Burning Passion

CHAPTER 304: CHANCE TO TALK

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It surprised Harry when Nina approached him and told him that her father wanted to talk with him. 

Standing with her inside the same room, her perfume lingering in his nostril. Her beautiful face flushing pink, she's trying hard to avoid meeting gaze with him. 

Harry knew that he did a sweet stupidity this afternoon when he kissed her on the lips. And he wants to do it again. But this is not a perfect time and perfect place. He swears to himself that he will end his relationship with Kristina before he will pursue Nina. 

It also made him guilty that all this time, he was like using Kristina to forget Nina. Kristina is a wonderful girl. But his heart could not deny that there is only one woman it beats. 

Clearing his throat, Harry converses with Nelson on the phone. Nina was curious about what her father said to Harry. Today, it seems so many things have happened. 

It started with a flower delivered to her this morning, then Harry's kiss this afternoon, and now Steven wasn't here. She wondered because she knew that Steven won't just leave without bidding goodbye to her. 

Her intuition is strong that something happens, and the bruise below in Harry's lower lip is not just an ordinary punch such as a company fight. 

"Okay, uncle. Don't worry. Leave it to me. No problem!" After Harry talked to Nelson, he handed the receiver phone to Nina. "Uncle Nelson wants to speak with you first before we head home." 

Creasing her forehead, Nina mused inwardly. 'Before we head home? Why is there "we" in Harry's words?' 

Confused, Nina takes the phone, and she talks to her father once again. "Hello, Papa?" 

"Honey, I asked Harry to accompany you." 

Nina glanced at Harry before she replied to her father, "But why, Papa?" 

"Honey, it's getting late. I'm just afraid you get lost. You were not familiar to drive around. Besides, that place is far from our home. So, I asked Harry to escort you back." 

"Okay, Papa." It surprised her how her father came up with this idea. Although it made her happy, she suddenly felt embarrassed. 

Ending the call, both Nina and Harry approach Sam to bid farewell and explain that Harry has to leave soon when he just arrived.

"I'm sorry, Sam." Nina apologized. It should be a drinking party for the boys. But if Harry follows them home, it will be almost midnight for him to get back. "Well, Harry can just escort us halfway, then he could turn back around!" she suggested. It made her guilty though, and she's thinking about what Kristina would feel if Harry left with her.

But Sam only laughed, amused with her idea. "Silly! I will punch Harry if he does that! I agreed with your father's idea. My friends' safety is more important than my birthday!" 

Nina beamed. Sam is such a good person and a considerate man. "Okay. Thank you for understanding, Sam. Happy birthday, once again!" 

"No, problem, and thanks for the gift! I loved it!"

"Glad to hear that…" Pushing a cheerful smile, Nina exchanged a few more words with Sam. She also bid farewell to everyone before she left home with Jessica and Harry driving ahead of them. 

Sam told Nina he will explain to others why Harry also has to leave early, and the first person he talks to is Kristina. 

"That's alright!" She already anticipates that a day would come, her role in Harry's life as a girlfriend would end. Ever since Nina arrived, she already foresees this. However, it still hurt, and it was a great pain that she would cry for many nights until she felt better and ready to move on eventually, maybe… 

"You know, Nina was more beautiful, smiling cheerfully tonight. It's the first time I saw her smiles brightly." 

Sam heard the boys from the football team talks after Nina left. It makes sense. He didn't notice it until now because he already saw Nina smile brightly back in England. It seemed like Nina smiled gleefully when Steven wasn't around. 'Something is wrong.' Sam mused inwardly. 

Meanwhile, Nina could not avert her eyes to the car leading them. Jessica, who focuses on driving, and remembering the streets, also observes her Miss mood. 

Nina was happier tonight without Steven being clingy around her. Steven always displays his affection, but instead, it suffocates her and makes her uncomfortable. 

Maybe if she loves Steven, it doesn't matter. But his behavior made a big turnoff. It annoyed her, and even repeatedly she asks him for a breakup and slaps him with the reality that she doesn't love him. Still, Steven won't accept it and give her up. Instead, he is becoming more possessive and stubborn to the point he involves the elders in their relationship. 

Heaving a long sigh, Nina rested her head on the car window. She just wanted to love the man her heart yearned for with no one against… 

But why is love such a complicated thing? 

Why can't she have it so easily? Instead, she has to go through first with such situations and issues like family matters as the elders control what will happen to their life. 

Why is it too easy for them to find love? Why can't she? 

Fell in deep thoughts, Nina heard Jessica coughing a few times. 

"Ahem! Miss Nina… I think it will be a better idea if you join the young master's car." 

Turning her head toward Jessica's direction with a shock across her face, Nina snapped. "Why would I do that?" 

Pushing a playful smile, Jessica could tell that her Miss is now blushing pink. "I think I am a boring company. Maybe if you took a ride with Young Master Harry, you and he talked and didn't feel bored like this." Jessica teases her Miss, and her tone is evident she is trying to hide her true feelings.

"Not at all! I'm just contemplating a few things. It doesn't matter if you wouldn't talk to me. Either way, Harry and I don't have to talk." It's a lie though. She badly wants to talk to Harry. 

And it does not finish Jessica teasing her Miss. "Why not? You can ask him why he didn't properly turn you down after your confession letter." 

Mentioning this, Nina's face is like bitten red. Now every time she remembers about it, it embarrasses her. She told Jessica with bitterness in her voice, "It doesn't matter anymore. He already has a girlfriend as you could see." 

'Heh. And why did ass Harry send your favorite flower?' Jessica didn't voice it out but kept it to herself. But she believes this is the right time they should talk when Steven or Kristina isn't around. If her Miss didn't notice, she always caught Harry staring at her with a tenderness in his eyes.. 'And what happened to them this afternoon in the library? Absolutely, something happens between them.'