Bumpkin's Rich Handsome Husband

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Veronica had a sudden realization–she merely stole a bottle of wine from Matthew and had not expected

that its value was actually sky–high. Will Matthew the jerk call the police?

With her heart jolted, she looked toward Xavier instantly and asked, “What‘s the punishment of grand

theft?”

Knowing Veronica well, Xavier glanced at the red wine in her hand and understood her meaning

immediately.

After hesitating for a while, he answered, “Since the wine is worth almost 4 million, it‘s counted as an

extremely valuable item. The minimum punishment is 10 years of imprisonment. In a more serious case,

one could be sentenced to life imprisonment. Besides, the criminal‘s assets could be confiscated too.”

“Ten years?!” Veronica freaked out and gulped. “Oh my goodness! Thank God we have not opened it!”

Then, she quickly put the red wine back into the wine cooler and said to Xavier, “It‘s getting late, so you

should get going too. I also have some… I plan to head to bed soon. too.”

Veronica wanted to say she also had some stuff to attend to, but she did not say it directly in order to not

embarrass herself.

“Sure. Have a goodnight then.”

Xavier‘s initial intention was to see if Veronica was actually staying here. With that, he was surprised to

discover the truth as he did not expect it to be true at all.

Meanwhile, half an hour prior to this, Matthew was standing in front of the French window in Twilight

Condominium while grasping his phone.

The phone screen displayed a series of numbers that belonged to Veronica‘s phone number.

Nevertheless, Matthew did not call her toward the end.

Later, he made his way to the wine cooler and opened a bottle of wine to fill his glass. Holding the wine

glass between his skeletal, slender fingers, Matthew took a sip of the wine elegantly.

However, the moment he lifted his head, he inadvertently realized the expensive red wine was gone.

At once, he paused his movements as his eyes darkened.

At that very second, it was as if he had found a reason to contact Veronica.

So, he took up his phone and dialed Veronica‘s number, but the call was instantly disconnected after the

numbers were pressed. After hesitating for a while, he decided to call the police.

Not long after the line was connected, a voice emerged from the other end of the line. “Hi, you have

reached 911.”

“I would like to lodge a case. Someone stole my wine.”

“Wine? What wine is it?”

“It‘s a 1945 Romanée–Conti worth 3,9 million.”

“Alright. May I have your address, please? We‘ll come over to take a statement.”

After enquiring Matthew about his address, the police departed immediately to Matthew‘s condominium.

After a round of questioning, the police eventually set the target on a woman named ‘Veronica Murphy

“Mr. Kings, we need more time for this matter as currently, we have no idea where Veronica Murphy

stays yet. We‘ll inform you immediately to come to the police station after we find her address,” the police

said to Xavier after finishing recording the statement.

However, Matthew blurted, “That‘s not necessary. I know where she stays.”

And so, after Veronica sent Xavier away from her condominium, someone knocked on her door while

she was applying a facial mask.

“Who‘s that?” she muttered while dragging her slippers on her feet to the door. “Xavier, why did you

come b—”

Originally, Veronica thought it was Xavier, but she opened the door to see a few policemen standing at

the entrance.

Veronica was stunned at first, but she started cursing Matthew inwardly right after.

He‘s indeed a jerk who doesn‘t act humanly!

Initially, she planned to return the wine to Matthew tomorrow, but she did not expect him to call the police

so soon.

True enough, things don’t always go as planned.

“Hello, Mr. Policeman. I–I want to lodge a case.” Veronica immediately took the initiative and said, “I was

just about to wash up and head to the police station.”

Standing at the door, the three policemen exchanged glances with different expressions on their faces.

The leading policeman, who had tanned skin, questioned Veronica in a deep voice. “What is it about?”

*Please hang on.”

Veronica scurried back to the living room and took out the bottle of red wine from the wine cooler. “li‘s

about this bottle of red wine. My god–grandmother‘s grandson gave this to me as a gift and told me that

this wine is only worth 10 thousand, but my friend just told me that it‘s worth 4 million. At this moment,

I‘m seriously suspecting that my god–grandmother‘s grandson is setting me up. In fact, he has always

been unhappy with how my god–grandmother doted on me. He gave me this Romanée Conti, which is

the only one left on the earth, and claimed that it‘s worth 10 thousand. If he lodges a case to the police

and accuses me of theft, I could be put behind bars for a lifetime! Mr. Policeman, I‘m really a good citizen

who obeys the law.”

Veronica defended herself volubly with her silver tongue.

However, the policemen did not buy her words because after all, the one who lodged the case earlier

was none other than Matthew, the well–known only heir of the Kings Family in Bloomstead!