Bumpkin's Rich Handsome Husband
Chapter 227

Chapter 227 Bet? What Bet?

Thomas was considered to have met countless people before, but he was used to encountering women from well-off families ever since he worked for Matthew; these women tend to be aware of their reputation in front of Thomas.

Veronica, on the other hand, was exceptionally different from most people and she was rather unabashed before him.

She remained in bed as she tilted her head to look at Thomas. "Why would you think that I can't finish all of them? Even if I can't, I can just keep them for my dinner." As a thrifty person, she did not condone wasteful behavior, so she definitely meant her words.

However, at the moment, she was craving something that contained meat.

"Just get it. Caleb, Drew and Miggy are here too, so they will join us for lunch." Matthew purposely brought up his buddies as an excuse to stop Thomas from questioning any further.

After Matthew had said that, he signaled with his eyes to the men by the side and the trio instantly took the hint and went along with his words.

Caleb replied, "Yeah, I just so happen to be craving some pork sausages.”

Miguel added, "Miss Murphy and I have similar palettes."

As for Skyler, he went all out. "What, you think we can't finish some little croissants and sausages? You're definitely underestimating us! Thomas, hurry up and get the food before I grow another strand of white hair. I'm starving and you better have the food here before I look another day older!"

Meanwhile, the rest of them were rendered speechless by Skyler's words.

A resigned Thomas could only nod his head. "Understood, I'll get the food right away."

This is my life, this is my quest. One word from these Masters and I've got to run around to complete their orders. Gosh, I 'love' my life!

He turned around to leave the room and shut the door as he walked out.

Veronica remained in bed for quite some time before looking at Matthew once again as he got up and walked to her side. "How are you feeling? Does your head still hurt?"

She shook her head and looked at him as well as the trio by the side. There were some things that she kept to herself and left unasked.

"You've met Caleb and Drew before and this guy here is Miguel; you can address him as Miggy. They're my close friends, so you can say whatever's on your mind." He took the chair handed over by Skyler and sat next to her with a tender expression on his face.

As soon as Veronica heard Matthew's words, she finally felt at ease as she asked, "Did you get the doctors to run tests on me? Have you found out what's the creature that crawled itself into my body?" This was the thing she was most concerned about.

After all, there was an unknown living object that had burrowed into her body, so it was definitely a terrifying matter.

She refused to be diagnosed with any medical conditions at such a young age just to die at a young age after that.

Pain flashed across Matthew's elongated eyes, but he wore a calm front. "You're quite fortunate. After the doctors ran some tests on you, they managed to locate the creature; they made a slit on your wrist and released the creature."

As he spoke, he lifted her left wrist and pointed at the medium-sized wound on her wrist. He described everything with a flair. In order to ensure that Veronica would believe his words, he had actually asked the doctor to make a little cut on her wrist. However, it was just a minor slit made.

"What was that thing then?" She was quite persistent in her questions.

"It was an invisible insect and special equipment was needed to identify the creature. In order to avoid further repercussions, the hospital disposed of the creature immediately."

"What?! It's been disposed of? You should've saved it for me!" Veronica stared at Matthew intently and the more she did so, the more she thought he was lying.

Veronica was smart, but so was Matthew. He took out his phone and showed her his well-prepared evidence. "I couldn't snap a good picture, so I told the person who saw that creature to draw a picture of it."

He placed the screen in front of Veronica. She stared intently before she realized that the insect in the drawing resembled the one on the Michelin logo.

Feeling as if her stomach was about to turn, she could not bear to look at it any longer. "Oh, disgusting! Get the phone off me."

Veronica reached out to support her forehead as soon as she recalled that Michelin-looking insect making its way around her body. Geez, that was awfully disgusting!

"Not to worry. The doctor mentioned that the creature is harmless and poisonous, so there won't be any after effects," Matthew recited as he lied to her.

As much as he did not know when her intense headache was going to happen again, he still wanted to save her some unnecessary worry so as to not worsen her existing insomnia.

After he had said that, he glanced at the trio with his side-eye in hope to get backup for his lies.

They received his hint and instantly went along with his words.

Skyler spouted nonsense once again, but this time with a serious face. "Veronica, that thing was horribly disgusting! You should have seen it! I even nearly threw up my digested meal from last night. As soon as I heard that the creature was able to burrow itself into someone's body, I almost hacked at it with the forty meters long cleaver in my hand."

Caleb maintained his usual silent and solemn look but he added, "The doctor said that you should monitor your condition for the time being, but there shouldn't be any major issues."

As for Miguel, he added, "Drew's just spouting nonsense, so ignore him! It wasn't that scary. That creature was invisible in the first place, so no, not scary."

The three of them tried their very best to put on an act as they went along with Matthew's words.

Veronica felt slightly doubtful earlier, but after hearing their words, her suspicions were alleviated.

It was necessary to reserve doubt as it was her body that got hurt afterall. But... Why didn't the doctor at least show me the creature before disposing of it? I really can't relax with just a piece of drawing as proof.

However, she did not think too much of it so as to not further burden herself.

She lay back in bed and tilted her head to look at Matthew's hands which were wrapped in bandages, both left and right hands.

"You... Are you fine?"

After getting out of the water, Veronica recalled getting resuscitated by him after choking a mouthful of water.

"I'm alright." He lifted his hand and casually looked at it.

The doctor had mentioned that the spot where she had bitten him would definitely leave a scar thereafter.

As such, from then on, he would always be reminded of someone whenever he saw the scar on his hand. Which is, you know... everyday.

Veronica would not be able to forget how indebted she was to him for saving her life.

She recalled the past when she was tricked abroad by Yvonne, as well as the episode where she was washed away by the floodwaters at Dawnpol Village. Today, he had saved her life once again during her drowning episode.

Having her life be saved over and over again made her feel extremely indebted to him.

"But..." Matthew paused for a moment before a cheeky look took over his dark eyes. "You've lost the bet."

"I..." She pouted slightly and glared at him with displeasure. "Well, the circumstances were unfair; therefore, it should be redundant. My last record with my master was five minutes and thirty-six seconds underwater. Although there was swimming involved this time, I could definitely have persevered and broken my personal record."

She was actually right this time as there was indeed an unexpected situation that had popped up. Since she had agreed to get into the water with him, she was definitely confident in herself. After all, a person who appreciated their life would never play jokes with it.

"Well, a bet is a bet. What only matters is the outcome."

He lifted his brows and revealed a smug smile on his handsome face. Subsequently, he leaned forward and placed one hand supportively on the bedside while he supported his other hand on the headboard of her bed as he spoke in a low voice, "If you're down in a warzone, you're down. No enemies are going to care whether you're sick or alive. " Undeniably, Matthew's words made perfect sense.

"That's unacceptable. Let's compete fair and square one more time." Not willing to admit her defeat, she haughtily challenged him again. Hmph!