Bumpkins Rich Handsome Husband Chapter 110
Bumpkins Rich Handsome Husband
The misery she had gone through to this day was all thanks to the masked man, so bearing no disdain for him woul d only be a lie, and there she would do whatever to even the debt between them. Even though the mas ked man left her a dagger and a lighter, which later allowed her to be located by Matthew, he was the c ause of her pathetic life today.
The masked man, with his leg injured, had no way to walk, so he could only rest, sitting on the ground
under a nearby tree.
Matthew, on the other hand, spoke not a word and continued roasting the wolf.
Sitting beside him was Veronica. Looking at the smoky, tender meat while its scrumptious aroma storm ed into her nose, she uncontrollably drooled. âRight, how were the kids at school?â Concerned, she inq uired about the kids.
âMr. Pearson was hurt. The old doctor is treating him as we speak. Residents of Goon Village were als o evacuated. Some time after the evacuation, a mudslide occurred, but luckily, no one was harmed,â M atthew recounted the happenings to Veronica.
Hearing that, Veronica finally felt relieved. âAs long as everyoneâs safe, or⦠wait, what?â As if she had r emembered something, she grabbed Matthewâs arm. âWhat about my 40,000?â Back when they went u p the mountain, she gave the teacher 40,000. And when she was informed about the mudslide, she wa s worried that the massive sum of donation would have been for nothing.
Seeing her so restless, Matthew slowly closed his eyes. âWe found the money. Theyâre a little soiled, though.â In fa ct, the building collapsed and her money was buried along with it, so it was quite an impossible task to scour for it. Regardless, he wouldnât reveal the truth to Veronica. If the woman so in love with wealth we re to find out the money she went a long way to accumulate had been engulfed by a natural disaster, she would surely be devastated.
âReally? Thatâs great news! Guess the 40,000 didnât go in vain.â She chuckled delightfully.
Matthew, at her joyousness, too, felt relieved. When he was informed that she had gone missing, he ex pended tremendous manpower and resources to search for her. Eventually, he found himself separated from the searching team before seeing the wafting smoke and ending up finding her.
âThe villagers have had a tough life living here.. Say, Matthew, since youâre so rich, Canât you help them out? If they have access to network signals, theyâll be able to communicate with th e outside world. With an established connection, such a disaster wouldnât have occurred;â Veronica ear nestly pleaded 10 Matthew, hoping he would provide some assistance to the residents of Goon Village.
She was aware that even though Matthew was rich, asking him to help in such a manner was someho w guilt tripping. âI mean⦠Iâm just saying, just sayingâ¦â Although her request seemed simple, fulfilling it
would require immense resources.
Hearing that, Matthew stared at her deeply and slightly lifted his commissures before turning to her inju red arm. âDoes your arm still hurt?â He couldnât help but feel worried with how her face was getting pale r.
Veronica turned to her injured right arm and scoffed. âNo sh*t.â She was undoubtedly in pain, excruciati ng pain.
After a while, Matthewâs eyes darkened as he wordlessly gazed at the grilled meat in his hand.
Very soon, the meat was fully cooked. He passed a meat skewer to Veronica, to which she accepted it
before giving it a blow. She eagerly took a bite and burned her lips. âOuch, itâs hot.â Thanks to her hung er, she couldnât wait a single second more to savor the grilled meat.
âTake your time. Itâs really hot.â Seeing her hasty expression, Matthew couldnât bear to imagine how sh e survived for the past few days. All of a sudden, anger surged in his heart as he subtly turned around,
glaring at the masked man who was resting not far from them.
Back when Matthew was notified that Veronica was lost, Melissa claimed that she departed with the ma sked man, and according to a random villager, the masked man was involved in her fainting in the mou ntains. As such, Matthew was highly suspicious of him. Consequently, he had ordered one of his underl ings to request for a chopper, but when Quincy and the rest of the group came looking for Veronica, he, too, had gone missing. Though, fortunately, he had found Veronica, and that was enough.
At that moment, Veronica raised her head and caught Matthew staring at the masked man. She followi ngly turned to his line of sight, only to see the enfeebled masked man gazing at the meat in their hands , seemingly starving. The sight of that touched the softest spot in her heart. Hesitant, she looked at the skewer in her hand and suddenly stood up.
However, Matthew grabbed her wrist. âWhat do you think youâre doing?â
âJust giving him something to eat,â Veronica replied frankly.
âHave you forgotten why you ended up here?â
âCanâı have someone starve to death in the age of peace, can we?â With that, she removed Matthewâs
hand. Since she was using her injured arm to do so, Matthew could only comply or he might aggravate
her wound.
Holding the skewer of grilled meat, Veronica walked before the masked man, only to realize the manâs
profusely bleeding leg and the surrounding dirt that was stained with his blood. Since he wasnât carryin g his dagger, there was no way to extract the bullet, so he could only give it a simple wrap with a piece
of cloth.
âHere,â she coldly blurted as she handed the masked man the skewer.
The masked man was dazed by her action. He then raised his head and peered at her in disbelief befor e turning to the food without any reaction.
âDo you want it or not?â Veronica questioned in disaffection.
âWhy are you⦠saving me?â
To be fair, the masked man only hurried over because of the smoke he saw in the woods. Smoke was k to go to her, which led to what was happening now.
âTell me, whoâs the man behind your actions?â Even if it meant leaving him to die away, she was determ the force commanding the masked man. Although the Larsons were a possibility, Veronica thought it was a stretch. After all, the timing she arrived at Almeida County and the Underneath the bronze mask, the manâs eyes sank. âSorry, but I have nothing to say.â
âIâ¦â Infuriated, Veronica gripped the skewer and gritted her teeth as she leered at him before ferociousl The masked man failed to defend himself from the sudden attack and collapsed to the ground.
âServes you right!â She grabbed the meat skewer and walked away.
Tving flat on the ground, the masked man then helped himself to sit up against the tree trunk, all while re However, before Veronica took more than a few steps, she tossed the skewer to him and it landed precisely beside him. âDoggieâs treat.â She was thoroughly vexed. Though,
whether it was on the mountain back then or her falling into the river this time heâd had countless opport to kill her off.