Bumpkin’s Rich Handsome Husband novel Chapter 197

"Looks like I need to purchase two life premiums when I return," Matthew teased next to her ear.

Although he was clearly teasing her, she somehow felt that he was flirting with her. Indeed, this jerk is up to no good at all.

"Hey, can you keep some distance?"

Despite him being gorgeous and was the ideal man of thousands of girls in Bloomstead, Veronica was an exception. Like a tough woman with a built-in barrier, she instinctively blocked all of his moves on her and wouldn’t fall for them.

In order to get a better view of the road ahead, Matthew tilted his body to the side a little, whereupon Veronica freed up her left hand and jabbed backward strongly, hitting him right in the chest with her elbow.

Even with the whistling sound in her ears, she could still hear his gasp.

"Don't fool around. It’s dangerous.”

After all, they were riding on a motorcycle, and even though he was in pain, he didn't release his grip on the handlebars.

His voice was low and husky, and it sounded utterly seductive. Although his tone was a little strict, as though he was reprimanding her gently, there was also a trace of unwillingness in his voice.

Veronica's heart skipped a beat and started to pound against her chest, throbbing without a reason. Damn him and his charm!

"Stop, stop!" she cried out immediately as she wanted him to stop the motorbike.

"Sit still. I'm taking you home." "Who says I wanted to go home? I don't want to go home."

"What? Are you planning to sleep on the streets tonight?" His face turned a little, and he glanced at the woman in his arms, whispering into her ear, "It's already 3.00AM."

"I don't want to sleep. I can't sleep,” she said in a spoiled manner and snorted softly.

It was true that she couldn't fall asleep.

"I'll take you somewhere, then." He accelerated, and the bike sped up, but it steered very steadily.

At the intersection, he took a right turn and continued to ride eastward.

Utterly helpless, Veronica leaned in his arms. From being uncomfortable in the beginning until the acceptance that came afterward, she seemed to have become less resistant.

Another half an hour later, they arrived at the foot of a mountain, and he rode up around the mountain until they finally stopped at a platform halfway up the mountain.

There was no more flat, concrete road going upward, but steps instead.

After getting off the bike, Veronica asked, "Where's this place?"

"Come with me."

He held the keys in his hand, turned around, and started walking up the stairs. Following behind, Veronica climbed more than a hundred steps and reached an observation platform, which had a wide and spacious view.

Both of them paced to the bench on the observation platform and took their seats. "Look up," Matthew said.

Leaning on the back of the bench, she lifted her legs and rested them on the fence of the observation platform. Staring up like this, she was able to see thousands of stars in the dark sky above.

"There are so many stars. It's so pretty."

Her troubled heart slowly calmed down as she stared at the sky filled with stars. "Since my arrival at Bloomstead, I've never stargazed so quietly before." Suddenly, she pointed at a star above her head. "Look, the seven brightest stars which are connected together is the Big Dipper."

"It's beautiful."

Matthew rested his arm on the back of the bench as Veronica lifted her head and leaned back, resting her head on his arm nicely. After speaking, he lowered his head at his cell phone in his hand, wrote a text message, and then kept it away.

"Say... do you think the stars in the sky have troubles?" She sighed sadly; just a casual question from her had indirectly revealed the predicaments she had in her heart.