Tangled By Fate

Chapter 398: SCOLDING

“What’s wrong? Who scolded you? Just tell me the name and I’ll go to the Palace and scold them for you.”

Upon hearing her words, Arthur chuckled. “Are you going to defend me?”

“I will,” Veronica promised.

Arthur found her words amusing. He asked her, “Even if that person is the bloody queen?”

“Even if that person is the bloody queen,” Veronica replied. “How dare she scold my husband? I will make sure no one ever does that.”

“Then I must tell you why I’m upset.” Arthur took a deep breath and then disclosed, “Today, she talked about you in the meeting.”

Veronica furrowed her eyebrows understanding the weird situation.

.....

“Huh? Why would she talk about me in the meeting? Do they talk about someone’s private life in events like that?”

“Why do you think so? We were supposed to talk about how to deal with traffickers but she suddenly mentioned you.” Arthur squeezed her hard. “I’m worried.”

“If you are worried about me then don’t be. I won’t act recklessly like before. Moreover, I can fight now. I practice every day. I will take Sebastian with me. If he’s not enough, I can take either Darius, Felix or Zinnia,” Veronica tried to assure him.

Arthur placed his head on top of her head. “I’m still worried. What if she tries to harm you another way? I want to go out whenever you go out from now on.”

“That’s even better.” Veronica’s face beamed. “We can always go in the evening. It will be like a date every time.”

‘And here I was concerned, thinking that she would be upset.’ Arthur relaxed when he saw that she didn’t mind his overprotective behavior.

He said, “Let’s do then. When are you going out again for shopping? It’s not like wedding shopping can be done in one day.”

“How do you know it cannot be done in one day?” Veronica was curious.

Arthur had to explain, “I’ve seen Ironin buy all the clothes and jewelry for his wife before the wedding. He took over a month and ended up filling his mansion with gowns and pieces of jewelry.”

Veronica was startled. “What?! Why?”

“Because everything looked pretty in his wife – that’s what he said,” Arthur told her. “So, he couldn’t choose what to buy and ended up buying everything his wife tried on.”

Veronica couldn’t believe her ears. “Unbelievable! Ironin? With a wife? And now I hear he has a mansion?! Why does he live here and not with his wife?!”

“That’s because he doesn’t want anyone finding out he is married. He doesn’t like people digging out his identity.”

“Don’t tell me he is a hidden prince of a famous land.”

“Your imagination sure runs wild.”

“Oh? It’s not? Then, is it because he is working under you that he has to hide his identity.”

“A part of a reason, yes. Zinnia and Darius also hid their real identity.”

“Although I’m curious, I guess it would be too impolite to ask, isn’t it?”

Arthur agreed, “That’s for sure. Speaking of private life and marriage, I’ve made the thing you asked for. You will find it in the table drawer.”

Veronica’s face brightened up. “I’ll check it. Thank you!”

“I hope you will like it. I’ll manage my work tonight so that I can go out with you tomorrow. So, I can’t accompany you tonight.” Arthur leaned and pecked on her cheek.

Veronica pushed his chest. “I don’t need you to accompany you.”

Arthur whispered in her ear, “Won’t you feel lonely without my accompany?”

His warm breath tickled her ear. She flinched. “Not at all.”

“Are you sure? What about down there...” Arthur’s hand trailed down.

“Shut up!” Veronica slapped his hand.

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Later, Veronica met Ironin. Ironin halted when he spotted her at the end of the corridor.

Then, he turned around and started walking to where he came out from.

“Wait! Ironin!” Veronica called out to him.

She noticed that he quickened his pace when she called his name. In the end, she ran toward him.

“Why are you running away?” she asked.

“...I wasn’t.” For someone who didn’t like to lie, Ironin took some time to answer her.

Veronica could understand the reason behind his action. “If you are wondering if I’m going to ask you about your wife, I’m not. It’s not that I’m not interested in your wife.

“I want to know about her but I heard you are avoiding anyone asking about your wife. I don’t want you to avoid me for the same reason.

“I obviously want to know more about her. She looks so gorgeous and smart, and I’m really happy that you are married to a girl like her. I’m sure you got married when I wasn’t around. So, I bought you two a wedding gift. It’s a congratulatory gift.”

She handed him a box wrapped in white glitter paper.

Ironin was taken aback when he saw the box wrapped in glitter paper. He opened the box and found a pair of silver bracelets.

One of them was a bit small and another one was a bit large. Both had blue gems on the top.

“This is a communication device,” Veronica explained. “I asked Arthur to make them. This is a pair of couple devices.

“You can wear one and give another one to your wife. Since you stay away from her most of the time, you can talk to her whenever you miss her.”

“...Thank you.” A small smile spread on Ironin’s face as he thanked her.

“!!!” Veronica stared at him in awe. Even though he turned around and left her sight, she still stood there in a daze.

“Oh, my goodness! Can Ironin even smile? I think this is the first time I’m seeing him smiling.’

She touched her heart and thought, ‘My heart is pounding. It feels like I’m falling in love. What am I even thinking!’

Slapping her face, she headed to Catherine’s room.

‘We have so much to buy tomorrow. I don’t have time to think about such a sin,’ she reminded herself.

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The next day, Arthur escorted Veronica while Catherine was out with Vincent to shop.