Chapter 404


    Chapter 404 Xavier Has Gone Mad


    “I expect nothing less from you, Roni. You’re clever as always. It’s me—you’ve guessed it right! Now, tell


    me, what should I do if you’re so clever?”


    Despite the chuckle, Veronica was assaulted by a sense of insidious ferocity despite not being physically


    around him. “Stop beating around the bush. I don’t like it.”


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    It was not a surprise for her to know that it was him. Ever since he had tried to attack her but was


    hampered by Crayson’s timely arrival, she was aware that he would take revenge one day. It was just a


    matter of time; what was meant to be would eventually happen.


    “I’ll text you an address. Let’s meet up,” suggested Xavier calmly before threatening, “You muste


    alone. If Matthew finds out about this, I’ll kill Monica.”


    “Okay. I promise.” She agreed to his condition without a second thought.


    “Cool. I like that decisive attitude of yours. Too bad you’re not mine,” he eximed with mixed feelings.


    Xavier’s embittering words made her heart throb for some reason as her stomach churned. When they


    first met each other, he was the unweed yboy in the Crawford Family. Yet, after spending time


    with him, Veronica realized that he was not that bad of a person.


    Still, people were the imponderables themselves; who would have known that so much had changed


    between them within one year? She could only say that nothing was predictable in this cruel world.


    After hanging up the phone, Veronica returned to the patient room and informed Shirley, “Monica has


    something on and she’s gone back to her parent’s ce. I’ll leave the kid to you, but you may leave if


    you have something else urgent to do. Since it’s the ICU, the nurses can look after him. Don’t worry


    about it.”


    “I see. What a relief. I was really scared just now.” Shirley trusted her words wholeheartedly and the


    doubts in her mind were dispelled.


    Then, Veronica left the hospital and went back to her ce in which she was surprised to see Matthew’s


    car at the entrance. Frowning, she stared at the man leaning against the car while smoking. Strange


    enough, the silhouette made her chest tighten.


    Although she was not sure when he had been waiting, she presumed that it had been a long wait given


    the pile of cigarette buds around his feet. Clenching onto her phone, she felt bitter, but she wheeled


    around and made herself scarce in the end.


    It was true that they were now a couple. Still, she did not wish to be codependent on Matthew. It would


    make her seem like a fool that was devoid of any merits and only knew how to rely on men.


    She hailed a cab by the road and headed straight to the promised location. Her initial n was to drive


    her own car, but Matthew would find out about it since he was there.


    Veronica phoned Xavier upon arriving at the destination. “Where are you?”


    The cab driver scanned the area. “Miss, are you sure that your friend is here? It’s a dested ce with


    only mountains, though. You better be careful.”


    Xavier chuckled. “Did youe alone? Why did you hail a cab? Did you perhaps call the police?”


    “No, I did not!”


    “Head south for another half mile.”


    “Okay.” She then told the driver, “Sir, please head south for another half mile.”


    The car moved slowly and arrived finally at a deste area, whichprised five tall buildings. They


    were roughcast buildings that were over ten floors tall; even the walls were left unpainted.


    Veronica alighted from the car. Along her way to the final destination, she talked over the phone with


    Xavier to listen to his guidance, which led her to the thirty-third floor of thest building.


    Huffing and puffing, she climbed the stairs and could see Xavier sitting by the window from afar whereas


    Monica was all tied up on a chair with her mouth silenced by a tape.


    Veronica had a decent physique, but she had not recovered from Matthew’s torture yet; that was why


    she was all panting while ascending the flight of stairs.


    She looked at Xavier, who was in a dusty space with casual clothes, unlike the usual days where he


    would always be neatly and handsomely dressed; he did not seem to care either.


    Due to the scratch left by Veronica, there was a visible scar on his handsome face, rendering him a


    fierce look. Furthermore, she knew that he had one of his arms chopped off and his leg fractured by


    Crayson. Thus, here was the question—how did he manage to get to the thirty-third floor?


    He has an aplice.


    Despite the colossal thoughts in her head, she remained pallid as she stood next to him. “Long time no


    see.”


    If they were as close as before, she would have wished him a Happy New Year and given him a hug.


    However, that was all in the past now.


    “Yeah. It’s been so long, isn’t it? It’s already the new year.” Xavier sat on the unzed window frame,


    where it would take him a second of distraction to fall off from. Still, he sat there nonchntly while


    smoking in dismal silence.


    “Let Monica go. She’s innocent. I can be your hostage.”


    In fact, she waspletely aware of the reason for his summon. Now that he had hurt her, it was no less


    different from offending Matthew, who kept subjugating the Centian Group in every way possible.


    Recently, there was a problem with thepany’s cash flow; many of the small factories were either sold


    off or mortgaged to fill the pit but in vain.


    The bank had caught a whiff of their financial crisis and rejected their loan application, pushing the


    Crawfords to the edge of the cliff. If it was not for that, Xavier would not have resorted to this!


    “Letting her go?” He frowned. “So that she can report to the police?”


    “I could’ve done that earlier if I really wanted to. I wouldn’t havee this far.” Veronica chuckled.


    “You’ve had my trust since day one. Don’t you believe me?”


    “Trust?” Xavier averted his gaze upon her. “Really? Were you being honest with me when you were


    sleeping with Matthew?”


    Veronica fell into silence as she could not answer that question. During Matthew and Tiffany’s


    engagement ceremony, Matthew did take her to a private lounge where they slept together in the end. At


    that time, Xavier called her and questioned what she was doing at which she did not reply in honesty.


    “Stop twisting my words.”


    No one would be in their right state of mind to bring up such a topic. The both of them conversed and


    paid no heed to Monica as though she was invisible.


    “You’re the one talking about trust first.” He tossed the cigarette and trampled on it before pointing at his


    leg. “Should I thank you for having my leg fractured, then?”