CHAPTER 228

Chapter 228 Eternally Grateful for Your ‘Help’

“The bet’s over so you’ve lost.”

Matthew simply said that and his words were final. He didn’t give Veronica a chance to renege on her words.

She pouted unhappily but suddenly, a thought crossed her mind and she mentioned, “Yes, the bet’s over. So, I admit defeat. Although we can’t be buddies, we can be sworn siblings, right? What say you, bro?”

As she said that, she shot a look at the trio by the side. At that moment, the trio was staring at her intently and they were clearly engrossed in catching the conversation between the two.

As soon as Veronica’s gaze landed on them, they instantly shifted their eyes and pretended to be deep in conversation with each other.

At that moment, she lifted her eyes and reached out to cover her mouth while whispering softly to Matthew, “Even if you saved my life, I would never forgive you for the fact that you drugged me. You’re a horrible man. The fact that you’re a horrible man doesn’t change even if you saved my life.”

He was significantly speechless. Instantly, the smile on his face disappeared and he was very tempted to open up this woman’s head to check out her brain and find out what was exactly inside her mind!

He no longer bothered to talk to her, so he went to the side and sat down to chat with his buddies.

Shortly after that, someone from Delisio Restaurant delivered their meal with everything that Veronica had ordered. It was a sumptuous meal indeed.

Thomas took out the dining table and laid the lavish feast on the table as they sat down together to enjoy the meal.

They were currently in the hospital, so no alcohol was allowed. As such, they held glasses of orange juice in their hands and toasted Veronica with their glasses of juice.

“Congratulations for escaping danger, Veronica and Matthew.”

“You’ve survived such a dangerous situation so things will definitely improve leaps and bounds from now on.”

“I hope that things will go smoothly for you guys from now on.”

“Get well soon.”

“Hahaha! Thanks, Miggy, Caleb, and Drew!” Veronica chuckled and she seemed to be in exceptionally good spirits.

Since she was Elizabeth’s god-granddaughter and these people were Matthew’s buddies, so naturally, she had to address them politely. Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

However, Skyler was not much older than her—by two years—so she addressed him by his nickname Drew.

Skyler was significantly displeased by that and he placed the juice in his hand down on the table. “Veronica, do you find me less significant? You’ve addressed them so politely and yet I’m just known by my nickname Drew!”

He was dressed in a white suit and there was a displeased look on his face. There was also a slightly aggrieved look on his face.

In response, Veronica smiled and wrapped a hand around his shoulders. The smile on her face widened. “Since we’ve fought with each other and you lost to me in that fight we had at Twilight Condominium the last time so that’s why you’ll only be known as Drew.”

“How about Caleb and Miguel then? You didn’t fight with them before?”

“Caleb’s an inspector and he used to be in the special forces too. Do you think I would be able to win a fight with him? Miguel’s the oldest among us so I have to be respectful of course.”

Veronica found Skyler quite interesting to interact with so she purposely bullied him. Subsequently, she lifted her glass of juice and toasted Skyler. “Here, Drew. Bottom’s up. As your older sister, I will be there to back you up in the future if you need any help!”

“Go away! Are you trying to take advantage of me?!”

“Well, I can’t help it. You are the youngest among us all.”

She smiled as she spoke and clinked glasses with Skyler before downing her glass of juice.

Even though she had felt a sharp look from the other side as she wrapped her arm around Skyler’s shoulders, she pretended to be oblivious of that.

After finishing the juice, Veronica put her glass on the table and served herself some pork sausages. She was just about to place the sausage on her plate when she suddenly recalled something so she changed her mind and put it on Skyler’s plate. “Hey, Drew. This is for you. I always share my food. Enjoy it while it’s hot.”

“Mmhmm! Now that’s more like it…”

Skyler nodded with a pleased look and his anger had pretty much dissipated.

Cough. Cough.

Cough. Cough. Cough.

At that moment, Skyler was just about to use his fork to get the pork sausage on his plate when he suddenly heard Caleb and Miguel coughing violently.

A surprised Skyler lifted his head to look at the two and saw them signaling at him frantically with their eyes.

He followed the direction of their gazes and realized that Matthew was currently staring intently at him with a cold expression.

If looks could kill, Skyler would be dead by now.

Matthew had an ashen look on his face as he stared coldly at Skyler. The look in Matthew’s eyes was murderous and it resembled the look in a lion’s eyes when another predator attempted to take over the lion’s territory. At that moment, Skyler shuddered with fear.

With trepidation, he instantly returned the sausage back to Veronica’s plate. “Uhh… Hehehe. I don’t enjoy sausages that much. I’m not a fan of it. I really don’t like it.” In his mind, he thought to himself, This is bullsh*t! Pork sausages are my favorite!

He was forced to give up his favorite food in order to survive this precarious situation.

Meanwhile, Matthew was very pleased with Skyler’s response. Subsequently, Matthew served Veronica some roast chicken. “Here, try this.”

Veronica was quite smart and though she had kept her head down and focused on her meal earlier, she had in fact silently noted down the four men’s silent interaction and their conversation.

Therefore, as soon as she saw the roast chicken on her plate, she teased, “This chickie is so cute, so why are we eating it?”

In fact, she found her tone of voice to have the potential of inducting vomit and was quite disgusted by her own pretentious behavior.

Subsequently, she transferred the roast chicken to Skyler’s plate. “Here you go, Drew. Since you don’t like pork sausages, have some roast chicken. It tastes good and you’ll definitely like it. It’s very nutritious too.”

At that point, Matthew’s hands that held a fork stiffened. His perfectly-sculpted handsome face instantly darkened. This annoying woman! Right now she doesn’t seem to care that ‘chickie’s so cute so why are we eating it’,huh?

“No, thanks. I don’t enjoy roast chicken either.”

Meanwhile, Skyler, who had been forced to switch his food preferences, obviously didn’t dare to eat anything that Veronica served him.

He instantly returned the piece of roast chicken to her plate and pointed in the opposite direction and said, “My favorite dishes are in front of Miguel. I’ll move to sit next to him so it would be easier for me to get it.”

As he spoke, he instantly stood up, grabbed his stool, and was about to run away.

However, Veronica didn’t give him the chance at all.

“Just sit down!”

She pulled him back and shoved him onto a stool. “I told you that I’d back you up from now on. This is such a simple thing. I’ll sort it out.”

After she had said that, she stood up and immediately took the dishes in front of her. Subsequently, she swapped the positions of those dishes with the dishes in front of Miguel. She placed Skyler’s ‘favorite’ dishes in front of him and then she lifted her brows smugly while patting him on the shoulder. “How does this feel? I’m a great older sister, huh? Look at how well I’m treating you.”

“Hehehe. Veronica, you’re great. You’re awesome indeed. Thanks, Veronica.”

Skyler smiled awkwardly but the smile didn’t reach his eyes. Furthermore, his awkward smile looked worse than a sad face.

At that moment, there was a battle in his mind. Are you even being nice to me? You’re just trying to hasten my death! I would seriously be out of my mind if I was eternally grateful for your ‘help’!

“Gosh, there is no need to thank me. Since you’ve also regarded me as your older sister so from now on you’re under my care! I…”

“Pfft… Cough…”

Veronica had just spoken those words proudly when Caleb, who was eating his meal across the table, suddenly choked on his meal at that moment. He immediately tilted his head and sputtered on the ground. The food in his mouth spewed out and he couldn’t stop coughing violently as a result.