Veronica Parker looked at him with tears in her eyes. She pitifully bit her lips.
Nick Cage’s black eyes stared at her coldly. He got up and said, “Sleep on the couch at night!”. He left afterward.
Veronica Parker heard the loud sound of the door that was being closed.
Not the main door but the frosted glass door that was connecting the living room to the bedroom.
Veronica sat up carefully. She heard the bedroom door closed and then there was no movement afterward.
Her body relaxed slightly. She wiped the tears on her face and her sadness was gone.
She was surprised, did Nick just let her go?
So what would she do now? Would she stay here? Would she sleep on the couch?
Veronica looked at the sofa. On her eyes, it was like a real bed covered with leather. It would be very comfortable, better than her bed at home.
Veronica picked up the spray can that fell on the floor and gently placed it on the coffee table.
It was so dangerous.
She was almost assaulted by Nick.
In that case, she would never be unharmed.
When her cell phone rang, she looked at it and answered it hurriedly. Isabella’s voice sounded, “The children are all asleep. It’s all right.”
“Thank you.” She lowered her voice.
It was a relief to have Isabella at her house.
When she calmed down, she looked around the luxurious living room, which was connected to the bedroom. This room was about the size of her two rooms and one living room.
How could Nick Cage live in this kind of place alone? When she first came in, it felt like a palace.
It was called ‘Winter Villa’.
In the bathroom, the water was running down Nick’s bulging chest muscle and his eight abdominal muscles.
His black eyes opened. His damp face was sharp and awe-inspiring.
How could he let her go? She deserved to die, just like that bitch. There was no difference between them in nature. Only stupid men would be deceived by their weakness in appearance.
He had let her go for a while, just like a wild animal that was playing with its prey. It would torture her slowly and swallow her into its belly when the prey was exhausted, not even a bone would be left.
Since she was going to be by her side,
as that woman’s daughter, there would always be a price to pay.
Veronica looked at the sofa. She did not want to lie down but if she won’t, how would the rest? She would not be able to sit here all night, could she?
Why didn’t Nick let her leave?
Nothing was heard in the bedroom, it was as if Nick no longer existed.
All she knew was that Nick was in the bedroom. It was dangerous because he could come out at any moment.
It scared her.
Veronica stood up and went to the next balcony. She wanted to see what was going on outside to see if she could escape.
If the floor was not high, it would not be impossible to jump and escape.
She scratched on the guardrail, looked down, and visually measured the height. There are three or four meters below. Underneath were bushes. If she would jump, she would fall on the bushes. She was hoping that she won’t be hurt?
She turned around, at the other end of the balcony, a man was smoking against the guardrail. He startled her and she froze.
She saw Nick smoking against the guardrail. He was wearing a brown towel around his waist. His wide shoulder and narrow waist was a sexy figure at a glance. Under the projection of the light, his chest and abdominal muscles were deep and clear. He was as dangerous as a wild animal.
“Why don’t you jump?” The sound of low deterrence came.
Veronica never thought that the balcony of the living room and the bedroom was connected. She looked away and said, “I just came out to have a look.”
She thought to herself, how did he know what she was thinking?
That guy was terrible.
Veronica Parker wanted to escape back to the living room but something came to her mind and she asked cautiously, “Can I go home? I’m not used to sleeping on the couch.”
The cigarette between Nick’s fingers was scarlet like ghosts under the night sky. It made him look dangerous and dark. “Want to sleep in my bed? I can give you a chance.”
“I definitely don’t mean that!” Veronica Parker replied. “The sofa is fine. I’m sleepy. I’m going to sleep now.”
With that, she hurried to the living room.
It was not easy to escape from his claws. If she touched his inverse scale again, she will not have such luck.
Veronica was lying curled up like a poor little thing on the sofa.
She was really scared and exhausted.
What would it like to be in a room with Nick? What was the difference between this and a wild animal in a cage? Would he eat her while she was asleep?
Veronica was afraid to sleep. She wondered if Nick was now resting. Would he still come her way?
Veronica has slept with her children every day ever since she gave birth to them.
It was always empty without the children.
She didn’t know if they would wake up at night to find her. If they won’t see their mother, they would cry.
It was unbearable for Veronica.
She fell asleep in the dead of night with nostalgia.
In the morning, as a habit, Veronica touched the space around her but space next to her was empty. That frightened her and she woke up.
She sat up and looked around. She was wondering where she was before her mind regained its wits.
The child was not around because she was not at home.
Veronica was not able to continue her sleep. It was almost four o’clock, so she just sat there and waited for dawn.
She waited until dawn and until 08:00 am but there was no movement in the bedroom.
She was thinking if Nick was no longer in the bedroom? Did he leave while she was asleep?
Veronica crept up to the frosted glass and listened inside with her ear to the glass. It was really quiet as if there was no one with her in the house.
She simply opened the door quietly and went out.
As soon as she turned around, she was startled by the person who appeared behind her. “You.”
“Hello, I am Bob, the housekeeper of Winter Villa.”
“Oh, hello, I am.” Veronica’s self-introduction was stuck in her throat. She was a nobody. “Is Mr. Cage awake?”
“Mr. Cage is not awake at this time.”
Veronica thought, couldn’t she just run away like what she did three years ago?
Veronica gave Bob a dry smile. She moved against the corner, turned, and left.
Bob watched her run without saying a word.
Veronica Parker ran into the corridor and remembered that the elevator was this way. Why was she not able to find it now? She went around again but she still didn’t see the elevator. The key was to go back the same way because she can’t find the right direction.
What the heck was going on? The house was so big! It was like a maze.
Veronica frowned, she was trying to find a way out.
After she looked for it for more than ten minutes, she looked up and saw that Bob was standing in front of her.
Veronica Parker was embarrassed, did she come to the origin again after a round trip? “Excuse me, which way is the staircase?”
“Turn right ahead.” Bob gave her instructions.
“Thank you.”
Veronica came out of Winter Villa and ran out of the gate.
The direction of the broad daylight was easier to distinguish. Veronica saw the vast expanse of green forest. She saw the palace-like Winter Villa surrounded by it.
She didn’t see anyone else.
It took Veronica 30 minutes to walk out. She was really swearing as she walked. Lisa called to ask her why she didn’t go to work. She asked for a half-day off.
After a thrilling night, Veronica realized the seriousness of the problem.
What Nick felt was not a momentary hatred at all.
He won’t let her go.
She was frightened.