"I know you don't trust me and don't want to tell me too much. But I just need to know that you're okay. Goodbye."
Xavier felt a little disappointed and quickly hung up the phone.
After being interrupted by the phone call, Veronica lost interest in studying and started playing with her phone.
Ding dong!
A message came in.
After buying the phone, both Veronica and Matthew used the cracked version, which could be translated into English.
It was a text message of only a few words sent by Matthew. 'There is an antidote on the handkerchief.'
Yesterday, she deliberately poured tea on the handkerchief, put it in a plastic bag, and brought it out in her pocket.
She only had her suspicions, but she didn't expect something was wrong with the tea.
Tiffany was likely to have already cooperated with the Ledgers.
Or perhaps, due to her extreme lack of security, she was opportunistic and played both sides to ensure her interests. That was why she found a way to agree with the Ledgers.
'Understood.' Veronica held her phone and typed just one word. But after thinking about it, she found a 'kiss' emoji and sent it as well.
Knock, knock, knock—-
Someone knocked on the door suddenly.
After Veronica put her phone on the table, she got up and opened the door. Mateo was standing outside with a book in his hand, ready to come in and teach her.
Because Veronica's bedroom was relatively large, half of it was a resting area, and the other half could be separated as a study area.
To facilitate studying, she didn't bother to move to the study.
However, after learning about Mateo's feelings for her, Veronica suddenly felt that it was inappropriate for a man and a woman to be alone in the same room.
"Mateo, how about—"
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