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Chapter 371 Let Roni Marry Me

Daniella’s question caught Matthew off-guard. He stopped scrubbing the dishes in his hand and turned to give Veronica a bemused look.

Veronica quickly tugged on Daniella’s arm as she asked through gritted teeth, “Mom, you can’t just ask questions like that.”

“It’s only natural to make a wife out of someone I love.” Matthew straightened up and answered Daniella solemnly, “I don’t know how others do it, but my status in the Kingses has yet to compel me to consider an arranged marriage for business alliance.”

He had heard what Daniella implied earlier, given how tactless she had gone about it. Right now, she understood what he meant as well. “We can quibble over your intentions,” she began. “But it won’t change the fact that you rich folks always have tricks up your sleeves. What if you get bored one day and decide to move on to the next shiny new toy?”

Daniella kept her gaze on him, but she was clutching Veronica’s hand the entire time.

Upon hearing what Daniella said, Veronica could not help feeling the tension condensing in the air. An honest and thoroughbred farm worker would not understand the implications of boredom in a relationship, at least not under normal circumstances, but for Daniella to have brought it to the forefront of her argument only went to show how worried she was. Veronica was admittedly moved by this.

Presently, Matthew did not break eye contact with Daniella as he dried his hands on a rag. Then, he walked up to her and glanced at Veronica, who was next to her. He decided that there were some things better left out in the open than unsaid, and this was one of them. “Maybe we haven’t met enough times for you to get a real grasp of my character, Mrs. Murphy, but I can assure you that I’m never one to mingle around just because I stand to gain something from it.”

“Then what’s going on between you and Tiffany?” Daniella asked directly, not at all caring for subtlety.

Veronica froze. She had been swaying Daniella’s arm like how a child might with a parent, but the moment she heard her mother’s question, she did a double take. “M-Mom, you know about that, too?”

small towns like these, and this was particularly true in cases of middle-aged folk who did not have social media. Logically, they should never have found out about the gossip surrounding Matthew

realize that there was nothing

to explain patiently, “The stories are misleading at best. I was in an accident half a year ago and Roni was the one who saved me, but Tiffany stepped in and took the

could get close to him. After that, she got him drunk and pretended that they had slept

all, what Tiffany did was downright despicable, and Veronica

Matthew stared at her like she had

him after seeing that Veronica cared about him

the same sentiment as well when she noted how her daughter had anxiously come to this man’s defense. Veronica could never hide anything from her; they were not biologically related

really like Matthew?” Daniella asked now, eyeing Veronica steadily. Seeing how the latter was already of age, there seemed little

and hired a medical team from abroad to treat Tony at Saint Hospital in Bloomstead. Without him, Tony would still be unconscious now. As such, Daniella was more than grateful for Matthew, and she would be lying if she said she wasn’t fond of

come up with an answer. She did not expect her mother to be so

we’ll start dating officially,” Matthew interjected, sparing no

around the bush or cover things up. It

hell, Matthew? I didn’t even agree to the three-month probation thing, and you’re here blabbering about it to my mom?” Veronica rolled her

in front of Daniella, Veronica had a feeling that she would bear the brunt if she were to change her mind about him. Her parents would not let her hear the end

you’re trying to hide this from your father and I, you brat! I hope some of Matthew’s honesty