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

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

A week after the kidnapping incident, Belle was back to work. Tristan and Jacob didn’t ask her more about the incident. All that mattered to them was that she was safe.On her first day back at work, as soon as she stepped inside the building, she came across Jacob, who bought coffee for their boss. “Sorry, I should be the one doing that,” she told him apologetically. Jacob was about to respond when someone caught their attention.“Hey!” the woman called. “Hey you!” she called again when they first ignored her.Belle and Jacob stopped in their tracks to face the woman. Jacob was surprised, but Belle was confused as she was not familiar with her.Vernice eyed Belle from head to toe before rolling her eyes and smirking at her. ‘We really look alike, it feels weird,’ Vernice whispered in her head.“Excuse me? Is there a problem? Is there anything I can help you with?” Belle inquired.Vernice cleared her throat, looked around, then stretched her hand to offer a handshake to Belle. She too

When Tristan woke up, the first person he saw was Jacob. “What happened?” he asked, trying to massage the throbbing pain in his head.“You and Belle were drugged,” Jacob informed him.“What are you talking about?” he asked, trying to lift himself from the bed.“I received a call last night, a staff member from this hotel told me that you checked in with your secretary. She said you’re both drunk and were carried to the VIP suite. I came over immediately. I knew something was wrong. You don’t drink to the point that someone needs to carry you,” Jacob narrated.Tristan looked around after hearing the word ‘secretary’, but no matter where he turns his eyes, he couldn’t see Belle.“I took her to the other room,” Jacob informed him, as he noticed that his boss was looking for the woman he was supposed to be with. Tristan furrowed his brows at him, “You were starting to take your clothes off last night with Belle lying next to you. Who knows what could have happened if I left her with you?

After what happened between her and Tristan, Belle tried her best to get in touch with Lawrence. It took her a few more days to find out that he was already back from Dale.With the help of Jacob, Belle managed to secure an appointment with Lawrence at Williams Corporation. As soon as she gave her name to the front desk, she was led to the elevator up to the CEO’s office.“What can I do for you, Miss Roberts?” Lawrence asked as soon as he saw her walk into his office. “Have a seat,” smiling at Belle, he pointed toward the couch.As she sat down, she placed a copy of the marriage license she got from Jacob on the table. Lawrence took it and his eyes widened immediately.“Who submitted Tristan and Vernice’s marriage license to the City Hall?”Lawrence put the paper down and leaned on the backrest. “It was Esme,” he answered truthfully.“As you can see, Mr. Williams, the name signed on that license was mine and I must admit, that it is my handwriting too. This is a copy of the original l