Chapter 67

After failing several times to leave Veronica there, Matthew finally resigned himself to holding her up.

It wasn’t until she had vomited so much she could no longer throw up that he wiped her mouth and carried her back to bed.

Since he found it hard to extinguish his anger after depositing her on the bed, he finally landed a heavy slap on her backside.

The snap rang loudly around the room.

In her sleep, Veronica sucked in a pained breath but continued to doze without any other reaction.

 

The truth was, Matthew had restrained himself during the slap.

However, upon hearing her pained breath, he paused for a second before pulling up the hem of her dress.

 

It might not have mattered if he hadn’t looked but now, he was discovering that he had left a clear, five-fingered imprint upon her fair skin.

The marks made his heart sink and after staring at them for a few seconds, he couldn’t help lifting a hand and rubbing them gently.

Only after that did he cover her back up with the blankets and leave the bedroom.

In the living room, he picked up his cell phone and gave Thomas a call. “Go and look into Veronica Murphy at once. I want to know everything about her.”

“Understood, Young Master Matthew,” Thomas answered before asking, “What do I do with Miss Spencer?”

“Whatever you wish.”

Having no interest in anyone other than Veronica, Matthew simply said so before hanging up the phone.

After sleeping for a few hours, Veronica finally woke up in the afternoon and staggered out of bed with one hand clutched to her dizzy, aching head.

Upon opening the door of the bedroom and walking out, she found Matthew seated on the couch.

Long before she got up, he had already cleaned up and tidied the living room.

couch where he was leaning back with his legs crossed and a laptop propped

stared down at him, she couldn’t help asking, “Did I fall

and he nodded

shuffled over to the couch opposite him and threw herself down in a lying position before studying him through squinted

was wearing a black shirt with the collar slightly parted, exposing the muscles of his tanned chest. Even through the thin fabric, the definition

had been carved with precision. He was God’s

was said that men were at their

was proving to

now, as Veronica studied him, she only felt

a pity that such a stunning exterior hid

 of

asked teasingly, lifting his eyes to sweep her

looking at you? I’m only looking at the painting on the wall behind

Gurgle 

moment she said that, her stomach

his work, Matthew closed his laptop and looked down at her

nodded rapidly, but this caused the room to spin so much

you want to

“Yes.”

You never know; I might

“You,”

her stomach grumbled once again before she could say

him an obsequious grin. “Matthew-no. Darling brother, won’t you

 was too disgusting.

in her voice almost caused

would do

the other hand, Matthew was used to her stubborn temperament after having known her for so long, but had never seen

eyebrows and smiled before inclining his head. “What

oatmeal. Later on, I’d like to visit your grandmother to thank her for

Veronica had assumed that Matthew showed up in time to rescue her during both the fire and

her a cold glance, he got up and went toward the kitchen. Before he left, he didn’t forget to add, “You’re her god granddaughter. I only saved you because I wanted

what happened to me?” Veronica was somewhat

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