Chapter 1069: Chapter 1069

After Veronica finished speaking, the person on the other end of the call responded, “Is that Veronica?

Your brother’s still snoozing, do you need something? Should I shake him awake? Or you wanna ring later?”

It clicked for Veronica after she heard the person say her name. This person obviously knew a lot about her brother. She sounded quite familiar, but she couldn’t make out who it was. She wasn’t sure if it was someone she knew.

But in front of Ellinor, Veronica felt like she shouldn’t say too much, “Nah, nothing urgent. I’ll call back later.”

After saying that, she quickly hung up the phone, then looked up to see Ellinor’s reaction.

Any other woman would probably snatch the phone and grill whoever the hell was on the other end.

Why was she answering her husband’s call? Some women would even start cussing But Ellinor didn’t react.

She just calmly averted her eyes, not saying a word.

Seeing this made Veronica feel super uneasy. She felt like she’d stepped in it and tried to hastily explain for her brother, “Ellinor, don’t get the wrong idea! That woman is probably just my brother’s personal assistant abroad! Collin didn’t go on this business trip with my brother, so he needed someone to help him out!”

Ellinor just gave a cool smile, saying, “So an assistant can just waltz into your brother’s room while he’s still sleeping and answer his phone?”

Veronica scratched her head, “Uh… well, maybe the assistant was being inappropriate and was trying to flirt with my brother. I bet she did it on purpose! My brother probably doesn’t know! My brother is quite attractive, but he would never do anything out of line!”

Ellinor laughed, “Alright, if you want to trust your brother, then trust him. I’m gonna go take a bath and rest.”

With that, she gracefully sidestepped Veronica, headed straight into the house, and went upstairs to her room to take a bath.

Veronica just stood there, feeling like she’d stepped in it again. After Ellinor had left, she pulled out her phone and dialed back, wanting to ask what the hell was going on.

This time, Theo picked up.

“What’s up?”

His tone was cool and deep, laced with a just–woken impatience.

Veronica didn’t dare raise her voice with her brother, cautiously asking, “Bro, did you just wake up?”

“Mmhmm.” His voice was clearly raspy and tired from just waking up.

Veronica felt a bad feeling creeping in. She took a sharp breath, “Bro, who was that woman who answered the phone just now? She… she’s not with you, is she?”

Theo was silent for a while before he coldly said, “It’s night over there; aren’t you going to sleep? Why are you calling?”

Veronica was scared by her brother’s stern tone, so she quickly explained, “No, it’s not like that. Bro, I’m fine. It’s your wife; she…”

“What happened to her?” Theo’s tone noticeably rose.

“Nothing happened to her! Don’t worry… it’s just that when that woman answered your phone just now, your wife heard it. You’re not two–timing, are you?”

What Veronica got in return was a sudden busy tone.

The call abruptly ended.

Veronica frowned while looking at her phone, feeling like things were about to go south at home.

What could she do now? If she’d known, she wouldn’t have impulsively made that call.