Chapter 503 Xavier’s Intention of Killing Matthew
All the successive events that happened today were hard for Veronica to swallow all at once. Shaking her head, she wore a dazed expression. “I’m sorry. I really didn’t know.”
She pondered for a bit before asking, “Do you think that your sister’s death… has something to do with Matthew?”
If Melissa’s death has nothing to do with Matthew, then why would Xavier kidnap him?
But… Matthew isn’t such a cruel man. The woman in braids, who was standing behind her, seated herself to a nearby chair before lazily leaning over to the table and listened to their conversation.
Fishing out a pack of cigarettes from her pocket, she was quietly smoking while trying her best to lower her presence.
One could see that Xavier’s hand, which was grabbing onto Veronica’s collar, was starting to tremble. From the popped veins to his tightly pursed lips, he was obviously holding his anger in.
Even though he did not answer her, Veronica already knew what the truth was. At that moment, a series of excuses hung by her lips, but she could not bring herself to say them.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t know so much had happened.”
However, her words of apology were merely a futile attempt.
Although it was true that Veronica loathed Melissa, but for Xavier, she only felt avoidance and disdain toward him. In fact, she never truly hated him because he was once her ray of light in her before dark world.
Yet, who knew that at the end of the light was an infinite abyss?
Sure, he kidnapped her and put her life in threatening danger, but at the brink of her death, Xavier ignored Matthew’s hunting and did everything he could by risking his freedom to send her to the hospital.
Though the wounds she sustained that time was because of Xavier, he did not play the villain till the end.
Snorting, Xavier maintained a cold expression. “You don’t need to apologize. I won’t accept it either.”
He then turned around and walked to the woman with braids. “Antheena, give me a cigarette.”
It turned out that the woman was called Antheena.
She took out a cigarette for him before lighting it.
With a hand on his hips and the other holding the cigarette, he took a few drags.
From the start till the end, his back was facing Veronica.
“What are you planning to do now that you’ve kidnapped Matthew?” After hesitating for quite a while, Veronica finally asked the question she had been dreading to ask.
Vrrr, vrrr, vrrr… All of a sudden, Xavier’s phone vibrated in his pocket.
He took his phone and looked at the caller. As if he did not want Veronica to overhear the conversation, he distanced himself before taking the call.
“What?” Xavier asked.
“Get rid of Matthew,” the other person ordered.
Biting on the cigarette butt, Xavier had a cold look in his eyes. “I never planned to let him live from the moment I kidnapped him.”
“Don’t end the fun so quickly. Remember, release the news tomorrow and we’ll see just how far his influence reaches.”
“No problem.” Xavier took a drag and puffed it out. “As per your request, Veronica is here. Now, can you tell me why you want her?”
From the start, the person Xavier hated was only Matthew and not Veronica.
Wanting her to come today was not Xavier’s intention but the mysterious mastermind’s.
“Don’t forget about Antheena. If you dare to harm her, I will not let you off the hook so easily.”
The other party did not seem to answer Xavier’s question, for they were warning him indirectly that he should not over-concern himself about Veronica since he had his current lover, Antheena.
Before Xavier could say anything, the person had already terminated the call. Gripping his phone tightly, he stood on the spot motionlessly.
He knew that these people only kidnapped Veronica because of her and Matthew’s close relationship. Yet, now that she is here, the person wanted to see Matthew’s backing.
At that point, Xavier could not grasp what they were trying to do. However, his instincts told him that there was something grand at play.
The brief moment of silence was then interrupted by him when he instructed his subordinates through a phone call, “Spread the word that Matthew’s doomsday is here.”
He hung up after giving the command.
Standing at the corner, he finished the cigarette with a deep frown. It was after that did he return to Veronica.
“I heard that you broke up with Matthew, so why would you still come?” Xavier asked Veronica.
Alert, Veronica did not plan to tell him the truth.
“Who told you that?”
Rolling her eyes, she continued, “I admit that I was a bit worried upon hearing that Matthew was kidnapped, seeing how I liked him in the past. But, after hearing that he was kidnapped by the mafia, I rejected them immediately. Who knew that the b*tch, Thomas, would send his men to my hometown and threatened me to go, or else my parents would die.”
She secretly praised herself for being so smart. Before she came, she had reached an agreement with Thomas and he had then ordered his men to perform the task accordingly. If Xavier and the others were to look into this, they would find that there were a lot of strangers that had appeared in her hometown.
Up to this point, she pouted and continued, “Is there no more room for discussion between you and Matthew? Can’t you just let him go? If you don’t, my parents will have to die along with him.”
Being one who had a performance background, Veronica utilized the atmosphere and revealed the most helpless and worried expression she could present.
After all, she really was worried about Matthew’s safety. Yet, Xavier could tell that something was off from her statement.
“Really?” he said it so suspiciously as if he did not fully trust her words.
“If you don’t believe me, you can send your men to validate my words. Or maybe, you could even save my parents. I won’t stop you from harming Matthew. It’s just… It’s just I ask you to not kill him.”
Fearing that she might be projecting her inner thoughts too blatantly, Veronica added, “Xavier, Matthew had saved my life before. If I just watch him die, I might live the rest of my life with guilt.”
“Is it?” he replied snarkily.
Raising his eyebrow, Xavier reiterated her words, “You said that as long as I don’t kill him, you will stand by and watch things unfold?”
“That’s right.”
Veronica purposefully nodded calmly. “He’s an *sshole. It’s up to you to punish him as you see fit. I can accept anything you do as long as you don’t kill him. This is also somewhat of a punishment for him. You should know that if Matthew died right in front of me, Thomas will not let my parents live either.”
“Why is that?”
“Are you daft? You kidnapped him, but you made me come. Isn’t this just a blatant statement to everyone that only I can save him? If I escape unscathed, Thomas will only think that I betrayed Matthew. Do you think that the Kingses would let me live if that happens?”
Veronica’s brain was working overtime as she spoke extra carefully in fear of showing her intention.
Having said all that, she was suddenly curious about something. “I wish to know more about something else though. Since you’ve already kidnapped Matthew, why do you still need me here?”
Xavier shrugged his eyebrows and replied, “This isn’t my idea.”
