Chapter 827 Mateo
“Roni?” The man leaned on his side against the headboard and tucked her under the blanket. Subsequently, he lifted his head and twirled a wisp of hair by her ears as he toyed with her hair. “Let’s go to One Piece Restaurant next time, alright?”
One Piece Restaurant was his base right now, and he could do whatever he wanted over there. “Hmm?” In a dazed state, Veronica likely didn’t understand the meaning behind Matthew’s words, so she affirmed with a grunt.
At that point, Matthew pulled his sexy lips into a smile and leaned forward to blow gently in her ears. Her smooth hair bobbed slightly against her skin, and it felt ticklish.
He lowered his voice, “The soundproofing there is much better, and I prefer seeing your unbridled passion.” He didn’t enjoy it here, where she was afraid that the others would realize something was going on if she was noisier than usual.
“I’m tired. Let’s go to bed.” Just then, Veronica reached out and wrapped her arms around Matthew’s waist as she snuggled against his chest, finding a comfortable position to go to sleep.
“Okay, let’s sleep.” He couldn’t bear to see her in this exhausted state, and he was quite pleased to find out that her sleep quality had improved significantly.
Last year in Bloomstead, she experienced very bad insomnia, so she needed to get drunk to sleep well. Ever since they got together, her symptoms had improved significantly, and now, sleep came quite naturally to her, so he could finally feel at ease.
The next day, Matthew got up early in the morning and went to buy some ingredients to make breakfast.
After he prepared breakfast, everyone gathered in the dining room to enjoy their meal. Meanwhile, since Eleanor invited Matthew to join them at the dining table, he naturally joined Crayson and the others at the same table during mealtime.
“Iron Pillar, Eleanor seems to be interacting with you quite frequently as of late. You should be on your guard, for she’s not someone you should take lightly.” Crayson subtly probed for information and seemed to be on his guard against Matthew.
“Miss Veronica has reminded me about that.” Matthew nodded and continued to eat with a lowered head. At that moment, he tried to make his presence unnoticeable.
“Yes. I also think Eleanor’s preferential treatment for you is quite strange. Could it be that she really enjoys your cooking?” Mateo chewed on some meat ravioli as he muttered, “Although undoubtedly, you’re great at cooking.”
However, Mateo kept feeling that something was amiss. “I don’t care about her reasons for doing that, but you must be on your guard. The members of the Ledger Family aren’t to be taken lightly, so you should watch out and don’t be taken advantage of.”
Crayson ate his porridge while glaring at Iron Pillar. “I’m just worried that you’ll be taken advantage of by the bad guys and end up hurting Veronica.”
“Okay. I’ll be on my guard.” Matthew put on an honest and trustworthy act in front of them, so he didn’t generally speak much. He portrayed Iron Pillar perfectly, and his acting was flawless.
“Grandpa, since you’re worried about Iron Pillar, let me go along with them to the dinner party at the palace. With me around, the chances of us encountering danger would decrease, don’t you think so?”
Mateo had pleaded with Crayson for quite some time last night, but Crayson rejected Mateo’s request, so the former was quite disgruntled.
“Are you sure that you would be of help and not a cause of further trouble?”
Crayson snorted coldly. “I want you to meet some people with me in the morning. The succession ceremony for the hidden clan will happen in less than two months, so there is plenty to do.”
“Am I allowed to say no?”
“Try me! I’ll break your legs if you do so!” Crayson immediately burst his bubble with a single sentence.
At that point, Mateo answered huffily, “That’s so unfair! You only care about Roni. Hmph.”
Meanwhile, Veronica couldn’t contain her laughter upon seeing Mateo’s angry expression.
When she’d first gotten to know Mateo, she assumed he was a steady guy. After all, he didn’t speak much but was quite opinionated.
Now, she realized Mateo was likely unfamiliar with her back then, so he had put on a cool front around her. In actuality, he was a friendly young man with a simple personality.
