“Yeah, I-I do.” Sensing the man’s chilly vibes—which were like that of a demon coming from hell—
made Veronica feel so close to death for the very first time. Out of the instinct to survive, she nodded
vigorously. “I want to, of course. But how can I prove it?” “Great.” The chilly expression on Matthew’s
stony face eased, and his medium-sized lips curved into a barely perceptible smile. Then, he leaned
close to Veronica’s ear. His breath gave a tingling sensation when it blew on the strands of hair on her
neck, but on top of that, it sent a chill down her spine. Veronica waited for a few seconds before she
heard the man say, “I have a way to solve this once and for all.” “W-What way is it?” “That is…”
Matthew paused mid-sentence as if to tease her. It wasn’t until he noticed that she was almost freaking
out that he continued, “Cutting off your womb.” “M-My womb?” Backing away in fright, Veronica
blundered against the sofa behind her and slumped down onto it. She stared at Matthew blankly,
saying, “No, don’t do that… I don’t want to.” If my womb is cut off, I’ll never be able to bear children all my life. I’ll never agree to that! “Are you a demon, Matthew?” Veronica had always been strong and
determined, but she couldn’t help being terrified. She was unaware of Matthew’s identity before this,
but now that she had learned of his identity, she became increasingly afraid of him, for this man had the
ability to crush everything. Killing her would be as easy to him as crushing an ant. “Tsk.” Matthew dialed
a number with the phone in his hand. “Thomas, contact the hospital and have them prepare for a
hysterectomy—” “No, no way! You can’t do that!” Before the man could finish his sentence, Veronica
jumped to her feet, snatched his cell phone away, and ended the call. Feeling angry and aggrieved,
she growled, “What gives you the right to do that? Do you think you can defy the law because you’re
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtrich?” Well, pretending to be weak, pitiful, and innocent in front of this guy has proven to be useless, for this *sshole is essentially a cold-blooded beast! “We’ll know whether I can do it or not once we give it a
try.” Matthew snatched his phone back from Veronica. Then, he walked past her and left right away.
“Wait a minute!” Veronica grabbed Matthew’s hand and knelt down with a thud. She said tearfully, “You
can’t do that, Young Master Matthew. No one knows whether I’ve gotten pregnant or not, but if I do get
pregnant, I’ll definitely abort it.” In order to keep her “womb,” she decided to do everything possible.
Dignity is worthless in the face of life, she thought. She didn’t want to lose her womb at a young age. If
that happened, no men would want her even if she threw herself at them. “Begging for mercy on your
knees, eh? Weren’t you fuming with indignation just now?” Matthew pinched Veronica’s jaw with his
large hand. “Say, which side of you should I believe?” Veronica was very angry. “We should conduct
ourselves with conscience, Young Master Matthew. Your grandma’s the one who drugged you, and you
forced yourself on me. I’m the victim here, so why should I bear the consequences?” Matthew found his
interest aroused by Veronica’s kaleidoscopic change of emotions. She acted all pitiful just a moment
ago; now, kneeling on the ground, she looked extremely furious. “Because I’m rich and thus can defy
the law, that’s why,” he replied, using her words against her. Then, he continued, “Just stay here and
don’t go anywhere. Somebody will pick you up later for the surgery.” He pulled out a piece of tissue and
wiped the hand that had pinched Veronica’s jaw as if feeling that it was dirty. After tossing the piece of
tissue into the trash can, he turned around and left. “Young Master Matthew? Young Master Matthew,
let’s talk this through, okay? Hey, don’t leave, Matthew! You’re an *sshole and a jerk, Matthew!”
Veronica couldn’t help but swear when she saw the man walk out of the living room without looking
back. Then, she got up, sat down on the sofa, and brushed the nonexistent dust off her knees. She
muttered, “Damn that shameless jerk.” The elevator door closed outside; the man was gone. Sitting on
the sofa, Veronica reached for her cell phone to call Elizabeth, only to realize that her phone was gone.
With the benefit of hindsight, she recalled how Matthew had gotten close to her just now. He probably took my cell phone at the time, she thought. “I can’t just sit back and do nothing.” A myriad of thoughts
crossed her mind as she pondered how to get out of here. She stood up and looked around the floor.
She found that the only way to exit the floor was through the elevator or the locked door at the end of
the hallway. However, there were two burly bodyguards at the living room door. She walked around the
living room. In the end, she went into the bedroom and found a lighter. After winding some tissue
papers around the mop, she set fire to the tissue papers and aimed the mop at the fire sprinkler on the
ceiling. In just a second, the sprinkler system was activated, and it began sprinkling water continuously.
Veronica activated both the sprinkler system and the smoke alarm in the bedroom, the guest bedroom,
the kitchen, and the bathroom. Upon hearing the smoke alarm ring, she immediately placed the mop in
a corner and ran out of the bathroom. The two bodyguards burst in with a panicked expression on their
faces. “What’s the matter? Which place is on fire?” Veronica shook her head. “I have no idea… It’s so
scary…” “Go over there and take a look, Ben. I’ll go this way.” “Okay.” The two bodyguards immediately
rushed inside to check the situation. Veronica was secretly delighted. Immediately, she ran out of the
living room and took the 38th-floor-exclusive elevator downstairs. After escaping from Twilight Club,
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmshe hailed a taxi and left right away. “Please drive me to Saint Hospital. Uh, forget it. Please drive me
to Dragon’s Creek Villa instead.” She had wanted to go to her adoptive parents at Saint Hospital, but
now she decided to go to Dragon’s Creek Villa to ask the Larsons for money and then leave
Bloomstead with her adoptive parents. Back when she donated her bone marrow to the Larson
Family’s youngest son, her biological father had promised to pay her 50,000 when they left
Bloomstead. Veronica had disdained taking his money, but now, she had no other option. She wanted
to take her adoptive parents back to the countryside, but that would cost money. She had yet to receive
her paycheck, and she had paid her only 5,000 upfront for Matthew’s medical treatment. Without
money, she could hardly do anything. Over half an hour later, Veronica arrived at Dragon’s Creek Villa.
Getting out of the taxi, she walked up to the gate and pressed the doorbell. A while later, the villa’s gate
opened. Rachel, who was decked out with jewels, asked with a frown, “Why are you here?” Rachel was
Veronica’s biological mother. She was nearly 50 years old and was dressed in a waisted royal blue V-
neck shirt paired with high-waisted pants. As she always took very good care of her health, she looked
young and refined. Getting straight to the point, Veronica replied, “Where’s Floch? I’ve got something to
talk to him about.” Rachel looked at Veronica with a scornful and contemptuous expression. “Hey,
watch how you speak! How could you call him by his name?” Veronica didn’t understand it sometimes.
She and Tiffany were born of the same mother, so why would Rachel and Floch dislike her? “I can’t call
him by his name, huh?” She snorted with laughter. “Well then, where’s your old man? I’ve got
something to talk to him about.” Rachel was infuriated by her words. “You… Hmph! As expected of
someone from the backwater of the country. You have no manners at all!” “Manners are taught by one’s
biological parents. It’s good enough that a parentless person like me can stay alive, so why bother
about manners?” Veronica had never expected her biological parents to have such an attitude when
she met them again.