Chapter 431 Matthew’s Schemes

The conversation fell into silence until Hendrey asked in ‘surprise’, “What… Did you say? Tiffany, she’s… she’s gone?”

Although Veronica could not see his expression right now, she could already feel the sadness in him. It was not an agonizing feeling, but he could not pretend that nothing had happened before, considering the fact that he had shared a past with Tiffany.

“Her funeral is over, though.” In other words, Veronica was wondering if he was still going to return. Yet, the man merely sighed and did not reply.

“Hendrey, are you okay?”

“I just need some time alone,” he responded before hanging up the phone without hesitation. Du… Du… Du…

Now that the call had ended, she pondered, He must be in despair to know the sudden news.

She went back to the living room and sat for a while until Caleb, Skyler and Miguel arrived with the sushi. They sat on the dining table and began to revel in the food happily. Amidst the laughter of merriment, they raised their glasses and cheers. Before they realized it, they had already finished seventeen bottles of red wine.

The light drinkers—Miguel and Caleb—had passed out with one of them lying on the couch while the other on the table. Skyler held his glass and let out a hearty laughter. “Sasha, see? Caleb and Miguel are really bad at drinking. You wouldn’t be able to build up your alcohol tolerance if it wasn’t for me.”

head resting on his shoulder. She was good at drinking, so she was slightly tipsy. With her leaning against his shoulder, she listened to their childhood stories attentively. It was probably because she

gulped down the wine before setting down the glass with a thud. Fighting through the dizziness, she struggled to look at Matthew while pointing at him. “It’s him!

word in the end. He was super sad about it.” A drunk Skyler was a mess as well. He could recall the memories pertaining to the duo, yet he left out the fact that

who had raised her glass to take a sip of the wine, lost

together in university? Sasha left without a word and Matthew was super sad about it? So… were they

leaning against him, with downcast eyes. He could tell that

sad because of me.” Sasha grabbed the wine bottle to fill Skyler and her glass. They toasted before downing it

“But I still like him regardless if he was sad or not. I fell in love with him at first sight back in

and polished it off before blabbering ‘thoughtlessly’, “If he didn’t love you, why didn’t he

he would marry Tiffany? It’s because he thought she was his savior. It’s… It’s

back to your place if you’re drunk!” growled Matthew as his

are you angry? Roni’s… Roni’s sleeping. Besides, I… I’m telling the truth. Only the truth! You don’t love her. You wanna marry her because her personality resembles

he cast his gaze onto Sasha and added, “Sasha, the person Matt likes is you. He hates how you left without a word, so… He has found someone

up!” ordered Matthew as he set down the glass on the table with a thud. He patted Veronica’s cheeks

wine glass was already on

Roni?” He gently patted her cheeks again and was sure that she

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