Chapter 174


    Danie came forward and led them into the house.


    Inside the house, there was already tons of food on the dining table. There was a mixture of vegetables


    and meat, so it was a well-bnced meal. Besides, there was also a bottle of wine on the table.


    “Mr. Murphy, I need to go outside and get something.” After Matthew had said that, he turned around and


    walked out.


    After Matthew had gone out to the courtyard, Crayson rapped the cigarette pipe in his hand on the table


    and red at Veronica. “Does he like you?”


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    “What?! Master, what are you on about?! He has a fiancée.” Veronica brushed him off by waving her


    hands as she thought that he was being quite indecent.


    “Alright, that’s great to know.” Crayson nodded his head solemnly just then.


    “What’s great to know?” Meanwhile, Veronica, who was quite confused by his words, couldn’t help


    asking.


    “It’s nothing. I just think that this guy is dressed in expensive-looking clothes and he has a noble air to


    him, so he would be way out of your league.”


    “Yeah, that’s right. Your master’s quite right.” Tony agreed with Crayson too.


    Veronica was at a loss for words upon hearing that. “What’s going on in your brains? Gosh!” She shook


    her head and responded, “Dad, today’s your birthday and it’s also his birthday coincidentally, so he came


    over to celebrate your birthdays together.”


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    As soon as Veronica said that, she also realized how ridiculous the reason sounded and she quickly


    exined, “This was his grandmother’s idea. Actually, my god grandmother instructed him toe


    here.”


    “Is that so? That does sound reasonable.” At that point, Tony nodded his head and he could finally heave


    a sigh of relief.


    Shortly after that, Matthew came back from outside and he had in his hands a crate of whisky. He carried


    it into the house and ced it by a corner.


    “Oh no! T-This must cost so much!” Although Danie didn’t drink much alcohol, she knew the cost of it


    was surely exorbitant.


    However, Matthew instantly responded by saying, “Someone else gave it to my family as a gift and we


    couldn’t finish it, so I just brought it along anyway.”


    Subsequently, he oflhandedly took out a bottle of whisky from the crate and ced it on the table with a


    warm smile. “Mr. and Mrs. Murphy, Master Crayson, I’m sorry for keeping you guys waiting.”


    The lot of them couldn’t tell the difference between different types of alcohol but Veronica had worked at


    the Twilight Bar as a security personnel for so long, so she naturally knew that this whisky was very


    expensive. This was a top-quality aged whisky and the price of it in the market was as expected.


    However, Veronica didn’t want her adopted parents to feel any unnecessary burden, so she came up


    with a feeble excuse. “Mom, there’s plenty of alcohol at theirs and it’s not expensive. Let’s start on our


    meal, or the food will grow cold soon.”


    Subsequently, everyone started eating. It was just some simple home-cooked food and yet Matthew, who


    was used to delicacies, found that the food actually tasted exceptionally better. He savored them slowly,


    as it was filled with the taste of a mother’s love.


    Everyone enjoyed themselves chit-chatting while they drank some alcohol. The conversation flowed and


    the vibe was very enjoyable.


    Just then, Tony was seated on Veronica’s left while Crayson was on her right. She behaved like a


    daddy’s girl in front of the two of them and she reached out to tug at


    Crayson’s goatee from time to time. “Master, you’re so unfair! You came over to visit my dad on his


    birthday but you didn’t even turn up on my birthday! As punishment, you must down a ss of whisky!”


    “Okay, okay. Fine. I’ll finish off this ss as punishment. I promise toe during spring next year for


    your birthday.”


    “Ha! Okay! You have to keep your word, then!”


    “You little brat, how can you behave so disrespectfully! He’s your master, so how dare you tug on his


    goatee?”


    “Dad, this is between me and my master, so don’t interfere. Come on-it’s your birthday today, so here’s a


    toast to you. Happy birthday!” As Veronica spoke, she suddenly remembered Matthew, who was sitting


    across from her. “Hey, Matthew, it’s your birthday too. Thank you for sending me back home today, and


    here’s a toast to you too. Happy birthday!”


    Veronica was truly very happy and thankful for Matthew’s help.


    Meanwhile, he nodded slightly before standing up to propose a toast to Tony. “Happy birthday, Mr.


    Murphy. Wishing you health and happiness


    “Ha! Thank you.”


    They sat together and everyone was quite at ease. Their happy and joyful moment created a warm and


    inviting vibe that surrounded them. Meanwhile, Matthew, who was engrossed in such a pleasant


    environment couldn’t help feeling quite rxed somehow.


    Compared to the Kings Family, such harmony and happiness were something only in his wildest dreams


    and it was something that he had never ever experienced before.


    He did drink socially and it was either as he partied wildly with his bunch of buddies or during gatherings


    with his business partners, but he was usually forced to drink on those asions. Perhaps, to be more


    urate, he couldn’t avoid drinking at all. However, right now, he truly felt very happy and he was even


    quite envious of Veronica.


    He envied her for being so carefree and she could let loose of herself so easily. He also envied the


    simple and happy life that she had with an ordinary family.


    After their drinking session, Veronica and Danie cleared the table together before bringing out the two


    cakes. They ced the cakes on the table and then added candles to them.


    Just then, Veronica lit the candles before turning to Matthew and Tony, “There you go-make your


    wishes. Uh... Hold on!”


    One of the cakes was ordered by Veronica and it was a ‘family-themed’ cake, while the other one was


    ordered by Matthew and there were auspicious birthday wishes on that cake. Just then, Matthew and


    Tony stood side by side with each other. Meanwhile, the cake ordered by Veronica was ced in front of


    Matthew, so she had intended to switch the positions of the cake.


    “This is the cake I bought for my dad, so it has to be in front of him.” She said that while reaching out to


    shift the position of the cake.


    Unfortunately, as soon as she touched the sides of the cake, Matthew pped the back of her hand. “It’s


    your dad’s birthday, so those auspicious birthday wishes on the


    cake suit him better.”


    “Yeah, that’s right. What’s on your mind anyway?” Tony couldn’t help interjecting,


    Meanwhile, Veronica pouted. “Alright, then.”


    She was kind of displeased as she started to sing the birthday song, “Happy birthday to you, happy


    birthday to you-”


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    At that moment, Danie sang along too. As for Crayson, he continued to puff on his cigarette pipe and


    he turned his dark eyes to stare at Matthew from time to time, but he didn’t say a word.


    Matthew and Tony both had birthday hats on their heads as they leaned forward to make a wish


    Meanwhile, Veronica took photos of the two of them using her phone as she sang loudly.


    “Come here, Roni. Let me take a photo of you with them.” Danie turned to speak to Veronica.


    “Alright.” Veronica handed over her phone to Danie and then she walked to stand in between Matthew


    and Tony for a group photo.


    Finally, they also took a group photo of all five of them using the timer mode on the phone.


    With all of that done, they finally blew out the candles and enjoyed the cakes. However, everyone was


    quite full from all the alcohol and dinner, so they didn’t eat much of the cake.


    After dinner, they sat in the courtyard and chatted with each other while enjoying the starry skies.


    “Matthew, Roni mentioned that you have a fiancée. Which family does shee from?” Danie tried to


    make conversation and she suddenly recalled that so she asked in passing


    As soon as she said that, Veronica felt her heart sink and she instantly lifted her head to nce at


    Matthew. With an awkward chuckle, she muttered, “Mom, why are you asking about that? You wouldn’t


    know her anyway.” Veronica was afraid that her mom would kick Matthew out right away if she knew that


    he was engaged to Tiffany.


    “Gosh, it doesn’t matter even if I don’t know her! I’m just trying to strike up a conversation. What do you


    think, Matthew?”


    After their dinner together, they had naturally be much closer and Danie no longer referred to


    Matthew like a stranger by addressing him as ‘Young Master Matthew


    “It’s just a political marriage,” Matthew replied perfunctorily and instantly changed the topic. “Roni, you


    never told me that you had a master.”


    It was no wonder that Veronica fought so well-it was all because she had a master to guide her.


    However, for some reason, as soon as Matthew caught sight of Crayson, he felt that this man had a


    domineering aura and thetter didn’t seem like an ordinary person.


    “Tsk! There are a lot of things that you’re unaware of.” Veronica suddenly wrapped her hands around


    Crayson’s neck. “Master, he keeps bullying me. You must teach him a lesson on my behalfter on. I


    keep losing to him when we fight, so it’s quite upsetting!”