Calm down, calm down… Veronica felt hostility from the Larsons. If she were to barge in right now, she
would only shatter the peace between her and the family, and they would be even more tempted to kill
her off. Given the power the Larson Family held, they wouldn’t break a sweat to take her out. Besides,
with her adoptive parents still living, what were they supposed to do if anything were to happen to her?
Wicked, how wicked they are! Veronica clenched her fists as her eyes reddened. Despite that, she took
a deep breath and held her exasperation, turning around and descending the stairs. After remaining on
the couch for a while, Rachel and Tiffany, too, had come downstairs. “Veronica, it’s impossible for us to
give you 10 million, but after speaking with Dad, we decided this is the most we can give you. In
exchange, surrender to us your takeout platform and take your foster parents out of Bloomstead along
with you.” Tiffany complacently gazed at Veronica as she placed a check before the latter. Veronica
took a glimpse at the check and saw an amount of one million. She slowly lifted her eyes and shot
Tiffany a resentful glare before turning to Rachel with a cold grin. “Thinking to ‘purchase’ the position of
Young Mistress of the Kingses with just one million? Props to you and your calculativeness, business
women.” “Oh, won’t you ever be grateful? It’d take more than a lifetime for your foster parents to earn
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtsuch an amount of money!” Tiffany furiously replied. Veronica replied in a cold tone, “Don’t worry about
how much they make. One thing you should worry about instead is that I have the power to prevent you
from becoming the Young Mistress of the Kingses!” “You’re so irritating!” Rachel shook her head,
revealing condescension in her eyes. “How did I, Rachel Zimmerman, give birth to a disgraceful
daughter like you?” “Veronica, Mom’s gonna offer two million. That’s the maximum we’ll go.” “Two
million could work, but the takeout app is all you get.” “No, you and your foster parents shall also leave
Bloomstead.” “Well, then, that’s a dealbreaker.” Without saying more, Veronica turned around,
preparing to depart. Seeing she was really leaving, Tiffany grew hasty and immediately uttered, “Fine,
it’s a deal.” In spite of accomplishing her plan, Veronica revealed not a trace of joy. “I don’t want your
check. Transfer the funds to my bank account instead. While you’re at it, prepare a statement
describing the transfer as my compensation for Randy’s donation of bone marrow.” But of course,
Veronica was well aware of their schemes. Once they transferred the money to her account, Tiffany
would seize ownership of her takeout application and amend the owner’s details. With that, Tiffany
would report to the police that the transfer she made was an error, and the police would scour for the
two million. By then, Veronica would lose both the money and her takeout application. “You’re getting
ahead of yourself.” Rachel was visibly disgusted. Veronica responded with a scornful smirk. “Well, it’s
not like I’m forcing you or anything.” “Forget it, Mom! We’ll do as she says!” For the sake of her coming,
lifelong happiness, Tiffany could only restrain herself for now. Then, Veronica took a seat as she silently
waited for the transfer to be made, along with a compensation agreement. After verifying it, she
transferred the ownership of her takeout application to Tiffany, to which the latter swiftly altered the
owner’s personal information. Back then, the takeout order had failed to reach its customer, so the
delivery records on the platform couldn’t prove that Veronica had in fact rescued Matthew. At most, the
Kingses would have doubts about the records. After all, the name registered in the hospital was
Tiffany’s and the surveillance footage was erased. Furthermore, the ring was also given to Matthew
through Tiffany. But if the delivery records belonged to Tiffany now, it would act as proof that she was
indeed his “rescuer.” “You better leave Bloomstead once your foster dad recovers.” After changing the
details saved in the takeout application, Tiffany revealed a smug look, speaking as if the Larsons
owned the entire Bloomstead. “You don’t belong here.” With an apathetic expression, Veronica glanced
at the opposing women before turning around wordlessly. After leaving the Larsons’ home, instead of
visiting her foster parents at the hospital, she took a cab back to her old home. She inquired about the
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmcar accident in a local precinct, but the police claimed that they didn’t manage to capture the driver who
caused the accident. As she heard that, suspicion rose in her mind. She pursued the details regarding
the accident as well as the license plate of the mentioned driver, recording her conversation with the
policemen in secret while she was at it. On the same day, she took a cab back to Bloomstead and got
in contact with a trustworthy private investigator in the city. She then paid the investigator a deposit of
20,000 and laid out the clues she had about the driver in order to allow the private investigator to look
into her foster parents’ accident. Given the Larsons were a sly family, she would have to use everything
she had to discover the truth, finding the real culprit to give her foster parents a peace of mind. At the
same time, she had offended Matthew, plus the Larsons now had malicious thoughts on her. For
contingency purposes, she would need enough money for a route to back out. And that was also why
she was willing to exchange her takeout application for the two million from the Larsons. Besides,
Veronica understood that if she were to ask for too much and end up triggering the Larson Family, she
would be left with one outcome—death. Having settled everything else, Veronica lethargically walked
out of her rented unit, only to bump into Matthew’s assistant, Thomas. “Miss Murphy, Young Master
Matthew is awaiting your presence.”