Tangled By Fate

Chapter 407: YOU PROMISED

“You guys don’t know what I just saw. Do you want to know what just happened?”

Darius seemed excited when he came to them.

Veronica, Arthur and Zinnia turned to face him.

“What happened?” Arthur inquired.

Darius told them, “You know the pregnant bitch who claimed the child was yours came today. She was with Vincent’s people.”

“What?!” Veronica stood up. “Where is she?”

“She is talking to a woman. She is friendly with them,” Darius narrated what he had seen.

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“Show me the way,” Veronica demanded.

While Darius took Veronica to Betty, Arthur instructed Zinnia, “Go with her.”

“As you wish.” Zinnia took a glass of champagne with her before going after Veronica.

Veronica went to the dining hall where Felix was taking care of Vincent’s relatives who were having a meal.

“There she is. Right beside the old hag,” Darius muttered.

“The old hag you mentioned is none other than Vincent’s mother,” Veronica responded in a low voice.

“I didn’t know who she was. She looks like an old hag, so I called her old hag. If you didn’t think of her as an old hag, why did you think I was talking about Vincent’s mother, not the other women besides the pregnant bitch?”

What Darius said was so accurate that it took away Veronica’s remaining words.

Clearing her throat, she stepped forward.

Giving her most professional smile, she said, “Miss Betty, such a pleasant surprise. What brings you here?”

Betty looked at her. She was startled by Veronica’s sudden arrival.

Vincent’s mother glared at Veronica. “She is one of us. What? Now you are going to attack us when we did nothing wrong?”

‘She must be upset because I told her relatives off at that time.’ Veronica kept her lips stretched. “It’s nothing like that. We knew each other and weren’t in touch for a while. I’m surprised to see her here.”

She looked at Betty and asked with a smile, “I was expecting a letter from you, Betty. How’s your health?”

She purposely looked down at Betty’s stomach.

Betty’s face paled. She subconsciously hid her stomach.

Vincent’s mother suspiciously glanced at Betty and then Veronica. ‘They do seem to know each other. I guess I was being rude. I can’t believe I keep losing face to Catherine’s friend. What will happen if she badmouths me to Catherine?’

Thinking about all that, Vincent’s mother softly said, “You two must have many things to catch up on. You can talk more after lunch. We will wait until you are done.”

Veronica was all smiles. “Thank you. Please enjoy the lunch.”

After lunch, Betty washed her hand and went to the hall. She stared at Catherine and Vincent’s happy faces.

“Don’t tell me you are jealous of them,” Veronica stood behind her as she spoke.

Without looking back, Betty smirked at her words. “Do you think only you have the right to be happy and I don’t?”

“Not at all. Everyone deserves to be happy,” Veronica stated, “but not by hurting others. If you think you can be happy by forcing your way on others, then it’s wrong.”

Betty turned around and faced her. Her eyes were burning. “Why can’t I have what other people have? I know Arthur more than you ever know.”

“Is that so? Then after so long, why did he not choose you? I’m sure you two had plenty of time to get along.” Veronica tilted her head. “Isn’t it because he has no interest in you whatsoever?”

It was like rubbing salt on the wound. Betty opened her mouth to shout when someone stood behind Veronica.

“Don’t you dare to create a scene here,” Arthur coldly warned her. “{I first let you go because you are someone close to Trevor. But I won’t let it go twice. Since you know me so well, you must know what I do when I get mad.”

Betty’s face turned pale. She knew he wasn’t giving her an empty threat. He meant every word he said.

Veronica told her, “You need to leave, Betty. No matter who you sleep and get pregnant with, it’s none of our business.”

Betty rebuked in a low voice, “...I slept with Arthur and that’s the absolute truth.”

Veronica said, “You can keep lying but my friends already saw you with another man.”

“I’m not lying. I swear upon my child it was Arthur,” Betty hissed.

“Is she that desperate to swear upon her unborn child?’ Veronica wondered.

In the end, she said, “Then give birth to the child and prove that it’s Arthur’s child.”

“!!!” Arthur was stunned. He looked at his wife.

She added, “If the child looks like Arthur, we will let you live in the tower.”

“Nica!” Arthur grabbed her arm and pulled her away from Betty.

Betty was smiling as she saw Arthur dragging her away. “You promised.”

Arthur brought Veronica to the corner and asked, “Why did you say that?” His golden orbs were flicking.

Veronica couldn’t understand his anger. “What’s wrong with it? The child won’t be yours anyway. There is no way it will look like you.”

Arthur shook his head as he couldn’t make her understand. “But she can use magic to change the child’s appearance.”

“So what?” Veronica shrugged. “You are the Master of the Magic Tower. Can anything get past you?”

“There are magic spells that cannot be detected.”

“If the child looks like you, you know she used magic. It doesn’t matter whether it can be detected or not.”

“But if she will go around and tell everyone about it. No one trusts me more than you. Everyone will blame you saying you are the worst Mistress of the Magic Tower who won’t let an infant stay with its father.”

Arthur was desperate to make her understand.

“If being a good person is a weakness, I can be the bad guy. No one can take advantage of that.”

Veronica smiled at him brilliantly.

Arthur stared at her lovely smile. This was the smile where he lost himself again and again.

“You know I can tolerate anyone badmouthing me, but not you. I cannot stand it if others say hurtful things about you.”