Meanwhile, the Barlow couple panicked completely when they found out that Mason had suddenly gone abroad and Veronica couldnât be reached.
âHow could this happen? It must have been the day when you angered Mason. Veronica, you must apologize to Mason properly. We canât let him turn against our family. Otherwise, your brother will be in big trouble! Who knows if the Reed family will let him off the hook and put all the blame on your brother?â said stepmother Rosalind.
Archer chimed in, âYes, Veronica, you canât let your brother go to jail. You need to make up with Mason so that the Reed family will help us. Then Lionel can also be cleared of charges!â
Veronica felt a chill in her heart and said to her father and stepmother, âMason is not guilty at all! He had no idea about the kidnapping from start to finish. It was all Lionelâs plan!â
âHow is that possible? Lionel clearly said that Mason knew about it! And he was the biggest beneficiary of this whole thing!â Rosalind argued.
Veronica sneered and her nose felt even more sour. âThe biggest beneficiary wasnât it the Barlow family? At that time, I was in a cold war with him. Werenât you afraid that if our relationship fell apart, the Barlow family would lose the protection of the Reed family?
Then they wouldnât be able to get money or connections like before, right?â
This sentence immediately caused a change in the Barlow familyâs expression.
âVeronica, how could you say such a thing?â Archer said.
âWhy canât I say it?â Veronica retorted, âI know the truth. Lionel knows it too. He was called âyoung masterâ and âbig brotherâ by a group of older gangsters when he was so young. What did he rely on?
Donât you know that? He planned this alone, and when I was about to go find him, he sent a message to Mason, and then he dragged Mason down with him. He thought he could get away with it!â
âHow could you say that about your brother?â Rosalind said disapprovingly, âDonât you believe what your brother said?â
âYou all saw Lionelâs mental state at the time. How much of what he said can be trusted? Compared to Lionel, I believe what Mason said more!â Veronica said without hesitation.
Yes, she should have done this earlier. She should have believed in Mason!
But she realized it too late!
âHow can you say such things? Donât forget, Lionel is your own.
brother!â Archer scolded.
âYes, Lionel is my own brother, and you are my biological father. But your care for me is far less than Masonâs. He is the one who is my family!â
Smack!
A slap was delivered directly to Veronicaâs face, causing her cheek to immediately feel a burning pain.
âShut up!â Archer exclaimed angrily. âAnyway, you better make up with Mason quickly. If anything happens to Lionel this time, Iâll hold you accountable!â
Veronica, however, seemed to feel no pain at all. She simply lifted her hand and tightly grasped the pendant hanging from her necklace around her neck.
Will they make up? As long as Mason comes back and she gets to see him, they will make up, wonât they?
After all, every time they had an argument before, they always made up!
She only sought reconciliation not for others, but for herself.
She didnât want to become a stranger to him in the future. Even if their feelings towards each other were not aligned, perhaps they would eventually find a path that suited them.
Although I know I shouldnât feel this way, the feeling of unease seems to be getting stronger and stronger.
And his words, âFrom now on, you are not my Veronica anymore!â kept ringing in her ears, unable to be shaken off!
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