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Chapter 404 Xavier Has Gone Mad

“I expect nothing less from you, Roni. You’re clever as always. It’s me—you’ve guessed it right! Now, tell me, what should I do if you’re so clever?”

Despite the chuckle, Veronica was assaulted by a sense of insidious ferocity despite not being physically around him. “Stop beating around the bush. I don’t like it.”

It was not a surprise for her to know that it was him. Ever since he had tried to attack her but was hampered by Crayson’s timely arrival, she was aware that he would take revenge one day. It was just a matter of time; what was meant to be would eventually happen.

“I’ll text you an address. Let’s meet up,” suggested Xavier calmly before threatening, “You must come alone. If Matthew finds out about this, I’ll kill Monica.”

“Okay. I promise.” She agreed to his condition without a second thought.

“Cool. I like that decisive attitude of yours. Too bad you’re not mine,” he exclaimed with mixed feelings.

Xavier’s embittering words made her heart throb for some reason as her stomach churned. When they first met each other, he was the unwelcomed playboy in the Crawford Family. Yet, after spending time with him, Veronica realized that he was not that bad of a person.

Still, people were the imponderables themselves; who would have known that so much had changed between them within one year? She could only say that nothing was predictable in this cruel world.

After hanging up the phone, Veronica returned to the patient room and informed Shirley, “Monica has something on and she’s gone back to her parent’s place. I’ll leave the kid to you, but you may leave if you have something else urgent to do. Since it’s the ICU, the nurses can look after him. Don’t worry about it.”

“I see. What a relief. I was really scared just now.” Shirley trusted her words wholeheartedly and the doubts in her mind were dispelled.

Veronica left the hospital and went back to her place in which she was surprised to see Matthew’s car at the entrance. Frowning, she stared at the man leaning against the car while smoking. Strange enough, the silhouette

it had been a long wait given the pile of cigarette buds around his feet. Clenching onto

not wish to be codependent on Matthew. It would make her seem like a fool that was devoid of any merits and only knew how to

a cab by the road and headed straight to the promised location. Her initial plan

phoned Xavier upon arriving at the destination. “Where are

driver scanned the area. “Miss, are you sure that your friend is here? It’s a desolated place

Why did you hail a cab? Did you

“No, I did not!”

for another half

the driver, “Sir, please head south for

area, which comprised five tall buildings. They were

with Xavier to listen to his guidance, which led her to the thirty-third floor

by the window from afar whereas Monica was all

from Matthew’s torture yet; that was

looked at Xavier, who was in a dusty space with casual clothes, unlike the usual days where he would always be neatly and handsomely dressed; he did not seem

scratch left by Veronica, there was a visible scar on his handsome face, rendering him a fierce look. Furthermore, she knew that he had one of his arms chopped off and his leg fractured by Crayson. Thus, here was

He has an accomplice.

remained pallid as she stood

as close as before, she would have wished him a Happy New Year and given him a hug.

on the unglazed window frame, where it would take him a second of distraction to fall off from.