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Chapter 356 A Capricious Veronica

Conrad maintained his image as the nice guy that was ever gentle and considerate, as though nothing had happened before.

Veronica smiled in response to avoid putting Elizabeth in a tough position. “Oh, really? What were you guys talking about? Don’t tell me that you’ve spoken ill of me.”

Conrad laughed at her ‘joke’. “You’re right! Mom thought you wouldn’t come because you hadn’t come recently.”

Yvonne let out a wry smile, trying to hide her awkwardness.

“Roni, don’t listen to his nonsense.” Elizabeth grinned ear to ear.

Veronica seated herself beside Elizabeth after she placed the presents aside and began a light conversation. Then, suddenly, Veronica asked the old lady, “Grandma, do you know that Yvonne is pregnant?”

“Yes. Conrad told me about it.” Elizabeth nodded.

An insidious Veronica glanced at Conrad before continuing, “It’s good news, isn’t it? When will they have their wedding?”

“Yvonne said her parents are busy overseas. They’ll be back after the new year to discuss the wedding preparations.” Elizabeth took a glimpse of Yvonne and sighed. “You youngsters are different nowadays. You have your own ways of handling things. It’s no use for an old lady like me to keep worrying.”

Veronica made a quick deduction and concluded that Conrad took the initiative by confiding in Elizabeth about Yvonne’s pregnancy when she heard Elizabeth’s words. In the meantime, he had made up an excuse to postpone the wedding in order to buy some time.

How could you not realize

lunch, the ladies, including Yura, accompanied Elizabeth for a stroll in the backyard. When the old lady decided to call it a day, Yura

with Veronica. Yvonne felt a lump in her throat when she tried to strike a conversation with

which clasped hers. Then, she removed Yvonne’s hand while saying, “Why

everything just to bring Yvonne away, yet Yvonne chose to

she had not

fingers through her hair. Finally, she pursed her lips as she hesitated momentarily before claiming, “Conrad is not as bad as you think. I don’t know what happened between you, but you can’t regard him as the same as

sign of wavering, as though Yvonne’s words were

as she stuttered. “I hope

affirmative answer, although the tone of her voice

bit her lips as she wasn’t so dense that she couldn’t feel Veronica’s cold fury. “Then, can we have

sorry, but I have some business to attend to.” Veronica checked the time with her

without delay, leaving Yvonne alone in the backyard. While she stared at the figure gradually disappearing from her sight, she clenched her hands as she felt something urging her to call out her friend’s name. Regardless, she suppressed

Although she was aware of Veronica’s good intentions, she firmly believed it was a

Elizabeth farewell, she bumped into Conrad at the entrance. Their steps came to a halt simultaneously when they saw

with a dazzling smile.

her heels and stood right before him with a frosty gaze. “Uncle Conrad, you never fail to surprise me.

pretending to be in deep thought, and smiled. “Maybe it’s

I wonder if this brazen attitude