Chapter 166


    Veronica left Bloomstead by train at eleven in the morning so that she could return 10 Cabot Town before


    four. She wanted to surprise her parents, so she didn‘t tell them she wasing.


    Now that she was back in Cabot Town, Veronica felt overjoyed to see all these familiar sights. Even the a


    ir here smelled nice.


    With her backpack


    on her shoulders, she began to trek to the remote vige where her family home was. In the distance, Ve


    ronica could see her adoptive mother standing by the pig pen, feeding the pigs with vegetables from


    a basket on her arm, Veronica had not seen this familiar scene in ages. She couldn‘t stop herself from jo


    gging over to stand behind Danie. “Mom!” she yelled.


    Danie ended up jumping in surprise from Veronica‘s shout. The basket she had just ced by the pig


    pen‘s fence toppled over into the pen. It wasn‘t until she turned around that she realized


    that Veronica was calling her. Instantly, she was delighted. “Oh, my darling girl, is it really you? Why are y


    ou back? Why didn‘t you tell me earlier? I could have gone to town to pick you up.”


    “Hahaha, it‘s only a short distance away, Mom. You don‘t have to do that.” Veronica hugged Danie. “I


    missed you so much. Did you and Dad miss me?”


    Danie smiled kindly and nodded. “Of course we did. Your father kept bemoaning your absence.” Daniel


    le let go of Veronica to take her hand and study her. “You‘ve only been away for a few months; how are y


    ou so skinny now?” She poked Veronica‘s forehead. “Silly girl, you should have told me you wereing


    home. I would have made a nice roast for you. We don‘t even have any food in the house now.” Then, D


    anie turned to yell in the direction of the yard. “Tony? Tony? Get over here; our girl is back.”


    “What? Veronica is back?” Upon hearing Danie‘s voice, Tony immediately walked over from the yard, o


    nly to see that Veronica was truly back. A smile instantly bloomed on his weathered face. “Oh my, she re


    ally is back. I missed you dearly.”


    “Dad? Are you feeling better?” Veronica walked over to Tony and hugged him, asking about his health.


    Meanwhile, Danie remembered the basket of vegetables that had fallen into the pig pen. When she tur


    ned around, she found the pigs gnawing away at the basket.


    “Hey, get away from that!” Danie yelled at the pigs after she opened the gate to the


    pen. She picked up the basket and left the pig pen to walk over to Veronica. Waving the broken basket ar


    ound, she chastised Veronica, “Look at what you did. I‘ll have you know that this is a new basket.” Daniel


    la reached out and smacked Veronica‘s bottom. “Bad girl.”


    “Hehehe, Mom, that hurts.” Veronica pressed her hands to her butt, pretending that she was in pain.


    However, that broke Danie‘s heart. “Did it hurt a lot? I didn‘t even smack you that hard.”


    “Haha, just teasing you.” A grin split Veronica‘s face. She was in good spirits as she held her adoptive pa


    rents‘ hands and walked into the yard. As Veronica and Tony chatted in the yard, Danie retrieved a chi


    cken from the freezer and headed to the kitchen to cook it for Veronica.


    After conversing for a while, Veronica


    eyed the chewed basket in the corner. “Dad, Crayson gave you guys this basket, right?”


    “Yes, just two days ago.”


    “Great. I haven‘t seen Crayson in a while. I‘ll take the basket to him so he can fix it. That way, I can invite


    him to dinner as well.”


    “That works too. You should hurry; Crayson misses you a lot.”


    “Okay, I‘ll go now.”


    Veronica returned indoors and dug out the gift she had brought with her from her backpack. With the bas


    ket and gift in hand, she headed straight for Crayson‘s house.


    Crayson was not originally from Cabot Town. It had been around thirty


    years since he came to live here. He made his home by the foot of the mountain not far from their home,


    where he lived practically in istion. Crayson was most likely his family name, but


    no one knew his full name, not even Veronica.


    Veronica walked on the mountain path. The sides of the path were teeming with foliage. A myriad of flow


    ers bloomed among the grass, swaying in the breeze. With the azure sky high above her, it was a picture


    sque scene.


    Veronica wanted to surprise Crayson when she reached the foot of the mountain, but he happened to be


    fishing leisurely by the river when she arrived.


    “Why did you suddenlye to see me, you ungrateful girl?”


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    Crayson‘s long beard was flecked with while. His thick, white hair reached his neck, and it swayed in the


    wind. He was dressed in a loose, gray hempen shirt and a pair of inen shoes that were fully handmade.


    He oozed an otherworldly energy, looking like he was from a far higher realm than her. His unkempt appe


    arance even lent an air of mystery to him.


    “Hey there, Crayson. Long time no see.” Veronica walked over and flopped down to sit next to him. She t


    urned her head to face him and grinned sinisterly before reaching out to grab his beard and gently shake


    it. “Wow, your beard‘s gotten so long in just those few months I was away.”


    “Scoot off to the side. It took precious time for me to grow that beard, and now you‘re back. Don‘t touch


    my beard.” Crayson red at Veronica as he pped her hand away. It was only then that his beard was


    free from her evil clutches. “What are you here for? You came to see me empty–


    handed. Go, buzz away. Don‘t get in the way of my fishing.” He deliberately made himself look disgusted,


    but he couldn‘t hide the visible joy by his brows.


    “You really want me to leave?” Veronica lifted an eyebrow. Atst, she slowly withdrew the hand from beh


    ind her


    back. A bottle of wine could be seen in her grasp. She looked at the bottle and clucked. “Tsk tsk tsk… Su


    ch a lovely bottle of wine and no one to share it with me. Guess I‘ll just have to drink alone.”


    Crayson‘s eyes flicked over to Veronica to see the bottle of wine she held. Instantly, his fishing rod seeme


    Veronica was quicker, however. By swinging her arm behind her, she avoided Crayson‘s lunge.


    Crayson looked at Veronica with a raised brow. Another smile spread across his old face. Then, he jumpe


    land behind her so that he could snatch the wine bottle away.


    Veronica was nimble. With a quick twist and turn, she avoided him again.


    “You damned


    girl, don‘t you know that I‘m a senior citizen? Didn‘t your teachers ever tell you to be mindful of elders and


    “You got that right; I‘m still just a little kid. Why are you bullying me?”


    “Then give that wine over!”


    “Nope!” Veronica held the bottle of wine far behind her. She made a face at Crayson


    betore breaking out into a cheeky grin.


    Crayson frowned. Instantly, he hurled a punch at her. Veronica‘s smile melted away then. She moved to th


    Veronica backflipped to avoid his kick. As she sailed through the air, her leg swiped out to kick at Crayson


    Just as Veronica‘s kick was about tond, he reached up to grab her ankle, easily softening the blow of th