Bumpkin’s Rich Handsome Husband novel Chapter 436

Veronica could not contain her laughter and she replied in fluent French, "Enchante, je suis Veronica Murphy."

She made a friendly gesture to shake his hand and added, "I've seen your movies and you're a great actor. You're quite agile and I enjoy your action scenes."

"Wow, you speak great French!"

Stephen shrugged in surprise and grabbed her hand before lowering his head to kiss the back of her hand. However, Veronica was not quite used to such enthusiastic customs.

Larry smacked Stephen on the shoulders and formed a fist with his right hand as he pointed with his thumb at Veronica. "I need to inform you of this. She’s good at fighting and she's comparable to you, so why don't the two of you go for a friendly match?" he spoke gloatingly as if he was the one good at fighting and he appeared to be quite smug.

"Why did you bring this up?" She rolled her eyes at him.

"Stephen is a huge fan of martial arts and he's always keen to find a sparring partner. I'm just fulfilling his wish," Larry spoke to Veronica in their Collins dialect.

"Are you an idiot? He's so well-built and more than six-foot tall. Look at his muscles. You must be trying to get me killed, huh?'

"What? Are you kidding me? Even if there were two of him in front of you, you would be fine."

They bantered back and forth while Stephen watched their interaction with a dumbfounded expression. Finally, he lifted his hand. "I'm sorry to interrupt, but could you guys speak in French? I can't catch your conversation."

Larry smiled cheekily and lifted his brows at Stephen while fueling the flames. "Veronica mentioned that your fight moves in the movies appear to be scripted... OuchWV'

Before he could finish his sentence, Veronica had directed a kick in his direction and she quickly explained in French to Stephen, "Don't listen to his nonsense. I mentioned that you are tall and well-built with well-defined muscles and I would be knocked down in one single blow." "Larry hardly ever praises anyone, so I would be quite keen to..." As Stephen spoke, he paused for a moment to consider the situation before pointing and explaining in his slightly stilted English, "In your language, I think it's known as a spa... uh, I mean... sparring."

As soon as Larry heard the word 'spa', he could not contain himself and burst into laughter. "Hahaha! Yes, you're right. It is a spa. Haha! My stomach hurts from all the laughing..."

"Larry! Have some decency, alright?"

Veronica gestured to the fans waiting close by. "Your gushing fans are watching you right now."

"Miss Veronica Murphy, that area there is quite spacious. Why don't we have a friendly match over there?" Stephen, who was a martial arts fan, anxiously wanted to spar with her.

"Uhh... Well..." She awkwardly reached out to stroke her nose before looking at Larry. She could not help asking in a soft voice, "Does he usually behave like this?"

"Yeah. He's a martial arts fanatic." He relished in causing trouble for her while he watched her struggle. "Give it a go then?"

"Yeah, let's give it a go. I'll request some time off from the director this afternoon and I'll treat you to a meal."

Stephen was in his thirties and had bronze-colored skin with a mustache. He was considered to be those buff and well-toned men commonly seen in international movies. He had an enrapturing smile that looked quite therapeutic.

The movie was an international blockbuster; although they were filming in the country, the crew members were mainly foreigners.

As soon as they heard Stephen, they rushed over and surrounded the three of them, "Fight! Fight! Fight!"

"Wow! She's such a good-looking lady. I like her."

Uhh... She looks quite weak. Will she be able to beat him?"

"Come on. Go for a match. Hahaha."

Veronica realized that some of the people here were displeased with her, especially upon seeing two handsome men crowded around her. She noticed the envious looks shot at her by the women and if looks could kill, she would be dead by now.

Since she had no other option, she was forced to agree. "Stephen, he makes me sound like I'm great, but I'm not. I'm not that good at martial arts, so please be lenient."

"I'll definitely take extra caution around a pretty lady like you." He lifted his head and smiled, making him look exceptionally approachable.

Stephen was born with a fair complexion, but he did not like to play the character of a goody-two-shoes, so he enjoyed sun tanning. He had also gotten tanned by making use of tanning beds. Although his skin was tanner than