Chapter 7 - Reconciliation?

The three of them sat on the sofa, Nina and Selena together on a double seater and Justin alone on a single one.

At this time, Nina had reverted back to the cold queen everyone was familiar with, making it literally impossible for Justin to guess how anxious she had been prior to his entrance.

As a bystander, Selena stared at the two foolish idiots in front of her who were both treasuring their words by keeping silent and decided to help them. Or else she would never know when they were going to open up their mouths to speak!

"I am sure you are not here to have a staring competition with my friend here. So shoot!", She wasn't polite at all as she addressed Justin. Anyways, with what he had done, no matter what had led to it, he doesn't seem to deserve her politeness.

Justin wasn't mad at Selena because he knew just how overprotective they both were of each other. So, although he really wanted to be alone with Nina right at this moment, he understood that it was impossible for Selena to fulfill his wish since in their eyes, he was still a cheating bastard.

With that, he decided not to beat around the bushes and go straight to the point.

"Nina... I saw the news today.." As he spoke, he observed her face carefully for any change in her expression which was familiar to him, in order to determine whether she was lying or not. However, he was destined to be disappointed because there was none all. This realization made Justin's heart ache so much until he almost couldn't breathe. Before today, Nina had always been an open book in front of him and he could very well see what she was thinking at all times but now.. His baby was beginning to grow distant towards him and had also began to hide her emotions well..

He snapped out of his despairing thoughts at her cold and unbothered answer, "So?".

Justin's violent temper almost flared up at her unflattering answer but he clenched his fists hard until the veins in them were bulging out scarily. Only then did he manage to suppress the inherent violence in him and ask as softly as he could manage, "So, what is between both of you?"

Nina was unable to help but sneer as she asked sarcastically, "And with what position are you asking me this?"

Justin replied Instinctively without thinking, "Of course your fiance..", It was already too late by the time he reacted and realized what he just said.

"Fiance? You?" Nina questioned coldly.

"We already broke up, so you and I are no better than strangers now. Let's get that very clear."

After saying that, she then smiled charmingly, making Justin's heart beat wildly until he forgot what she had just said and thought that she was willing to forgive him.

"And you.. want to know about Brian and I? Do you really want to? You won't regret it?"

Her words made Justin snap out of his wonderful imagination ad take in the words she just said. He didn't know why, but he had a bad premonition about what she was going to say next. However, in the end he still nodded his head without hesitation because he really wanted to know about what the deal between her and that man was..

On receiving his nod, Nina smiled even more seductively, yet the look in her eyes revealed a strong desire for revenge. Even Selena couldn't help but look at Justin with pity and gloating at that moment. Although, it was a fact that Nina had a gentle personality, it was also a fact that considering how she hadn't been taken advantage as a model, albeit with Justin's overt and covert protection showed that she wasn't a Holy Mother.

She might have been the one to come up with this plan but now, not even she herself was required to do anything since Nina had taken it all upon herself to do it all. 

'Probably because coming face-to-face with Justin had sparked her desire for revenge?', Selena thought wickedly to herself. 

At the same time, she heard Nina say, "Okay! I will tell you the truth. The thing is that, Brian and I are good friends from Junior High. Me, Lena and Brian are also from the same orphanage. He happened to pay us a surprise visit from Country A last month when you went on a business trip to Country H."

Justin immediately let out an inaudible sigh of relief on listening to her explanation.

'Fortunately, they are just friends. As expected, it was those gossip bloggers saying nonsense.' 

Yet, he didn't know that Nina had been keeping an eye on him so the moment he relaxed, she had noticed.

She smirked inwardly, "Not so soon, my love. The worst is yet to come.."

Selena actually felt pity for Justin again at that moment Giving him hope and then ruthlessly destroying it, that was Nina's strategy. 

Nina might actually be kind and gentle but that is only towards people who never hurt her but towards people who did, she would be completely ruthless!

"I guess I misunderstood you..." Justin began saying.

Nina interrupted him, "No, you didn't".

Justin's heart that was already relaxed suddenly sunk again. He instinctively didn't want to listen to whatever Nina was going to say anymore. He had a feeling it was going to completely break him apart.

"Nina... Don't.."

"Don't what? Don't say the truth? Don't tell you I also cheated on you last month?" She dropped words that were akin to a bombshell nonchalantly.

Boom! Fireworks exploded in Justin's mind. He sat rooted to the chair while Nina carefully savoured that expression of pain on his face.

"Nina... Don't lie to me... You wouldn't do that. You can't possibly do that to me.." He went to hysterically hold her and shook her as if it could somehow erase whatever just came out of her mouth.

Nina caressed his face lovingly, well, that was if you could ignore the cruel words that came out of her lips.

"But Justin darling... It's all true.. You were away for two months... and he came... It just happened but I enjoyed being with him sooo much.."

Justin couldn't hold himself back any longer and slapped her, hard. It was too late after he reacted and realized what he just did. He just slapped the only woman he ever loved his entire life!

"Baby...I am sorry.. I got carried away. I didn't mean to." He apologized with an expression of deep remorse and at the same time, he tried to hold her in his arms.

But before he could do so, Selena who was already fuming after he slapped Nina pushed his hands off violently. 

"Don't you dare touch her! Get the f*ck out of here. She doesn't need your half-assed apology!"

Helpless at the face of her scolding, Justin habitually looked at Nina for help but what he saw made him freeze.