Chapter 11Seeing Thomas, Veronica couldn’t help but feel nervous and a little scared as she had yet to forget that
she flooded Matthew’s apartment a few hours ago. “Haha. What a coincidence, Mr. Ritter.” She greeted
Thomas with an amiable smile, already having pulled out her phone and speedily looking for Elizabeth’s
number before sending her a text. Right after she sent the text, Thomas swiftly snatched her phone
away. “What is the meaning of this, Mr. Ritter?” Veronica pretended to be infuriated. Without even
glancing at her phone, Thomas handed it to a bodyguard behind him before inviting her with a straight
face
. “Please, Miss Murphy.” With that, he led Veronica away. When the sedan’s door opened, Veronica bent
her back and got into the vehicle, only to see an intimidating man inside resting with his eyes shut. The
sight of him left her heart palpitating. Nervous, she gulped down her saliva and forced a gratifying smile.
“I heard you were looking for me… Young Master Matthew.” The man slightly turned his head toward her
as he slowly opened his eyes, revealing his sharp gaze.
“So how do you want to die?” He blurted those words with a tone as serene as a sunny day. In
Veronica’s ears, however, those words were the execution order of a dictator. “Hehe. Of old age, of
course.” Despite the beam on her face, inwardly, she was cursing and swearing at him. As the man
rested his crossed hands on his abdomen, he tapped his slender finger on the back of his hand, loudly
ordering, “Start the car, Thomas.” “Wait what? W-Where are we going?” Veronica panicked. When she
barely voiced the question, Thomas had already gotten into the car and started the sedan. Matthew once
again
shut his eyes without speaking any further. Helpless, she turned to Thomas. “Where are we heading to,
Mr. Ritter?” “The hospital.” “The hospital?” Veronica’s face blanched as her heart thumped rapidly. When
she recalled that Matthew said he would remove her womb, her fear grew more intense. All these years,
she never had truly feared anyone, but right at that moment, she couldn’t help but admit that Matthew
terrorized her. This is it. I’m done for. Hopeless, Veronica lay against the back of her seat, having not theslightest energy to shake off the problem she was facing. All she could do now was to wait for Elizabeth’s
call. Ring, ring, ring! A ringtone thundered through the car. Seeing as Matthew picked up the phone,
Veronica was pleasantly surprised. Hastily, she tilted her body toward the phone and saw it was indeed a
call from Elizabeth. “Help me, madam! Matthew’s gonna remove my wo—” She attempted to scream for
help into the phone, but before she could finish her words, the man gripped her neck and covered her
mouth. “Zip it if you want to live.” Matthew shot her a piercing gaze with murderous intent surging in his
eyes, to which Veronica obediently nodded. Nevertheless, since Elizabeth had called, she no longer had
to be afraid. “What is it, Grandma?” Paying attention to the phone call, Matthew inquired. “
Where are you, brat? Where are you bringing Veronica?” Matthew remained silent for a while. “Say
something, will you? I’ll have you know that if anything happens to her, I’ll kill myself!” “Grandma, she’s
no one important.” “Doesn’t matter. What matters is the child inside her! How long do you think this old
woman has left? I merely want a grandchild to hold. No one here asked for a marriage!” “And why do you
think she has the right to enter the Kings Family?” “You don’t have to marry her, but I want the baby.” “We
have yet to know whether there’s a child.” “Then, wait. Get her checked in two months.
But if you dare lay a finger on her before that, I’ll smash my head against the wall and go see your
grandpa!” Matthew was rendered speechless. “Pass the phone to Veronica,” Elizabeth instructed.
Reluctant, the man frowned as he tightened his phone-holding hand. What drug did this b*tch give
Grandma? After a moment of hesitation, he loosened his hand on Veronica and put the phone on
speakerphone before handing it to her. “Veronica?” Elizabeth yelled. As Veronica wiped her mouth with
her sleeve that was touched by the man, the anger on her face turned into a subtle grin. “Madam?”
“Oh, Veronica. What did they do to you?” Veronica turned to Matthew with a boastful look and lifted her
brows as if she had won the fight. Shortly after, she withdrew her grin and started wailing. “Boohoo!
Madam, Matthew said he was going to bring me to the hospital to remove my womb. Boohoo! I’m soscared, madam!” Seeing the instantaneous change of facial expression that was even more adept than
that of an elite actress, Matthew squinted his eyes, feeling even more vexed. If it weren’t for Elizabeth’s
order, he would have strangled the woman before him to death. “Aww, don’t cry… Don’t you worry now.
I’ve already taught him a lesson. He won’t bully you ever again, okay?” “Okay, I trust you, madam. B-
But…”
“But what?” “Matthew… He confiscated my phone.” “Argh, that brat! He’s really growing bold. It’s okay,
Veronica. Stop crying, okay? Tell me if he dares pull anything stupid next time, alright?” Although
Elizabeth had only spent three days with Veronica, she couldn’t help but be impressed by her wit and
intelligence as well as her diligence. She would have been the perfect girl. Sadly, her only flaw was her
ordinary, perhaps not-so-appealing appearance. Personally,
noveldramaElizabeth didn’t think that she was hideous. In fact, she thought Veronica was a suitable acquaintance to
live her life with. Unfortunately, her appearance wasn’t able to charm Matthew’s heart, which in turn
became an obstacle to their marriage. “Got it. Thank you, madam.” “Anytime. Can you pass the phone to
Matthew now?” “Mhm!” After humming a response, Veronica returned the phone to Matthew. He then
turned off the speakerphone and put the phone at his ear.
“Grandma?” “Oh, here I thought you’d forgotten I was your grandma. How bold have you grown, huh? So
bold you’d even disobey my words? So bold you’re sending Veronica to the hospital to have her uterus
removed? Who do you think you are, God?” Elizabeth furiously continued, “Return the phone back to
Veronica right now! I’ll be video-calling her every day from now on. If I were to sense a hint of
unhappiness within her, you can start preparing a funeral!” “Grand—” Beep, beep… Before Matthew
could say anything more, Elizabeth already hung up. Tilted, he clutched the phone so hard his fingers
cracked. He was clearly outraged, so outraged that it could match the extent of the most wrathful storm.
Meanwhile, Veronica was observinghim, assiduously studying his every gesture. Seeing him so irate, she immediately knew that Elizabeth
must have warned him not to torment her any longer. Realizing that, she felt utterly relieved. “Return her
phone.” “Yes, Young Master Matthew.” As Thomas was driving, he pulled out Veronica’s phone and gave
it back to her. “Thank you.” She thanked the assistant. Right when she grabbed her phone, it instantly
rang, and the caller ID was ‘Madam Elizabeth.’ As she looked at the number on her phone, Matthew, too,
had noticed it.