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River didn’t expect Matilda to come up with a curse, changed his idea, and said in a playful tone, “It seems that I made you unhappy. I don’t know what you’re angry about?”
Matilda knew that it was useless to talk to River about it now. The incident had already happened, and she had calmed down after she talked to River just now.
She asked, “Why are you calling me?”
“I thought you would want to hear from Aimee,” River said.
Matilda’s body froze, and the hand holding the phone tightened uncontrollably.
She was sure she heard it right. So, that was to say, River knew that Aimee went to Veggia, and he had information about Aimee’s current situation in Veggia.
This made Matilda very surprised and incredible.
She couldn’t figure out why River knew about this.
However, she didn’t care about anything else, but just asked anxiously, “Is there any news?”
River heard Matilda’s obviously nervous tone, smiled, and said, “Of course I have some news, but it’s not convenient to talk over the phone. You might as well come to Gastrognome.”
Matilda immediately agreed.
She got into the car of the insurance company and told the driver the address of Restaurant
Gastrognome directly.
Naturally, the performance of the car of the insurance company could not compare with hers. The speed also made Matilda very angry.
Several times, she wanted to kick the driver out of the car and drive over by herself.
However, there was speed limit after getting off the overpass. Even if she drove it herself, it will have no effect.
Finally, after nearly an hour, Matilda arrived at Restaurant Gastrognome.
To her surprise, River was standing at the door, as if he was waiting for her on purpose.
This made Matilda dislike herself for thinking too much.
How was this possible?
She will not be treated like this in River’s place.
Sure enough, after seeing her, River said directly, “Miss Duncan, you go in first. I’ll come over later.”
Matilda knew now that she was the one asking for River, so even though she was curious about what
River was doing at the door, she still didn’t ask anything, and walked in obediently first.
River looked at her back, and the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously.
It was very rare for Matilda to do that, which let River know that she also had such a side.
After Matilda entered the room, she waited for a long time before seeing the door of the room opened.
River led a dark-skinned man in.
That man looked very different from the usual people she saw.
Matilda’s attention was immediately drawn to him.
At the same time, there was also a voice in her heart telling Matilda who this person might be.
Her gaze fell on that man’s face for a split second. If it weren’t for the lack of admiration in her eyes, people would think that she had some unreasonable thoughts.
At least, from River’s point of view, that was how dumbfounding it was.
River coughed lightly, as if to tell Matilda to calm down a bit, restrain herself, and stop staring at him so fiercely.
However, Matilda was completely caught up in her own guessing now, and didn’t pay attention to
River’s meaning at all.
River was speechless and could only speak out, “Miss Duncan, this is Rupert Benton.”
Matilda looked at River, waiting for him to introduce Rupert’s identity.
However, River stopped at this point, and had no intention of continuing.
Matilda’s brows became even tighter, and she had already scolded River in her heart how could this person be so tantalizing?
Sensing Matilda’s deep displeasure, River sighed silently.
She was such a beautiful woman. Why was she so impatient?
He said, “Miss Duncan, Rupert is the person who contacts the people in Veggia. If you have any questions, you can ask him.”
Finally, River talked about the topic Matilda cared about.
She looked at Rupert, thinking about how to speak.
Before Matilda could speak, Rupert went to speak first and said, “I don’t know too many things for the time being. I can only tell you that your friend will not be in danger.”
Matilda was stunned for a moment. Sensing Rupert’s determination, she finally relaxed a lot.
She asked, “Mr. Benton, can you contact them now?”
She still wanted to speak to Aimee, so that, at least, she could really be sure of Aimee’s safety.
However, after hearing her words, Rupert said directly, “Sorry, Miss Duncan. I can’t do this.”
Matilda felt a little dazed for a moment. What did this mean?
Why did she feel that she couldn’t understand?
Rupert saw her doubts and explained, “Veggia does not have communication devices such as mobile phones. They rely on special contact methods to communicate, so there is a long time lag in the transmission of news.”
This was no surprise to Matilda.
If the people in Veggia can be contacted by modern technology, it wouldn’t happen that there was no signal from Aimee until now.
However, if this was the case, how did Rupert know that Aimee was safe?
Matilda asked the question in her heart, and Rupert smiled and said, “Miss Read is an old acquaintance of the village head. He has been paying attention to her, so naturally he will not do anything dangerous to her.”
Rupert’s words not only surprised Matilda, but even River couldn’t help raising his brows lightly when he heard the words. His eyes were full of doubts that could not be concealed.
Rupert said, “Miss Read’s teacher has a deep relation with Veggia. The village head has always paid attention to her teacher. By the way, they have paid attention to Miss Read.”
Matilda asked suspiciously, “So, Mr. Benton, you mean, Aimee’s teacher is actually from Veggia?”
“No,” Rupert said, “more accurately, he’s Veggia’s enemy.”
Matilda’s heart skipped a beat when she heard this, and she, who had calmed down a little, became tense again at this moment.
Aimee’s teacher was Veggia’s enemy. She was the enemy’s apprentice. But she went there directly, can she still be treated well?
How was this possible?
Rupert knew what Matilda was thinking and said, “I can assure you that she will not be in any danger.”
Matilda obviously didn’t believe it, and now she was even more worried.
Seeing this, Rupert had no choice but to explain to Matilda where Aimee was.
Since Aimee became Joel’s apprentice, the focus of Lorenzo had unconsciously become Aimee.
Even the change in Aimee’s physique was deeply related to Veggia.
It can be said that Lorenzo cared more about Aimee than even his own daughter.
In this case, Rupert can say with certainty that Aimee will never encounter any danger when she arrived at Veggia.
Matilda was even more puzzled by Rupert’s explanation.
According to his meaning, the village head simply regarded Aimee as a very important person.
But why?
There was simply no reasonable explanation for this.
However, Rupert had no way to explain Matilda’s doubts.
Because he couldn’t figure out Lorenzo’s thoughts at all, and he was not qualified to ask.
He also had the same question as Matilda. Why Lorenzo would care so much about Aimee, instead leaving his own daughter to suffer outside?
Matilda finally realized that there was only so much information she could get from Rupert.
The rest can only be left to time. And she had to patiently wait for Aimee’s safe return.
She had no other choice now, but can only believe Rupert’s words, and believe that Aimee will not be in danger.
In this way, Matilda finally felt relieved.
Rupert didn’t stay long, and after talking to Matilda, he left.
Matilda realized a very serious problem. How did River know that she was worried about Aimee?
Moreover, what was the relationship between River and Rupert?
Why Rupert’s attitude towards him would be so wonderful?
After sending Rupert away, River returned to the room.
As soon as he entered, he met Matilda’s probing eyes.