Burning Passion - Chapter 373

CHAPTER 373: RUMORS

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After the coffee invitation, the very next day, an article was published about Prince Albert Hamilton dating Nina Li despite his fiancée Lady Emilia Bakker we’re also in the city.

The article also shows several photos that Prince Albert has seen accompanying Nina Li to choose a wedding dress along with her parents.

One photo showed Nina Li fitting a white gown. So, a conclusion that Nina Li is getting married. But a question is to whom?

Is it Steven Shang?

In a separate article, a photo of Nina kissing a guy they named Steven Shang.

However, those photos are actually of Harry. The students from Collins University recognized Harry’s Porsche.

In the hotel, Emilia is banging Albert’s bedroom door. Wearing a long face, Albert opens the door and looks at Emilia indifferently.

“What do you want, Emilia?” he asked lazily.

“You cancel our flight!?”

Albert corrected, “My flight. You can go back first.”

“What are you talking about, Albert? As you could see, reporters are waiting outside! We should pack up now and show them that we are leaving! And most of all, you should clarify to them that Nina Li is marrying someone else, and it has nothing to do with you!”

Albert turned around and left Emilia at the door. But Emilia entered this bedroom to continue nagging him about the article. However, Albert only ignored her. He picked up the newspaper on the bed and resumed reading it.

He told Emilia, “Don’t teach me what I need to do.”

“Oh? Is that so? And what is your plan? To conspire the news that Nina is getting married to you? Why? Does Nina love you?” Emilia scoffs as she goes on. “Wake up, Albert! Nina Li would never love you! She is getting married to someone else! It doesn’t matter if she married both the twins or someone else!”

“Can you shut up, Emilia!?” Albert’s voice echoed inside the suite. The royal maids who were preparing their breakfast stop from what they are doing. They glanced at each other and then sighed. They are fighting again because of the same woman.

The royal maids resumed setting the table. Meanwhile, Emilia continues her rants to Albert.

“I won’t leave! I would not make myself a laughingstock that everyone seeing me goes home alone! Don’t you dare to humiliate me like this, Albert!”

“Didn’t I already warned you, Emilia? I told you already, don’t expect me to be nice to you.”

“Then at least fake it!” Emilia demanded.

“Is it what I am doing?”

“Not at all! It was quite the opposite! Now, I want you to do something with the article!”

“That’s what I am doing, Emilia! But your impatience is wasting my time! What do you think of me? A total idiot? If you had nothing to do, you could get out now, so then I could continue negotiating about the article!”

Emilia was upset. But she could not pursue Albert with the temper he has now. She pursed her lips and turned around, slamming the door close behind her.

Albert massages his forehead. He is only keeping his cool all this time around Emilia. He never likes how she is demanding of their fake relationship.

He will never let Emilia control him. She is the opposite of Nina.

However, if it was Nina, he won’t mind being demanded by her. He would love to heed whatever she wanted.

He loves to make her his Queen and kneel before her. But Nina is crazy about someone else, and countless times Nina rejected his love.

Albert hurls a long sigh, thinking how he could not win her over no matter what he would do.

He picks up the receiver phone, dialed Li’s home telephone number. Albert waited for someone to pick up his call, and it was Jessica who answered. Later, he hears Nina’s sweet voice.

“Hi! How are you?” he asked with concern in his voice.

“Albert? Aren’t you supposed to fly back to Jeneva?”

“I delayed it. I will stay for a few more days.”

“But Albert? Is it better that you leave already?”

Albert pursed a bitter smile. It hurt him with Nina’s statement. She wanted to get rid of him. But he didn’t let Nina sense his disappointment.

“No. I can’t leave you with all of that gossip. I want to clarify to the reporter with your permission,” said Albert with a cheerful tone in his voice.

“We will handle it,” Nina replied.

But Albert would not give up. Nina already knew of his persistence. It’s no difference if he persuades her, and this time to help her clear the gossip.

“I know they are bothering you now. I have someone I sent to check you out. Reporters are standing outside your gate. You can’t leave home and go to university.”

Albert heard when Nina hurled a deep sigh before she replied to him.

“I know that, so here I am! I’m only staying in my bedroom. Even Jessica, it won’t be good for her to go outside.”

“Do you need anything? I can send someone if you’d like to?”

“No. We’re good. It’s just annoying that I can’t attend a special lecture today. My parents are discussing Shang’s lawyers at this moment in the study. We better consult them to make an overseas call with Papa Jerome. I prayed the article wouldn’t reach Zen City. I guess it’s the first thing to do now.”

“Right! That’s a brilliant idea! We have to control not to spread outside the continent.”

“Yes. So, we are waiting to release a counter statement.”

“Alright! Let me know if you need me to make a statement as well. I want to fix things. Suppose I haven’t invited you out. They won’t gossip about us at all.”

“You need not feel any guilt since we did nothing wrong. We’re good friends just having a coffee.”

“Of course! We are good friends; that’s all it means!”

Nina pushed a thin smile on her lips. She could not tell Albert what she was afraid of. She wanted to stop the gossip before Steven read the article. There are two ways about that. He would claim he was with, or he vented his anger toward Harry.

Everyone only believes that it was Steven she dated, as they were so identical. And she has to clarify that sooner!

People would think that she is getting married to Steven. Maybe an announcement that she is getting married to Harry, not Steven. And after that, whatever gossip came out, at least people knew who she was going to marry.

Before noon, Prince Albert Hamilton releases a statement. According to him. It was only a coincidence he met Nina Li on one of the New York streets. Since he is going back to Jeneva, he took an opportunity to invite his friend, Nina Li, for a coffee and congratulate her marriage to her fiancé.

Since it was Albert who made this statement, people believe him. However, for Nina, it’s not enough.

Magazines are inviting her to feature next month, the May issue. Nina is having serious debate within herself if she will take this opportunity to announce her relationship with Harry.

She also thinks that maybe her chance to expose why she broke up with Steven. Maybe that interview will lighten up the weight she is carrying all along since she and Harry had a relationship.

‘It needs to end!’ Nina thought to herself.