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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?”

…

looking at? Don’t you have work to do? Can’t I slap myself when my cheeks feel stiff? Have you got a problem with it? Huh? Scram! Just leave me

hearing his lecture. Once he got into his car with trudging

“What’s wrong?”

into the main point. “Then, Young Master Matthew is going to send me to Cory Island! He even told me to enjoy myself there for months! Darn it! I’m not the same as I was during my younger days. I’m old now. Am I going

Troy took a deep breath before bursting into laughter. “Thomas, I-I’m sorry. 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 how much Young Master Matthew cares about her.

was guffawing nonstop, Thomas’ face

…

When it was finally her turn, she told the doctor about her

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

proceeded with the common situations insomniacs might encounter as well as the things Veronica should take

calls from Thomas in the car. Since she was

rough guess of the reason why he called her,

rang. It was Matthew. Holding the

porridge he made and the warm milk he prepared at the Twilight Condominium contained

insomnia. She felt awful thinking about how she had thrown all those nasty words at him back then. Although

imagined the arrogant man being so helpless in front of

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

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

answered the call with

gentle as ever. It sounded as though he was

stopped by today with the contracts, and I heard everything from him. You’re planning to expand the business, right? I’m looking at some information to understand more about the bridal stores

balance between work and life. Some rest time after work is important

“You’re right.”

you up from your office

to arrive due to the traffic.