Chapter 17 - Confused (1/2)

They had dinner with her family and Andrew's father. Although from the beginning they hated each other, things were getting really good between them now.

Her mom held her hand and smiled at her when Andrew went outside the restaurant with his father.

”Nina, are you sure you're okay?” She asked in a gentle voice.

She looked at her mother's face and she knew she was worried. They said she looks like her mother. Now that she's staring at her face, she could see the resemblance. Her mom was a little older though but still beautiful.

She has hazelnut eyes just like her. She could see dark circles around them and some lines on her cheeks.

She smiled at her and nodded.

”I'm okay, mom. Andrew is a good guy.” She whispered.

”How can you say that? He took our shop!” Naomi exclaimed.

She turned to her then to her parents.

”You know the reason why he needed to do it. We all knew it would happen eventually. Even if Andrew's family didn't get the shop from us, another company would. They're not the only people who were trying to get the place.”

It's true. A lot of companies were trying to buy the shop but they were so proud of themselves that they never sold it to anyone.

”You're saying that now? Are you falling in love with him?” Naomi asked while looking directly into her eyes.

Before she was able to answer, she saw Andrew enter the restaurant then walked towards them.

She was looking at him as he got closer to them. She didn't realize how long she was staring at Andrew but she heard her sisters giggling.

”What?” She asked when she turned her eyes on them.

They didn't answer and just giggled with each other.

When Andrew reached the table, he sat beside her and held her hand. She was startled. She couldn't understand why she suddenly felt nervous when he touched her and her heart was beating so fast.

Andrew frowned when he felt her tensed. He looked at her, confused.

”Are you okay?” He asked.

She couldn't say a word so she just nodded. Her sisters giggled again. They stopped when she glared at them.

She ignored what she felt, took a deep breath then turned her attention to her parents.

”Dad, did you find a new place?” She asked.

”Not yet. We were still discussing where to find a good place to stay. We wanted a peaceful place where we could start a new shop with a reasonable price. We don't need an expensive one.” Her dad answered.