Chapter 655


    Chapter 655 Meeting Him


    Caleb’s face fell. His frustration and anger were almost palpable. Right then, Veronica and Thomas


    hopped back into the car. Caleb looked at his phone and tucked it into his pocket without texting Abby


    back.


    Then, Miguel drove them slowly to their destination. Veronica quickly told a retail assistant her size and


    got two sets of clothes the moment she went into the store. She changed into one of the sets and kept


    the other as backup.


    The clothes she chose were a thin beige shirt and a ck Chanel Style coat. The oversized shirt was


    enough to cover her baby bump.


    The clothes were haphazardly mixed and matched, but they still managed to make her look tall and fair.


    She looked lithe,nguid, and adorable at the same time. “Are we there yet?”


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    They were surrounded by beautiful courtyards of different shapes and sizes. They could see a flowing


    river on their side, and gorgeous nts decorated the riverside with greenery. The water’s surface


    reflected the courtyards that stood in this town. Branches swayed as breezes brushed across them.


    This ce was like a city made in a portrait, but Veronica had no time to admire the scenery. All she


    wanted to do was see Matthew.


    “Almost,” Miguel answered. He peered into the rear-view mirror and saw the hurried look in Veronica’s


    eyes. She had longing written all over her face.


    She kept herposure at all times ever since Matthew went missing, but when she finally got news


    about him, herposure broke down, and it was reced by the burning desire to see him.


    Miguel drove slowly across the tiled path. He dodged the pedestrians and kept making right turns until


    he found a parking spot at the roadside.


    Then, he finally stopped the car. “We’re here.”


    Veronica got out of the car right away and looked around, but Matthew was nowhere to be found. Caleb


    was approaching her, and she asked, “Where is he?”


    She felt her heart thumping thunderously, and that was all she could hear. She had no doubt her heart


    would leap out of her chest if she was in a cartoon world. Even breathing felt hard for her, and her


    palms kept sweating.


    Caleb looked depressed. He nced at Miguel, who hade out of the car, and then he gazed at the


    peopleing out of the courtyard before them. “He’s right there.” Caleb pointed at the people behind


    Veronica.


    Stars twinkled in her eyes, and they glimmered with hope. Despite her nerves, she still turned around.


    “Mat—”


    She wanted to call his name, but what she saw made here to an abrupt halt. The wind blew away


    her half-finished word as she fell into silence.


    A woman was pushing a wheelchair about twenty yards away, and on that wheelchair sat one man in a


    ck tracksuit.


    The man’s left arm was missing, and his sleeve billowed in the air as the wind blew through it. Half of


    the man’s face was burned off, leaving nothing but grotesque wounds that would scare off even the


    most seasoned thug.


    Veronica was petrified. She tried to walk, but her legs felt like lead. She imagined running into a


    perfectly handsome and alluring Matthew, but that man in her dreams was gone. Half of his face was


    ruined, and his left arm was missing.


    Her mind exploded, and all her strength left her body. Caleb noticed what was going to happen, and he


    held her before she could fall. “Calm down,” he cooed.


    Then, he red at Miguel. “Told you we should have kept this a secret from her.”


    Miguel tugged on his necktie. Pain welled in his eyes, and he looked at Veronica with sympathy. “She’s


    his wife. She has a right to know what happened to him.”