Chapter 416


    Chapter 416 Marriage Certificate


    “W-What does that mean?”


    “Exactly what it sounds like,” Matthew said with a cold chuckle. “Get it yet?”


    “You—For crying out loud, Matthew, you call yourself a human? You’re no better than an animal, f*ck


    you! Veronica must have been kicked in the head to fall in love with someone like you!” Xavier snapped


    incredulously. Then, he threw his head back andughed maniacally. “But now that I think about it, I can


    see why you’re so obsessed with her. She has incredibly soft skin and there’s a certain part of her body


    that’s… Well, let’s just say it’s deliciously tight, shall we? I’m guessing you didn’t get that far with her yet,


    huh? She’s practically untouched!”


    Men often lost all sense of reason when their rage was at its peak and Xavier was downright furious after


    seeing the humiliation his sister had been put through. He wanted to probe Matthew’s anger and see the


    man snap.


    Unfortunately for him, Matthew had no ns to let him have the satisfaction. Granted, his fingers


    tightened on the cigarette he was smoking, but there was hardly a trace of emotion on his handsome


    face as he raised his free hand to signal the bodyguards. The bodyguards understood what he meant


    and within the next second, Xavier was dragged before the guards and had his clothes shredded on the


    spot.


    He tried to struggle, but he was no match for the guards who eventually pacified him and reduced him


    into a defeated heap.


    Grunting, he then spat out menacingly, “Kill me if you’ve got the guts, Matthew! Come on, do it!”


    Presently, he was pinned in the most embarrassing position against the chair. One of the bodyguards


    held Xavier’s hands firmly on his back and held his head in ce by grabbing a fistful of his hair. One of


    his legs was broken, so he could not retaliate even if he wanted to. He suffered in silence while the


    guards had their way.


    Having never witnessed something like this before, Melissa started crying and whimpering as shey on


    the ground like a pile of trash. Her legs were untied and now that the other guards had turned to target


    Xavier, she was left alone. She scooted into an upright position and used her knees to pull the rag out of


    her mouth. Now that she could speak again, she shrieked miserably, “Why are you doing this to him,


    Matthew? Let him go! Please, you can’t do this to him!”


    She tried to crawl over to Xavier, but just as she was about to throw herself over him to shield him, one of


    the guards kicked her to the side.


    “Ow!” she yelled as she fell backward. When she hit the ground, the impact seemed to have rattled her


    brains and her whole body ached.


    “Your sibling bond is the stuff of fairytales,” Matthew drawled sarcastically with an insidious smirk, though


    there was hatred and contempt in his eyes.


    He never considered himself a nice person and he had already let the Crawford siblings off the hook for


    Veronica’s sake. Since they had not appreciated his mercy then, they could only reap what they sowed


    now.


    “It would be unkind of me to deprive these siblings the chance to show how much they care for one


    another,” Matthew added icily with a humorless smile. Then, he rose to his feet and gave Troy a pointed


    look.


    “Yes, sir,” Troy said with a nod while a chill ran down his spine when he felt the air around Matthew grow


    cold. As harsh as the punishments were, he had to agree that Xavier, Melissa and Tiffany all got what


    they deserved.


    The trio were admittedly birds of the same feather; they all resorted to underhanded and ruthless ways to


    get what they wanted and they were used to plotting against others as well as scheming. It was only too


    bad that they picked on the wrong person this time!


    Matthew walked away and ignored the torrent of abuse and howls of agony which echoed after him.


    Xavier and Melissa should have known that things would not end well for them and no one could be


    med for theirck of better judgment.


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    Tiffany, on the other hand, could not die just yet. If she did, then no one would go to Africa with the


    Crawford siblings.


    That afternoon, Centian Group officially went out of business. Hendric tried to look for Xavier and


    Melissa, but when he could not find them, he decided to rally the other family members and left


    Bloomstead.


    Thepany might not have cash or capital, but Hendric had been in the business world long enough to


    know how important it was to save up for a rainy day. He knew that his life would be a mess if the


    company crumbled and the debt collectors started calling round the house to demand payment with


    interest, so he packed up and left the city with his savings.


    Matthew did not say anything upon hearing this and decided that he would not go after Hendric anymore.


    The next day, Matthew was with Veronica when he got a call from Troy, who cut to the chase and stated,


    “The Crawford siblings are on their way to Africa right now.”


    The siblings hadsted torture from yesterday afternoon all the way until this morning, which to a certain


    extent was impressive, given the number of people who were there to dole out their punishments and the


    amount of time it would have taken for the deed to be done. It was tough, but Matthew knew Xavier and


    Melissa would not die; indeed, their deaths were never part of his n to begin with.


    “Got it,” Matthew answered.


    …


    Three monthster, Veronica finally recovered from her broken arm, which had been grievously injured.


    During the time of her recovery, she stayed at Twilight Condominium where Matthew took gentle, loving


    care of her and they were clearly crazy about each other.


    Yvonne had been staying with Veronica at first, but eventually she got sick of seeing Veronica and


    Matthew acting all lovesick and moved back to her own ce out of frustration.


    As for her baby, Yvonne had made up her mind to keep it and she was already six months into her


    pregnancy. Veronica thought she was being rather stupid to insist on giving birth to the child, but at the


    same time, she could not help admiring her for her strong sense of responsibility. It took a lot of courage


    to prioritize an innocent baby and bring them into the world, even if it would be at the expense of one’s


    long-term happiness.


    Early one morning, rustling sounds and soft panting filled the bedroom. Veronica was starting to get used


    to Matthew’s certain morning activity.


    When the deed was done, shey in his arms and wrapped a slender arm around his waist, then closed


    her eyes as she caught her breath.


    Matthew pinched her nose lovingly and said, “You know how the doctor said you’ve recovered


    completely when we went for the appointment yesterday? Does that mean we can get our marriage


    certificate tomorrow?”


    “No!” Veronica turned him down tly.


    He looked grim as he gently pinched her cheek with his right hand and asked warningly, “What did you


    just say?”


    She opened her eyes and smiled coyly. “I said, I don’t want to go and get the marriage certificate with


    you.”


    “Why? Are you regretting your decision?”


    “A little,” she said yfully as she moved to ease herself onto the bed, then drew circles on his chest


    lazily. “I just figured that there’s some good sense in not having a marriage certificate between us, you


    know? If I was to put our marriage on record, then I wouldn’t be able to seduce the other gorgeous men


    out there. I don’t think I want to tie myself down to one guy for the rest of my life, not yet, anyway.”


    When he heard this, Matthew slid his arm around her waist and flipped her so that he was on top of her.


    He growled, “Say that again.” He was sufficiently provoked.


    Trying to keep herself fromughing, Veronica feigned seriousness and said, “I’ve been with you for


    three months now and I’m getting bored.”


    “Rosalie. Murphy!” Matthew bit out. “You’re just asking for trouble.” He gave her a hard p on her


    bottom, then leaned down as though he was going to show her who was in charge.


    However, when she saw that he was falling for her lies, sheughed and said, “I was only kidding,


    grumpy-pants.” She reached under the pillow with one hand while wrapping her free arm around his


    neck. “Here you go!” she sang as she proffered a folder. “I’ve already got my official paperwork sorted


    out yesterday. Now, we’re all set to get our marriage certificate today!”


    Matthew narrowed his eyes at the plot twist, then said, “Toote.”