Chapter 312 Anxious to Meet Your Future Mother-In-Law
“Veronica, I mentioned to you ages ago that I wanted to work for you.” Shirley lifted her chin in challenge, and she had a smug look on her face. She seemed intent on sticking by Veronica’s side.
“Hah! Work for me?”
Veronica snorted derisively. “I’m about to go bust and won’t even be able to support myself. If you stick by my side, you will be worse off than I.”
“I’m sure that things will work out for you.” Shirley chuckled and turned around to point at the door.
Veronica looked behind her and saw Matthew standing by the entrance of the shop.
Veronica was confused by his sudden arrival. She retracted her hand from Shirley’s shoulders and asked him perplexedly, “Why are you here?”
“What do you mean by that? President Murphy, have you forgotten about our contract?”
He stood upright and shot a cold look at her before striding inside. “I’ve invested millions in the project, so aren’t you supposed to seek my opinion before you end the business? My project hasn’t even started yet.”
“I…”
For a moment there, Veronica was at a loss for words, and she had no idea how to respond to Matthew’s words.
His words made sense, and he had indeed invested in Encounters Bridal Store. Besides, he had also rented ten storeys of the building next door in preparation for a booming business.
However, he had taken offense to a personal issue and stopped the renovation work next door. From then on, he no longer stepped foot into Encounters Bridal Store.
She had assumed that he no longer cared about their collaboration project.
As such, since the incident happened, it had never crossed her mind that he would pick up this project and proceed with it.
“Based on our original contract, I’m the major shareholder of Encounters Bridal Store, so I’m still the one who calls the shots here.”
He walked inside and scanned the messy shop left behind from the riot, and it felt as if a bomb had exploded in her, and it looked like the aftermath of a battlefield. He tried to find somewhere to sit down, but he couldn’t find a suitable spot.
“Get me a chair.” He lifted his finger and pointed at the chair by the side as he mentioned indifferently.
Shirley nodded instantly. “Hold on, President Kings, I’ll get you…”
“Stay where you are!” Matthew hollered and pointed his slender finger at Veronica. “I want you to get me the chair.”
“I…” She was significantly displeased to be ordered about by him as if she was his subordinate.
However, she considered the situation carefully and realized that Matthew had secretly provided her with so much help, that his request wasn’t too much.
“Okay, I’ll bring you the chair.”
She turned around and walked to the corner to grab a chair that was intact and wiped it with a cloth before placing it in front of Matthew. “President Kings, what are your instructions for today?”
He remained seated with his legs crossed as he leaned back slightly. He linked his fingers and placed them on his abdomen. He sat there like a boss, and he gave out an air of dominance and arrogance.
Although there was a hint of laziness in his posture, there was also a domineering coldness, which was akin to a king of the forest who had just awakened from slumber.
“You’re the person in charge of Encounters Bridal Store, so have you analyzed the issue after encountering this incident?”
She nodded. “It was a lapse on our part to not check the equipment properly. That was why the issue occured.”
“One would definitely not be tripped twice by the same thing, but you’re the exception to the rule because you’re the stupid person who was tripped twice by the same issue.” He chided her without any reservations.
After being told off, she couldn’t help feeling resentful. “How would I have known anyway? This isn’t entirely my fault! After all, it’s quite hard to dodge an attack that’s launched silently. I never expected Damien to secretly plot behind my back!”
“You’ve made a mistake, so that’s ultimately your fault. Everyone would only look at the outcome. No one cares about the process.”
He had a cold expression on his face and exuded the sternness of a leader. “You were quite lucky that it was only Jackson injured in this incident. If the bomb was a much more powerful one than this one, everyone in attendance at the wedding would be dead. By then, do you think anyone would bother to listen to your so-called explanation?”
She clenched her fist tightly by her side. However, the intense glare she shot at him gradually disappeared as her anger dissipated.
She blinked, and a slightly remorseful and guilty look appeared on her face. Although Matthew’s words sounded very harsh, every sentence made perfect sense. It was quite true that in the adult world, no one cared about excuses, and neither did anyone have the time to listen to explanations. They only cared about the outcome.
“Yes. I should take full responsibility.” Veronica lowered her head gradually and stopped rebuking.
Initially, he had expected her to lose her temper from being chided so rudely. However, to his surprise, she remained silent and listened to his stern chides meekly.
Her meek acceptance was hard for Matthew to take in, and he felt slightly sorry for her.
“From now onward, you’ll be in charge of the equipment we use at the bridal store. You’re in charge of checking the safety profile of the equipment. If there are any issues that arise, you’ll be the one held responsible.” He stood up and glanced at her with a cold expression as he spoke.
At that moment, Veronica was in shock. She clearly didn’t expect this day where she would be demoted in the company she formed.
“What’s wrong? Are you against this decision?” He noticed the ashen and angry expression on her face, so he questioned her.
“No, I made a mistake, so I am willing to accept the punishment.”
She accepted his punishment willingly. “Is there anything else that you would like to instruct us on?” She continued to ask.
However, Matthew ignored her question this time.
He answered a phone call and got up to walk out of the shop. Subsequently, he drove off right after that.
Once he had left, Shirley gingerly walked over to stand next to Veronica, and the former asked in a gentle voice, “Veronica, are you alright? President Kings was so fierce earlier. I was trembling with fear.”
Veronica heaved a sigh and took a seat on Matthew’s chair from before as she replied defeatly, “His words were harsh, but it’s the truth.”
His harsh words were intended to help her learn a lesson.
“Veronica, are you seriously going to join the equipment team? This is a severe demotion.” Shirley felt sorry for Veronica.
Nonetheless, Veronica was quite nonchalant about this. “It’s great. By starting from the basics, I would be able to figure out my shortfalls.”
Veronica took this quite calmly, and not only was she not upset at all, but she also finally felt at ease upon seeing Matthew appear. That meant her bridal store was now considered safe.
She stayed back at the company and tidied up the place until late at night. Finally, she looked at the time and decided that it was enough for the day, so she left earlier to head to the mall. She bought some supplements and drove toward the Kings Residence.
It had been quite a few days since she last visited, and this time, as she walked through the doors, she suddenly felt something change in her.
“Veronica, you’re here!”
As soon as Veronica got out of her car, Conrad’s was parked next to hers, and he got out of his car with Yvonne in tow.
“Conrad, Yvonne, you guys are here too.”
However, Veronica thought to herself, Conrad’s back at Kings Residence and it’s normal for him to come home, but why did he bring Yvonne along this time? What was his intention? Does he plan to let Elizabeth know his true feelings and then confess to Yvonne? That’s impossible! The possibility of that is practically nil.
“Why are you looking at me with that glint in your eyes? Are you shocked to see me?”
Yvonne made her way to stand in front of Veronica and clutched Veronica’s arms affectionately. With a smile, Yvonne mentioned, “I pestered Conrad to bring me over. I just wanted to meet Grandma.”
At that point, Veronica grimaced and lowered her head. She turned to Yvonne and whispered, “It looks like you’re anxious to meet your future mother-in-law.”
