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Chapter 238 So, I’ve Misunderstood Matthew

Cory Island was an obscure island where a hellish training took place. The people who went there would have a taste of what it felt like to be in hell, but they would return as whole new people after the arduous drill.

In fact, Thomas was one of the candidates who had successfully completed the inhumane training, and he would never want to go back there. Once was enough.

However, his mistake was beyond recall as Matthew insisted on sending him there. “Ask your brother, Troy, to take over your position.”

Thomas swallowed back his pleading words and gave in in the end. “Understood.”

“Leave.” The man ordered icily.

The corner of Thomas’ lips twitched as he left the office instantly. Once he exited the building, he gave Veronica a call at the entrance, but no one picked up the phone no matter how many times he called.

His heart sank, and he slapped himself a few times in despair. “F*ck! You dumb sh*t!”

The brisk sound of slapping attracted the bypassing workers, who knew him well.

“M-Mr. Ritter, are you alright?”

“Mr. Ritter, are you okay? Do you want us to call the hospital?”

“Mr. Ritter, is everything fine?”

“There are no mosquitoes, though. Why did you slap yourself?”

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from his confused colleagues irritated him. “What are you looking at? Don’t you have work to do? Can’t I slap myself when my

crowd dispersed in a heartbeat upon hearing his lecture. Once he got into his car with trudging footsteps, he rang

“What’s wrong?”

Thomas recounted the incident in detail over the phone before getting into the main point. “Then, Young Master Matthew is going to send me to Cory Island! He even told me to enjoy

I don’t usually laugh at this kind of situation, but I can’t help it. How could you say that to Miss Murphy? You know

Thomas’ face was perfused with red in

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neurologist. When it was finally her turn, she told the

she underwent tests like electrocardiography and electroencephalography. Once the doctor took a glimpse of the results, she nodded. “It is insomnia. I presume that it has been two months, but most of the patients have it because of massive stress. And most of the youngsters suffer from sleep deprivation

encounter as well as the things Veronica should take note of

left the hospital. She checked her phone and saw the missed calls from

a rough guess of the reason why

Matthew. Holding the phone tightly, she glanced at the medicine on the passenger seat. She had misunderstood him

the warm milk he prepared at the Twilight Condominium contained medicine that could cure

how she had thrown all those nasty words at him back then. Although

dream had she imagined the arrogant man being so helpless in front of her. A pang of guilt hit her hard upon realizing the

in front of Matthew nonetheless, because the ‘misunderstanding’ would be a perfect shield for her to reject

in the gap between them. The fact that they weren’t of the same world had

answered the

His voice sounded gentle as ever. It sounded as though he was handling something

contracts, and I heard everything from him. You’re planning to expand the business, right? I’m looking

work and life. Some rest time after work is important for

“You’re right.”

from your office in 20 minutes. Let’s have

ended and Veronica headed straight to her company. Since it was rush hour, it took her longer to arrive due to the traffic. Not long after she alighted from the car, Matthew could be