Bumpkin’s Rich Handsome Husband novel Chapter 42

Veronica and Xavier—both of whom were in the public’s eye—were currently enjoying skewers at an open-air food stall.

“Well, since your parents have gone back home, when are you planning to come work at my company? By the way, what do you do at your company?” Xavier asked as he chewed his mouthful of skewered lamb.

Even though Xavier, a young master from the Crawford Family, which was one of The Four Big Families of Bloomstead, had graced this humble stall with his presence, other patrons of the place could still easily tell that he was on a different level from them. He had a rare kind of elegant temperament that made it hard for others to approach him.

At his question, Veronica turned to look at him. Besides the pair of sunglasses that was gently tucked on the bridge of Xavier’s nose, he also had on a floral shirt and a pair of similar-looking pants. Even though he looked frivolous with one arm propped up against the window while the other held onto the steering wheel, his eccentric appearance still failed terribly at diminishing his good looks. It was an undeniable fact that Xavier was a handsome man. With his devilishly attractive features, he was a bad boy to the bone.

After a few moments of silence from her, he said again, “Hey, I’m asking you a question here.”

“I manage the marketing department,” she quickly answered after she was brought out of her reverie.

“Oh, just join the project department in my company, then,” he said. “Might as well learn something there.”

Her interest was obviously piqued at his nonchalant reply. “Can I really?” she asked just to make sure.

“I’m the boss. My word is the law.” His eyebrows were slightly raised as he replied with a pleased smile on his face.

Unbeknownst to him, Veronica wasn’t asking if Xavier would really take her in. She was, in fact, asking if she would be able to learn something worthwhile if she were to work in his company.

A smile then began to grow on her lips too. Making do with tea instead of wine, she raised her cup and lightly knocked it against Xavier’s. “Here’s to cheers for being my future boss then. I look forward to working under your guidance!”

And with that, their conversation for the rest of the night was filled with joyful laughter. It seemed as though being with Xavier was the only time she could let go of all inhibitions. After having their fill of skewers, they both eventually parted ways to go back to their individual homes.

It was an instant knockout for Veronica— who had been giving her all at work for the past few days. After stepping into her room, she made sure to lock her bedroom door before going to wash up and finally hitting the sack.

She woke up in the early hours of the next morning, and after changing into her workout attire, she headed out for a morning run.

Morning runs had always been a habit of hers, but ever since Tony had fallen into a coma, she had to spend her days focusing on earning money for both—to take care of her parents and pay off the hospital bills. Now that her parents were safe at their old home, a huge chunk of burden had been lifted off her shoulders. That was why she could afford to resume going out for morning runs.

Just as she was resting on a bench after running for more than 30 minutes at a park near the river, a crowd started to form not far from her. A few people walking past Veronica mumbled as they approached the crowd, and she managed to pick up a few words from them.

“Oh no, what is going on over there? I’ll go take a look.”

“A granny has passed out!”

“Gosh, how did this happen?”

A bunch of elderly men and women who were doing their morning exercises in the park began to circle themselves around the unconscious woman, and yet, no one, other than an old man who dialed emergency, made a move to help the woman.

Veronica stood on the tip of her toe to glance past the crowd, and she quickly saw a figure clad in a Tai Chi uniform sprawled out on the ground. Judging by how the older woman was foaming at the mouth, the situation was definitely more dire than the crowd made it seem.

Swiftly, Veronica took out her phone and started taking a video of the commotion as she squeezed her way in. “Make way, please. Coming through,” she repeated to the crowd.

She put her phone aside after she reached the unconscious woman, and as she flipped the woman over, she loudly instructed the crowd, “Please make space for us! She is foaming at the mouth. She needs air right now.” After saying that, she lowered her head to the woman, only to realize that she was...

Elizabeth!

“Madam?!” Veronica exclaimed in confusion. Who would have thought that they would meet under such circumstances? However, she knew she couldn’t afford to let her mind wander— she had to act fast!

To make it easier for Elizabeth to breathe, Veronica immediately turned Elizabeth’s head to one side as she unbuttoned the collar of Elizabeth’s Tai Chi uniform. She then started exerting force on two acupuncture points on Elizabeth’s back of the torso.

“Lady, do you know her?” someone from the crowd asked.

Another person, too, spoke as they looked on, “Be more careful, okay? She is already foaming at the mouth. It will be troublesome for you if anything happens to her.”