Bumpkins Rich Handsome Husband Chapter 33
Bumpkins Rich Handsome Husband
It was obvious that Veronica was avoiding questions about Matthew.
Since that was the case, there was no need for him to pursue it, Everyone had their own secrets.
Xavier finished peeling the apple and handed it to Veronica. âHere. Eat it.â
âHuh? Itâs for me?â
Veronica was quite surprised by his actions. When she saw him peeling the apple just now, she thought he was doing it for himself.
After all, Xavier was known for being a famous playboy in Bloomstead. He never knew how to be tender toward women.
Yet, he actually peeled an apple for her today.
Uh...
âHahaha. No, no, itâs okay. I donât want to eat it.â Veronica quickly waved her hand and refused.
âThis is my first time peeling a fruit for a woman, yet you dare to refuse?â
Xavierâs face sank, and his posture undoubtedly changed too.
He seemed to be saying, If you dare to refuse what I give you, watch out for the consequences!
Veronica was a little touched. She accepted the apple and took a bite, then said while chewing, âThank you.â
In Bloomstead, she was a stranger in a strange place.
Her real family was her âenemyâ, but someone who had nothing to do with her was willing to stay by her side.
It was hard for Veronica to not feel moved by this.
The two fell silent for a while, then Veronica began to shoo him out. âIf thereâs alone.â
Xavier leaned back in the chair, then crossed his legs as a wicked smile played on his lips. âRoni, youâre somewhat ignorant of kindness. Iâm a person whoâs occupied with a myriad of affairs. You should be grateful lhat Iâm here with you.â
âPfftâ¦â
Amused by his remarks, Veronica couldnât hold back ber laughter. âAlright, alright. Since youâre so occupied with a myriad of allairs, you should hurry up and deal with them. I canât afford to be responsible for any delays.â
âIf you canât afford to take responsibility, you should consider repaying me with your body.â
âHey, you have an endless supply of beautiful women around you, yet youâll settle for someone like me? Arenât you afraid youâll get bored of me after just one night?â
Veronica didnât take Xavierâs words to heart, and she even joked about it with him, seemingly in a good mood.
She had applied some makeup, so her complexion was dark and her face was full of freckles. Her thick black eyebrows, in particular, made her look like a cartoon character.
To her surprise, Xavier still regarded her as a friend.
Her self-deprecating statements got a laugh out of Xavier.
For a moment, the ward was filled with laughter, and the atmosphere was good.
At noon, Xavier ordered a plain, healthy meal as takeaway from Bloomsteadâs One Piece Restaurant.
When the delivery person sent One Piece Restaurantâs food over, Veronica panicked upon seeing the takeaway packaging.
âYoung Master Xavier, youâve spent too much. Their food is too expensive. Itâs hard to get even one meal at One Piece Restaurant, but you actually ordered takeaway. I donât have the money to return you.â
She knew that Xavier regarded her as a friend, but she always kept in mind that she was just a child of a poor family from the countryside.
Even though Xavier was generous with her, she couldnât just accept it and enjoy it unscrupulously because she couldnât afford to pay back even a little bit of gratitude debts.
âThe Crawfords own shares of One Piece, so donât worry. If you like it, Iâll ask someone to send it to you every day.â
Veronica was dumbfounded.
Sure enough, the rich were capricious.
âItâs a blessing to have you as a friend. However, although One Pieceâs food is quite good, Iâm not used to the taste.â
She randomly gave him an excuse.
She just hoped that Xavier wouldnât order any more food for her. Otherwise, she truly wouldnât be able to pay off the debts of gratitude.
As the saying went, âgifts blind the eyes!
Xavier accompanied Veronica until the afternoon before leaving Then, he drove to Saint Hospital and brought meals to Veronicaâs adoptive mother. He made up an excuse, saying that Veronicaâs company arranged for her to go to a foreign country for training, and that she would be back in a few days.
Daniella completely believed Xavier. She knew that her daughter was a filial and well-behaved child, so she didnât think much about it.
At this moment, at the Larson Residence, Floch immediately notified Tiffany and Rachel of the news of Veronicaâs miscarriage.
The family of three was ecstatic to learn of this, with the happiest person being Tiffany. She hugged Rachel excitedly and exclaimed, âMom, thank you so much. You always have the best ideas.â
On the day of the engagement party at the hotel, Rachel had contacted the delivery app merchant in advance, and she spent a huge sum to bribe the internal programmer to tamper a little behind the scenes so that Veronica would deliver the takeaway directly to the hotel.
Then, she bribed the hotel staff.
Afterward, Veronica entered the hotel with the takeaway and happened to see Matthew and Tiffany getting engaged.
Rachel thought that Veronica would cause a scene, which would anger the Kings and lead them to deal with Veronica.
They didnât expect that she could remain so calm.
âDonât be too quick to be happy. Veronica was more composed than we thought, so you have to have your guard up in the future,â Rachel reminded Tiffany.
The fact that Tiffany and Matthew were engaged but werenât living together made the Larson Family feel uneasy.
Nevertheless, Tiffany still appeared triumphant, and she snorted coldly. âMom, youâre too cautious.
Since Veronica dared to take medicine to commit suicideâ last night, how could she be considered composed?â
For some reason, Tiffany just couldnât stand hearing Rachel praise Veronica, and she would get annoyed every single time.
âSigh, I hope so.â
Rachel sighed, then took Tiffanyâs hand and brought her to the sofa before saying solemnly, âYou and Matthew just got engaged, but as long as youâre not married, you canât be too careless. When youâre free, go to the Kings Residence to visit Old Mrs. Kings. Sheâs the person in the Kings Family with the most authority.â
She had to tell Tiffany what to do. After all, Tiffany was still young, so there were some things that she wasnât aware of.
âThatâs right. What your mom said makes sense. Matthew obeys Elizabeth the most, so you must please her,â Floch echoed.
âYeah, I know.â
Immersed in the joy of her engagement to Matthew and Veronicaâs miscarriage, Tiffany couldnât calm her excited self down.
â âThen, what are you still doing here in a daze? Go and pack up, then go visit Old Mrs.
Kings at the Kings Residence,â Rachel patiently advised as she gave Tiffany a pat.
âOkay. Mon.â
Tiffany immediately went upstairs and changed into another set of clothes, then got into the car with the gifis that Floch and Rachel lad prepared for her before «riving away Along the way, she called Matthew. âMatthew, where are you? Can I go find you?â
On the phone, her voice was soft and gentle.
âIâm at the office.â After speaking those three words with extreme indiflerence, he had nothing else to say:
Heâs really a miser with words.
âMatthew, I happen to be free today and want to visit Grandma. If youâre not free, I can go on my own.â
Through the phone, she could practically feel Matthewâs expression, which was as cold as ice.
Tiffany was a little uncomfortable with Matthewâs cold nature.
âOkay, go ahead.â
âThen, come and pick me up when youâre done, okay?â
âOkay.â
After responding, he hung up.
When Tiffany arrived at the Kings Residence, she was told that Elizabeth had gone out.
At this moment, Elizabeth and the housekeeper had appeared in Veronicaâs ward.