"Are the foods ready?" Tristan asked his assistant on their way to the conference room.Jacob glanced towards their office to see if Belle was already there. "Not yet, maybe there's a long line at the café," trying to make an excuse for the secretary."She's so slow!" the CEO clicks his tongue, irritated.Jacob let out a sigh before scratching the back of his head. "You know how most people eat their breakfast here. Maybe that's why she's taking a while."Tristan didn't respond to him. He just quickened his pace to reach the conference room immediately. As soon as they get there, Jacob opens the door for him and he immediately sits down after greeting the visitors. He opens the folder in front of him to get them started.They are already in the middle of a discussion when someone knocks. Jacob stands up to open the door, only to see Belle struggling with the food packs.He quickly put down the folder in his hand to help the secretary. Jacob takes some of the food packs from her.Both
Vernice keeps phasing back and forth in their living room. She is actually worried about their current situation.Earlier, she checked their joint bank account and saw that there were only a few dollars left. She can't help but think about how they will survive.She and Hans rented an apartment in Lys where they can stay in the meantime. It was their temporary solution, while they were waiting for the company to take off.However, she can't help but think about when they will be able to buy their own house. When can they afford it? Renting will cost them a lot and it's a waste of money.Hans just opened his company and it's only been a month. Although he managed to convince two people to invest, they did not have enough clients yet for their finance company to get going.No client means no income, and of course, they cannot use their capital on unnecessary spending. They have to save it for future business use.Vernice, on the other hand, is a huge spender. She is used to having a lav
Later that day, Jacob was called to the CEO's office again. This time, Tristan gave him a black card and was instructed to give it to Belle.Tristan's exact words were, "Give this to Belle, she can use it to purchase everything she needs for her job. Clothes, shoes, bags, or whatever it is she needs to function properly at work."Although he was confused, he could only follow his boss' instructions. 'Why was I not given a black card? I've been working for him for years!'He wanted to feel jealous of Belle, but thinking about it, he knows fairly well why he is doing this. He couldn’t help but smile at his friends.In the office, Belle's been staring at the card on her table for several minutes now. She still can't believe what she's seeing before her eyes.'Is this really a black card? And can I use it?' Her mind is in deep thought but she can't stop herself from smiling."I take back what I said before. He isn't stingy, sorry," she tells Jacob, chuckling. Jacob wants to respond to her
Belle smiled immediately at the man in front of her. “Hi!” she exclaimed.“I’ll walk you back,” Eric smiled. “Who are you with?” he asked, walking alongside Belle.“I’m with my friend!” Belle introduced Nathalie to him as soon as they reached their spot and her friend couldn’t take her eyes off of the gorgeous lad.Eric sat with them. They were talking about random things when a woman in a skimpy outfit, looking wasted, approached Eric and snaked her arm around his neck.“Hi babe, who are these bitches?” she asked, her words slurred.Belle’s brow immediately flicked after hearing what she said. She suppressed the urge to talk back though she wanted to do more than that.Eric saw her reaction. Scratching the back of his head, he smiled apologetically at Belle before removing the woman’s arm from his neck.“Behave, Lea, they are my friends,” lightly pushing the vulgar woman away from him.The woman called Lea snickers, “I’ve been waiting for you for hours. It was a different woman earli
Tristan entered the venue right after he stepped out of the car. He went in alone as Jacob still needed to pick up Belle and Agnes.He headed to the lounge and found his grandfather, sitting there with a wineglass in his hand. “You’re late,” the old man told him, Tristan chuckled.“No one’s even here yet,” he retorted.“The Williams called me yesterday, they told me they’re visiting next week,” he informed his grandson of the upcoming problem.Tristan’s forehead creased. He called a waiter to ask for a drink, “What do they want?”Frederick shrugged, “No idea, they just said they were visiting,” he chuckled. Implying he knows there is something else behind the visit.Tristan was about to say something when another waiter called for them. They were informed that the visitors were already arriving.The grandfather and grandson duo had no choice but to walk out of the lounge and welcome their guests. They were standing side by side facing the entrance, both looking like royalty.The first
Some of the visitors had already left when Tristan came back. A few more minutes later, everyone else started bidding him and his grandfather farewell too.The old De Clarion kept glancing at him inquisitively. “I’ll tell you about it later,” he told him, but Frederick just snorted in response.Seeing him with Agnes was really an eyesore. When Agnes left, Tristan disappeared as well. That is why the old man can’t help but imagine things.When he saw his grandson looking grumpy when he came back, he dismissed his undesirable thoughts. ‘It’s probably not what I was thinking.’ Once everyone had left, Tristan asked Frederick to go with him to the VIP suite. Along the way, he told his grandfather what had happened.Frederic was also furious at Agnes. “How can she do that when she’s not even a welcome guest?!” he spat.“How is she?” he asked Jacob as soon as they stepped inside the suite. Looking at the empty couch, he creased his forehead at his assistant.Jacob gestured towards the bedro
Meanwhile, at the Williams Villa, Esme keeps thinking about what she saw earlier. At the banquet, when she was about to go to the restroom, he even saw Tristan helping Belle out.De Clarion Empire’s CEO led her to the elevator and even carried her in. She waited to see where the elevator would stop, but it kept going until it reached the topmost floor, the VIP suite.‘What is her relationship with Tristan? Why was she so close to him? It can’t be, this can’t be happening!’The face of the woman she saw earlier is way too familiar for her to deny that she knows her. It is her indeed! It’s none other than Yssabelle Williams, Lawrence and Rose’s daughter.Years ago, after the search and rescue team reported that they failed to find her and announced that Yssabelle was dead, Esme wanted to make doubly sure. He contacted three investigators to look for her in nearby hospitals, not just in Bree, but in Dale as well.Two days later, she received a report that a child around the age of 6 to 8
“I guess no one can accompany Belle tonight,” Jacob stated.As soon as they got inside Eden, their attention was caught by the woman dancing on the ledge. A woman they are very familiar with.The clothes she wears are far from skimpy. However, men won’t be able to refuse to look at her as she is dancing seductively. It was Nathalie.Tristan pressed his temples, as a thought popped into his mind. “Do you think Belle has done something like this before?” he asked out of nowhere. Jacob turned his head ever so slowly. “Let’s go!” Tristan said, walking ahead of him before he could even answer.‘What was he thinking? Why would Belle do something like that? Jacob could only shake his head. He never thought his boss could think of something as weird as that.They went straight to the VIP room on the second floor and a waiter quickly followed. He served both men their drinks before leaving them for their business.“Did you hear everything about Belle’s story earlier?” Tristan asked after drink