“Get up.”
“I said I don’t want to. Hey! ” Before Veronica could finish her words, the quilt on her body was lifted by a strong force. Then, her light body was being picked up by Nick, princess-carry style. “Hey, what are you doing?”
“You should eat.”
“I said I’m not hungry. I don’t want to eat!”
“You have two choices.” Nick walked forward with her in his arms. He faced her. “Eat or be eaten by me.”
Veronica was speechless. Is the answer supposed to be difficult? She’s being played, isn’t she? Of course, she’ll choose the former!
It was obvious that she had no third option. She bit her lip. “I choose to eat. Put me down and I’ll go by myself.”
“Can your body handle walking by yourself?”
Veronica did feel uncomfortable earlier, but her condition got better after sleeping. That didn’t mean she didn’t feel bad.
But her expression remained stubborn. “I don’t feel bad.”
Nick ignored her anyway and carried her downstairs and all the way to the restaurant before he finally put her down.
The hearty dinner on the table was exquisite and nutritious. She didn’t even want to imagine the amount of money that was used for the ingredients and the private chefs.
But getting used to it for Nick was the ultimate luxury for Veronica.
Veronica chewed the delicate steak while thinking about Nick. Is it safe to assume that he was calm now? The atmosphere with him is normal. He even carried her downstairs to have something to eat.
Let’s say he’s not angry anymore, then why didn’t he just let her go?
“I’ll go back after dinner.” Veronica stated. She didn’t want to be here at all. “You said it doesn’t matter if I live here in Winter Villa alone. But I still have Isabella! Isabella went to the TV station to find out why I asked for a leave. I said I was traveling with my friends, but she didn’t believe me and gave me a scolding instead. Mr. Cage, I can’t control other people’s mood, but Isabella is different. I don’t want her to worry about me. Even if I go back tonight, I don’t know how many hours I’ll be scolded by her. ”
Nick chewed slowly; a pair of deep black eyes fell on Veronica’s depressed face for a moment. “I’ll see you at night.”
Speechless, Veronica gaped at him, her heart missed a beat. “You …” She hesitated at first. “Don’t you need to recharge?!”
“You’ll find out.”
Veronica was flabbergasted and her anger flared on her chest. She put aside the knife and fork she was holding. The sound was a little loud and Veronica stiffened.
She didn’t expect her hands to be so light.
The atmosphere suddenly changed.
Veronica looked at Nick’s twinkling eyes and she caught her breath, frightened.
The atmosphere was rapidly changing when Nick chose to speak. “Eat later when you got hungry.” He said in a low voice.
There was no sign of anger.
Veronica continued staring at Nick, slightly weirded out. Was the dangerous atmosphere earlier just her delusion?
Watching Nick eat, she tried to say something, but she hesitated. She thought for a while, then she stood up and left the restaurant.
Nick’s black eyes looked deeply at the slender figure until she was out of sight and got slightly distracted.
Veronica walked out of the hall.
The night in Winter Villa was quiet and deep, with power and seriousness painting the atmosphere.
In a place as luxurious as a castle like this, she still wanted to escape. Sometimes, Veronica felt that she was being ungrateful.
She laid down on the lawn beside a secluded flower bed and looked at the sky with her hand on her head. The moon seemed brighter than usual.
She didn’t have to worry over the fact that Nick wouldn’t be able find her. She wore a locator. She could escape to the most secluded place on Earth and Nick would still find her.
It looked like Nick had no intention of letting her go back tonight.
Is that man an animal? He’s too powerful!
The next day, Nick went to work, and he didn’t look tired in slightest despite of what happened last night.
It’s going happen again tonight, isn’t it?!
She’s convinced it’s going to happen again!
After a moment of trance, she heard footsteps approaching.
Veronica didn’t move. She knew who was coming without looking.
The footsteps drew nearer and nearer until they stopped beside her and he was looking down at her.
The line of sight of Veronica was occupied by the black figure of Nick. The tall figure blocked a large area of the sky.
“Why are you lying here?”
“I can’t go back. Can’t I look at the moon?” Veronica said unhappily.
“You want to do it here, huh?”
Veronica was still for a moment before she understood what it meant. And then she moved so fast to get up that in the next second, she was standing and staring back at Nick. “Mr. Cage, please get your mind right!”
With that, she turned around and left.
Upstairs, Veronica entered the room and was about to close the door when it was blocked by a big hand, startling her.
Veronica desperately tried her best to close the door, but Nick was terribly stronger.
Nick walked in openly, and the whole air was filled with unease of being invaded.
“Mr. Cage, what are you doing? Your room is not this way. Hey! You let me go! ” As soon as Veronica opened her mouth, a hand tightened itself on her wrist and she was pulled to him. “Hey!”
His eyes flickered as he pressed her against the door.
Veronica’s breath hitched, her face turned red, and her heart was beating so fast as if there were beating gongs and drums in her chest.
“If you behave well, I’ll send you back in the evening.”
Veronica’s eyes lit up. “Are you serious?”
She thought she couldn’t go back tonight. Especially when it was getting dark, she didn’t expect that Nick would let go and give her a chance.
Anyway, whether Nick wanted to or not, of course she still wanted to leave.
And it’s not that difficult to behave well.
Nick squeezed her chin, lifted it up slightly, and his eyes fell on her slightly open red lips.
Nick bowed his face and Veronica breathed in. He pressed his hands against the door and slightly scratched his fingers against the door.
Veronica was picked up and was carried to bed.
The two rolled with each other.
Veronica actively cooperated. She turned them over and pressed Nick under her body. Both of their clothes and their breathing were messy. She took a shaky breath. “Don’t you just want feel good? As long as you keep your word, I will try to make you happy. ”
Nick’s rough breath was vaguely suppressed, and his ink-black eyes intensely stared back at her.
Because of Veronica’s unexpected words, there was tumultuous mood in the air. Nick was now resembling a longing wild animal that smelt blood.
When Veronica’s body moved back slightly, the phone on the nightstand suddenly rang. It was her phone. She frowned a little.
Who was calling at this hour?
“Can I take this?” Veronica asked.
“Hurry up!” Nick answered, clearly upset.
Veronica looked at his impatient look and knew that his mood had been picked up.
Climbing over to get the phone, Veronica went to check who the caller is. Then she froze.
It was Toby!
What if Nick found out that Toby was calling her?
When she was about to press the call to try to fool him, a big hand reached out the phone and pressed the speaker for her.
Toby’s voice was immediately heard. “I’m at the gate of your neighborhood. Come out.”
“Didn’t I tell you not to call me? I’m not at home either.” Veronica informed nervously.
“I’m not at the door of Sunshine apartment.”
“What do you mean?”
“You know what I mean. You have ten minutes. If you don’t come down, I’ll meet you at the fifth floor myself.” With that, the phone was hung up before Veronica Parker could speak further.