Hades and Nina went to Nina's rented hotel room and took her luggage before checking.
Hades doesn't like Nina to go up, he said that he can take Nina's stuff but Nina insisted so Hades just agreed. Anyway, if Nina becomes tired, he can still pull Nina's luggage then carry her.
When everything was settled, Hades told Jerry to bring them to a restaurant. It's already 7 pm, the last food that Nina ate was eaten at 3 pm and that's only a few scoops of porridge!
Nina still wears Hades' suit when they enter the restaurant. Hades held Nina's hand to still support her as she walked, Nina now feels the saying about lifting a stone to hit your feet, she can't take back her hand so she just tried to ignore her uneasiness.
Many people stared at them, Nina is not wearing her eyeglasses that usually covers her face while Hades' face is truly eye-catching which made them look like a heavenly match.
Nina wasn't bothered by these attentions, she was so used to it. When she became the wife of one of the most promising bachelors in her previous life, she also received this kind of gazes, full of appreciation. But when everything went downhill, the gazes she received were mocking.
Hades ordered soup because he said that she just had fever then she was curious why he ordered two, Hades understood her curious eyes so he answered "I can't just let you eat soup alone"
Nina feels like this man, from the very start she met him, keeps on flirting with her! Hey! According to the book, this guy should be an iron tree who never saw any gender! Why is this guy like this? Nina really feels that the book she read is truly unreliable!
When the soup arrived, Hades even asked her if she wanted him to feed her like what he did this afternoon. She just looked at him sharply, she really wanted to kick this man. Nina just ate quietly ignoring the guy.
"Hades? It's really you!" Nina heard a familiar voice calling the man in front of her then not long after, a familiar figure walked near Hades
"Hades, I'm the daughter of your mother's friend, my name is Cherry"
"Get lost" Hades said without even glancing at the woman
"but- won't you even invite me to eat?" the girl shamelessly asked. Hades just looked bored after that, three men in black suits took hold Cherry
"Wait who are you? What do you think you are doing? Let go of me!" the woman screamed
This… So this is the true face attitude of Hades to women? He never looked at them, just like what was written in the book, then why did this man not do the same to her?
" Were you scared? "
" no"
"don't worry, I will never do the same to you"
"why?"
"because you are different"
"why am I different? I'm also a woman"
"you are not just a woman" you are my woman, that is what makes you different Hades wanted to say but like before, he stopped, it's not yet time.
Nina didn't ask further, she doesn't like where their conversation is leading. They finished their dinner and Hades sent Nina back to her house. Hades received a message from Ares that he asked someone to change the locks of Nina's house then he sent all the keys to Hades. So when they arrived, it was Hades who opened the door which made Nina alert. Why does he have her door keys?
"Ares felt that your house locks are not secured enough so he asked someone to change them then he sent me the keys" Then Hades handed the keys to Nina
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"I forgot"
Hades invited himself inside Nina's house. He sat on one of Nina's single couch. Nina wanted to ask him why doesn't gone home yet but suddenly he started talking.
"you were asking me why I took care of you this afternoon right?" he asked in a serious tone, Nina just nodded. Hades signalled her to sit down which means he will say something long
"this all started two months ago" Hades started, he didn't feel nervous when he first had his shareholders meeting at the age of thirteen, but now he feels so nervous that he almost wanted to backout.
"My company started destroying a company who was copying our patented products, after a month, that company was destroyed"
"the owner of this company can also be considered an old family so they won't accept defeat easily I thought they would just assassinate me but I didn't think that they would an ancient trick"
"They were able to put something on the wine that I drank when I went to visit one of my hotels"
Nina now has a vague guess who this man will be but she still let him continue talking.
"I was still conscious that time so I just opened a room for me the room's number was 406, when I saw the room, I didn't thought too much when I found out that it was not locked but when I entered the bedroom, I saw a girl sleeping on top of my supposedly bed"
"I know that even with the influence of aphrodisiac, I will never touch the girl so I just went to the bathroom to take a bath to remove the effect of the medicine then planned to leave the room the way I entered it. I will leave it unlocked, because I thought the woman was sent by my enemy but something bizarre happened"
"When I went out of the bathroom, I saw the woman glowing, the room was a little dark that time so the faint glow of the woman was a great contrast. I became curious so I went to check the girl again then like a tease, the girl held me, I know I was the one who has the clearer mind that night but I wasn't able to resist, I did nasty things to her" Hades confessed
"the next morning, I wasn't able to see her. She left without my explanation. I tried very hard to look for her but all the clues we had came to a dead end. Then one day, I went to a hospital to visit a friend when I was on my way towards the exit, I bumped into a woman. I felt the familiar feelings I had with the woman from that night so I followed her that day. When she reached her house I ordered my people to look for any cctv footage around that area to find out if that woman was the woman from that night and I was not wrong"
"A footage shows the woman going home in the morning she left me. We tracked the gps of the car she used and it also shows that the car went to my hotel that same morning"
"I was ready to face the woman the day I found out everything. I was ready to accept any punishment she would give due to my unforgivable sin but the woman didn't even give me a chance. She left that day I found her"
After saying those things Hades looked at Nina's eyes like he wanted to read Nina's mind "Now it is my turn to ask, Nina Montenegro, why didn't you give me a chance to be forgiven?"
After a long while of silence, Nina really doesn't know what to say. Why does she always need to face a man who took her first night under the spell of drugs? Was this a curse for her?
"I-I don't know what you are saying" Nina thought to deny it first then just think of the next move after the conversation is done
"It's fine that you don't know, I will just wait until our child comes and make a DNA test"
"You!" Hades' answer made Nina unable to think properly. It's over, her child's dad knew about his existence! What should she do?!
"I will never take the child from you" Hades said gently "I just wanted to be a part of your life" His main goal is his child's mother, not the child, the child is just a bonus.
"my life?" Nina said, she wants to confirm if she heard him correctly
"Yes" Hades said honestly "Even without the child, I would still chase after you"
"Why?"
"I also don't know. Just one night made me want to always be with you. I tried looking for you even though I haven't seen your face clearly. That night I know I just wanted to be with you" Hades isn't a person who beats around the bush. He likes this woman in front of him so why need to give her riddles? Just tell her directly that he is really into her.
Nina was flustered after hearing this. She can still remember the words of her ex husband from her previous life "I will only marry you because of the child, don't have any delusions that I married you because I love you"
These were the words that crushed her spirit that time, after doing everything, he didn't love her.
But this man, he says that even without the child he would still chase her. This man who didn't even saw her face. A man who only followed his feelings to find her.
"Don't cry"
Nina didn't know how Hades went with one knee kneeling in front of her to dry her tears gently.
"I-I can't be with you," Nina said. She's afraid this is a world from a book. This man is not someone she should get along with.
"It's fine if you can't be with me" Hades said as he held her face "I will just be with you then"
Nina blinked her eyes after hearing him. Why? The book says this man is as cold as ice, even his parents say he is a wood block. But how can this man make her feel warm and soft? No, she's emotional, she can't decide properly.
"Give me time to think"
"but if I give you time to think, you will run away again then erase your traces" Hades said in an aggrieved voice "I'm willing to look for you but the fear of not finding you scares me" Hades put his forehead against Nina's
"I am not going to run"
Hades looked at her trying to see if she was sincere. When Hades saw that she was telling the truth he slowly stood up. Forget it, it is late already. He can't have Nina accept him immediately. Nina still needs to rest. Whatever Nina decides he will respect it.
But it doesn't mean he will stop.
"I will come back again tomorrow"
Nina just nodded
"Aren't you going to send me to the door?"
Nina looked at him sharply before she stood up. She already wants to kick this man out of her house!
Nina led Hades towards the door but when they reached it, Hades stopped Nina from opening it then he pulled Nina's waist and hugged her like any moment he might lose her.
"Just one night" Hades said as he gently caressed Nina's hair "think whatever you need to think. I will respect whatever it is"
Nina really feels safe in this man's arms. He even says he would respect her decision which made her heart soft.
"But I also wanted to remind you, whatever you decide, I will always be by your side" Hades said then he kissed Nina's forehead making her stunned. Then Hades opened the door and walked out.
"Do not forget to lock the door"
Nina touched the part that Hades kissed, that dog man! She thought he was a gentleman! He was just a businessman who wanted to force her to buy and sell! Buy him then sell herself!
Huh, let's see how good you are!