Chapter 333 Forgive and Forget
Everything happened so quickly that she was caught unprepared.
“Hmph! Do you think I’m a fool? I could tell long ago that you’ve got feelings for Matthew. As for Matthew, there’s something different about the way he looks at you. How could he possibly be involved with a guy?” Elizabeth took Veronica’s hand and gently patted the back of it. “I’ve been in love before.
How can I not know what it’s like to be head over heels in love? But you two can’t keep going on like this. Anyway, I’m happy that Matthew has finally found someone he likes. If he still didn’t confess his love for you, I would’ve prepared to set you up with someone. To tell you the truth, I picked six nice guys for you and was about to arrange for you to meet them.”
She sincerely liked Veronica and spoiled the latter like she was her own granddaughter. At first, she had thought that Veronica and Matthew weren’t meant to be together, so she thought it good for Veronica to be her god-granddaughter.
Little did she think that fate would bring the two of them to develop feelings for each other. Inwardly, she was delighted. It was just that she was old, so such an emotional roller-coaster was a bit too much for her heart.
“Grandma…” Veronica didn’t know what to say in response.
Matthew didn’t want to see Elizabeth pressing Veronica harder and harder, though. “Don’t put Roni in a tight spot. Now that I’ve promised her, I’ll naturally keep my promise. Just give her some time.”
“Tsk, tsk. You’re enlightened at last, huh? To think that you even know to feel sorry for her.” Elizabeth shook her head and sighed with feeling. “Sigh. Well, that’s a good thing. Veronica is a fine lady; she’s more than a good match for you,” she said. Then, she asked, “But what makes you love Veronica? She looks just like Tiffany. You’re my grandson, but I’m telling you, I’ll skin you alive if you’re just playing with her feelings!”
“I never liked Tiffany,” Matthew said.
“That’s good to hear.” Elizabeth nodded with a long sigh of relief. Although she was happy to know that Matthew had finally found himself a wife after being single for almost 30 years, she still had a headache now that rumors were circulating outside. “Well, in that case, tell me what you’re gonna do about today’s incident,” she said while patting Veronica’s hand again.
“Sigh. Veronica, it was Matthew’s fault for doing you a disservice. If he hadn’t gotten engaged to Tiffany back then, you two would probably have had babies.”
“Grandma, it’s all history now.” Veronica was still upset upon recalling what had happened in the past. However, Matthew didn’t like her at the time, and nor did she like him. Now that I think about it, it’s been eight months since we got to know each other. We’ve gone through a lot of things over the past eight months, which slowly brought us together.
“I’m old. As you know, my health is getting worse by the day. All I want is to have a great-grandson.”
“But, Grandma… I-I’m not prepared for that yet,” Veronica argued. She and Matthew had just started seeing each other. If they were to get engaged immediately, she feared that Matthew might stop having feelings for her one day. Or what should she do if she found out after spending some time with him that he wasn’t her type?
Just then, Matthew interrupted their conversation, saying, “Just give Roni some time. I’ll deal with the public opinion.”
“That works.” Elizabeth nodded. “Alright, I’ll wait for you two. How could you two little brats hide it from me that you two are dating? I was worried sick about both of you,” she said. Then, she patted the driver’s seat and warned, “Especially you. You’re already an adult; can’t you afford to get a hotel room? How could you fool around with Veronica in the fitting room? Do you think Veronica is as shameless as you are?”
Veronica, whose face had just returned to normal, blushed again at Elizabeth’s words. Sh*t, she’s not gonna let this slide. At the thought of this, she got so exasperated that she wished she could beat Matthew to death. I’ve lost face because of him!
Matthew couldn’t hide his amusement when he looked up and saw in the rearview mirror that Veronica was turning to look out of the car window with her face blushing scarlet. “Yes, Grandma.”
“Alright, then. I’ll take care of your uncles and aunts for you. Hurry up and deal with the media,” Elizabeth warned again.
“No problem,” Matthew replied.
Half an hour later, their car arrived at a private hospital. Matthew had asked Troy beforehand to have everything arranged, so there were no reporters here. After sending Elizabeth to the ward, he said to Veronica, “Roni, I’d like to have a word with Grandma.”
Veronica nodded. “Oh, okay. I’ll wait for you two outside then.” With that, she turned around and stepped out of the VIP ward before waiting outside.
Inside the ward, Matthew said to Elizabeth directly, “Grandma, Roni is still young. I can wait for her.”
“Sigh, you can wait, but I’m afraid I can’t.” Elizabeth sighed repeatedly while leaning back against the head of the bed. “And besides, even if she’s still young, you two can get engaged first. Even if we don’t inform the outside world about it, can’t we meet her parents in private to have your engagement finalized?”
she said before shaking her head. Then, she stretched out her hand and poked Matthew’s forehead. “You useless rascal. You call the shots in the business world; can’t you even take care of Veronica now?”
Matthew replied, “Since I like her, I have to respect her.” Having been hardhearted and overbearing in the past, he had ruthlessly forced himself on Veronica because of his desire for her. At the time, he just wanted to sate his lust.
However, things were different now. Knowing that he had fallen in love with her, he cosseted her with utmost care, as if she were a rare treasure. Perhaps this is love. Love makes me realize that if I like someone, not only do I have to be nice to her, but I also have to learn to respect her.
“Alright, alright. Now that you know what it’s like to love someone, just take your time with her.” Elizabeth let out a sigh. “You’re no longer young. Now that you’ve found yourself a wife, I can finally put my mind at rest. Veronica is sensible and understanding. Although she isn’t a famous socialite or the daughter of a distinguished family, she’s a one-in-a-million type of lady.
You have to cherish her. Also, she’s bashful, so don’t fool around with her outside every day. Why have I never realized before that you’re so indiscreet? All you did was do such a disgraceful thing out there. You’re already 28 years old. Weren’t you able to restrain yourself for the last 27 years? What made you so impatient as soon as you started going out with her yesterday?” she said.
Then, recalling something, she continued, “Even if you want to sleep with her, you should’ve taken her to a hotel. If you really can’t do that, just take her back to the Kings Residence more often. I’ll cover for you two, okay?”
It’s good for them to spend more time together. If they’re together for a long time, they’ll naturally have babies. Once they have babies, all the problems will be solved, thought Elizabeth as an idea formed in her mind.
However, Matthew replied, “The result of my discussion with Roni is that we won’t disclose our relationship to anyone now—including Uncle Conrad.”
“I’m old, but I’m not blind. Ever since the voice recording of your conversation with him was made public on the news last time, I’ve known that he’s up to no good,” she said as a hint of guilt showed on her face.
“Conrad was born illegitimate, but he’s also a poor thing. I know what’s on his mind. It’s just that I think he has a rough life, so I’ll forgive and forget as long as he doesn’t overdo anything.”
