Taking the tabloids from Larry, Justin calmly began to read what was on the screen, but at the first look his eyes suddenly shook violently before he quickly swiped up the pages impatiently. Everything written on screen did enter his eyes yet he seemed incapable of registering it onto his brain.

His first impression was,'Someone was framing Nina.'

The second was, 'This definitely isn't true! It was all photoshopped or maybe the person in the photo wasn't Nina but a look alike.'

But he knew that he was just in denial since he knew very well that the person in the photos was indeed his Nina. Her smile, the genuine happiness on her face, her figure, even the mole below her eyes. He was all too familiar with every single one of them.

It was true. The photos were true.

At that realization, Justin immediately slumped on his chair. His heart was in so much pain that he could found it difficult to hardly breathe.

Every part of him seems to be on fire, inside and out.

For some reason, a thought couldn't help but occur to him at that moment, 'Was this how Nina had also felt when she heard that news?'

Looking at him looking so despondent and sorrowful, Larry could not bear to continue lookinh at his boss who was obviously collapsing inwards. He knew just how much his boss loved Nina and the deeper the love he felt for her was probably how deep of a pain he was feeling right now.

Although, he knew he shouldn't, Larry still couldn't help bt develop some dissatisfaction towards Nina. His boss loved her so much but although he missed her like crazy, he buried himself in work since yesterday to numb himself and also to stop himself from taking drastic actions to force her back to his side. Moroever, he was also busy with devising plans to deal with Tyson which had drained him alot and not to forget that there was also that green tea b*tch.

It had only been a day but he felt like his boss already aged ten years.

Feeling the need to comfort and encourage his boss, Larry said, " Boss, it might actually not be what it seems. Maybe they have a sibling relationship..." Even to his own ears, the reason sounded too weak but still, although it might be cold comfort, it was better than none at all.

Justin didn't look like he heard those words as his eyes gradually became bloodshot and his aura murderous and violent, but suddenly he thought of the thought that had occured to him before now.

'Was this how Nina had also felt when she heard that news?'

Yes! His dim eyes suddenly lit up and at the same time the violent aura around him retracted. Thinking of how vengeful the person beside Nina was, it wasn't out of question for her to come up with this type of plan to get back at him for supposedly hurting Nina!

Then, without looking at Larry who had long since moved to a corner of the office after seeing Justin's aura becoming murderous, Justin grabbed his windbreaker and rushed out of the office. He practically ran to the garage, got on his car and drove past the speed limit towards Nina's house.

In his heart, he would rather believe that those photos had only been to get back at him than to believe that Nina had cheated on him.

* * *

Meanwhile

"You sure he's going to come?" Nina asked nervously, looking eagerly towards the door.

Raising her eyebrows elegantly, Selena looked unperturbed as she answered unhurriedly, "If he still doesn't appear considering how blown out of proportion the news was... Then I can only tell you this, girl. You might have wasted your entire youth on a scumbag!"

Nina heard her words and lowered her head her long, lustrous hair, covering up whatever expression she had on her face at that moment before answering non-committally, "Um."

Selena sighed exasperatedly when she saw her that way. She was almost unable to help but want to shout at her friend to get herself together but in the end, she sighed helpessly.

She still couldn't bear to see Nina sad.

"He will come. I know he will, okay?", She said with conviction, not because she was trying to deceive Nina but because she really did believe so. If she hadn't been so sure he would come, she definitely wouldn't have made this plan in this first place.

Almost as soon as she was done speaking,the furious sound of a car's engine came from outside. Nina ran excitedly to the window and peeked out to see a familiar car.

"He is here. He really is here." She repeated in an obviously good mood.

Selena sighed inwardly on seeing her reaction while thinking to herself.

'We women are all fools when in love. Even when we are continuously hurt by the men we love, we still uncontrollably pine for them.'

A knock came from the door.

Nina mouthed, "Open it".

Selena took no action and instead came over to Nina to whisper in her ears, "Let him wait and panick a little more."

Continuous knocking came from the door and even after a few minutes had gone by, the door still showed no signs of opening.

This made Justin really panicked and with every lesson he learned in the etiquette class thrown out the window, he raised his voice.

"Nina, I know you are inside. Open the door I need to talk to you. Baby, I am sorry, please open the door, okay?" His shouts gradually turned into pleading at the end. No one would ever believe that this business mogul who was known for being arrogant and prideful will dispose of his pride just to beg his lover.

Finally, moments later, the people inside the room seemed satisfied with the mental torture they had put him through and decided to open the door.

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 fufill 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 realised 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 remorsefully as he went to hold her arms.

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"

Justin looked to Nina for help but what he saw made him freeze.

Emily finally realised what a nightmare she was in. She thought she was going to be enjoying the wealth, fame and glory that came with being Justin's woman.

She was wrong, she really was.

Justin had ordered her phone to be confiscated and she wasn't allowed to take one step away from the house. She once dolled herself up and tried to go out of the villa to show off as his woman but she was coldly stopped at the door by the leader of the group of bodyguards, Ian.

"Boss said you should obediently stay inside and give birth to the baby. You are not allowed to take a step out of the villa until then"

"What? I am not allowed to take a step out? Have you all gone crazy? I am the mother of his unborn child! You dare to treat me this way?"

Emily shrewly screamed and raised her hand to slap him.

Ian coldly stopped her staring at her stomach while cruelly spitting out these words,

" You wouldn't want to lose your bargaining chip as early as this right?"

Emily instinctively went to wrap her arms around her stomach. It was not because she was actually protective of the child but she was afraid of losing whatever hold she had on Justin.

Ian curled his lips coldly at Emily and told her off,

"Don't ever dream of walking through the Walters' doors. We will accept only one mistress and that is Miss Nina. You... are not worthy to be our mistress."

Emily staggered when she heard Ian's words, his words ringing in her ears.

" Take Miss Nina inside. Remember she is not allowed to take a step out of the house. Any who dares to disobey the order should be prepared to face the boss' wrath. Understood?"

The maid hired to take care of Emily and the remaining bodyguards all answered respectfully,

"Yes Sir Ian, we are all loyal to the master. We would not dare disobey him"

Emily's heart sank to an all time low as she watched the determined and loyal faces of the maid and guards. If Ian had not given that order, she was really planning to bribe the maid and bodyguards to take her out of this prison. Yes, prison. Her life was no better than a prisoner now. She dreamt of living the high life when she plotted against him but he retaliated by making her a prisoner. He could kill her silently and no one would ever know or even ask. After today, she could kiss freedom goodbye.

She was doomed.

By her own greed.

As the maid came closer and grabbed her. She could feel her freedom slowly fleeing her, she panicked and screamed hysterically,

"Tell Justin to come see me! I am the mother of his child, he can't just do this to me...." Her remaining words cut short when the maid lightly pushed her into her room and slammed the door shut.".

Her muffled voice could still be heard from the door but no one bothered about her.

You reap what you sow

* * * * *

W Corps

Top Floor

The hallways and offices all seemed like graveyard. It was so silent that it was disturbing. Everyone walked quietly and slowly to avoid provoking the big devil at the top. Since a month ago, the boss suddenly went crazy, employees had to work overtime every day and if they couldn't cope, they were asked to politely resign by the boss' executive assistant, Larry.

You are gossiping during work hours? Resign!

You made a mistake during a presentation? You are demoted!

All this resulted in everyone working conscientiously, presentations were checked over and over again to prevent a single mistake.

Everyone was overworked but no one dared complain. You couldn't get a single job that paid and gave employees incentives as well as W Corps. So obviously no one was willing to resign.

Larry looked worriedly at his boss, his shiny beautiful hair had turned messy, heavy eye bags, a result of severe insomnia, pale skin, a result of not taking a step out of the office unless it was for a very important business meeting, if not Larry would be the representative. He sat lazily on his chair, the usually well-ironed shirt had already come undone at the collar and creased at the edges. He looked a total mess, different from the man who usually was.

The man practically lived in the office, he had an en suite in his office.

He would take a shower and sleep for a maximum of 1 hour and if so much as a noise sounded, he would completely wake up. So yeah, he literally lived at the office.

His body already showed signs of

breaking down but he didn't dare to say anything to the man.

He could only employ help.

He fell into thought, he already told Justin's mother, Mrs Walters earlier in the day. And predictably the woman was irate but mostly worried and scared. She was afraid of losing her son just like she lost her husband so she was bound to call any moment from now. He really prayed she did because apart from Nina she was the only one who could talk sense into him.

As if the woman heard his silent prayer, Justin's cell phone rung.

Larry panicked when he saw the man frowning obviously he thought it was Larry's phone ringing, he rushed to explain to prevent being punished.

"Boss, it is your phone ringing" He said pointing at the table.

Justin's frowned dissipated as he looked at his phone, picking it from the table, he frowned at the caller ID. but he picked it anyways.

"Mom" His voice sounded hoarse from disuse.

"Justin Walters, BETTER GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE RIGHT NOW!!!"

Du du du..

She hung up.

His mom never called him his full name unless she was very angry and she was VERY angry.