Burning Passion

CHAPTER 296: LEAD TO AN UNHAPPY MARRIAGE

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Nina is reading a book to kill her boredom. It surprised Nina to see Steven entering her room. She asked, "Aren't you supposed to be in the office?"

Sat next to her, Steven planted a kiss on her cheek before he replied. "I'm worried about you, so I requested Director Cho for a leave." 

Nina frowned after Steven kissed her, but she immediately wiped her disappointment. She pretended to be worried. "You need not do that. It might affect your grades. Mama and Papa are here to take care of me, and you have a bunch of maids to serve me." 

Holding her left hand, Steven plants tiny kisses on the back of her palm. He uttered, "But I want to take care of you, get everything you needed and help you with anything. You are my queen. I wanted to be by your side always." 

Nina rendered speechlessly. SWEET WORDS. How wonderful to hear these words. It was the words of a woman dying to hear from her boyfriend or a husband.

However, her situation is another case. It was Harry she yearned to say these sweet words. 

However, the one whom you do not want is the one who is eager to shower you with love. And she doesn't want to be unfair to Steven. But he doesn't want to accept his break up. 

What he did instead is calling the elders. Now her grandfather decides for her!

It annoyed her even more. It was difficult to make him understand, to the point it makes her wonder why Steven too worked up to keep this relationship.

She had the feeling that Steven could see her indifferent treatment toward him. But why does this guy pretend he senses nothing? Instead, he chose his relationship with Harry to be broken. 

Nina heaves a helpless sigh. She wanted to breathe from Steven's clinginess. As days passed, the more she could feel that Steven was guarding her 24/7 in a row. 

He was afraid that something would happen when he lost sight of her or from Harry. Could it be that Steven is hiding something? Nina mused. 

"Honey, please, please, let's get married! I want to take care of you." 

She was in deep thoughts when Steven proposed to her once again. Sometimes, she wants to believe that Steven is stupid. But she knew he was not. 

'He is possessive!' said of her inner self. 

Nina rendered speechlessly. She knew that she wouldn't say yes to Steven. She was weighing if she must reply and what reasons she could give to him. 

"Steven, you know that I want to take my master's degree." She's praying that this guy would stop being persistent. It's already exhausting to deal with him every single day. 

However, Steven is more determined than she could imagine. "Honey, you can achieve them even if we're married. I won't stop you from going to university. Besides, your grandfather is right. We should have given more offspring to your family." 

Listening to Steven's blab, a chill ran down her spine. Suddenly, disgust crept to her chest. She wanted to push Steven away and shrug Steven's arm resting around her shoulder. His fingers rubbing her neck, and this made the hair on her nape all rose. 

'Dammit! This guy is obvious! He is giving hints to bed me!' Nina's face turned sour. 

Steven is so disgusting. It annoys her how this guy ignores those times she wants to break up with him. True that she is only nice to him now because she doesn't want the twin brothers to fight because of her. But Steven took advantage of the situation! 

"Steven, I will say it one more time. I don't want to get married yet. I want to finish college first before I have a child. It will be hard to have a child, then I'm going to school." Damn! She has to make more excuses, and she hates it.

"But, honey? You need not worry about things like this. I will get the best Nanny to take care of our children. You can go to school, or work even if you need not… Then go shopping, or traveling with me. We will always be together." 

'Dammit!' This guy just said she could do whatever she would like. But then, he will mention what he wanted. And that is to tie her around his waist! Steven is already telling her he will keep an eye on her. 

To be honest, it was wonderful to imagine. Couples are always together. But Steven's purpose is different. He knew that she didn't love him. Why is he still insisting on all of this? 

Heaving a deep sigh, Nina faces Steven and looks straight to the eyes. She asked, "Do you know that I don't love you, Steven. Why are you still insisting for us to get married?" 

Nina expected that Steven would be disappointed with her question. However, it was she who got disappointed by his answer.

"I told you already. You are mine. So don't forget that, honey." Steven extends his arm to caress her cheek. "I love you. That's all that matters to me." 

'No! You are selfish and possessive!' Nina freaks out.

Steven added, "You will learn to love me one day. I will wait through eternity." 

All the hair on her body rose. Nina feels horrid instead of being ecstatic. 

'He's losing his mind!'

Nina tried to remain calm. Her chest-beating loudly as a creep ran down her spine. She wants to talk to her parents. They should move out sooner, or she'll have depression listening to Steven's blabbing.

Dona was in the kitchen to fix something for her daughter to eat. And it shocked her to see Steven in Nina's bedroom. She frowned but wiped it quickly. She plans to talk with her daughter. Now how can she do that in Steven's presence?

"Steven, why are you still here?" asked Dona.

Steven proudly replied with a sweet smile on his lips, "Auntie, I took a leave to take care of Nina." 

"Oh. Thank you. But we are here to do that. So it's okay if you go to the company and attend your class later." 

"It's alright, Auntie. I'm happy to take care of your daughter," said Steven lovingly. He held Nina's hand and looked at her tenderly. 

Dona carefully scrutinized Steven. The guy shows how much he loves her daughter. But Nina loves Harry. And because of this, she could see that Nina is uncomfortable, especially when Steven is intimate with her daughter.

Since Nina has been honest with whom she loves. She wanted them to break up. However, the elders get involved and decide for themselves. Now her husband and father-in-law are not on good terms. 

If only the elders let the children decide for them, maybe it will only have minor problems to deal with. Her daughter was the one in such a situation. She doesn't want to witness Nina lead to an unhappy marriage. As a mother, she wishes for her daughter to live her life to the fullest before she is tied down.

She won't allow the elders that they will force Nina into an unwanted marriage.. Unless her daughter loves that man, she will support them instead.