But what was Toby trying to pull off making her look like she’s being hard to reason with? Those who didn’t know would definitely think that the two of them were in a little altercation.
“Accompany me to the hospital.” Toby took advantage of his wounded self.
Veronica Parker looked at him helplessly. Was he guilt-tripping her? Who’s ruthless now?
Suzanne’s mood turned really sour as she held the steering wheel with her trembling hands, while containing her anger, but can only bear it for too long!
Now she’s become the driver of Toby and Veronica.
Was there anything more ridiculous than this?
Only she knew that by looking at them from the rear-view mirror, Toby held a hopeful heart towards Veronica who was sitting beside him with no traces of expression that could be made out from her countenance.
As Veronica looked outside the window, Toby’s warm palm fell onto the back of her hand, which brought her back to her senses.
If she intended on pulling back her hand, Toby would only tighten his hold.
Veronica did not move. She couldn’t possibly do any harsh movements as she would likely contribute more to the worsening state of his wound. She just stared at him instead.
The road they were at was suddenly blocked by a car, and it was a good thing that Suzanne was sharp enough to step on the brake before they crashed.
A black Rolls-Royce lied dormant in front of them like a beast about to wake up from its hibernation. Toby and Veronica at the back seat were kept safe by their respective seatbelts before looking past the windshield only to see the intimidating Rolls-Royce.
Everyone in the car seemed to have known what had just happened and a tension suddenly rose around them. The air in the car began to get thinner that the three of them were catching their breaths.
The cars and the pedestrians passing on the road were forced to reroute so that the flow of the traffic would not be jammed further.
It seemed like they were the only vehicles on the road.
It’s like a fight. A showdown.
As Toby was holding Veronica’s hand, he sensed that she was having cold sweats, and he couldn’t help squeezing her hand to let her know that he was with there.
But that was the problem. She was with Toby, and even after trying her best to suppress the fear in her heart, Veronica felt that the fright was ceaselessly rising in her chest. Even if she can’t see the person aboard the Rolls-Royce, she already knew who it was.
The devil arrived before them, and so she cannot take a step forward.
“Do you think we are like unlucky mandarin ducks who eloped even when both our parents did not like either of us?” Toby asked jokingly.
How Toby was deliberately taking in the situation with that insouciance reaction of his did not ease the queasiness Veronica was feeling at the moment.
The colors drained from Veronica’s face when her cell phone rang, indicating that she received a text message and she turned her neck stiffly.
Even when she was taking out the cell phone from her backpack, her senses were on a haywire and when she finally opened the text message only to see a few dangerous words, she felt her heart hammered her chest so loud that she was afraid Toby and Suzanne would hear it.
The message she got was: Are you sure you don’t want to get out of that car?
The sensation of threat, compulsion and extreme fear spread over Veronica! How could she possibly get so petrified over a simple message?
To be able to send such a text message implied how impatient Nick was becoming.
If she didn’t get out of the car, she had no other choice but to face the consequences. Whether she could afford it or not was still a question.
The timely appearance of Nick appeared to have been perfectly calculated.
“What are you going to do?” Suzanne asked, looking at Veronica.
Obviously, this car was fetching Veronica Parker.
Suzanne said, “Actually, Veronica, as long as you’re out of the car, you won’t embarrass Toby! That is, unless you really want to.”
“Suzanne!” Toby gave a low growl that it frightened Suzanne so much. When he realized that he had scared her, his voice returned to normal. “Don’t talk such nonsense.”
Veronica had hardly begun to speak when Toby interrupted her.
“Are you going to compromise all the time?” Toby asked.
Veronica’s eyes became hazy. Compromise? It sounded really pensive.
“I’ll go down with you.” He opened the door to get out of the car first, still not letting go of Veronica’s hand and directly pulled her out of the car.
Suzanne remained in the car with an angry look on her face.
Was Toby that desperate to die to undoubtedly present himself at the disposal of Nick?
She felt like she really didn’t want to take care of him anymore, and just drive away from there to protect herself.
But she still didn’t have the heart to do it. She didn’t want Toby to be backhandedly killed by Veronica.
So, Suzanne also pushed the door and got out of the car. It was now or never!
Veronica withdrew her hand before totally getting out of the car.
She appeared submissive for not daring to do such a thing in front of Nick.
But of course, she wasn’t sure if Nick would lose control, and it’s always better to be safe than sorry.
Toby didn’t reach out for her hand again and said, “Wait for him to get out of the car. I have a plan.”
Veronica looked at him uneasily. “Toby, whatever you are thinking right now, you have to promise me that you would take it easy! Remember that you’re still wounded.”
“I’m calm.” Toby appeared dire, accompanied by his low voice. “You blindingly giving in to fear will only make him worse.”
The bodyguard opened the backseat door and a pair of firm, strong legs came into view first before Nick graced the highway with his tall figure which was so powerful that Veronica’s pupils collapsed.
Nick’s eyes fell on Veronica, and the look on his stare was terrible. “Come here!”
She looked at him coldly. She didn’t want to go back to Nick at all! It had nothing to do with whether wanted to be with Toby or not. Veronica just wanted to stay away from him.
But he commandeering her had always made her feel very tormented.
Whether it’s her body or her soul.
“Now, go!” Toby suddenly said.
Veronica was slightly stupefied. She thought that Toby would not let her go when they finally face Nick.
She even thought that she should make a choice quickly before things got out of control.
This was what Toby told her? His plan?
She didn’t understand.
Before she could even think, her feet moved on their own towards where Nick was standing.
When she walked past the side of him, she trembled as she was extremely nervous until she got on the black Rolls-Royce.
After making sure that she was comfortably seated, the bodyguard closed the door beside her, cutting off any line of sight from her side.
Toby took two steps forward and drew closer to Nick before taking his attention from Veronica. “Nick.”
“Toby, am I being too kind to you?” There was a usual animosity in Nick’s voice, and his whole being seemed to have just risen from the underworld.
“Well, you don’t have to be kind to me.” Toby said. “But I’d like to discuss something with you. This way, Veronica doesn’t need to have any more worries about coming to me.”
Nick Cage was quiet, but he was obviously restraining himself. After all, they were still at a public place!
“I’d also like to know, is there anything you can do to keep her by your side besides threatening her?” Undaunted by the terrible aura emitting from Nick, Toby continued, “I’ve been with Veronica for two years, but I’ve known her for more than four years, you see? When I first met her, she was a cute girl, stupid and smart, shining brightly like the sun, that I could not take my eyes off of her.”
“This kind of recollection of yours doesn’t make any sense!” Nick was as cold as winter, while flailing his arms.
“Every time you try so hard to pull her down with you, it won’t be long until she wouldn’t have to put up with you, would she?” Toby taunted.
Nick stepped forward and his black eyes fell on the window.
The window was so dark that no one could see through it from outside, but Veronica sitting restless inside felt that she was being given by intense gazes probably coming from Nick.
And her body froze.
What was Toby saying to Nick?
The sound insulation was so effective that she couldn’t hear a buzz from outside.
But Nick’s eyes started to become so creepy.
“It is hard to admit, but I know her better than you do! The more you push her, the closer she will get to me! Then, she will be mine”
Nick’s body tensed together with the knotting feeling of his heart.
“Sometimes the death of the heart is more painful than the death of the body, isn’t it?” Toby mocked.
Nick said in a very noxious voice, “You won’t have such a chance!”
With that, he went straight to the car, and the bodyguard closed the door.