Bumpkin's Rich Handsome Husband novel Chapter 261

Chapter 261 Pretending to Be Unconscious

“That information is confidential,” Matthew answered coldly before giving Thomas a side glance. Then, the former turned and entered back into the ward.

Acknowledging what Matthew’s gaze meant, Thomas walked up to Hendrey and said in a polite manner, “Mr. Johnson, since Miss Murphy is still unconscious, please come back another day.”

Knowing that Matthew was not keen on having him here, Hendrey was rendered helpless. Eventually, he nodded and replied, “I’ll come back when she wakes up.”

After saying that, Hendrey took another glance at the ward and left.

In the ward, Veronica continued to lay unconsciously on the bed. She only opened her eyes when it was completely quiet outside. Glancing at Matthew, who was sitting beside her, she immediately started acting. “Why are you here? Ouch… Why was I unconscious?”

She covered her head with her hands and gasped in pain.

The man sitting in the chair immediately stood up, reached out to touch her forehead, and asked out of concern, “Does your head hurt?”

“Well, yeah… It hurts a lot.” Veronica nodded, closed her eyes again, breathed a sigh of relief, and murmured, “Why did I suddenly black out…”

She used up almost all the acting skills she learned throughout her whole life.

However, Veronica was not aware that there was something abnormal in her body, so she did not think much when she decided to lie.

Even though what she said was meaningless, Matthew paid attention to her every word.

His heart clenched tightly when he heard what she said.

It had not been long since she left the underground chamber, but she fainted again in such a short time. There was also no cause that could be found.

Would she be in a dangerous situation if this went on?

There seemed to be an alarm constantly ringing in Matthew’s heart, making him even more worried.

He was usually a calm and collected man, but his stern face was currently painted with worry. His aloof expression had faded away and was slowly replaced by gentleness. At that moment, even his gaze was laced with concern.

As his burning gaze fell on Veronica, Veronica swallowed subconsciously when she opened her eyes to meet his.

Matthew’s gaze just now… was too intense for her to bear!

“By the way, where’s Ivana and Yvonne? I’m still wearing Julius Atelier’s jewelry exhibit,” Veronica said while stretching out her hand to remove the necklace from her neck.

“These are valuable items and must be returned intact.”

“They’re on their way. They might be here soon,” Matthew responded and inquired with great concern, “How do you feel now? Does your head still hurt?”

“Not really. It just hurts a little just now. Now, my knee hurts, but I should be fine after a few days of rest.”

After speaking, she smiled heartlessly.

Seeing that she was fine, Matthew could finally breathe a sigh of relief, but that did not mean he was not worried about Veronica’s condition.

It cost them quite a lot the last time they went to Castron to inspect the residues in the porcelain bowls that were brought out from the underground chamber, but their efforts were to no avail in the end.

That was what made him uneasy.

“Oh, where is Hendrey?”

Veronica acted as if she had suddenly thought about him as she inquired.

Sure enough, Matthew’s face suddenly turned cloudy, and even his gaze turned icy cold.

He stared at her with dark eyes that resembled ink as if pondering about something before questioning, “Are you disappointed that the carefully prepared confession had failed?”

As an outsider, everything that happened at today’s jewelry show must have looked like it was intricately staged.

Even if it was thought of as a marketing tool, it was at least prepared and arranged in advance.

However, Matthew was suspicious.

If Veronica had always loved Hendrey deeply, then she would not have asked Elizabeth to introduce her to someone a month ago in Kings Residence.

It made no sense.

He assumed that the confession during the jewelry show was just a marketing tool, or that Hendrey suddenly returned, and met Veronica. After knowing she stood a chance to pursue him, she decided to stage a confession.