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Chapter 825 Meanie

Crayson did not answer Veronica’s question. Instead, he continued smoking his pipe while his gaze remained on Matthew as the latter walked upstairs. His gaze made Veronica’s heart skip a beat. He can’t have suspected Matthew’s identity, can he?

“You’ve been working with Iron Pillar for quite some time now. How do you find him?” Crayson avoided her question and diverted his attention onto Matthew. Feeling that something was amiss, Veronica replied, “Well, he’s honest and kind. He’s alright. Why do you ask?”

“Eleanor has been trying to get close to him lately. I don’t know what she’s playing at, so you’d better be on guard.”

“Haha.” While letting out a snort, Veronica grabbed a teacup on the table and stood up. She then took a sip of tea before saying, “Based on your deduction, I think that you’ve underestimated Eleanor. If she wanted to start with Iron Pillar, she would have been too obvious—anyone can tell from her actions and words.”

Although she wanted to say that Eleanor simply fancied Matthew, she could not bring herself to say so.

“Yeah.” Nodding in agreement, Crayson then shook his head. “Sigh. I was thinking about this too. In that case, why did she approach Iron Pillar? I don’t think she wants to learn cooking from him, does she?”

him. That way, he won’t be worth much to

 Crayson then took a drag from his pipe. As smoke came out from his nose and covered his wrinkled face,

Crayson frowned for a while before looking up. He said, “Oh, I almost forgot. Eleanor has invited you and Iron Pillar

guise, they invited you along. I don’t think this is a simple

to go.” Veronica nodded instantly. “Aren’t you afraid of them

have to worry about anything. Besides, with you

very sure

pipe, so Crayson emptied the ashes into the ashtray before he stood up and

rest, she remained seated on the sofa, recalling the events that happened recently. Veronica thought about what

could not come up with