Veronica was frozen as she held the phone, her pale lips gaping, but her throat was so tight that she was unable to say a word, as if she had lost her voice.
"Huh… What did you say? What happened to Matt?" Finally, Veronica roared, her voice as hoarse as a crow.
On the other end of the phone, the man paused. "Who are you?"
"Answer me! I'm asking you, what happened to Matt? Answer me now!"
In that instant, Veronica's emotions crumbled, and she stood up in a flash, her tears streaming down her face like a river. She did not look pained, but instead, her pale face was robotic, as if she were a puppet, and only her open eyes kept streaming with tears, like a trickling fountain.
"Veronica?" Hendrey's heart thumped. "W-Why are you with Xavier?"
"Hendrey, answer my question!" Veronica finally found her voice and asked quietly.
Hendrey didn't expect Veronica to be the one to answer the phone, and he had no idea what had happened to Xavier.
After hesitating, he said, "Anthony bribed Troy, and heavily wounded Matthew. He…"
All of a sudden, the phone turned silent.
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