As Kay finished his words, he felt the oppression and silence in the air, the breeding of danger.
Nick did not move, every muscle in his body tightened to the point of stiffness after he remembered what he had said in the box.
There was an unfathomable depth in his dark eyes. Nick leaned back into his seat angrily.
Veronica had dinner and stood on the observation deck, she leaned against the guardrail to see the distant view of the sea.
If she would do something unusual, the bodyguard would appear in front of her.
If Nick would not let go, she would be like this for the rest of her life.
He stood outside until it was dark then he returned to the bedroom and went into the bathroom.
There was no bathtub either in Winter Villa or there.
There was no such thing as a bathtub if the property was owned by Nick.
Veronica stood under the shower. She was looking up slightly and she was letting the water wash her face.
At that time, she heard a movement behind her, she lowered her face and opened her eyes. She felt a cold feeling before she looked back.
Who else would be so magnificent aside from Nick?
However, she did not hear the approaching footsteps of Nick, and his nonnegligible gaze pierced the skin of her back, it made her uncomfortable.
As she was about to turn off the shower, she heard Nick’s low and cold voice, “You won’t let me touch it because of Rachel’s recording?”
Veronica’s body was motionless but her heart was so shocked that her eyes were wide open. Water slid through the corners of her eyes and some even slipped into her eyes without her noticing it.
Recording.
Rachel finally said it.
Veronica relaxed the extreme nerves in her body from trembling. She was going to say that if she didn’t say that, would she help her to hide her true thoughts?’ But she heard Nick’s next words
“Don’t be too greedy!”
Veronica looked dull as if her eyes were frozen. Her body was drenched with warm water but she was bitterly cold!
When she saw Nick approaching her, she felt the coldness in his aura! She didn’t know why she didn’t tremble, maybe she was numb with cold.
His thin lips pressed against her ear, “I’ve given you enough.”
Veronica’s eyes closed and water slipped from under her eyelids. She took a deep breath.
She opened her eyes again, full of indifference. She turned around and push Nick with both of her hands.
Caught off guard, Nick has pushed back a step, his eyebrow slightly raised!
Veronica looked at him coldly. “Who asked you to give it? Did I say what I wanted? Don’t you know the people I love all the time? Do you want me to say it again?”
Nick’s face was cold and grumpy and he also looked angry!
The oppressive atmosphere in the bathroom was clearer under the patter of the shower, which was very scary!
Veronica reached for the wide bath towel beside her and wrapped it on her body to cover her nakedness.
She walked towards Nick, she raised her face fearlessly and calmly.
“Am I greedy? What do I want from you? Property? Your people or your love? A marriage certificate? You seem to be holding me, prisoner, from beginning to end, aren’t you? Am I greedy or are you greedy? So, now that you give me an order to go out, do you think I’ll come back?” Veronica’s tone was full of provocation.
Nick’s facial lines were taut!
“Nick, why don’t you let me out? What are you worried about?” Veronica mused for a moment and said, “About the recording, I used that to threaten Rachel on purpose. I didn’t expect you to be so justified in your bad behavior of playing with me, which greatly hurt my self-esteem. I am so incompetent to be despised by others but I still have to be a snake in a bed.”
“I can give you anything you want except that kind of thing!” Nick said in a low voice.
Veronica was thinking it was funny that Nick would describe love and marriage as “That kind of thing”. It was disdainful. After all, what can the king of power be afraid of? No one can threaten him!
Veronica drew her face closer. “I thought you liked me very much but now I’m starting to doubt it. Nick, it can’t be. Are you in love with me?”
Nick’s surface was calm but his body was in a defensive mood, “What are you talking about?”
“What? You’re already in love with me, aren’t you? Was it your mouth that won’t admit it or was it your heart? Nick, are you scared?” Veronica was getting closer and closer.
Nick stepped back awkwardly. He looked pale and frightened, “Do you want to die?”
Even though Veronica was scared of him, she kept attacking, like a soldier who faced death. “Do you want me to die?” What’s on your mind when you try so hard to get me back?” She walked towards Nick again, she was almost close to his body. “Is it possible that you came back to marry me?”
“That’s not possible!” Nick pushed her away, turned to leave. He was very embarrassed!
Veronica’s body trembled the moment he closed the door. Her courage to fight was gone and her body slid down feebly. She sat on the ground, her naked white legs closed tightly but it was still trembling incessantly!
She didn’t know what kind of emotion she felt in her heart. It was indescribable. Tears fell from her eyes. She didn’t even know why she was crying.
Was she you scared? Aggrieved?
She didn’t know.
Obviously, she was fighting Nick to death but at the moment he left, she felt so weak that she immediately collapsed.
When the recording was exposed, it was like a fig leaf pulled down and she was the only one who wanted to hide in the end.
It was ridiculous.
Yes, she deliberately said that Nick loved her and wanted to marry her because she knew that it was impossible for Nick to love her, let alone marry her. Her purpose was to force him to let her go!
Kay was just about to get off work when he saw that Nick was going back to KING Group.
When he came forward, he noticed that something was wrong. “Mr. Cage, are your clothes wet?”
Nick Cage did not hear the question, he coldly went straight to the office, pushed open the door, and slammed it. His action was shocking!
He got back to the office in the middle of the night. He looked unusual, his body was damp, was it raining outside? It was not right, even if it would rain, Nick couldn’t get caught in it!
After Kay went in, he looked at the black figure who was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.
“Mr. Cage, I’ll get you a change of clothes,” Kay said and headed for the lounge.
“How am I doing with Veronica Parker?”
Kay thought about his question.
“What was on your mind as you watched me go to great lengths to get her back?” Nick asked again. His black eyes were looking at the distant night.