started working as a security personnel at Twilight Club. Despite having seen him get drunk numerous times, there was never once when he was vexed with relationship problems but most of the time, his troubles were related to the Crawford Family.
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Veronica knew that the more Xavier resented Hendric, the more it showed that he actually cared about his father. 5
“Yeah. Cheers!”
With that, the two continued to have a good time drinking and chattering.
– After finishing supper, both of them were slightly tipsy.
“Shall I send you home?” Xavier asked Veronica after paying the bill, but the latter waved her hand and said, “I don‘t wish to go home yet. I‘m thinking of going for a walk and getting some fresh air.”
“I‘ll come with you,” Xavier said.
“Sure.” Veronica agreed gladly at the thought that she would be leaving Bloomstead in a few days and would not have a chance to see Xavier again by then.
On the other hand, after returning to Twilight Condominium, Matthew stood in front of the French window with a glass of red wine in his hand. The spacious condominium seemed to be even quieter without the presence of Veronica.
Looking down at the splendid, bustling city, Matthew took a sip of the wine and sank into deep thoughts.
Beep… Beep…
Suddenly, his phone on the table rang.
Matthew looked at the screen to see Tiffany‘s caller ID, so he answered the call atter hesitating for a moment.
“Hey, Matthew. What are you up to right now? I can‘t seem to fall asleep, and I really miss you.” Tiffany‘s soft voice came forth from the other end of the line.
However, Matthew‘s straight face was not moved by her expression. Instead, he said, “The wedding ceremony will proceed next month as planned.”
As planned.
Initially, Matthew intended to postpone the wedding indefinitely, but he found out that Elizabeth was diagnosed with Alzheimer‘s disease today. In addition to that, the doctor mentioned that Elizabeth‘s health was worsening, so the situation was not optimistic.
Elizabeth‘s wish was to have a great–grandchild and see Matthew get married, so Matthew couldn‘t bear to disappoint her.
After Matthew said that, the other end of the line grew quiet for a long while.
Grasping her phone tight, Tiffany was extremely agitated and could hardly contain herself. Then, she grinned and nodded–incessantly, “Sure, sure! Our wedding ceremony will proceed next month as planned.”
The sudden plot twist was totally beyond Tiffany‘s expectations.
Although Tiffany did not understand why Matthew changed his mind, the details don‘t matter. No one would be able to snatch away her position as the young mistress of the Kings Family as long as Matthew intended for the wedding ceremony to happen as planned.
Tiffany always deemed herself as the No. 1 Talented Girl in Bloomstead and thought she outshined everyone else in terms of her talents and beauty.
“The wedding can proceed as planned. However, I‘d like to know why the Larsons have to pick on Veronica in everything?” Matthew questioned Tiffany out of the blue.
Despite knowing the Larsons had been picking on Veronica all this while, Matthew did not investigate this matter thoroughly out of his respect toward Tiffany.
“M–Matthew, why are you suddenly asking about this?”
Tiffany‘s smile became stiff as her heartbeat accelerated and her face turned ashen.
Could it be that Veronica the b*tch told Matthew something, and so he asked this question?
Tiffany was so taken aback that she could not regain her composure for quite a while, so she didn‘t even know how to answer Matthew.
Meanwhile, Matthew did not answer her question too, and his silence held his reasons–if he could not get an answer from Tiffany, he would rather choose to not. proceed with their marriage.
After pondering about it, Tiffany sobbed, “I–I didn‘t pick on Tiffany. I–It‘s just that I love you too much and don‘t want her existence to divide your love toward me. I was wrong, Matthew. I know it‘s my fault, but can you please give me a chance? I promise to change…”
She was such a natural liar that it did not even take long for her to come up with the statement.
Toward the end, she still did not tell Matthew the truth, but Matthew too had made up his mind–since Tiffany was unwilling to come clean, he would send Thomas to investigate the truth.
“I‘ll give you one day to think about it. I won‘t marry you if I don‘t get an answer!” Matthew blurted coldly and hung up the call thereafter,
On the other end of the line, Tiffany was still speaking while holding her phone. “Matthew? Matthew, please listen to me…”
Beep… Beep…
She still wanted to say something, but all she could hear was a busy tone.
At once, she flew into a rage and threw the phone fiercely onto the ground which then shattered into pieces.
“Aghh!! Veronica Murphy, you b*tch! It‘s always about you! Why are you everywhere?!”
Tiffany was so furious that she stomped ragingly on the broken phone and vented her anger unscrupulously.
Lately, she could not eat and sleep well because Matthew wanted to call off their marriage as she was worried that Matthew would actually not marry her toward the
end.
Just a moment ago, she had finally received good news, but Matthew ended up questioning the matters between Veronica and her, to which she did not know how to
respond
Obviously, Matthew was not too happy with her answer just now, so he gave her one last chance.
Meanwhile, Floch and Rachel immediately walked out of their room when they heard the noise from upstairs. Seeing Tiffany flying off the handle in the living room, they walked toward her and asked concernedly, “Darling, what happened? Why are you so angry?”
