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Chapter 417 Matthew’s Proposal

During the three months where Veronica was recovering from her broken arm, Matthew looked after her and took very good care of her round the clock. The only time he did not take care of her was when she was working at the company. That said, she had also fully experienced just how strong Matthew was—physically.

One simply had to acknowledge the differences in strength when things boiled down to it, which was why Veronica could only surrender to Matthew in the bedroom. It was the wisest strategy on her part and the best thing for the both of them.

Seeing that she was on the verge of surrendering, Matthew smiled and flicked the tip of her nose lovingly, then said indulgently, “I can carry you to the bath—”

“O-Oh, no, it’s fine. I can bathe myself!” she answered and quickly pushed him aside, then dashed into the bathroom and locked the door behind her.

She had already witnessed his stamina first-hand and she was not about to take any chances by agreeing to bathe with him. If she did, they would never leave the house and get the marriage certificate.

They each put on a change of clothes after they showered, but at that moment, Veronica’s stomach rumbled loudly. She turned to look up at Matthew in mute despair and said, “I’m hungry…”

He hummed in response. “Let’s have a late lunch, then,” he suggested while wrapping an arm around her waist and leading her into the waiting elevator.

“Maybe we should go to the Civil Affairs Bureau first. They might be getting off work by the time we’re done eating,” she pointed out worriedly as she took out her phone and checked the time on the screen. It was already 3.50PM.

“We can always grab a quick bite on the way. It won’t take up much time,” Matthew said as he ruffled her hair affectionately. He took her hand and led her out of the elevator when the doors opened. They were both using masks so that the ever-famous Matthew would not draw attention to himself or be noticed by anyone on the street.

He drove to One Piece Restaurant where they had a quick lunch before they made their way over to the Civil Affairs Bureau.

Along the way, Veronica was scrolling through her phone when she said, “Hey, it’s the twenty-seventh of April today. I think it’s a pretty good day for us to get our certificate, don’t you think?”

“I think every day with you is a pretty good day,” he replied softly as he cast her a meaningful sidelong glance.

She clicked her tongue. “Well, aren’t you just the sweetest?”

exactly how sweet you taste, after all,” he teased while raising a

to say something about his devilish behavior when she noticed that the car was rolling to a stop. “Hey, why did you pull

opened the door on his side. “Wait for me in the

She thought he needed to use the washroom

seated in the car for about five minutes after which Matthew returned. “Where did you

closed the door and turned to look at

why he wanted her to close her eyes, but she did

him clasp her hand and before

some kind of a rose, but it was subtle and complemented the delicate and simple band.

surprised that she did not figure it out. “Your name has a ‘rose’ in it, remember? So, I had the designer come up with a briar rose-inspired

pink?” She gazed at the ring and muttered, “It’s pretty, but

he mused good-naturedly as he reached out to prod her temple. “Don’t you know what a briar rose

didn’t think you’d be an expert at things like

only then that she realized why Matthew had chosen to go to One Piece Restaurant earlier. It was because they would be passing by the biggest jewelry atelier if they were to depart for

wonder that he had avoided talking about the marriage certificate whenever she brought the topic up during the last three months; he wanted to put a ring on her finger on the actual

like it?” he asked as he held

longer and her hand was

do,” she

was sparkling under the sunlight that spilled through

it,” Matthew said. He gave her hand a squeeze as he gazed at her. “With that ring, I

in a field of flowers; or perhaps in the presence of her closest friends; or

as she shook her head. “With this ring,

she held out her

gaped at

possibly have just bought this