Chapter 133 Even if he had no desire to marry her, he would still need to obey Elizabeth. There was nothing at all to worry about.
âWhy did Thomas call you? Is it regarding the wedding?â Rachel was gently brushing her face, massaging it with a jade roller.
âThe wedding is canceled.â Tiffany, seemingly aggrieved, went and sat down on the couch. Her eyes, filled with anger and relucta nce, were reddened.
In response, Rachel immediately stopped her massage and put aside the jade roller, staring at her daughter who was about to burst into tears. âWhatâs the matter ? Why did he do that out of nowhere?â
âHow would I know? That Veronica b*tch may even be the one causing it!â
âVeronica shouldnât have the power to meddle in a marriage in the Kings Family.â Floch shook his head. âIt must be more complic ated than it seems, so donât look too much into it. Even if Matthew doesnât want to get married, we still have Old Mrs. Kings. So a ll you have to do is visit her more often,â he comforted his daughter and let out a deep sigh.
âYes, your dadâs right. All of Bloomstead knows that Old Mrs. Kings is dying to have a greatâ
grandchild. Itâs only a matter of time until she finds out about the one inside you. Donât you know whoâs the powerholder in the Ki ngs Family?â Rachel shook her head. Although she sounded rather scornful, she was actually concerned for her daughter.
âI know that. Thatâs why Iâm going to see Matthew before visiting the Kings Residence.â
Tiffany grabbed a piece of tissue and wiped her tears. If she hadnât known about Elizabeth being their last card, she would have been throwing a tantrum in her room, falling extremely depressed, before she went downstairs.
Ring... ring... All of a sudden, Flochâs phone on the table rang, to which he grabbed it and answered the call. âWhat is it?â â vonia âWhat? She was set up in Almeida?â
âWho did it?â
âGo see to it now, fool!â
Onis having blurted a few simple sentences, Floch ended the call and turned around with his gaze brushing over Tiffany and falli ng onto Rachel. With a frown, he claimed, âI was informed that Veronica falling into a river in Almeida some time ago was actually a setâup to kill her off.â
âYeah, didnât you guys know?â Tiffany peered at her parents in confusion.
âHow did you know?â Floch and Rachel quizzed in unison with their eyes fixated on Tiffany.
âI overheard Thomasâs phone call a few days ago, and knew about it by accident,â Tiffany answered honestly. Although she knew Veronica accidentally fell into the river, and was washed away by the violent flood, she did not know the entire thing was orchest rated.
With a strict glare, Rachel hesitated for a moment before asking, âYou have no hand in this, do you, Tiffy?â
âWhat? Of course not! If I were to go against her, Iâll make sure she has no chance to survive in my scheme. Lucky her!â Tiffany scoffed. She would give up pretty much everything to have Veronica dead.
âListen to me, Tiffy. No matter what happens, do not lay a finger on Veronica.â
âWhy not? Youâre not trying to protect her, are you, Mom?â
âYou nuts? Youâre now Matthewâs fiancée, and Veronica is Old Mrs. Kingsâ recognized godâ
granddaughter. If you dare touch Veronica, the entire Kings Family will be alerted. Imagine how long itâs gonna take until you and Matthew finally get married.â
âIâm aware of everything you said, or I would have made a move on her.â Tiffany tossed the tissue in her hand into the rubbish bi n and turned toward the door. âIâm gonna go see Matthew. Byeâbye.â
Right now, her most important mission was to utilize the child in her abdomen as leverage to reel Matthew in as soon as possible ; she would give anything to accomplish said mission. She put on her shoes in the entryway and grabbed the car keys before driving out of the residence.
The sound of the car engine gradually waned, and when it completely dispersed, Rachel looked at Floch with a complex, knowing, and ambiguous look. âIt seems Tiffany really didnât do it. But who else would be targeting her? Have yo u found it out?â she hastily interrogated her husband.
Floch took a puls of the cigarette between his fingers and shook his head. âWe have vento find the person. But I was told that Matthew is looking into it as well, so perhaps ...â He froze for a second with his cigarette between his fingers before looking back at Rachel with an insecure frown. âIt seems ... the inevitable has come.â
Done with her work in the Konig Company, Veronica bid her farewell to Xavier. âIâm leaving, Bro.â
Xavier, who was preoccupied by his tasks, saw her standing by his office door and paused on his work. âWhere are you heading to? Let me send you.â
âItâs okay. Iâm visiting Old Mrs. Kings today.â
âIâll send you. I have nothing left to do anyway.â After organizing the files on his desk, he got up and walked toward her. âItâll take almost one hour to get to Kings Residence from here. You sure you wanna take the cab?â
Take the cab? Veronica didnât intend to take the cab and was actually planning to ask Matthew for a ride. However, after wonderi ng for a while, she finalized that it wouldnât be too much of a burden to Xavier since she would be leaving Bloomstead very soon.
And so, the two took the elevator downstairs. After acquiring some fruits, she got into Xavierâs vehicle and they began their trip to Kings Residence.
On their way to Kings Residence, Veronica, sitting in the passenger seat, fell into deep contemplation, leaving the mood in the car He suddenly asked, âDoes Matthew know youâre going back?â Xavier wasnât exactly informed about the relationship between Vero she chose to live with him regardless of the marriage engagement between him and Tiffany. But earlier, out of nowhere, she just decided to l âYeah, I told him.â
âWhat did he say?â
âTsk, what do you expect? âOh, heâs begging me to stay. You think heâd say that? Itâs not like I mean anything to him.â Veronica scoffed. Initially, she chose to stay by Matthewâs side solely because Elizabeth liked her became her priority.
Although Veronicaâs reply came as a surprise to Xavier, it was somewhat reasonable. âWhen are you planning to leave?â
i âNext week, I guess. My fatherâs birthday is in a few days. I wanna go home and celebrate it with him.â Besides, her foster father was al three. If she didnât spend more time with him, none could tell how much longer her old man had left.
âWhat a good daughter.â
âYeah, I know right? Hahaha!â Veronica raised her head and chortled. The mood in the car quickly grew merry.
JIB Shortly after, they arrived at Kingsâ
Residence. When Xavierâs car stopped, Matthewâs car was driven over and parked right beside it.