CHAPTER 289

Chapter 289 A Trap for Veronica

The mention of Veronica made Tiffany solemn. She even tightened her grip on the cup.

“Do you know who’s in the next room?”

Conrad suddenly asked.

Curious, Tiffany shook her head. “I don’t.”

“It’s Yvonne.”

“Yvonne?” Perplexed, Tiffany asked, “Isn’t she… Veronica’s friend?”

The man nodded. “Yup.”

He then sipped from a cup of water before continuing, “That dumb broad likes me. She even confessed to me. Do you think I would pass up on a chance like this?”

“What do you mean?”

“What I mean is that she is Veronica’s friend…”

Even though he did not finish his sentence, he thought that Tiffany should have understood his intentions.

As expected, Tiffany thought about it for a moment and asked, “Do you want to use her?”

“When the time comes.” He admitted to his plans.

“What about me?”

“You? You and I are on the same side. We’re allies. After all, we have the same enemy, Matthew.” He smiled slyly.

Looking down, Tiffany drank her coffee while considering Conrad’s words. Nevertheless,she chose to believe him in the end.

After all, everyone in Bloomstead knew about Conrad’s past, which was also his weakness.

This was why Conrad had been staying abroad for so many years.

Now that he was back, he harbored grand ambitions.

His saying that his target was Matthew proved that his ability was not weak. Even though he was the seventh oldest in the Kings Family, he could only watch as his rightful possessions fell into Matthew’s hands, which made him frustrated.

Even excluding him, anyone would be frustrated in his shoes.

After careful consideration, Tiffany raised her cup. “Let’s toast to the destruction of our enemy.”

“Cheers.”

The toast signified their alliance.

“Excuse me for a moment while I go to the bathroom.”

Tiffany, who still held onto a bit of suspicion, used the excuse of going to the toilet to lightly open the next door. As expected, she saw Yvonne sitting inside.

At that moment, all her doubts were gone.

Having such a strong ally like Conrad is my honor.

…

One day, Veronica felt her right eye twitching like mad. Even though nothing happened, she still felt uneasy inside.

Sadly, she did not know what the problem was.

After working for the entire day, she only wanted to go back to rest.

Day after day, it was the same busy workload until one day, she needed to go to the Kings Residence.

This was because Matthew had said that tonight was the annual get together of the Kingses and that everyone needed to be there.

As the god-granddaughter of Elizabeth, she needed to acquaint herself with everyone.

Veronica remembered that Matthew wanted to meet up with her before they went, so she gave him a call.

After all, she would feel less awkward around strangers if she had a familiar face around.

“Hello, the number you have dialed is unavailable. Please leave a…”

The only voice that replied was a mechanical one.

Glancing at her phone, Veronica then called again, only for it to repeat the same message.

This only made her think. Is he busy?

Yet, she did not think much of it as she packed and went to the Kings Residence by herself.

At that moment, Matthew was lying on the bed with his phone not turned on.

Troy was accompanying him.

Then, he said, “President, there is something that I don’t know if I should mention.”

“Say it.”

Right after waking up from the car crash, Matthew was already on his laptop, dealing with a contract.

“I found out by accident that Julius Atelier’s model got hurt at the jewelry showcase, as it happened to be when Miss Murphy and Miss Spencer went to visit Ivana backstage and when Miss Murphy volunteered to be the model. Ivana agreed, after thinking that Miss Murphy had the figure and elegance. But, out of fear that she didn’t know how to catwalk, Ivana discussed with her how to promote the product using ‘puppy love’ as the highlight of their story. But, who knew that Hendrey would show up at the event and make a mess of everything. According to the medics, Miss Murphy might have pretended to faint.”

Mattthew stopped typing as he frowned. “Are you sure?”

“I confirmed this with Ivana.” Troy nodded.

At that moment, Matthew smiled involuntarily.

It looked like the voice message of Veronica being jealous, which was recorded by Ruka, might not be true after all.

The man instantly felt his mood lift.

Cough, cough…

Matthew suddenly coughed. Because the car crash had left him with internal injuries, even though he looked fine on the outside, he could not make any sudden or large movements. Especially when he

coughed, his body would be in so much pain that he would find it hard to breathe.

“President, are you feeling alright?” Shocked, Troy immediately set his laptop on the table and summoned the doctor to come take a look.

After a brief check up, the doctor scolded Matthew harshly, “You should just rest quietly. What you have are internal injuries, so it’s best that you stay put.”

“Noted, doctor.” Troy nodded. “We will pay closer attention.”

The doctor then reminded them several times before leaving.

Naturally, Matthew could not return to the Kings Residence in this state, so he could only let Troy call Elizabeth, stating that he was abroad and could not return in time.

On the other hand, Veronica could not contact Matthew, so she bought some supplements and took them to the residence. Even after greeting those from the extended Kings Family, she did not see Matthew or his new assistant, Troy.

It was then that she knew that Matthew was abroad on business after asking Elizabeth.

She did not think much of it.

Staying at the residence until nine or so, Veronica stumbled out somewhat drunkenly.

She was about to leave after telling Elizabeth.

Originally, she wanted to find a servant to send her home when she bumped into Conrad.

“Uncle Conrad, I’ll be leaving first.”

A somewhat dizzy Veronica then waved toward Conrad.

Walking to her, Conrad held her up. “Why are you this drunk?”

“There are so many people today. As the god-granddaughter of Grandma, I had to toast with every single one of them.” If not for them, she would not have gotten this drunk either.

“I’ll send you back.”

“No need. I can let the servants do that.”

“I’m worried about you.”

“You… No. Just let the servants do it.” Even though she was drunk, Veronica still had her wits.

After all, she was really cautious of Conrad, and she did not want the man approaching her under any circumstances.

Yet, she could not reject him in the end. Dragged into his car, he then sent her ‘home’.

On the way, Veronica felt awful since she was so dizzy.

Conrad handed her a cup. “Here, have some warm water.”

Since it was his car and there was everything in it, Veronica did not think much of it.

Besides, one would often get thirsty after getting drunk, so she took the glass and drank from it before falling asleep on the headrest.

Yet, she found herself falling into a deep sleep.

“Roni? Roni?”

Conrad called her a few times, but she did not respond, which made him smirk.

The car then arrived at the city center as it stopped at a corner with a person standing there. It was Xavier!

Getting out of the car, Conrad greeted Xavier before he patted his shoulder, and they both smiled at each other in silence.

Xavier then got into Conrad’s car and drove to a hotel.

Carrying Veronica up to the suite he had booked, he set the sleeping woman on the bed.

Xavier, who stood by the bedside, watched the woman he loved with her luscious lips and stunning features, making him recall the night he spent with Tiffany.

He suddenly felt his body heating up.

Unbuttoning her blouse, Xavier lied down beside her and hugged her as he took a few photos with his phone.

The angle of the camera made it seem like one could know what was happening in the messy room with just one glance.

However, Xavier only took these photos before redressing her.

With such an enticing temptation in front of him, Xavier’s desire was slowly chipping away at his rationality.

Nonetheless, loving someone meant not hurting them.

Keeping his last line of semblance, Xavier adjusted her clothes and continued to let her sleep.

Throughout the night, Veronica slept soundly on the bed while Xavier slept on the sofa.

Upon waking up, Veronica found that it was already six in the morning.

Stretching, she flipped over and opened her eyes only to find herself in an unfamiliar place.

Shocked, she immediately sat up. “Where am I?” Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

She quickly looked at her surroundings before touching her clothes. It was only after ensuring that her blouse and pants were clean and untouched that she was able to relax a bit.