Chapter 545


    Chapter 545 Skyler’s Been yed


    “Girlfriend? I-I thought he didn’t have one.” Veronica had thought Skyler wasn’t in a rtionship since the


    first day she knew him. So what is this about a girlfriend who has popped out of nowhere?


    She looked back at Matthew with a curious face as she waited for him to give her an answer. With no


    intention to hide the truth, Matthew exined, “Skyler’s first love is the reason he is like this.”


    After saying that, he paused and hesitated, seemingly thinking of a way to exin it to her in a sinct


    manner. “In short,” he eventually added, “his first love yed him. And he in turn started ying other


    people.”


    Veronica finally understood after hearing that. It turned out that Skyler was such a casanova because his


    first love had hurt him. On top of that, he was still not over her.


    Now that she was back, she had probably beaten Shirley up because she thought that there was


    something between Skyler and Shirley.


    “That jerk of a man! All he does is flirt and hurt women!” she chided while taking her phone out to give


    Skyler a call.


    However, her call went unanswered, and she only heard her call go into the voicemail.


    Left with no choice, she hung up and went in with Caleb. She saw Shirley in the lounge then.


    Shirley was dressed in a waist-cinching summer suit, and her hair was pulled into a high ponytail. But at


    this moment, her high ponytail was a mess that tilted to one side, and there were three bloody scratches


    on her fair face. On top of her eyes being swollen from crying, she also had blood at the corners of her


    mouth.


    “Shir?!”


    Heartbroken, Veronica walked over to Shirley.


    As soon as Shirley, who was sobbing, heard that familiar voice, she looked up and saw Veronica walking


    in. She immediately got up and rushed toward Veronica and threw her arms around her as she sobbed.


    “You are finally here, Ron,” she wailed.


    Since Shirley didn’t have rtives or friends in Bloomstead, she had naturally gotten close with Monica


    and Veronica.


    She decided to call Veronica because she didn’t want to disturb Monica, who had to go to work and take


    care of her child.


    Besides, Veronica was quite close to Skyler.


    “Come now. It’s alright. I am here.”


    Veronica couldn’t help but sigh as sheforted the woman who sobbed in her chest like a child. She


    somehow felt like Shirley was a young girl even though Veronica herself was only a few years older than


    Shirley.


    “R-Ron, I am scared.”


    “Don’t be. I am here for you. You will be fine.” With that, Veronica pushed Shirley away and looked at her


    from head to toe. “How do you feel? Are you injured? I will take you to the hospital for a check-up.”


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    “My t-tummy hurts.”


    Shirley continued to sob as diamond-like tears rolled down her beautiful face, making Veronica feel even


    worse than she already did.


    Matthew, who was standing at the door, looked at Caleb with cold eyes. “Where is his girlfriend?”


    “Drew’s girlfriend sure isn’t someone easy to deal with. She is extremely tight-lipped about the thing she


    had someone else do for her. If it wasn’t for Shirley being Veronica’s close friend, I wouldn’t have said


    that she is Drew’s girlfriend without enough evidence. That would have been immoral.”


    Both witness and material evidence were needed to carry out an investigation. Even though Caleb knew


    that Skyler’s girlfriend was the person who pulled the strings behind the scene, he couldn’t just say that


    without sufficient evidence. He would be ndering and defaming her.


    Still, the men were close, so he trusted Skyler would someday tell the truth himself.


    “Let’s not talk about him. What about you? Why are you with Veronica again?”


    Compared to Skyler’s love life, Caleb was more concerned about how Matthew and Veronica’s


    rtionship had progressed.


    “As you can see, we are together. We are getting ready to… get married,” Matthew admitted.


    “You are getting married? What an unexpected plot twist!” Caleb was very surprised. “I have a feeling it


    will be a tough wedding—ouch! What is that kick for?”


    Before Caleb could finish his sentence, Matthew had kicked him on his thigh, eliciting a pained gasp from


    the man.