Bumpkin’s Rich Handsome Husband novel Chapter 317

Out of sheer nervousness, Veronica responded stutteringly.

"Humans are all equal. I don't think social status can stop us."

Feeling Veronica's slight acceptance of his proposal, Matthew pushed on by saying, "Maybe we could give this a try."

Matthew was bravely asking a woman out for the first time.

On the other hand, Veronica hesitated upon seeing his expectant gaze.

Suddenly, she remembered what Tiffany had told her and how she had lost her right to be a mother just because he did those things to her.

Veronica could feel her pain as a fellow woman, and she feared Matthew somewhat after that.

"Matthew, I..."

Veronica wanted to say something before the man interrupted. "Stand up. The ground is covered in snow."

"Okay.”

Quickly standing up, she also helped Matthew up.

Throughout the whole process, Matthew had stood up and cleared his back of snow with his hand still held tightly to Veronica's. "Take the umbrella. It's snowing quite heavily," he said.

So, he took a few steps backward while holding her hand to pick up the umbrella before going to the sakura garden.

His warm hand enveloped her freezing one, making Veronica feel less cold all of a sudden.

Holding the umbrella with his left hand made him feel a bit awkward, so he raised his arm to hug her shoulders and held her closer. "Get closer so the snow doesn't get you wet."

As she felt Matthew's gentleness, Veronica's hands in her coat started fidgeting restlessly and her heart was beating so fast to the point where she felt it was getting hard to breathe.

Before she came to the Kings Residence, she was still angry at Matthew, yet now, they had made up.

He had just confessed to her.

Even though there was a lack of flowers or a diamond ring, Veronica still could not control her heartbeat, fluttering emotions, and... her happiness.

The man, upon seeing her not acting as calm as just now, thought she looked like a shy teenager in love, making him smile subtly.

"Roni, I know you're thinking about it a lot now. But, I can give you time to adjust to this."

Matthew stated this somewhat anxiously.

Yet, he was not one to feel nervous even when facing a billion dollar deal to the point where his palms were sweating.

Even though Veronica wanted to refuse him, she could not say that she was not moved by the various things Matthew did for her.

In the end, after countless internal struggles and thinking, she stated, "You said that we could give it a try. Then... How about three months? If I find us not working out by then, I hope that you don't force this relationship. Is that okay?"

Three months?

Matthew's eyes shone at her words.

"Alright. I promise you."

"But, I have some conditions of my own," Veronica immediately followed up. "Firstly, you cannot touch me within this time. Secondly, you will not interfere in my affairs. Thirdly, I don't want anybody to know about our relationship."

She had her own plans.

For now, she still had to be on guard against a lot of people, so it would be best to keep their relationship a secret.

"Okay. No problem."

Matthew nodded in agreement.

Then, he suddenly stopped in his steps before facing Veronica and smiling evilly. "By the way, what did you mean by 'no touching'?"

He increased the force on her shoulders as if to say that they were making contact right then.

His question only served to make Veronica blush like a tomato. "You... I...