19 Jealous

Nadine held her breath as Justin pulled on her seatbelt and put it on without permission.

"I can do it," Nadine said nervously.

Justin glanced, he deliberately ignored her words so that Nadine immediately glanced at Justin annoyed.

"You pay for it."

"Yeah..."

"And my groceries too."

Justin turned, Nadine never changes when it comes to things like this.

"Yes.. yes... I always do it first."

Nadine turned because she felt there was something wrong with Justin's words while Justin himself didn't realize what he said.

"Does your girlfriend always ask you something?"

"Yes?" Justin looked confused.

"You said if you always do it first, pay for other people's groceries."

Justin doesn't understand why until this moment Nadine still pretends not to know him, has his face changed a lot in thirteen years?

"I know you're handsome but you don't have to look in the mirror in front of me because I won't be mesmerized by you."

Justin turned his head, he was embarrassed because Nadine thought he was watching her appearance even though he was making sure her face didn't change because he could still recognize Nadine even though Nadine had turned into an adult woman now.

"At least you admit that I'm handsome."

Nadine glanced sarcastically and said quietly, "Shameless."

"So you already have a girlfriend?"

Justin suddenly stopped his car making Nadine very surprised.

"You want us to get hurt, don't you?" Nadine shouted angrily.

"Sorry," Justin said sorry. "Why do you want to know my personal affairs?"

"Because you will be my actor. I'm confused, you are an actor who is said to be very famous but I have never seen you with your manager, no assistant and all the things that usually go with an actor. You are just always alone, Is your lover possessive?" Nadine asked at length.

"I don't have a girlfriend and I don't need all the things you said earlier because I'm not an actor all the time. I have other jobs." Justin explained as he drove back his car.

For some reason, Nadine was happy to hear that Justin didn't have a partner. But then Nadine was curious about what kind of job Justin meant.

"Another job?"

"Family business, I became an actor only because I wanted the woman I love to come to me anytime even though we have been apart for a long time."

"Are all men always like that?"

"You mean?"

"It doesn't hurt if love is one-sided but why do you still force your heart to love the same woman? Better stop before love becomes an obsession because it's so scary."

Nadine remembered Marcell when she said that but Justin thought that Nadine was warning him.

"So how do you stop loving?"

"Try to find a new love."

"That sounds easy, have you done it before?"

Nadine turned and said "I'm too busy building my company than thinking about love. I'm not sure if any love will have a happy ending."

"Then why did you tell me to find a new love?"

For some reason, Nadine once again felt that Justin's voice which sounded low, actually hurt so much that it made her a little regretful because she had spoken, she wanted to say what she had said to Justin to Marcell but there was no time for her and Marcell to talk without debate between them.

"I know someone who can't let go of his feelings and it makes me uncomfortable being around him when we used to be very close."

Once again Justin felt if Nadine was offending him made him feel angry and disappointed.

"So I suffered in vain all this time."

Nadine turned back, Justin's voice and expression looked so bad that Nadine felt sorry again.

"That's not what I meant, I..."

"We have arrived."

Justin's cold voice made Nadine silent for a moment.

Do all men have a bad temper? Neither he nor Marcell was always angry for no reason.

Nadine then rushed downstairs and walked over to Justin who was already walking first.

"You're not wearing a mask and hat? People will recognize you easily if you don't cover your face." Nadine whispered as she managed to catch up with Justin.

"Is there anyone else here besides us?"

Justin's words made Nadine realize that she didn't see anyone in this usually busy shopping center.

Nadine was still confused when Justin suddenly pulled her hand and led her up the escalator.

Nadine was still confused, not only because the whole shopping center was deserted but because she didn't panic when Justin took her hand.

"Do I feel comfortable around him?" Nadine wondered in her heart until she finally chose to take her hand and walk away from Justin.

Justin looked at Nadine's steps that were getting further away from him, "If you don't love me anymore then I will make you love me back, Nadine."

Justin then walked quickly over to Nadine and grabbed her wrist again. "You're going the wrong way."

"I can walk alone." Nadine tried to pull her hand but Justin held her tight.

"I don't want to bother looking for you when you get lost."

"Come on, Justin I'm not a baby. I couldn't get lost in a place like this."

"You went the wrong way."

"I just wanted to have a look over there," Nadine replied while pointing at the men's clothing store, she didn't realize what she was seeing, she just wanted Justin to let go of her hand.

"What do you want to see? Do you want to buy your lover a dress? I forbid you."

Nadine pulled her hand forcibly, Justin seemed to have the skill to irritate her.

"What right do you have to forbid me to buy something? I didn't ask you to buy it for me."

"So you want to buy something for your lover?" Justin raised his voice, he still felt jealous because he saw Nadine hugging a man earlier and Nadine now wants to go to the menswear shop that is sure to go shopping.

"I didn't close this shopping center just to let you be free to do something."

"I'm not asking for anything from you, Justin. And I don't want to buy men's clothes. I don't have a boyfriend, I just want you to stop holding my hand!"

Hearing Nadine's words made Justin silent, he slowly let go of Nadine's hand. "Sorry... I..."

"I know you're not responsible for the frustration I'm experiencing right now but at least, Justin... Please don't act weird and make my annoyance grow. Just treat me as your maid. Neither of us should know each other's personal affairs."

Nadine looks very angry, she then steps first, leaving Justin to the supermarket alone.

***

"I didn't close this shopping center just to let you be free to do something," Nadine repeated Justin's words as if mocking. "Who does he think he is? I can also buy this shopping center if I want!" Nadine continued while putting her shopping in.

She doesn't care about Justin's allergies and puts whatever she wants into her shopping cart.

"I'm sorry, Nadine..."

Nadine suddenly stopped her steps when she heard Justin apologize to her.

Nadine turned sarcastically as Justin stepped closer.

"I didn't mean it like that, I just..."

"Never mind, quickly bring this and that too."

Nadine ignored Justin's apology and walked away, not forgetting to show her four shopping trolleys which surprised Justin because Nadine hadn't even been in the supermarket for ten minutes and she had already filled four carts full of groceries.

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