Chapter 50 - Secret

"Love, I forgot my pills. I might get pregnant." Nina said while they were on the bed after a few rounds.

He kissed her gently on the forehead and pulled her closer to him.

"We'll buy one in the morning. But I don't care if you get pregnant. You are my wife; naturally, I wanted you to have my child." He answered.

"I know that, but I'm not yet ready." She honestly said.

Andrew understood Nina's feelings. She was still young, and he didn't want to force her. They could enjoy their life as husband and wife first by traveling around the world.

"Love, will you tell me about your childhood? I want to know everything about you." Andrew asked.

She smiled, tilting her head up to see his face.

"My parents loved each other so much. They valued family over anything else. They were hardworking, giving my sisters and me everything we needed. We don't have much, but we're happy. Grandma gave us the ramen shop before she died, so we didn't want to sell it. She worked hard for it, and that shop helped our family financially. I was able to finish grade school because of it." She started.

He sighed. He suddenly felt guilty buying their shop.

"Hey, don't think about it. It wasn't your fault. Besides, you already gave my family a lot of support. However, I missed the house and the shop because that's where I grew up. I'm not telling you so you could feel guilty. I was just being honest." She continued.

"If only I could give it back to your family, I would do it. But they already started the demolition a few weeks ago." He said in a sad tone.

She felt sad when she heard it from him. But she couldn't do anything about it.

"Let's look at the bright side. If it weren't for that shop, we wouldn't be able to meet. So maybe it was fate. I lost the shop and the place I grew up with, but because of it, I met you. You are the only place I wanted to grow old with."

He felt happy hearing those words from Nina, and he knew that their marriage would last a lifetime.

"Go to sleep. I need to finish some reports first and send them to my father. I'll join you after." He said in a gentle voice.

She yawned but suddenly thought of something.

"Can you wake me up after work?" She asked with a huge smile on her face.

He frowned. "Why? You need to rest."

"I want to make love to you again. So, will you wake me up with a kiss?" She teased.

He chuckled. "I will wake you up in a different way then."

"How? Tell me." She asked.

"Go to sleep. You will feel it, I promise."

Nina fell asleep after a few minutes, so Andrew slowly got off the bed. He wore his pajamas and sat on the couch.

He opened his laptop and saw an email from his father. It has a few photos of the ongoing demolition and construction of the site where Nina's family business was. He sighed. If only he could defy his father that time. He thought to himself.

'Beep.'

Andrew frowned when he received a text from an unknown number. He has been receiving calls and texts from someone he doesn't know. He didn't tell Nina about it since he didn't want her to worry.

Every time he answered the call, he could only hear a static sound on the other line. It would be exactly one minute before it hung up. The text messages were weird and creepy.

It wasn't just about Nina. It was photos and texts about him and his friends. He felt like the one sending it knew a lot about him or maybe thoroughly researched him.

He started receiving them even before he went to France. He wasn't sure if it was someone from Golden Oak. Luke said that maybe it wasn't just a single person. Maybe there were a lot of them. It may be from someone who had a grudge against me or from a stalker.

He decided not to read the recent message, but he was annoyed when his phone beeps continuously. He opened one message and was surprised to see the photo in it.

It was a photo of him and Nina at the airport. Then there's also a photo of their friends boarding the plane.

He received another text message and accidentally opened it. He frowned when he read what was written in it.

'I know your secret. You lying son of a bitch!'

Secret? What was that about? He remembered Rev telling him about it. Is he the one sending these messages? But he investigated him and found nothing. The guy was clean. He was like a saint.

'Beep.'

Another message from a different number came. He tapped on it and got more confused when the ramen shop of Nina's family was in the photo. Then more photos were sent. It was the day Nina sold herself to him.

'You won't get away with this. What would happen if she found out about your secret? If you don't tell her, I will find a way to tell her the truth.'

Truth? What truth? Is it talking about that? No one knew about it—even his friends. His heart started pounding loudly. He looked at Nina, who was sleeping quietly on the bed.

Should he tell her the truth? What if she decided to leave him after knowing his secret? No. He would not accept it.

After getting everything he wanted, he would never allow losing any of them. They're married now, and Nina would have no choice but to stay with him, even if she started hating him.

He dialed a number and talked to someone on the phone.

"I think there's a traitor among our men. Find him. Or else you won't like the consequences.." He said with a dark expression.