Tiffany wriggled her toes as she waited for Jake to arrive with the coconuts. At this time, a man approached her and gave her a piece of paper."This is from your husband," he said.She took the paper from him and asked, "Why would my husband send me a piece of paper? And who are you?"He smiled, "Oh, my bad! I'm one of the men, your husband employed to help search for someone."She nodded, "Alright, so what did Jake say?""He said he can't reach you because of bad service," the man replied. "He asked me to tell you that he has found what you're looking for and it's right in the mountains, behind you.""Behind me?" Tiffany turned and that was when she realized that there were a few mountains and hills at the back.She stared at it and when she turned back, she realized the man who was speaking to her had disappeared.She quickly opened the piece of paper.The message on it was the same thing the man had said and it was Jake's handwriting. Tiffany took out her phone to call Jake and as
Tiffany kept calling out Jake's name desperately as she looked around her in fear. She was sweating profusely and her heart kept palpitating as her life flashed before her eyes.Her arm hurt so much and in no time, her palms became moist. She looked below her and tears gushed out of her eyes as her hand began to slip.Just when she closed her eyes, someone caught her by the wrist. Her lids flung open as she thought Dass had come to her rescue. However, the face she saw was none other than Jake's."It's okay, Tiff. I got you." Jake assured as he pulled her up until she was standing on her feet.When she was standing in front of him, they stared at each other and she sniffled, "You saved me this time too, Jake. Thank you."He pulled her into his arms while she broke down in tears, crying loudly. Hugging and stroking her back, he spoke softly, "Do not worry, Tiffany. As long as I'm here, nothing will happen to you. I will make sure of it."With her face buried in his chest, her crying so
Tiffany pulled her hand away from Jake's hold, "We are no longer a team, Jake, since our thoughts do not align anymore. Please go back to your life because I can take care of myself. Goodbye."She walked away afterward without looking back. She had a face cap on because she didn't want anyone to recognize her.After crossing to the other side of the road, she stood for a while, thinking of what to do. She felt sad because having Jake by her side made everything easier. He took care of everything, including making sure their meals were ordered.But how could she still stay with him when he had a distorted view of Dass? It was dangerous because if she continued listening to him, his wrong perception of Daas could rub off on her. She would never forgive herself if she lost the love of her life because she doubted him when he needed her the most.She had no idea where to start from. She felt so alone and wondered if she could call her brother, Reign, and ask him to help her. She could eas
TIFFANY I sat by Jake's bedside in the hospital, staring at him as he laid unconscious. I held both his hands and tears kept falling from my eyes. It could have been me. I would have been dead if the car had run me over at such a speed.And Jake's condition was all my fault. He would have been fine if he did not save me, again. I would find the culprit, no matter what. But first, I needed him to open his eyes. I just wanted him to smile and tell me that he was okay. I wouldn't ask for anything else.My throat felt dry because I had been crying for a while. I got up and left the hospital room so I could get a bottle of water. On the way, I called my brother, Reign, and said, "Someone tried to run me over with a car but Jake saved me.""Are you okay?" He asked. "What about Jake?"I thought about telling him that Jake was in the hospital but I was scared of what would happen afterward. What if he asked me to inform Jake's family about it? And what if Jake did not want that? I had to wai
Jake found himself feeling happy because Tiffany was putting in extra effort to care for him. He did not realize when he got carried away and kissed her.Tiffany's first instinct was to push him away. However, she held herself back as she was afraid that it would cause more damage to his head.As he kissed her, Jake suddenly realized what he was doing and gently moved back."I am so sorry," he said to Tiffany. Without saying a word in reply, she got up and walked out of the room.Jake struggled to control his heart which was beating so fast. He had always been able to control his feelings in front of Tiffany. He didn't understand what happened to him, and he was afraid of how Tiffany would react.Meanwhile, Tiffany stood outside Jake's room and touched her lips as she wondered, "Why did Jake kiss me? What was he thinking? It was just the two of us so he can't say it was a make-believe.It suddenly struck her and she gasped, "Oh no! Could he still have feelings for me?""Tiffany."She
Tiffany wiped the tears from her eyes once the call ended. She came out of the room and picked up her car keys. She recalled how Jake had risked his life so many times for her and told herself, "No, it's not possible for Jake to betray me. No matter what anyone says, I can never doubt him. Dass must be highly mistaken. Jake has just returned from the hospital and I have chosen today to celebrate his birthday. It's better to let him rest."She stared at the two bodyguards outside through the window and shook her head, "Dass must be highly mistaken. Those who were deliberately handpicked by my brother, Reign, so I cannot doubt them either."She went outside and said to the guards, "I need to get to Lions Bar right away. I can only go with one of you. Someone needs to watch over Jake because he hasn't recovered fully. If he asks after me, tell him I got a call from Dass and I'm going to meet him. I'm not telling him right now because I want him to rest.If he searches for me, tell him t
Tiffany kept waiting for Dass as she tapped her feet impatiently. Meanwhile, Dass was waiting for her to drink from the glass.After more than thirty minutes passed, she called him. He answered and asked, "Why are you calling me? You will arouse suspicion.""Please come out, let me just see you and I'll be okay," she implored. "I'm going crazy, Dass.""Haven't I explained the situation to you?" He asked. "I really want to come to you but I don't want to endanger you. I'm trying to make sure none of our enemies are still around. In the meantime, drink from your glass. You will only arouse suspicion if you do not touch it."Tiffany wanted to speak but he hung up. She was so worried that she could not bring herself to drink.After the call ended, Dass gritted his teeth, "How long will it take that fool to drink? Why is she wasting my time?"After a few more minutes passed, Tiffany sighed and picked up the glass of wine. Her hand shivered as she tried to make sense of Dass's predicament.
When Jake yelled, the bodyguards heard his voice and Joe hurriedly went toward his room to find out if he was okay.Tiffany stared at Jake in shock, unable to believe that he was being so rude to her. She turned and angrily walked out of his room.She saw Joe the moment she got out and he asked, "How is he doing?""Who cares?" Tiffany replied. "He can go to hell."She was about to head to her room when Joe asked, "Has he told you what happened to him?"She turned, "What are you talking about?""I'm talking about your wine which was drugged at the bar but he drank it without realizing." He replied.Tiffany's face fell in shock, "What?"Joe went ahead and explained everything that happened and what they had discovered. Thinking about how Dass had said their enemy was around, Tiffany felt the enemy must have drugged her drink to deal with her but Jake ended up suffering."He downed your wine and disposed of what was left in the bottle because he had a feeling it had been tampered with,"