Chapter 713 Pursue Shirley
Skyler, however, barely laid his eyes on Gianna and kept his eyes on Shirley the whole night instead. Of course, all of it didn’t go unnoticed by Garrick.
“Alright, I’ll deal with that chick for you while you get married to Skyler ASAP and fulfill Mother’s last wish as well as yours. I can only do this much for you as your brother.”
He had thought Shirley looked oddly familiar at first glance, yet he just couldn’t remember where he had seen her until it struck him when he returned to his office that Sofia had shown him a picture of Shirley before. Thus, he didn’t ask Shirley to leave when he saw her at the hotel.
“Really?” Sofia’s eyes lit up as she leaped off the sofa and hugged her brother. “Yay, Garrick, I love you! Haha… You’re the best brother in the world!”
“Alright, that’s enough. What happened to being lady-like?” Garrick poked the young woman’s head. “Who else will spoil you other than me now that Mom’s gone?”
“Hehe… you’re the best, Gary,” Sofia gushed.
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Meanwhile, at the hidden clan, Mateo’s voice came after a knock at the door. “Roni, wake up. Breakfast is ready.”
Veronica sat up in response and ruffled her hair, letting it hang naturally loose.
As Matthew had given her a custom mini translating earpiece, she had no other choice but to let her hair down to conceal it in case anyone discovered it.
“I’m up.”
She got out of bed in her pajamas, took a gander at the paper in the trash can, and brought it to the bathroom, chucking the paper into the trash can inside before placing the trash can back in the bedroom.
After all that was done, she finally answered the door, rolling her eyes at Mateo, who stood behind it. “Morning.”
She was pleasantly surprised at how well he could drink despite his gentle appearance. To think he only got drunk after she forced him to down four whole jugs, but to her dismay, his lips were tightly sealed!
“You sure can drink, Roni,” the young man praised with a beam.
“Not as well as you can.” Veronica withdrew her gaze and headed to the bathroom to wash up.
She always reckoned that she had a pretty high alcohol tolerance, but compared to Mateo, it really was nothing. Worst, she was still wasted despite having cheated the night before, dumping away most of what she had to drink.
“You flatter me, Roni,” said Mateo at the door instead of following her inside. “I’ll wait for you downstairs.”
“Alright,” said Veronica as she squeezed some toothpaste on the toothbrush after washing her hands.
A few dozen sets of clothes were neatly arranged in the closet. As it was spring all year long here, only summer clothing was available. Fortunately, though, not all were hidden clan clothing. So Veronica simply put on a floral dress and a pair of flats and let her hair hang loosely before heading to the dining room downstairs, where Crayson, Destiny, and Mateo were waiting.
She approached the table and chowed down, seeing it was Destorian breakfast.
“So what’s for today?” she asked while putting her cutleries down after finishing her meal.
“There’s nothing important for the next couple of months. So you’ll learn the hidden clan’s native language with Mateo, learn the stories of some influential members of the hidden clan, and also increase your training.” Crayson disclosed his arrangement.
“Two months?!” Veronica got worked up at once. “Why didn’t you only come for me two months later when there’s nothing for me to do within this time?! My children are still in Bloomstead, and you guys know that!”
“Because of specific reasons, no one can enter the hidden clan for three months next week onward. If I don’t bring you over in advance, things would be set in stone by then, and what use will it be if you come by then?”
