Being Dumped by My EX, I Marriied His Older Brother-Chapter 2: Why Not Finish What We Started Three Years Ago?

Chapter 2: Chapter 2: Why Not Finish What We Started Three Years Ago?

A teasing voice reached her ears. It took Nina Thorne a moment to register it. "Kane, your brother just finished playing me. Is it your turn now?"

On the other end of the line was Justin Kane, Cole Kane’s older brother.

When Nina Thorne had first started dating Cole Kane, Justin Kane had never treated her kindly.

"You’ve already been stood up once. Afraid of a second time?" Justin Kane’s voice was mocking. "That doesn’t seem like your usual reckless self."

Nina Thorne had a fiery temper and couldn’t stand being provoked.

She said defiantly, "Fine, I’ll go! Who’s afraid of who? But even if I go with you, the Civil Affairs Bureau is already closed for the day."

Justin Kane said coolly, "You don’t need to worry about that."

「Twenty minutes later.」

Nina Thorne arrived at the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau again. Justin Kane’s tall, elegant figure appeared before her. His face was breathtakingly handsome, stunning in a way that left one speechless.

His powerful aura was especially intimidating.

Cole Kane was already one of the most handsome guys around, but he was no match for Justin Kane.

"You actually dared to come." A corner of Justin Kane’s mouth lifted, his mischievous eyes filled with a roguish glint.

Facing him now, Nina Thorne lost the reckless abandon she’d had on the phone, her nerve faltering slightly.

"It’s pointless. The bureau’s doors are already half-closed."

Justin Kane raised an eyebrow and glanced at the main entrance behind her. His voice was low. "Really going to get a marriage certificate with me? Have you thought this through?"

Not to be outdone, Nina Thorne retorted, "You’re not scared, so what do I have to be scared of?"

’If anyone should be scared,’ she thought, ’it ought to be Justin Kane.’

After all, he and Cole Kane were brothers.

"You’ve got guts."

A flicker of imperceptible admiration crossed Justin Kane’s eyes as he grabbed her wrist and started walking inside.

Nina Thorne froze. ’Are we... really going?’

She suddenly stopped in her tracks. Justin Kane looked back at her and raised an eyebrow. "What, scared now?"

Nina Thorne hesitated for a moment. "Why do you want to marry me?"

’But he clearly doesn’t even like me.’

Justin Kane let out a short laugh. "I have to get married eventually, don’t I? Rather than waste time finding someone else, I might as well pick someone the family already approves of."

Nina Thorne didn’t ask any more questions.

’It’s probably because our families have been friends for generations.’

The Kane parents, as well as the family patriarch, were all very pleased with her.

’So his actions made a certain kind of sense.’

...

「In less than ten minutes.」

The two of them walked out of the Civil Affairs Bureau, each holding a marriage certificate.

Seeing her staring blankly at the marriage certificate, Justin Kane’s cold voice rang out, "It’s too late for regrets. Even if we go back in for a divorce right now, we’d have to wait a month."

’What a jinx!’

’Talking about divorce right after getting married? Who said anything about getting a divorce?’

Nina Thorne rolled her eyes at him, but her tone was polite. "Just make sure you don’t regret it, Kane."

She started down the steps, but Justin Kane suddenly reached out and pulled her into his arms.

Nina Thorne was pressed against his chest. Despite being five-foot-six, she was still a good deal shorter than him.

The pleasant scent of cedarwood from Justin Kane filled Nina Thorne’s senses, causing her heart to skip a beat.

Her face flushed red.

"Where are you going?" Justin Kane’s magnetic voice sounded from above her head.

It took Nina Thorne a moment to steady her nerves and even her breathing. "Home."

"Just got married, and you’re already leaving your husband?"

Justin Kane looked down at her. He saw her raven-black lashes fluttering and a blush spreading across her fair face. She had an innocent yet alluring look, which, combined with her cool demeanor, created a uniquely captivating charm.

"...I forgot."

Nina Thorne looked up and met his gaze, not noticing the darkness in his eyes.

Justin Kane subtly averted his gaze and released her. "Come with me."

With that, he led the way down the steps. Nina Thorne didn’t overthink it and followed him.

’We’re a legally married couple now, anyway. It’s not like he can sell me off, right?’

’Besides, turning my ex-boyfriend into my younger brother-in-law... The thought alone is so satisfying.’

...

The villa, located on the ultra-expensive mid-levels of Sylport’s Silvercroft Bay, had deceptively simple decor that exuded luxury in every detail.

Nina Thorne stood in the middle of the living room and looked at Justin Kane in confusion.

"This is?"

Justin Kane was concise. "Our marital home. You’ll live here from now on."

"Then what about you?" Nina Thorne blurted out.

Justin Kane’s brow twitched, his gaze cool. "Did the shock make you stupid? You don’t even know what a marital home is?"

The implication was that he, of course, would be living here too.

Nina Thorne gave an awkward twitch of her lips, cursing him inwardly for being as sharp-tongued as ever.

Just like when they first met ten years ago, his words were harsh and cutting.

’So unlikable!’

...

Justin Kane instructed a housekeeper, Miss King, to show her around the villa, then his tall figure headed upstairs.

Nina Thorne could finally breathe a sigh of relief. ’That cold expression... it’s like I owe him money or something.’

After a tour with Miss King, Nina Thorne realized just how uniquely massive the villa was. It had five floors, a private elevator, and a staff of ten housekeepers, all of whom had just been transferred here.

She learned from Miss King that Justin Kane had only just returned from abroad this morning.

Nina Thorne was surprised. ’He knew I was stood up by Cole Kane the moment he got back?’

’Could it be that he only married me to get revenge for what happened three years ago?’

Nina Thorne wanted to find him and ask for clarification, but she was told he was busy with work in his study.

So she had no choice but to wait. And as she waited, she ended up falling asleep on the sofa in the master bedroom.

She didn’t stir until she felt something move on top of her. Nina Thorne groggily opened her eyes to find Justin Kane’s handsome face right in front of hers.

"What are you doing?" Nina Thorne’s breath hitched, and she defensively crossed her arms over her chest.

Justin Kane lifted his fingers from the blanket, his thin lips moving. "Relax. I’m not so desperate as to be interested in your underdeveloped body."

A fire ignited in Nina Thorne’s heart. "I’m not the same as I was three years ago! I’ve developed just fine, thank you very much!"

She grabbed Justin Kane’s large hand and was about to place it on the proud swell of her chest...

At the last second, her senses returned, and she hastily stopped, letting go of his hand.

’I must be crazy.’

She had dated Cole Kane for five years, and they hadn’t even kissed.

’And just now, I almost...’

Seeing Nina Thorne’s blush spread to the tips of her ears, Justin Kane’s lips curved as he deliberately teased her. "Why stop? Afraid I’d find it... unsatisfactory?"

Nina Thorne’s face was burning. Annoyed, she pushed him away. "Even if I were underdeveloped, it’s none of your business."

She tried to get up and leave, but he suddenly pushed her back down, her back once again pressed against the sofa.

She struggled to sit up again, but Justin Kane’s tall frame leaned over her, his dominant presence washing over her.

"Nina Thorne..."

Justin Kane’s magnetic voice held a sexy, bewitching quality. "You had the guts to marry me, but you don’t have the guts to... do it?"

He was handsome, with a noble and refined air that perfectly concealed the wicked glint in his eyes. The open collar of his shirt revealed a sexy Adam’s apple.

An image from three years ago flashed through Nina Thorne’s mind.

’She might not have firsthand experience, but she’d seen it done before.’

In a rush of blood to the head, she suddenly grabbed Justin Kane’s collar, pulled him down, and firmly pressed her lips against his.

Nina Thorne opened her mouth and started gnawing, pretending to be experienced, but her movements were clumsy and awkward, and she bumped against his teeth several times.

A dark look flickered in Justin Kane’s eyes. His expression was restrained, his voice tight with suppressed emotion. "Nina Thorne, do you know what you’re doing?"

"Of course I do. I’m doing you." Still fuming, Nina Thorne tried to gnaw on him again. "What, scared?"

Nina Thorne looked at him provocatively. ’I knew it. Just like three years ago, he’s just deliberately messing with me.’

"Don’t you regret this."

Justin Kane lowered his head, turning the tables and deepening the kiss, stealing the air from her mouth as his scorching body seared against hers.

His voice was hoarse, the desire in his dark eyes undisguised. "Why don’t we finish what we didn’t get to do three years ago?"