Bumpkin’s Rich Handsome Husband novel Chapter 907

"Why are you sighing? You look just as dejected as you did when I saw you at Mount Chillad," Xavier teased.

Veronica was standing under a towering tree, looking at the river further down the mountain. Memories of everything that happened back at Mount Chillad the last time resurfaced.

"Back then?" She chuckled. "I wasn't just dejected. I was also pretty pathetic."

Now that she thought about it, it had been two years since then.

"Hah. You were with Matthew, but he didn't even keep you safe." Xavier scoffed as he crossed his arms and stared out into the distance.

He knew Veronica liked Matthew, but he couldn't accept the fact that Matthew didn't do a good job protecting her.

"He can't be blamed for what happened at Mount Chillad."

Veronica wanted to stand up for Matthew, so she explained, "At the time, I—"

As she spoke, she spotted Nelson limping over with a few fruits in hand.

His silhouette matched perfectly with the one that popped up in her mind.

Veronica felt her head buzz.

She turned a little pale as her hair stood on end, and chills ran down her spine.

That's him! It's that guy!

She finally realized why Nelson looked a little familiar to her. All this time, she couldn't recall where she'd seen him before.

After carefully searching her memory, she came to a revelation. Isn't he that man from Dawnpol Village back at Mount Chillad two years ago? The one who had half his face covered in a mask and walked with a limp?

However, he'd merely pretended to have a limp back then, but his limp was real this time.

If Veronica was right, his leg was indeed permanently injured after she fired a bullet into it back then.

And if I'm right about this, does it mean… Tanya knew about my true identity two years ago and sent someone to assassinate me but had to give up because the plot failed? Or was it someone secretly protecting me?

The thought terrified Veronica.