Veronica mentioned how Shirley was beaten up at First Meeting before Crayson helped Shirley settle everything.
As soon as Matthew got to the end of the story, his chiseled face instantly turned thunderous. "That's stupid."
"It's alright. Shirley has agreed to try and see how things work out with Wade. Everything should be fine."
Veronica noticed that he was slightly unhappy, so she comforted him by saying, "Skyler doesn't have ill intentions."
"Well, an honest mistake could sometimes be irrevocable."
"Right now, he has already attempted to fix the mistake, so you should just pretend that you're unaware of things," Veronica coaxed him.
Then, she got out of bed and headed over to the desk. Subsequently, she took out a dainty little wrapped box and turned around to head over to Matthew's side. "I wanted to give you this present during your birthday, but unfortunately, you were abroad that day, so I couldn't give it to you then. The elders used to say that one shouldn't celebrate their birthdays after the actual day has gone by, so this can't be your birthday gift. Instead, you can take this as a little surprise from me."
"Roni, that's so thoughtful of you."
Matthew took the dainty little wrapped box from Veronica and revealed a slight smile. "Can I open this right now?"
"Sure."
"Okie."
He gently untied the dove-gray patterned bow on the box before opening the square box, which revealed a thick photo album.
Matthew furrowed his brows as his dark eyes glimmered hopefully.
He removed the album from the box and placed the box on the table before flipping to the first page. Instantly, the first photo that came to his eyes was one from the car crash.
The photo was taken under dim lighting and he lay in the upturned car as blood pooled around him; it was a horrific sight.
"How did you get this photo?" Matthew was curious.
Veronica came over to his side and took a seat. She pointed to the photo and said, "You should get used to it because I love taking photos as evidence."
Moreover, she also had a habit of taking voice recordings.
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