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Cleverly, she had used the word ‘shortcut, which anyone with some brains could figure out what she

actually meant by that.

“Does she have what it takes to take the shortcut?” Matthew snorted in sarcasm. “There are plenty of

beautiful girls around Young Master Xavier; you should take a look at yourself in the mirror.”

“Exactly, this woman is so dumb.”

“She’s so ugly that I can’t stand the look of her, and she actually thinks that Young Master Xavier would

like her for real.”

“Maybe Young Master Xavier has seen too many beautiful girls and wanted to look for something

different,” someone else said and burst out in laughter.

“That makes sense!”

Again, another round of criticisms broke out from the crowd, and suddenly, someone chided loudly,

“Xavier Crawford, why are you fooling around here? You rascal, all you do is embarrass me every day!”.

Before the person even arrived, his voice could already be heard, then everyone opened up a path for a

man with white hair to get through. He was dressed in a suit, and even though his hair was gray, he

appeared vigorous. Every step he took was

firm, and his serious face had an expression of compelling majesty

“Isn’t that Mr. Crawford?”

“Xavier is the youngest and the most disappointing child of the Crawfords: Mr. Crawford might go

hopping mad if he finds out about this matcr;”

“Of course he will. Even I would be angry, hot to mention Mr. Cawford.”

Overhearing the whispering from the crowd, Veronica found out that the person marching over was

Xavier’s father, and she took in a breath of cold air unwittingly,

Earlier, when Xavier was alone, she thought that lie was the only representative from the Crawfords-after

all, this was only an engagement party-but who would have guessed that Mr. Crawford would show up

personally as well!

So, how would the situation end now?

“Dad.” Staring at the man in front of him, Xavier uttered the word calmly, but his arm remained on

Veronica’s shoulders.

Furious, Hendric Crawford glared at Veronica and furrowed his graying brows. “It’s Matthew and Miss

Larson’s engagement banquet today. What the hell are you trying to do?” Then, he pointed a finger at

Veronica. “Do you think you haven’t made a fool out of yourself enough and are trying to cause more

embarrassment by exhibiting an ugly thing here?”

Twitching her lips, Veronica knew that she had caused a big mess for Xavier, and she felt a little guilty

over it. On the other hand, an almost unnoticeable gleeful look appeared in Tiffany’s eyes as she

watched from the side while Matthew observed the situation in silence.

“Dad, you sound like you’re judging a book by its cover.” Grabbing Veronica’s hand, Xavier added,

“Although Veronica has ordinary looks, she doesn’t steal or rob; instead, she works hard to make every

penny so she can pay for her parents, who are hospitalized. What’s embarrassing about that? Everyone

was born with the face that their parents gave them. So, are the ugly ones supposed to just end their

lives because of that?”

*”You!” Hendric wasn’t expecting that Xavier would talk back to him because of such an ugly girl. “You

sound so profound, but you’re just enjoying your life outside with my money. This woman’s parents were

hospitalized, but instead of taking care of

them, she’s out here having fun with you. Don’t you know what she’s planning?”

“Yeah, Young Master Xavier. She must be after your money.”

“But he’s not lacking in money.”

“Who knows?”

“She’s able to attract Young Master Xavier with that ugly face. It goes to show she’s really talented.”

“He has such a unique taste…”

The onlookers burst into laughter, feeling that the trip today was totally worth it after watching the ‘show:

“I don’t care what she’s planning as long as I’m happy.” Unul the end, Xavier chose to protect Veronica.

Right after he said that, an irritated look appeared on Matthew’s face. Next to him, Tiffany didn’t say

anything as she observed silently, wishing that Hendric would help her to get rid of Veronica.

Despite the tense situation, Matthew didn’t seem like he wanted to stand out and help Veronica. Looks like that sl*t means nothing to him now, Tiffany thought.

To her, everything was going in her favorable direction.

“You’re creating more trouble than achieving anything. If your mother hadn’t passed away early in life

and I found you pitiful, I would have chased you out of the house a long time ago.”

When Hendric mentioned Xavier’s mother, Veronica could feel his hand tightening around hers strongly.

As though he had been touched in a sore spot, he was using so much force to suppress the fury burning

within him.

“Should I thank you, then?”

“You” Just as Hendric wanted to say something more, he noticed the sullen look on Matthew’s face, and

he decided to drop the matter. “I’ll continue this at home.” With a snort, he then entered the banquet hall.

Since the commotion was over, everyone followed suit into the hall as well. In the hall, Xavier dragged

Veronica to a corner and hid in the crowd.

So began the engagement party. First, the host gave a speech, followed by Elizabeth, Floch, and

Rachel. In addition to that, Tiffany also told a good story of how she and Matthew met through an

accident, instilling everyone with envy.

After that, it was time to eat. Ever since Veronica learned that she was pregnant, she started to have

morning sickness. Looking at the oily lunch on the table, she felt nauseated and covered her mouth with

her hand. “Xavier, take a seat here while I go to the washroom.”

She stood up and went to the washroom, but there were a lot of people on the second floor and it was

very crowded, so she decided to go to the third floor instead.

“Blargh! Blargh!”

In the empty washroom on the third floor, she retched for a while before throwing up.

Taking a minute to rest, she then went over to the common basin, cupped some water in her palm, and

gargled.

When she turned to walk out and passed by a lounge, the door swung open suddenly, and before she

could even react, someone pulled her in and pressed her against the

wall.