Savvy Son-in-law by VKBoy

Chapter 23

CHAPTER 23
“Happy Birthday Veronica, From Akash.” Rebecca read the words written on the cover. She opened it, and there were hundred dollar bills inside. “What’s this?” Her heart skipped a beat. A woman receiving money from a man outside the family wasn’t something that could be overlooked.
“My boyfriend,” Veronica lowered her head and rubbed her thumb on her palm. “He sent it to me. He didn’t even have the time to talk to me on the phone. He sent me this shitty envelope through a friend. And that’s not even his handwriting.” She paused. “I don’t get it. What does that mean? Does he not care about me? Does he think as long as he sends some cash, I’ll be his girlfriend?” Rebecca thought for a little while and asked, “What does he do?” “I don’t know. I met him at a party, and he said he’s a businessman and gave me his visiting card,” Veronica explained. “Since then, we kept meeting outside often, and he’s a good guy. He never talks about his work, but he does know how to paint, and he gave me one of his original paintings. However, he didn’t even have time to make a painting for my birthday this time.”
“Send me his details.”
“Why?”
“I’ll do some investigation on him.”
“What?” Veronica was shocked. “Investigation? What are you talking about?”
“Our parents are rich, so there’ll be many men who’ll try to trap us,” said Rebecca. “If we do a background check on your boyfriend, we’ll know whether he’s a fake or not.” “Background check?” Veronica didn’t like what she was hearing. “Wait, did you do a background check for Benjamin before you married him?”

Rebecca’s expression froze. She hadn’t done that. She was so emotionally driven after losing her virginity, she didn’t care what his identity was. She married him after he agreed to marry her. She just assumed he didn’t have a family because he never brought it up.
Rebecca took a breath and asked. “Are you just passing time, or are you serious about him?” “Why would I get upset if I wasn’t serious?” replied Veronica.
“Mm, but are you sure you want to marry, though?” “What do you mean?”
“Look at our parents. They had four children, and people think they’re the perfect couple, but we know they’re not even living in the same room anymore. They just come together for appearance sake. And look at Shawn and Elizabeth. They used to roam together like birds made for each other before marriage, but now, you don’t see them smiling together.” “What are you getting at, sis?” Veronica frowned. “Are you telling me I shouldn’t marry?”

Akash to see if he’s worthy or not before proceeding.” “No,” Veronica shook her head, “I’d rather ask Akash directly instead of doing sneaky things in the dark. Anyway, thanks for your time. Take care.” She took the envelope and walked out. Rebecca sat there, lost in thought for a while. “She’s right about one thing.” Rebecca glanced toward Benjamin’s bed. “I never bothered to do a background check on him.” She remembered their past conversations to see if she could pick up any clues

And because of hurriedly crunching and swallowing the spicy chips, she ended up coughing a lot. It wasn’t going away. There was no water bottle around. The dry cough hurt her throat, and tears clouded her eyes.
Benjamin got off his bed and went to the fridge and took out a water bottle. She looked at him in great surprise. She didn’t think he would wake up from her cough and then get off the bed to give her a water bottle. (How nice of him.)
However, Benjamin didn’t come to her but walked straight back to his bed.
The cough that briefly stopped began once again as shock took over Rebecca’s expression.
Benjamin sat down and finished half the bottle before putting the cap on. He kept staring at her without blinking.
She was looking at him, but she didn’t even make a gesture to show her need of water.
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