Chapter 273

Erna's question managed to make Veronica flinch for a moment. She was not sure if she should tell everyone in the salon, who were now eager to hear his answer.

"That …"

She took a long, deep breath, then let it out slowly, steadying her heart. Well, there was no point for her in hiding this fact. Sooner or later, everyone would know the secret she kept to herself all the time.

"Actually, I met William Schneider when I was a kid."

Everyone's breath caught after hearing her confession. Veronica bit her lower lip, dispelling her anxious feelings when she saw the reactions of all the people in the room, continuing her words. "I didn't know he was William Schneider because he always met me in his wolf form–or I often assumed he was an Alaskan dog. I helped her when she was injured, and she became my playmate every time I ran away into the forest to escape my parents who were always noisy at home."

Erick poured tea into Veronica's cup, spreading the sweet aroma of tea throughout the salon ro