"What do you mean?" Veronica asked her father back, not wanting to address his question.

"Just..." Tom paused as he saw a red mark on Veronica's neck just above her collar. He could easily tell from a glance how she got the mark and since Veronica came from Nick's room, he must have done something to her.

"What?" Veronica grew impatient as his father sized her up.

"Nick didn't look for me?"

"Can't you see? I took out the wine." Veronica stated as a matter of fact.

"Why?" Tom asked.

"He refused to drink. This wine must be too cheap for someone like him. He seemed to only drink wines...