Chapter 456 Gift

After Veronica Parker went out, she knew that she had to go back.

"Why are you leaving? You can't just sign the contract, you know? There are a lot of my friends here. Why don't you go and meet them?" Tom asked.

"No, I have work to do." Veronica said as she tried to go straight to the exit. However, just as she was going to leave, there was a sudden uproar at the entrance of the banquet hall.

She froze when she saw who caused the uproar.

It was Nick, with his demeanor still as dominant as ever. His aura almost immediately covered the entire banquet hall, that made people feel a daunting sense of pressure.

Tom and Sarah hadn't expected Nick's arrival at all and they suppressed their feelings so it wouldn't be blatantly obvious since Veronica was around. But when Sarah noticed Nick had actually come, she secretly took out her phone and sent a text to Clare.

Nick ignored the other people that were looking at him and his eyes fell directly on Veronica.

Veronica looked away guiltily. she just came to sign a contract, but she never expected that Nick would actually come either. Everyone could see that Nick had a lingering sense of desire for Veronica and that made Veronica hard to breath.

Tom, as the organizer of the banquet, immediately came toward Nick. "Mr. Cage, didn't expect you to come!" He said happily.

"Veronica said that you didn't couldn't come, but since you're here now, that makes everything better!" Tom added.

The Sarah also strode next to Tom and gave Nick her best smile. "Yes! It's such an honor to meet you in person."

Nick's dark eyes then looked at Veronica who wasn't far away from his line of sight.

Veronica was uncomfortable as soon as she felt Nick's piercing gaze. She told Tom that Nick couldn't come, which meant that he mentioned it to Nick. However, that remark was just used to tease Tom and his family.

Nick tried to analyze the situation as logically as he could and he found out that Veronica hadn't told Tom that he'd actually come to the banquet, which meant that she lied to Tom.

Nick almost sighed and shook his head. He couldn't believe that Veronica would lie to them at this point.

He then remembered the disagreement between him and Tom.

Just as Veronica began to look down on the floor, she heard Nick's low, audible voice. "I wanted to surprise her."

Veronica looked at Nick in a daze, staring at his eyes.

She had to admit, it was a crappy lie, but that made her heart warm as much as her cheeks.

"Besides, you can't blame her." Nick said as he stood up straight.

Tom and Sarah simply looked at Nick, feeling a kind of pressure they've never felt before.

"I suppose it's not Veronica's fault. It's just that we hadn't expected it" Tom told Nick nervously, adjusting his glasses in the process.

"Right." Nick withdrew his eyes from Veronica and looked at Tom, who was obviously nervous at this point. "Call Veronica by her full name. I'm not used to it."

Tom suppressed his inner panic and wanted to explain that he used to call Veronica the same way he addressed her right now, but he had second thoughts. Nick might have known what he had done to Veronica. Otherwise, Nick wouldn't have given him such a big gift in the first place. In Tom's point of view, It was better not to mention anything about it.

"Yes, I understand. I made a lot of mistakes, so I wanted to make it up for her. That's why if anyone dares to hurt her again, I'll never spare them!"

"Seems like the gift I gave you is still of some use." Nick said as he took a glance at Veronica again.

"Thank you so much for that, Mr. Cage." Tom said as he bowed his head as a sign of respect.

Sarah then thought about what they were talking about. Tom hadn't mentioned anything to her about a 'gift'.