Chapter 500 Matthew Has Been Kidnapped
“Yeah. He was on the same flight as us,” Ruka said helplessly, “I only found out when they called me to tell me about it.” Veronica frowned and murmured when she heard that information, “What’s he doing in Castron?”
She didn’t understand Matthew’s purpose in coming to Castron at this time. Could it be that it has something to do with Hendrey too?
“I’m not sure.” Ruka was indeed clueless about the purpose of Matthew’s visit to Castron this time. Despite her confusion, she shook her head and said, “Never mind him. You two aren’t in touch now anyway. It’s better to stay away from a sc*mbag like him. In fact, the farther, the better.”
When she heard Ruka scolding Matthew, she felt a little bad for him in her heart, for she knew that everything Matthew endured today was for her sake.
“Well then, let’s go back to the hotel. We still have to look for Hendrey tomorrow.” Veronica changed the subject and set off toward the hotel where they were staying.
After they returned to the hotel, Veronica spread herself comfortably on the bed to rest.
Since she had nothing else to do, she held her phone and scrolled through her social media. Then, she came across a post uploaded by Larry.
‘It’s a wrap, Bloomstead!’
Below the caption, there was a photo of the filming crew packing their things.
“It’s over so soon?” Veronica muttered. But on second thought, the sci-fi movie filmed by Larry’s crew was only shot in Bloomstead. So I guess half a month can still be considered quite a long time.
Just as she was thinking, her phone buzzed, and Larry’s phone number was displayed on the phone screen.
She answered the phone without hesitation.
“Yo! Demoness! It’s in the middle of the night, so why aren’t you asleep yet? Hahaha! Hurry up and come out to have some fun! Otherwise, we can’t hang out anymore after I return to Castron tomorrow.”
It just so happened that it was early morning in Destor at this hour.
After Larry finished filming, he called Veronica and asked her to go for a karaoke session with him.
Since he was going back to Castron tomorrow, he knew he wouldn’t have time to accompany her anymore.
“What a coincidence. In that case, you can just come straight to Castron for a get-together. I’m in Castron, and I just arrived today.”
“What are you doing in Castron?” Larry was shocked.
“I’m here to travel.”
Veronica didn’t tell Larry the truth, but she planned to ask him about Hendrey after she met him.
“F*ck! You didn’t even tell me that you traveled to Castron! You…”
And just like that, the two chatted on the phone for a while before hanging up.
Due to the time difference, Veronica was suffering from jet lag and was a little sleepy at the moment. So, she fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.
She didn’t know how long she had slept when her phone on the bed suddenly vibrated incessantly.
Veronica reached out with her eyes closed and grabbed the phone. She squinted her eyes, swiped the answer button, and answered the phone. “Hello, who is it?”
“Miss Murphy, it’s me.”
A male voice came from the opposite side, and Veronica felt the voice sounded somewhat familiar.
The moment she realized who could possibly be the owner of the voice, she widened her eyes, and she was instantly awake.
Veronica sat up as she glanced at the phone number, and a sudden realization hit her. Isn’t this Thomas’ phone number?
Veronica recognized the number as Thomas frequently got in touch with her when she was still together with Matthew.
“Thomas, is there anything wrong?”
“Miss Murphy, something happened to Young Master Matthew,” said Thomas anxiously, who was on the other end of the phone.
“Are you saying… Matthew?”
“Yeah. H-He has been kidnapped. The other party said Young Master Matthew won’t be able to make it through tonight if you don’t show up.”
At this juncture, he had no choice but to seek help from Veronica.
Before they arrived at Castron, Matthew had firmly instructed Thomas not to mobilize the power behind them in Castron regardless of the circumstances.
Although Matthew was developing business in Bloomstead, his business empire had actually grown all the way to Castron. Naturally, he had his own prominent support behind him in Castron as well.
Yet, because he had promised Howard that he would secretly help Veronica, Matthew pressed Thomas that he mustn’t mobilize the power behind them in Castron if he didn’t give the green light.
Nevertheless, for Matthew’s kidnapping incident this time, the other party made it clear that they wanted to see Veronica in exchange for Matthew’s continued wellbeing.
Thomas and Matthew flew to Castron together on the same flight as Veronica. Although Ruka and Veronica didn’t see them, both Thomas and Matthew saw them. Hence, that was how Thomas knew Veronica was also in Castron.
“Kidnap? Who kidnapped him?” Veronica certainly would still doubt the authenticity of the matter if it was a call from someone else.
Thomas was Matthew’s man and someone whom Matthew trusted the most, though.
For that reason, Veronica naturally wouldn’t suspect him.
It was just that she was a little bewildered. Why did Matthew get kidnapped after Hendrey was abducted? What’s more bizarre is that they both get kidnapped on the first day they arrive in Castron. And what is the other party trying to pull by asking to see me?
“It should be someone from the Black Ace Mob.”
“It’s Castron. How is it possible for someone from Black Ace Mob to be lurking around here?”
“The members of the Black Ace Mob are everywhere, so it’s not surprising for them to appear in Castron.” After Thomas briefly explained the situation to Veronica, he asked anxiously, “Miss Murphy, I know you’re in Castron. Can I trouble you to come over here?”
“Sure! I’ll send you my location, and you will come to pick me up.”
After Veronica ended the call, she sent her location to Thomas. Then, she waited in the hotel lobby for a long time.
Still, she didn’t forget to send a message to Ruka before she left. ‘Ruka, I ran into a friend, and I will have dinner with my friend tonight. So I’ll see you later.’
Veronica knew Ruka would definitely be worried sick if she left without any explanation.
‘Yo! You have quite a number of friends, I see. I can’t believe you even have friends in Castron. I smell something fishy going on,’ Ruka replied in seconds.
Judging from her teasing, it was clear that she had misunderstood something.
Despite that, Veronica didn’t bother to explain as she was in a hurry. Hence, she just replied to her with a smiley emoticon.
Ten minutes later, her phone rang. It was Thomas. On the phone, Thomas told her that someone was coming to pick her up and gave her the kidnapper’s contact number.
Veronica immediately left the hotel and saw a black car waiting by the entrance. After she confirmed the license plate number, she didn’t waste a second getting into the vehicle.
Despite not seeing any signs of Thomas in the car, Veronica said nothing.
The car sped down the street. She watched helplessly as the time passed by every minute and every second, and realized that an hour had passed, yet they still hadn’t arrived at their destination.
At this rate, Veronica was getting a little impatient. So, she asked, “How much longer will it take to arrive?”
“Stay calm, Miss Murphy. We’ll be there in half an hour at most,” the driver said.
“Okay. Don’t rush, and drive slowly.” Although Veronica was in a hurry, she didn’t want to put the driver in a difficult situation by urging him.
Eventually, she became even more worried when she remembered that Matthew was kidnapped, and his possible kidnapper was someone from the Black Ace Mob. As they said, however strong an outsider is, they should never underestimate the local gangster. I don’t understand, though. Since when did Matthew offend the members of the Black Ace Mob?
