Her Biliionaire Husband

Chapter 2

to find herself aching all over as though she had just had the living daylights beaten out of her. Not only that, but her body felt so sticky that she almost had a meltdown. She sat up and looked all around the bedroom. Matthew was long gone; there was a set of clean clothes placed on the head of the bed. She got out of bed and took a quick shower in the bathroom. Without bothering to remove her makeup, she walked out of the bedroom, wanting to find Matthew and ask for an explanation. However, when she walked out of the bedroom, she found an unfamiliar man sitting on the living room sofa. “I’m Thomas Ritter, Young Master Matthew’s personal secretary,” the man said, introducing himself before Veronica spoke. Seething with anger, Veronica swore angrily, “Where’s Matthew Kings, that *sshole? Is he gonna deny his responsibility after having his way with me and walking away?” *sshole? Thomas was astounded. Those who know nothing fear nothing, huh? Instead of arguing with her, he pointed at the box of pills on the table, saying, “My boss said you must either take the morning-after pill and get out of Bloomstead or die. Make the choice yourself, Miss Murphy.” He already knows my name! He must have done some background check, thought Veronica. Her heart did a complete somersault. Upon feeling how ruthless and unfeeling Matthew was, she was seized with terror. In an instant, all her cockiness was gone. She pursed her lips, asking, “Uh, I-I’d like