At the De Clarion Empire, Tristan and Jacob were busy going thru important documents when Belle came, “Sir, Joyce is here,” she announced as she opened the door wider to let the woman in.“Are you busy?” Joyce asked Tristan before coming over and kissing him on the lips.Tristan was shocked. It'd been a while since Joyce last kissed him on the lips. Although he feels happy, he can’t help but think, ‘What is going on with her?’Jacob found the woman’s gesture a bit awkward as well, so he excused himself. When he comes back to their office, Belle is talking to someone over the black phone.“Just let them up, I’ll go to the lounge,” she told the person on the other line.“A visitor?” Jacob asked and she nodded.“Lawrence Williams is coming up,” she told the CEO’s assistant. Jacob nodded at her.“Please wait for them,” he told Belle before heading back to the CEO’s office to let Tristan know.Belle nodded at him. She went to the pantry to prepare coffee for the visitors, then she took it
“Sir, the Williams are here,” John informed Frederick, who was currently resting in his room.The old man glanced at the clock on his side table. “They’re an hour early. Aren’t they too excited to become my in-laws?” both men chuckled.John helped Frederick out of bed, while a maid helped him dress up. A few minutes later, they are on their way to the living room to welcome the guests.Vernice, Lawrence, and Esme stood up altogether as soon as they saw the old De Clarion. Vernice even kissed Frederick’s hand before rejoining her parents on the couch.“How are you?” he asked the young woman in front of her.Vernice paled a bit after hearing his question. She knows there’s something else he wants to ask, he was just not being frank with her.“I’m fine, Sir. I’m really sorry about what happened in the past. I got scared after Tristan called me and I acted rashly,” she explained.Frederick nodded and Lawrence let out a sigh. He was actually hoping that the old De Clarion would look past w
Meanwhile, at the CEO’s office, Joyce is still crying. No matter how Tristan tells her that the marriage will only last for a year or two, she won’t stop.For her, just the thought of Tristan marrying someone else, other than her, already breaks her. She can’t bear it, even if it’s just for show.Joyce isn’t from a rich family. Her mother was a maid from one of the affluent families living near the De Clarion Villa, which is how she and Tristan met.They would play almost every day before Tristan was hospitalized and even after that. She would even stay overnight at the villa sometimes.Her mother’s employers were generous enough to send her to school. Because of this, she was able to study at the same high school as Tristan.The two got separated when Tristan moved to Shaston for college. When he came back, they finally got a chance to be in a relationship.However, since he is a womanizer, their relationship has been on and off. Their recent breakup was fourteen months ago, the long
“Go to Zarks’,” Tristan instructed his assistant when he entered the car.When they arrived at the restaurant, they were welcomed by a waiter and were directed to a table for two. However, instead of following the waiter, Tristan went the other way.Jacob looked ahead of them to see where they were going. After a couple more steps, he saw Eric. ‘How did he even know they were here? He’s such a stalker!‘ Jacob thought of his boss.“Hey! Who are you with?” Eric asked as soon as he saw Tristan. Belle, on the other hand, was surprised to see her boss. She too turned her head when Tristan pointed at Jacob.“Can we join you?” the young De Clarion asked.Eric glanced at Belle but she wasn’t looking at him, she was just frowning at her plate. To not keep Tristan from waiting, Eric nodded in response to his question.Tristan was quick to sit down after Eric agreed. Jacob, on the other hand, was hesitant as he found it awkward.After placing their orders, Tristan started conversing with Eric. H
Two weeks after meeting Frederick and Tristan De Clarion, Vernice was told that she can already move to their villa. However, she was also told that Tristan wouldn’t be staying with her, but he would visit her once in a while.As soon as Vernice was done packing her stuff, she went downstairs. She then asked a maid to help her bring her luggage down.“Oh, good that you’re here now,” it was Esme having coffee with Lawrence in their living room. “Dress up, we’re sending your marriage certificate to City Hall,” her Mom told her.Vernice shook her head, “Not today, I’m flying to Lys after dropping my luggage at the villa,” she told her mother.Lawrence moved his eyes from the newspaper he was reading and glared at his daughter. “What are you going to do there?” he asked grumpily.“I need to talk to Hans and explain things to him,” she answered impassively. She didn’t even glance at her father when she responded.“Let her,” Esme intervened. “When will you come back?”Vernice took the ticke
Hans was up earlier than usual the next day. When Vernice woke up, breakfast was already prepared.She went straight to the bathroom to wash up before coming down to the living room. Opening her bag on the couch, she took out the documents she signed for Tristan De Clarion.“Babe, do you want to look at these?” she asked, placing the documents on the coffee table.Hans poked his head from the kitchen and creased his forehead, “What are those?”Vernice shrugged, plopping down on the couch. “It’s a copy of our prenuptial and divorce agreement,” she said as she presented the documents to her boyfriend, one by one.“Let’s talk about that later, eat breakfast first,” Hans told her. She lazily pushed herself off the couch and went straight to the kitchen. “Dress up after eating, we need to buy some groceries. My parents are coming over for lunch,” he added.After they were done with breakfast, both of them hurried to take a bath and get dressed. They drove to the supermarket to do some groc
“I’m on my way to Eden.”Belle informed Nathalie as she got inside a cab. She received a call from her friend around lunchtime telling her that she needed to talk to her about Jacob.As Belle got excited after hearing the name of her favorite co-worker, she immediately agreed. She couldn’t help but think about what they'd talk about.As soon as she got out of the cab, she walked towards the aisle next to the club. Since it was still early, Belle assumed that Nathalie was still in the dressing room so she intended to go through the backdoor.Midway down the aisle, a burly man grabbed Belle by the arm and covered her mouth and nose. The strong scent affected Belle right there and then. She lost her senses and eventually fainted.The burly man was quick to catch her. He immediately took Belle inside a blue car and asked the driver to take them to the south side of Bree, where he had already set up a place for her to stay.Belle felt like she was suffocating. She tried standing up but she
Tristan felt like the world stopped revolving for a couple of seconds after hearing Jacob’s news of Belle. He felt a tingling sensation on his scalp and his hands were sweaty.”Meet me back at the office,” he told his assistant before turning on his heels.He stepped into his Lamborghini and drove back to the company. Jacob and Nathalie had just arrived when he stepped out of his car and all three of them walked toward the elevator.“What happened?” he couldn’t wait to reach his office. He was anxious.Jacob and Nathalie exchanged glances. Both were as nervous as Tristan at the moment. “We went to her apartment and the guard told us she hadn’t seen Belle so he assumed she was staying with Nathalie,” he informed his boss.Tristan let out a long, dispirited sigh. He walked quickly towards his office as soon as the elevator door opened. Jacob and Nathalie trailed behind.“What should we do now?” Nathalie asked no one in particular. She can’t stop herself from fiddling with her nails as s