Chapter 52 - Love And Lie

It was a message from Rev. She couldn't understand why he had to text her. Andrew told her to avoid him, but the guy didn't do anything bad to her. He helped her when she needed someone, so she decided to talk to him for the last time.

She stood up and excused herself. Luis followed her when she walked towards the restroom. She turned to him and frowned.

"It's a ladies' room. Are you coming with me inside?" She asked in sarcasm.

Luis backed off and waited outside.

Nina chose the cubicle far from the restroom's entrance, so Luis would not hear anything. She knew she should not be hiding from Andrew's men. But she wanted to talk to Rev to tell him to stop texting her. She also wanted him to know that she's already married to Andrew, so talking to another guy was wrong.

"Hello, Rev?" She greeted when she answered his call.

"Hi, Nina. I wanted to know if you're okay." He asked.

She was confused. He told her that he would tell her something important; greetings were unnecessary.

"Can you tell me what you want to say? I'm with Andrew's men, and I don't want them to think that I am cheating on their boss." She said, sincerely.

She heard him sigh on the other line before speaking again.

"Nina, I want you to know that I am honestly in love with you. Please don't hang up and let me finish. I am telling you this not to take you away from Andrew, but I wanted you to know how serious and sincere I am. I don't want to see you hurt by the man you thought loved you."

Nina frowned, more confused than ever. She already knew Rev's feelings, so she wasn't really surprised when he confessed. But she was confused with his last words about Andrew.

"Rev, I don't know what you're talking about. If you are going to say something bad about my husband, then don't continue. I would never believe anything you say against him." She said, starting to get annoyed.

"Husband? What do you mean?" Rev asked, surprised.

Nina sighed and answered. "Yes. You heard me. We got married here in Madrid yesterday." 

She proudly told him about the marriage to stop him from bothering her. Rev was a nice guy, and she sincerely wanted to be his friend. But if it would only cause a problem with her relationship with Andrew, she would have to avoid Rev.

"Nina, why did you marry him? Did you really know the man you married? Are you really sure he's the person you thought he was?" Rev continued to ask.

Rev's voice sounded worried and angry at the same time.

"What are you saying? Are you trying to go between my husband and me? I thought you were my friend. You should be happy, right? If you love me like what you told me, you should let me be and be happy for me." She almost yelled.

"Nina, he's lying to you. He lied to you from the day you sold yourself to him." Rev exclaimed.

Nina started to feel embarrassed and nervous. How the hell did Rev know about that? Her friends and her family were the only people who knew what really happened between her and Andrew.

"H-How did you know that? That I sold myself to him. Are you investigating me? Or Andrew?" She stammered.

"No, Nina. It was an accident. I found out because someone sent that information to me. I don't know who sent them. The number was unknown. I tried calling, but it never got through." Rev explained.

Nina's lips began to tremble. She wanted to hang up the phone, but she was more interested to know what Rev was talking about Andrew's lie.

"Tell me. What did you find out? Tell me everything. Then I will decide if I will believe you or not." She said in a firm tone.

Rev sighed and continued.

"Andrew being in your restaurant on that day was not a coincidence. It was planned. He planned everything. Those gangsters who went to your shop to beat your father and wanted to sell you and your sister to the cartel were all Andrew's men. He was desperate to take the property from you. His father gave him an ultimatum that day. If he couldn't take the shop from your family, his father would disinherit him." 

Nina couldn't believe what she had just heard. Her heart was beating so loud, and her body started shaking. Is it true? Did Andrew really plan everything to get the shop?

"Nina, I have proof, and I can show it to you. I am telling you this because I got worried. I didn't expect that you had already gotten married. I'm sorry I was late." Rev apologized.

"C-Can you send it to me now?" She asked in a trembling voice.

"Yes. I'll send it after this call. If you need any help, I'm here. Don't let him do what he wants, Nina." Rev said before ending the call.

'Beep.'

After a few minutes, Rev sent all the proof she needed. Nina couldn't believe what she saw in the message. There were photos on that day, including a picture of Andrew giving money to those men, bribing them. He was smiling like a devil while talking to them. It wasn't taken outside of their ramen shop. It was in a restaurant.

Nina clenched her fist and gritted her teeth when she saw the man in one of the photos. It was the man who punched his father first and the one who slapped her. He was happily talking to Andrew.

She was supposed to cry, but the rage consumed her, making her numb. She didn't know how she finished her meal with Andrew's men and bought groceries without them noticing her anger.

She went back to the hotel and rested for a bit.. Then she started cooking their dinner and preparing a confrontation with her husband.