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. “Here. Eat it. “Huh? It’s for me?”. 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. “Hahaha. No, no, it’s okay. I don’t want to eat it. ” Veronica quickly waved her hand and refused. “This is my first time peeling a fruit for a woman, yet you dare to refuse?”. Xavier’s 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, “Thank you. In Bloomstead, she was a stranger in a strange place. Her real family was her ‘enemy’, 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. “If there’s. alone. Xavier leaned back in the chair, then crossed his legs as a wicked smile played on his lips. “Roni, you’re somewhat ignorant of kindness. I’m a person who’s occupied with a myriad of affairs. You should be grateful lhat I’m here with you. “Pfft…”. Amused by his remarks, Veronica couldn’t hold back ber laughter. “Alright, alright. Since you’re so occupied with a myriad of allairs, you should hurry up and deal with them. I can’t afford to be responsible for any delays. “If you can’t afford to take responsibility, you should consider repaying me with your body. “Hey, you have an endless supply of beautiful women around you, yet you’ll settle for someone like me? Aren’t you afraid you’ll get bored of me after just one night?”

Veronica didn’t take Xavier’s 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-deprecatin g statements got a laugh out of Xavier. For a moment, the ward wa s filled with laughter, an d the atmosphere was good. At noon, Xavier ordered a plain, healthy meal as takeaway from B loomstead’s One Piece Restaurant. When the delivery person sent One Piece Restaurant’s food over, Veronica panic ked upon seeing the takeaway packaging. “Young Master Xavier, you’ve spent too much. Their food is too expe nsive. It’s hard to get even one meal at One Piece Restaurant, but y ou actually ordered takeaway. I don’t have the money to return you. 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 couldn’t jus t accept it and enjoy it unscrupulously because she couldn ’t afford to pay back even a little bit of gratitude debts. “The Crawfords own shares of One Piece, so don’t worry. If you like it, I’ll a sk someone to send it to you every day. Veronica was dum bfounded. Sure enough, the rich wer e capricious. “It’s a blessing to have you as a frien d. However, although One Piece’s food is quite good, I’m not used to the taste. She random ly gave him an excuse. She just hoped that Xavier wouldn’t order any more food for her. Otherwise, she truly would n’t be able to pay off the debts of gratitude. As the saying went, ‘gifts b lind the eyes! . Xavier accompanied V eronica until the aft ernoon before leaving . Then, he drove to Saint Hospital and brought meals to Veronica’s adoptive moth er. He made up an excuse, saying that Veronica’s company arranged for her to g o 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-beha ved child, so she didn’t think much about it. At this moment, at the Larson Residence, Floch immediately notified Tiffany and Rac hel of the news of Veronica’s miscarriage. The family of three was ecstatic to learn of this, with the hap piest person being Tiffany. She hugged Rachel excitedly and excl aimed, “Mom, thank you so much. You always have the best ideas. On the day of the engagement party at the hotel, Rachel had contacted the delivery app me rchant in advance, and she spent a huge sum to bribe the internal programmer to tamper a l ittle behind the scenes so that Veronica would deliver the takeaway directly to the hotel. Then, she b ribed the h otel staff. Afterward, Veronica entered the hotel with the takeaway and happened to se e Matthew and Tiffany getting engaged. Rachel thought that Veronica would cau se a scene, which would anger the King s and lead them to deal with Veronica. They didn’t expe ct that she coul d remain so calm. “Don’t be too quick to be happy

Veronica was more composed than we thought, so you have to have you r guard up in the future,” Rachel reminded Tiffany. The fact that Tiffany and Matthew we re engaged but weren’t living togethe r made the Larson Family feel uneasy. Nevertheless, Tiffany still appeared triumphant, and she snorted cold ly. “Mom, you’re too cautious. Since Veronica dared to take medicine to commit suicide’ last night, how could she be considered composed?” . For some reason, Tiffany just couldn’t s tand hearing Rachel praise Veronica, and she would get annoyed every single time. “Sigh, I hope so. Rachel sighed, then took Tiffany’s hand and brought her to the sofa before saying solemnly, “You and Matth ew just got engaged, but as long as you’re not married, you can’t be too careless. When you’re free, go to the Kings Residence to visit Old Mrs. Kings. She’s the person in the Kings Family with the most authority. She had to tell Tiffany what to do. After all, Tiffany was still young, so there w ere some things that she wasn’t aware of. “That’s right. What your mom said makes sense. Matthew obeys Elizabeth the most , so you must please her,” Floch echoed. “Yeah , I k now. Immersed in the joy of her engagement to Matthew and Veronica’s miscarriage, Tif fany couldn’t calm her excited self down. – “Then, what are you still d oing here in a daze? Go and p ack up, then go visit Old Mrs. Kings at the Kings Residenc e,” Rachel patiently advise d as she gave Tiffany a pat. “Oka y. M on. 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. “Matthew, where are you? Can I go find you?”. On the phone, her voice was s oft and gentle. “I’m at the office. ” After speaking those three words with extreme indif lerence, he had nothing else to say: . He‘s really a miser with words. “Matthew, I happen to be free toda y and want to visit Grandma. If yo u’re not free, I can go on my own. Through the phone, she could pr actically feel Matthew’s expres sion, which was as cold as ice. Tiffany was a little uncomfortable with M atthew’s cold nature. “Okay , go a head. “Then, come and p ick me up when yo u’re done, okay?” . “O ka y. After res ponding, h e 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 ap peared in Veronica’s ward