Veronica was caught off guard. She was trembling and was nervous.
She would not allow Nick to torture her in that way again.
The oxygen was so scarce, such that when Nick let go of her, she was almost suffocated by the cannibal kiss. However, just one millimeter away and her lips were in danger of sticking again at any time.
Her breathing was thick and tangled.
Veronica closed her eyes and her anoxic brain buzzed. It made her greedily suck in fresh oxygen.
It was like saving her from an oxygen-free space and bringing her back to life.
When her consciousness began to clear, she retreated from Nick’s arms and distanced herself from him.
He looked at Nick defensively and asked, “What on earth are you doing here?”
Nick glanced at her deeply, turned, and sat down on the sofa. His voice was hoarse as if something had eroded his throat when he said, “To eat.”
Veronica didn’t understand. ‘Why would he come here for dinner?’
Looking at Nick’s slightly normal face, she asked, “Did you order food?”
“No.”
Veronica asked, “Then why didn’t you ask the people below to buy it for you? Shall I order for you?”
Nick’s unfathomable dark eyes stared at her and he asked, “Haven’t you cooked dinner for the kids before?”
Veronica couldn’t believe what she heard so she asked, “You want me to cook it for you? ”
“Is there a problem?”
“No. But I’m afraid you won’t eat what I cook. Wait a minute.” Veronica turned and went to the kitchen.
‘What good food do I have here? Are you tired of eating delicacies, Nick?’
‘Nick’s mind is too elusive!’
Veronica pursed her lips, her swollen lips that reminded her of the dangers of the man outside.
She opened the fridge and there were only instant noodles in it.
Because she hadn’t lived in the apartment recently, she did not stock food here.
‘Anyway, Nick didn’t say what he wanted to eat, so he would just have to settle with what I have here.’
‘Besides, instant noodles smell good. I’m still hungry and could eat this if ever he doesn’t like this.
Presumably, Nick had never eaten instant noodles. Therefore, this must be as delicious as ‘human’ noodles.
Nick got up, went to the balcony, and called her to tell her he would go out. “I’ll check anyone in and out of the neighborhood!”
“Okay.”
In less than ten minutes, Veronica cooked two bowls of instant noodles. She placed these on the coffee table and they sat on the foam board.
Nick’s eyes stared coldly at the steaming instant noodles.
“That’s it?”
Veronica suddenly said, “Oh, wait a minute!” She got up and ran to the kitchen and soon brought out a dish of fried and poached eggs for the noodles.
Nick looked at her with a straight face.
Veronica said, “What are you doing? Even though this dish is inconspicuous with instant noodles, I’m telling you, it’s absolutely delicious!” Veronica fanned the smell with her hand and continued to say, “Don’t you smell it? It smells good? My mouth is drooling! Can you smell it? No? Why are you staring at me?”
Nick reached out and grabbed Veronica’s jaw unexpectedly.
She was frightened by his roughness and his tight touch.
She thought, ‘What is this man going to do?’
Then, a shadow covered her and kissed her lips.
Veronica was breathing unsteadily as she was clutching the edge of the coffee table with her fingers.
Nick didn’t let go of her for a long time. Then with a voice as low as dumb, Nick mumbled, “Saliva.”
Veronica couldn’t speak.
Nick also sat on the foam board. His two long legs looked suffocated in the limited space. He then stretched his other leg, while the other was bent towards him. Even in this lazy sitting position, his deep aura was still so strong.
Veronica handed him his chopsticks with both hands.
Nick took the chopsticks and looked at her with his black eyes. He said, “You can bend and stretch.”
Veronica did not respond. But internally, she was thinking, ‘You want me to bend and stretch? As long as there are six little ones between us, we’re as good as strangers! I want to be obedient to you, but I am also looking forward to seeing my six kids again!’
As she watched Nick Cage eat in front of her, she busily observed his every move and asked, “How’s it? Isn’t it delicious?”
Nick really hadn’t eaten this kind of food. And surprisingly for him, it tasted good.
When Veronica Parker saw that he did not speak and then took a second bite, she knew that he did like the food. She then urged him, “You can order again.”
Nick ate some more.
Veronica asked with a smile, “Isn’t it delicious to eat with instant noodles?”
“It’s all right.”
“Isn’t that right? If you want to eat again next time, I’ll make it for you.”
Nick lifted her noodles with the chopsticks, looked at her, and said, “Don’t even think about babysitting.”
Veronica gritted her teeth. It was as if Nick had easily read her mind at a glance. She calmly said, “Didn’t you say that cannibalism is soft-mouthed? For the sake of making noodles for you, can you let me have a look? Just one glance!”
“No.”
At that moment, Veronica really wanted to grab the noodle bowl and pour the noodles to his head.
After all, she didn’t have the guts to keep a frown while eating noodles.
After eating, Veronica took the bowl to the kitchen.
She thought in disbelief, ‘Nick ate a bowl of noodles!’
Veronica washed the two bowls. When she came out of the kitchen, she saw Nick standing on the balcony. He was on the phone. As she was looking at him, his figure looked darker than the night. She felt cold.
After washing the bowls, Veronica went to the sofa and sat down. She silently hoped that Nick would leave as soon as he hung up the phone.
He won’t show her the six kids anyway.
He was already like this, and it was heartless of him not to show them.
And she knew it was because of her refusal.
Upon ending the call, Nick came over to her and whispered, “Let’s go.”
Veronica was surprised.
She initially thought that Nick would not leave and would even do something to her. Now with Nick leaving, she was surprised because this didn’t look like his style at all.
Veronica cautiously asked, “Who made such an important call?”
“Winter Villa.”
Veronica missed a heartbeat and asked hurriedly, “Winter Villa? What’s the matter?”
Nick replied, “Nothing.” Then he went to the door.
Veronica stopped in front of him and asked, “What do you mean nothing? It’s all right. Why are you suddenly going back now?”
Nick looked down at her with a deep glow in his dark eyes and mused, “Are you inviting me to stay?”
Veronica’s lips trembled and her eyes flashed slightly. Of course, she didn’t mean it that way.
Veronica asked worriedly, “Was it, Peter? Is there something I can do for Peter?”
In Nick’s deep eyes, she saw Veronica’s nervous little face. With a low voice he said, “Even if there is anything, it has nothing to do with you.”
Veronica almost lost her mind and asked, “Nick Cage, why won’t you let me see my six kids? Why won’t you let me know about their whereabouts? What do you mean it has nothing to do with me? They are my kids and I am their mother!”
Nick’s black eyes looked at her with aggressiveness.
Veronica stepped back hurriedly, with her back against the door. From where she was, she knew that there was no way out. She watched helplessly as the shadow of Nick Cage came over as if her breathing almost suffocated.
When Nick’s angular and handsome face was about to touch Veronica’s face, he stopped when the distance between their two faces was only one or two millimeters.
Nick’s voice was low when he asked, “Can you have a baby by yourself without my help?” Because of the distance between their faces, she could feel his hot breath on her skin.
Veronica took a deep breath as her heartbeat out of rhythm.
She wanted to refute it, but she couldn’t.
Nick forced her to have no way out. It was true that she could not have six offspring by herself. But should she thank him for that?
Nick squeezed her chin, raised it, and forced her to look him in the eye as he said, “You should thank me.”
Veronica swallowed hard. She countered, “What’s the difference between Mr. Cage having me and selling me? Why do I have to thank you?”
Nick looked down at her and said, “Get out of the way.” But as he said this, his thick fingers were still holding Veronica’s chin.
It seemed that she put the cart before the horse when she gave way to him.