Chapter 75 - Nina's Decision

Nina's mind wandered. She didn't know how she was able to go down the Eiffel tower. Her knees were shaking, and her heart felt like it would suddenly burst out.

"Mrs.Cross! We've been looking for you!" It was one of her bodyguards.

Nina's face was white as if her soul just left her body. But she had to make sure that no one would suspect what happened.

"I wanted to see the tower so I came here. Anyway there's nothing to see here so let's go to the supermarket." She said, trying to convince her bodyguards that everything was okay.

They accompanied her to buy some groceries, and she also went to a cake shop to buy one. She wanted to show them that she was okay so no one would suspect her.

When she arrived at the suite, she put all the things she bought in the kitchen, went to the bathroom and cried.

She broke down on the floor, her whole body was trembling. She wailed like there's no tomorrow. She couldn't believe that she was already trapped into Paolo Santelmo's scheme.

She had no other choice. Andrew's mom was more important than her own life. She saw how Andrew badly wanted to see his mother. Nina wouldn't risk her husband's mom for the sake of her own safety. She cannot do that.

Nina took a bath and fixed herself. She put on some makeup to hide her swollen eyes before Andrew arrived.

She then went to the kitchen and prepared the meal she wanted to cook for her husband.

When Andrew returned, Nina was happily waiting for him. But he noticed that she looked pale and asked her.

"Are you okay? You looked like you had seen a ghost." He asked.

Nina bit her lips to stop it from trembling.

"I'm fine. I was just a little dizzy." She answered.

"Okay. Let's eat and then see the doctor." He said.

The lunch went smoothly. Nina didn't know how she was able to look Andrew in his eyes. She was able to talk to him like nothing happened. She had to be awarded the best act for pretending that she was okay.

After lunch, they went to a nearby hospital since Andrew already set an appointment for her check up. Nina was askes with some questions regarding her and her family's health history.

Then she went into a series of tests. It took her an hour to finish all of it while Andrew was outside patiently waiting. Nina wanted to tell Andrew, but she was afraid that Paolo's men were just around them and if he found out that she talked, he would kill Andrew's mother.

Nina saw Andrew sitting outside the test room. She decided to go to the restroom first while they waited for the results. She was washing her hands when a woman beside her suddenly spoke to her.

"Make sure you will not speak about anything to your husband. Paolo is not a patient man. Make a decision as soon as possible, or do we have to bring his mother's head in a plate so you could make sure that he's not bluffing?" The woman said.

She looked like in her mid twenties. She was wearing a doctor's coat, but Nina was sure that it was just a disguise.

Her heart started pounding again. Her body shivers by the words left by the woman. She could feel her knees trembling as she walked outside the restroom.

"Baby, is there something wrong?" Andrew asked with a frown face.

Nina glanced at him and smiled. She could feel her lips were shaking, but she still forced herself to smile at him.

"I-I'm just tired from all of those tests. I think I was having a headache." She answered.

Andrew supported her by sitting down beside him. He bought a bottle of water for her and pulled her head on his shoulders.

"Rest. I'll wake you up once the doctor has the results." Andrew whispered.

"No. I want to wait with you. I'm fine." 

He chuckled. "Okay. By the way, I talked to my lawyers and instructed them to transfer some of my properties under your name. When we return home, you need to sign some papers as well.

Nina's heart was slowly being shattered. It was like Paolo said. It was happening so fast. She wanted to scream and tell Andrew to not do that, but again she was scared.

Then she saw the woman who talked to her in the restroom. She had never been scared of her life. Paolo's men were everywhere.

"Baby?" Andrew called.

She turned to him and smiled.

"You don't really need to do that, but thank you. Don't give me Cross Corporation, okay?" She teased.

Andrew chuckled. "Don't worry what is mine is yours since we're married."

Nina wanted to run and just disappeared. Before she could respond, the doctor came with the results on her hands.

"Congratulations, Mrs.Cross, you're six weeks pregnant." The doctor said with a wide smile on her face.

Nina felt like she was in the middle of a whirlpool and it was sucking her in the bottom of the ocean. She was happy, and yet she suddenly felt so scared. 

Andrew suddenly pulled her in his arms, hugging her tightly. He couldn't believe what the doctor said.

"Doctor, we tested six times and it was all negative. How come it was positive now?" Andrew asked.

"I'm not sure how you used the test kit, but it's one hundred percent, your wife is pregnant." The doctor answered.

Nina didn't know how she responded to the news. She felt like she was genuinely smiling and laughing, but deep inside, she was crying. She wanted this pregnancy, but she would be dealing with Paolo Santelmo, the mafia, and she wasn't sure if Andrew and her friends would forgive her once she betrayed them.

Yes. She had already come up with that decision. She would do what Paolo asked her to do. Then she would divorce Andrew and marry Paolo's son so they could release Andrew's mother.

For her to be able to do that, she needed to abort the baby, or make it looked like she had a miscarriage.

So Nina asked Andrew not to tell anyone and to keep her pregnancy a secret for the time being. She told him she was afraid to get expelled in school so he agreed.

She looked at Andrew who was sleeping quietly on the bed before she walked out of the room. Then she took her phone and dialed the number Paolo gave her.

"Mrs.Cross, your decision?" Paolo asked.

"I will do whatever you want me to do, just don't hurt her anymore." Nina said in a firm tone.

"Then welcome to the Santelmo Clan. You will receive your first task once you are back home. For now, I will leave you and your husband so you can enjoy your trip."

And that's when Nina started betraying her friends. Lies after lies that she felt like it was already part of her.

After Luke and Alora got married, Peggy, who was also pregnant at that time, disappeared. No one knew why she ran away from Jayden since she was so happy with their relationship. 

Nina gave all the information she found out about her friends. She was the spy they had never expected. Paolo never told her about what his plan was for the Wilson Clan. She also didn't ask about it. She just did what he asked her to do.

On the day she gave birth to a girl, it was declared dead by the doctor. Andrew was devastated, but she wasn't. She had to act like she was grieving though, but inside she was relieved.

They moved on, but she asked Andrew that she didn't want to have kids for now. Although he looked sad about her decision, he still accepted it.

Three years passed and she was still working as a spy for Paolo. Peggy, who went missing, was found by Jayden in Sydney. Nina was extremely happy that she was safe and now with a three year old son.

Few years passed and they were invited to witness the coronation of Kyle as the new king of Flousia and Emily as the queen.

She told Paolo everything she knew and decided to ask him about his plan.

"I've been giving you information for the past six years, but until now I don't see any action in your end. What's your real plan?" She asked curiosity piqued.

Paolo laughed. "I thought you would never ask me about it. Well, you've been a great help to us so I think I could trust you. Remember the day Margaret Miller disappeared? You told me her father Matthew Forelli, right? What if I told you that I gave the information to Benjamin Miller and he told his daughter about it? The interesting part was Matthew Forelli was involved in Lucia Castello's murder."

"Who's Lucia?" Nina asked.

"It's Jayden Richards' mother.." Paolo answered.