"Good morning..."
Justin's heart almost jumped out when he heard the good morning greeting from the direction of his kitchen when he was about to have a drink before going to the shower as he usually did, but now his body froze when he found Nadine already behind the kitchen table.
The woman tied her hair was wearing an apron and was busy preparing vegetables that seemed to be used as a menu for breakfast.
Is it a dream? Does he dream that Nadine was doing her duties as his wife or this is the fact where Nadine somehow managed to enter her house and now controls the kitchen?
"Why are you standing there? Are you still delirious?" Nadine asked as she took out the milk in the refrigerator.
"Why are you here?" Asked Justin who tried to be calm even though there was a feeling of happiness in his heart now and fortunately his job is an actor so it wasn't difficult for him to show an expression that looks unhappy with Nadine's presence even though he wants to scream happily because Nadine was getting closer to him.
"Why do you in my kitchen and why did you get into my house?" Asked Justin insistently as he stepped closer.
"I don't know, I just pressed the password button and I just entered. Who would have thought that my birth date was very useful." Nadine replied she acted like a shameless intruder.
Justin does use Nadine's birth date as the password for his house, but Nadine's attitude was like she is untouchable. Nadine was still acting like someone new to him.
"You have taken a bath?" Asked Nadine again when Justin was about to drink a glass of water to clear his mind on the questions that always arise in his mind about Nadine's who acted like they never knew him.
"Come home..." Justin said in a cold tone, he felt angry because of Nadine's attitude.
"I don't want to, I will do whatever it takes to make you want to be my actor," Nadine replied, she was still calmly cooking sauteed vegetables with a piece of chicken breast that was about to cook.
"Anything?" Justin asked who suddenly grabbed Nadine's arm and Nadine's body turned around.
"Right, anything..." Nadine replied. She was determined to do anything as long as Justin did not tell her to jump free from this building. so Nadine will do whatever it takes to get her to a deal with Justin.
Justin was still holding Nadine's arm and staring closely at her. Those eyes, those eyes felt cold now but they never changed, eyes that made Justin fall in love with Nadine at first sight and if only Nadine never broke it and if Nadine hadn't pretended to know him now, then he wouldn't have felt sad when he saw those eyes looking back at her.
"Mr. Wang, say quickly what are the conditions, or my food will be burnt soon." Nadine protests, she never let her struggle be wasted even for the smallest thing.
"Stop pretending you don't know me, Nadine."
Justin wanted to say it directly to Nadine but his tongue always felt so stiff that he could only say it in his heart.
"I will consider it if you will be my maid for two months," Justin said, he would slowly find answers to why Nadine continued to play and therefore Justin would keep Nadine near him.
But unexpectedly Justin, Nadine even pulled his hand and made Justin's grip loose.
Nadine then turned around and turned off the stove so that the food did not burn, then Nadine looked back at Justin.
"I cook for you because I also feel hungry because I haven't shopped yet not to give myself up to be your maid," Nadine said irritably.
"You said you would do anything yourself so that I want to be your actor. So be my maid." Justin said without waiting for Nadine to respond to his words, Justin immediately walked away from the kitchen.
"If you have any objection then please leave here and don't ever come again," Justin said before finally entering his room.
All Nadine can do was scream in frustration. On the one hand, she can't throw her pride away after years of living like a boss and now the man who will become her subordinate was asking her to be his maid. Justin was even presumptuous before he joined the company. What an arrogant man who doesn't know himself.
Oh, it feels like swearing was not enough to bring out all the annoyance Nadine feels in this supposedly sunny morning just because of that fucking man.
But if Nadine insists on maintaining her dignity then the company will collapse. So throwing away her pride like she threw the apron she had been wearing in the trash, Nadine walked into Justin's room.
"Alright!" Said Nadine after opening the door to Justin's room rudely.
Of course, Nadine's presence made Justin very surprised, especially since Justin was just about to enter his bathroom and only used a towel that covered his lower body.
"What are you doing in my room?" Justin asked, trying to cover his chest with his hands.
But Nadine still steps forward and approaches Justin. "Don't act like a man who is still a virgin." Said Nadine, she has often seen some of her models topless while doing photoshoots so seeing Justin was not something that surprised her although Nadine has to admit that Justin's body is not inferior to her models and was even more impressive because of his wide, muscular shoulders.
"You are so shameless." Justin scolded but instead of embarrassed, Nadine took a step closer so that there was barely any distance between them.
"I just threw my shame in the trash, so be ready to face me 1x24 in hours and I will make sure if you will beg to enter into my company before our contract period ends," Nadine said, she was too intimidating for Justin to face, even he began to feel threatened now.
"Ok, now prepare my clothes then make up my bed," Justin ordered him not to lose so he would be as arrogant as Nadine. Nadine's attitude may be intimidating but Justin can certainly face Nadine no matter what even though he had to make Nadine constantly annoy him.
"What are you waiting for? Do you want to see me take off my towel in front of you? Or do you want to try to touch my body?"
Nadine smiled even though in her heart she was afraid. Marcell left her with great trauma even though Marcell didn't succeed in raping her But still, that fear always arises whenever a man wants to make physical contact with her openly.
The change in Nadine's face, of course, made Justin worry.
"What is wrong with you?" Justin asked worriedly as he touched Nadine's arms which made Nadine scream immediately. "Don't touch me! Please don't touch me."
Nadine immediately crouched down and folded her arms across her chest.
"Nadine, what's wrong with you?" Justin asked, he did not understand because previously Nadine was very brave to approach him and even mocked him by saying that he was a virgin Man but now Nadine cowered in fear as if she was going to do something bad to Nadine.
"Please don't touch me Mr. I will give you money or anything but doesn't touch the physical, please..."
"What happened to you, Nadine?" Justin asked more and more worried, but Justin's question made Nadine realize that she had just been overreacting.
"Ah I'm just surprised, I'll get your clothes. Where is your wardrobe?" Nadine said, she tried to calm down but her body continued to shake.
"Nadine ..." Justin touched Nadine's shoulder again and intended to help her get up but Nadine quickly brushed him off. "I SAY DON'T TOUCH ME! "
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