Chapter 719


    At that, Matthew asked, "Do you have a set of pajamas? I haven''t showered yet."


    "I do." Veronica nodded in affirmation, got up to fish for a set of pajamas in the dark, and handed it to


    him before leading him to the bathroom.


    After opening the door, she switched on the lights, led Matthew inside, and closed the door behind


    them.


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    The lights inside were so brilliant that they blinded her eyes, but it allowed Veronica to take a good look


    at Matthew.


    She stood looking at the man she missed so dearly in front of him as she held his cheeks while


    brushing her thumbs against them. "You''ve lost weight," shemented with an aching heart.


    Though they had met the night before, she couldn''t see him clearly in the dark, and now that she could,


    she realized he had lost a lot of weight. The stubble was visible on his chin, and it pained her to see


    him like this.


    However, Matthew smiled, wrapped his arms around her waist, and pulled her into his arms when he


    saw the concern in her eyes.


    "What are you talking about? I didn''t change a bit."


    The couple was barely an inch apart, and because of the warm weather, they were both wearing thin


    clothing, so they could feel each other''s warm bodies and beating hearts.


    "You''re my husband. I''d know if you''ve lost weight." Veronica''s eyes turned misty as she felt a lump in


    her throat. "Matt, is it really worth it for you to do so much for me?"


    She was scared. It had barely been three years since they first met, yet he was loyal to her and even


    willing to sacrifice everything in exchange for her safety, doing his very best in everything.


    However, for someone who had been living realistically, she had seen one too many times where


    couples ended up fending for themselves when faced with troubles. Thus, everything Matthew did


    touch her deeply. In fact, she felt uneasy standing by his side, thinking she owed him far too much.


    On the other hand, Matthew naturally got where his beloved wasing from, and he pinched her


    cheeks with a gentle smile. "Not entirely. I never told you this; I''m sure you know the hidden n has


    impable mineral resources, and Zac has been eyeing them here. This is a treasure ind. Of


    course, I''vee with a purpose." Matthew spoke of the truth but not entirely.


    Given his wealth back in Bloomstead, it''d be a few lifetimes before they''d be able to spend it all. In


    other words, it was absolutely not necessary to risk obtaining the minerals here at all. That said, he


    could onlye up with ns and devices to ease Veronica''s uneasiness and guilt.


    "Really?" Veronica quirked a brow in response, feeling doubtful.


    At that, he picked her up, carried her up to the sink, and propped his hands against it. As he leaned


    closer, he nodded with a gentle smile. "Of course. How can I miss it when I''m already here? I''m sure


    you know well that these resources are incalcble. If it ends up in


    Zac''s hands, I''m afraid we''ll no longer have a ce in Bloomstead by the time we return."


    If Zac truly got their hands on the hidden n''s mineral resources, it''d undoubtedly make him much


    more powerful, and once he achieved that, Zac surely wouldn''t allow them to be alive when they


    returned to Bloomstead.


    After all, it wasn''t the first day Zac had wanted to annihte them. In fact, the man wouldn''t even want


    them to leave the hidden n at all.


    Veronica nodded in agreement at that. "You''re right. Is there anything I can do to help?"


    "There is."


    "What is it?"


    "Learn the hidden n dialect with Mateo. We''ll need it in the near future. As useful as the earpiece I


    gave you is, it''s very reactive, and you need to charge it. Plus, it can''t pick up certain country dialects,


    and it won''t be able to trante them."