Chapter 523 She Picked the Best Man Ever
Matthew’s hands halted in their movements, and then he placed his cutlery away. Subsequently, he interlocked his fingers and looked at her seriously. “What do you want to know? When Crayson contacted me this morning, you already heard what he said.”
”I didn’t expect you to be in frequent communication with him.” “Both of you keep hiding things from me. So tell me, what was the reason you played their game and allowed them to kidnap you?” Veronica asked with pursed lips.
She always felt that the whole incident behind his abduction was riddled with oddities. Especially when it came to Troy. Thomas and Troy were both Matthew’s right-hand men. Matthew would undoubtedly not retain them by his side if they weren’t capable.
Matthew couldn’t help but laugh at her words. “You’re so smart. How should I deal with you?”
”Since you know that I’m smart, you should watch out. If you dare to plot against me in the future, you will be in trouble,” Veronica warned as she narrowed her eyes and graced him with a mischievous grin. ”Are you going to ‘punish’ me?”
He smirked. She was caught off guard when he made a dirty joke during the serious conversation. As Veronica glanced at Matthew in disbelief, she gaped at him before finally rebuking him, “You are shameless.”
Her response made him chuckle. ”I’m just teasing you.”
After he paused briefly and gave the whole situation some thought, he replied, “Since you have guessed it all, I’ll tell you what I was planning. I sneaked in to discover more clues for my investigation.”
“Which is?”
“There has always been someone discreetly investigating you, and he even placed several spies all around the place,” said Matthew as he shook his head. “This person is someone who has deep ties with the hidden clan, and his identity is highly obscure.”
“Crayson dispatched people from Castron to check the identity of the person behind the scenes, and the result pointed to Flake Denson. Although Flake is the leader of the Black Ace Mob, he is disabled and does not leave the castle during typical days.”
“In order to learn if Flake is truly disabled and to get a better understanding of him, I ventured into the castle.”
As he said that, he looked at Veronica and sighed regretfully. “Unfortunately, the person who has close ties with the hidden clan is not Flake.”
“If it wasn’t him, who is it?”
Veronica felt perplexed. Suddenly, her eyes lit up with a suspect, and she asked, “Why not investigate Hendrey Johnson? He raises the most red flags.”
Crayson began his investigation with him and later discovered Fleck along with his quest.
“It’s so problematic. Why don’t you just kidnap Hendrey and torture him to make him spill the truth?”
“You underestimate him. Why would I risk going to the castle if I can capture him easily?”
“What do you mean?”
“Hendrey is a sly and cunning person who has plenty of tricks up his sleeves. Even Crayson’s men had always failed to try to catch him.”
“He has indeed gone deep under all our radars.” Veronica couldn’t help but sigh.
It seemed that her understanding of Hendrey was really superficial.
“But I did get something out of this whole farce. I still discovered clues in Flake’s study room and identified the person behind all of these. It’s just that…”
Matthew came to a stop and bitterly shook his head.
“What’s wrong?”
His reaction made her anxious.
“The other party is basically nobody. I only got his name; there was nothing more I could find online about him. Even the lone photograph is a hazy old black-and-white image.”
This indicated that the clues were flawed, and they couldn’t continue their investigation.
Veronica went silent at the ill tidings.
She became even more worried due to Matthew’s solemn demeanour.
“Given that someone like you can’t even find clues about this person, just how terrifying is he? Furthermore, I don’t believe Hendrey is necessarily aware of the enigmatic figure backing him.”
Veronica felt fear surging in her heart, and her face showed her uneasiness.
The look on her face attracted Matthew’s attention. So, he stood up and moved next to her, placing his large palm over the back of her head and allowing her to rest against his chest.
“Don’t be afraid. I’m here.”
As he stroked his slender fingers through her hair, he stated sincerely, “I would never let harm come upon you as long as I live.”
Veronica was immediately enveloped by a tremendous sense of security, which made her feel extremely at ease.
“We put in a lot of effort, and even Troy suffered severe harm as a result, but we only acquired the name of the individual responsible behind this. I just can’t imagine how powerful the person is.” She sighed as she pressed her cheek against him.
“Matt… you don’t have to do so much for me. After all, we’re not married yet.”
Even though they weren’t married, Matthew had already done so much for her that she felt awfully guilty.
What shocked her the most was that the person behind this was so powerful that even Crayson and Matthew couldn’t find any helpful information about that person. She had no idea just how mind-blowing it would be when the person finally deemed to reveal himself.
Veronica had already devised the worst strategy in response to the opponent’s unpredictable power.
Perhaps death was her ending.
She was a descendant of the hidden clan, according to Crayson, but to protect her, Tiffany ‘appeared’.
Now that they knew Tiffany’s identity yet decided to keep her, they were quite likely to allow her to replace Veronica,
The future was unpredictable, but it would undoubtedly be filled with various challenges before they could live in peace.
She had no idea whether her future would end in a hopeful tone or one filled with despair.
Veronica didn’t want Matthew to take the risk and follow her.
How could she drag him into this situation with a clear conscience when none of this had anything to do with him?
”Then, let’s return home in the afternoon and register for marriage there right away.” Matthew was aware that Veronica was acting in his own best interest.
“I don’t want to.” Veronica shook her head slowly, somewhat resisting the idea. “You’ve done more than enough for me, and I just want you to be safe for the rest of your life. But, if… if something were to happen to me, can you please look after my adoptive parents in my stead?”
“They are just ordinary people. Yet, despite how difficult it was for them, they raised me and cared for me.”
She was adopted because her adoptive mother was unable to bear children.
Her adoptive mother had given her the utmost attention and love as if Veronica were of her own blood.
She had always been brilliant. Besides, she had finally become aware of her true identity. Although she didn’t want to admit it, she was well aware that she lacked the influence and capability to protest or resist.
It would be no exaggeration to say that she was practically useless.
Because she had no options.
“Nonsense.”
Matthew lightly flicked her forehead. “You have slept with me, and now you belong to me. I’ll break your legs if you dare to flee.”
He spoke the most outrageous words in the gentlest tone.
It reached Veronica’s ears, but she felt melancholy instead.
What kind of luck did she have to nab such a great man?
Hmm, I did pick him up, didn’t I?
Back in those days when she was delivering food, she found this man in a car accident.
Was this what they said as ‘good karma?
“Hehehe, I’m just kidding.”
Veronica forced a smile. “But I’m really not in a hurry to get the certificate now. Let’s take care of everything before we actually discuss the matter. When everything is settled, we will get the marriage certificate, and then you’d give me the best wedding of the century, okay?”
She tried to prevent the matter of their marriage as much as possible.
The more she knew about how perilous their current situation was, the less she wanted to drag him into it.
