As she looked over at the one who had caught her from falling, she locked gazes with her neighbor, Officer Nathaniel Frost." Are you okay, Miss?" As he asked again, Alexandrine came to her senses as she realized he was holding her by the waist. She quickly got back on her feet." Yes, I'm alright." She answered. " I just felt a bit dizzy, but I'm okay." She added." Let me check something!" He muttered before putting his hand on her forehead to check her temperature. Her forehead was a little hot as he pulled away from her." You have a slight fever, Miss." He muttered worriedly. I put my hand on my forehead to check the veracity of his words and he was right. My forehead was burning a little." I didn't realize I was sick." She mumbled in a low voice but her neighbor heard her fine.Worried over her condition, he muttered out of the blue, " Could I help you out?"???Alexandrine looked confused over his question. What exactly did he intend to say?" I'm worried for you, Miss. You’re
" These designs are plagiarized and they are in no way the proprietary of Alexandrine Claire." The reporter muttered even louder so that everyone could hear the commotion.The audience couldn't believe what they were hearing. How could those beautiful designs be the result of plagiarism?Alexandrine was offended by the accusation thrown at her. How could those reporters accuse her of something so unprincipled? Something was definitely not right. There was no way she would have been accused of being a plagiarist otherwise." How could you plagiarize those designs and present them as your own?" The reporters were getting more and more out of line. " Shame on you, Alexandrine Claire! Shame on you!"Doriane and the team were wondering how those designs could have been plagiarized. One of the employees even believed the reporter's allegations against Alexandrine to the disappointment of Doriane." Could these reporters be right?" One of the employees expressed his truest opinions and Doria
Attempted Murder?Alexandrine was devastated at what had just occurred. She couldn't believe how the wedding show had turned into slandering accusations on her person that she had plagiarized her own designs. Who was Violet Sanders and why did she frame her? More importantly, what did Doriane think of all of this?Thinking Doriane would certainly fire her now that the investors and collaborators had nullified the contract, she rushed to her office to justify herself before the latter made some baseless assumptions about her character." Boss, may I come in?" She knocked on Doriane's office but no response was coming out. Alexandrine began to panic, but when she saw her coming from the opposite side, she gave out a faint grin.“ Alexandrine, what are you doing standing outside like this?” Doriane asked. “ Why didn’t you come in?” Alexandrine fixed her but did not see a glimpse of anger or disappointment on Doriane’s face. The only thing she saw was care and concern for her which wasn’t
“ What is Johnson doing here?” Alexandrine subconsciously wondered. “ Is he here for me?” Alexandrine became hopeful upon having that thought cross her mind.“ Officer Frost, would you please come with us for a moment?” Two police officers came looking for Nathaniel for assistance on the current case. Looking at Alexandrine lovingly, he muttered, “ I’ll be right back. It won’t take long, I promise.”“ Go tend to your work and don’t worry about me!” Alexandrine nodded, giving Nathaniel a slight grin which angered Johnson even more.Delighted that Alexandrine had grinned at him, he walked out of the ward happily. He didn’t spot Johnson as the latter had hidden quickly.Once Nathaniel was gone for good, Johnson walked into the ward. Seeing him, Alexandrine was happy, mistakenly thinking he had come to see her because he cared and was worried about her all the same. She went to him and held his hand firmly asking, “ Johnson, why are you here?”Johnson kept silent without a word. Alexandri
Alexandrine went inside Violet’s ward to seek an explanation from her but upon seeing her, she became fearful and started panicking.“ Get out! Get out!” She shouted as soon as she spotted her inside the ward. Alexandrine didn’t even have time to ask her for an explanation that she was asked to leave the ward by the doctors as Violet needed rest and tranquility.Outside, she met up with Nathaniel who asked her, “ So, how did it go? Did she reveal anything?” Alexandrine expressed her answer by nodding which he understood as not bearing any fruit.Nathaniel scoffed and muttered, “ Violet Sanders keeps insisting you’re the one who attempted to kill her in the car accident.” Alexandrine asked Nathaniel, “ What would my motive be in her scenario, huh?”Nathaniel’s response to that question was, “ To cover the plagiarism and because she went against you and denounced you for plagiarizing her designs.”“ What absurdity is this?” She was angry that someone she didn’t know and never heard of u
Alexandrine cried throughout the night that when she woke up in the morning, her eyes were puffy from crying so much. Her tears had tried and yet, her heart still stunk from the pain. " Enough, Alexandrine! Enough! You can't keep suffering for that man who doesn’t give a damn about you or your feelings." She muttered as she stood up and headed to the washroom.Moments later, after taking a shower and clothing herself, she was about to make breakfast when her Bell rang." I'm coming!" Opening the door, Nathaniel was standing there with a tray. Alexandrine guessed by the tray he had brought breakfast for her, so she let him in." Were you planning on making breakfast?" She nodded in response and he muttered, " Then, I came just on time, didn't I?"He put the tray on the table and asked her, " How do you feel now, Miss?" He was immensely worried for her due to the bad experience she spent in prison for something unrelated to her.Alexandrine responded, " I'll be okay, Nathaniel, I'll be
Getting back to a couple of minutes earlier, Alexandrine joined back with Nathaniel at the table. Tina was there eyeing us." Are you okay now?" Nathaniel asked out of concern for her. Alexandrine nodded and muttered in response, " Yes, I must have eaten something inedible, but I'm fine now."" I'm glad to know you're okay." Nathaniel expressed his deepest emotions and Tina intervened at that time and asked, " Where did the two of you meet?"Alexandrine looked at her in annoyance. Why did she want to know all that? What was her problem? She wanted to ask her those questions but she held it in. Instead, she muttered to satisfy her curiosity, " We met at the police station where Nathaniel works at. It was thanks to your lover that our fateful encounter was possible. Do you remember the accident you were in?"Remembering the accident, Tina became irked and frustrated. To get back at Alexandrine for making her remember something unpleasant like her car accident, she suddenly muttered, " N
Alexandrine and Johnson arrived at his residence. " I'll go into the kitchen and make something for you to eat." She muttered and as she was about to head into the kitchen, Johnson stopped her and asked, " May I come too?"" What would you be doing in the kitchen?" She asked in confusion. For the time they've been together, Johnson had never stepped into the kitchen. What did he want to do in the kitchen? Was what Alexandrine was wondering as she stared at him.Johnson responded before she had the time to ask him, " I'd like to see you cook as I don't know whether I'll get to have this opportunity again." He grinned slightly.Alexandrine was conflicted by his words and feelings. The person she had in front of her wasn't the husband she once knew. There was something about him that was different but she couldn't quite get nor understand what it was that was different about him." What do you say, Alexandrine?" He asked kindly. " Will you let me go into the kitchen with you and admire y
Right after leaving the police department, Johnson headed straight to his company and the first thing he did as he arrived was to conduct a meeting." What's the purpose of this meeting?" One of the major shareholders asked Johnson who retorted, " This meeting has been staged to discuss the company's future going forward." Discuss the company's future?" Another shareholder intervened. " What is there to discuss? We've practically lost everything. Let's file for bankruptcy already instead of delaying the inevitable any further!"Responding sternly to the claims, Johnson uttered, " The J Consortium won't be filing for bankruptcy any time soon."???Johnson could see how everyone in the conference room was confused about the situation. " We've found the one behind the incident and he's currently in custody."………Looking over at the public relations department, The CEO of the J Consortium uttered professionally, " Release a statement in which everything is explained fully and explana
" Mommy?"?" Mommy, you've come about!" Before Joseph could understand what was going on, Marina ran into the ward with tears dripping down her cheeks.It was only after his twin sister was no longer blocking the view that he was able to finally see and grasp the situation before him." Mommy, I've missed you so much." Marina shed tears of joy in her mother's embrace. " Sorry to have worried you, Princess!"…Marina kept wetting when Alexandrine heard a familiar voice at the door. " Mom!" Joseph shouted to which Alexandrine grinned happily at him.Opening her other arm for him, she invited him to join them. " What are you doing there at the door? Hop in, my little prince!"Mom!" Joseph ran into his mother's embrace and the three happily hugged.Johnson, who was running after his children, finally caught up to them. With his eyes and face lowered, he uttered, " Finally, I have caught up with you two. Do you realize just how much you've made me run?"From his position, he could very mu
While all of this was going on, Nathaniel and Tina were on the run for their lives as Johnson's bodyguards were searching for them everywhere." What are you doing bringing so many things with you?" Nathaniel asked the latter as she was dragging suitcases with her. In retortion to his question, Tina said in response, " We'll be on the run for a while, so we might as well bring along all that we can for safekeeping."Looking toward Nathaniel, she said," I suggest you do the same."Nathaniel stared at her for a while without a word. He slowly walked away, guiding them on the road. Tina followed right behind him with her suitcase.At one point on the road, Tina complained to Nathaniel. " Why are we walking on foot when we could take transportation?"Nathaniel stopped in his steps at the relevance of those words. " If you enjoy transportation so much, why don't you go in alone?"…" Before you go though, you might want to leave your luggage behind because I don't think you'll be needing t
Back a few hours earlier, Johnson was at the hospital when his phone suddenly started ringing. Looking at the screen, his face brimmed with joy when he saw his love's name flash through the screen.As he was attempting to attend the call, he heard Tina's sarcastic voice on the other side stating, " You've always been curious about this jade necklace's origin, didn't you?"…" If you must know Alexandrine Claire, the one who saved Johnson back then, years ago was none other than yourself."Johnson was stunned by the revelation. " What is this woman talking about?" " How could Alexandrine be the girl from back then?" Johnson subconsciously thought as the narration continued." When you fell down the cliff, I claimed your necklace as mine." She huffed before adding sarcastically, " While you begged for Johnson's love, I didn't have to do anything to gain his love."As Tina continued narrating that tragic day, Johnson's head started to seriously hurt. The hurt brought back memories that w
" So this is what happened?"Still, in the abyss of her long-lost memories, Alexandrine subconsciously thought as she was unconscious, " So that means, I was the girl who saved Johnson long ago! I remembered everything as clear as day."" Due to me falling down the cliff, our history was changed and Johnson undoubtedly believed Tina was the girl who saved him."" She took advantage of my absence to take a place that wasn't hers in Johnson's heart. The reason why Johnson never looked my way was simply because he was keeping his promise to me."Recalling Johnson's promise once more, she subconsciously thought, " Although he forgot all about me, he didn't forget his oath. It's just that he got the wrong girl all along. Now that I've recalled my forgotten memories, I need to make sure Johnson knows the one who saved him that day was me all along and not Tina as he was led to believe all those years ago.Gathering her strength and energy, Alexandrine managed to break free from her unconsci
" Why do you look so shocked upon learning the truth about that necklace?" Tina glaringly revealed to her nemesis that she was the little girl who had saved Johnson Santos all those years ago and not her as she presumably led him to believe all those years ago.During the silence, Alexandrine subconsciously wondered, “ What is Tina talking about?” “ The one who saved Johnson years ago was me! How is that possible?”The next thing Alexandrine knew, Tina was joyfully clapping her hands and when she was done clapping, she said, “ I must thank you, Alexandrine Claire.”…“ If not thanks to your necklace, how would I have been able to foul Johnson for so long?” She smirked joyfully before adding, “ Had you not left your necklace out that day, I wouldn’t have been able to take your place in Johnson’s heart, so thank you so much, Alexandrine Claire.” She laughed hysterically at the end of her sentence.Alexandrine was too stunned by Tina’s craziness to ask any questions whatsoever. All she d
" What would you want me to do for you to prove my fidelity to you?" She asked and pondering on the matter some more, he uttered unconvinced, " No, this might not be a good idea, go away!"Tina hung on to his hand and said in retortion, " If you don't tell me the task you have for me, how will you know for sure that I'll fail without even giving me a chance to prove myself?"Pondering on her words for a while, Nathaniel uttered convinced, " Alright, I'll give you a chance to prove yourself but if you don't meet my expectations,-------------" Before he could conclude his statement properly, Tina cut him short and stated confidently, " I'll meet your expectations, you can be sure of that."" You won't find a better partner in crime than me. Besides, I'm used to getting everything I desire for myself and that's not about to change anytime soon." She ended her statement in a stern tone.Nathaniel chuckled maliciously, " I like the confidence you are harboring and so I decided to give you
“ Who would want to team up with you?” Alexandrine glared at her former friend and supporter with extreme coldness. “ What? Why are you looking at me like that?”“ Did you seriously think I’d allow you to use ema as a peon once more?” Nathaniel didn’t dare answer. Alexandrine wasn’t done telling him his four truths. “ You mentioned just now that whatever was happening was due to me standing by Johnson’s side, correct?”“ If that wasn’t truly my fault, then answer me this, would you?” Nathaniel flinched at the sound of that. “ Was it also my fault to befriend you and offer you my unconditional trust?” Once more, he was stuck and couldn’t answer her questions.“ Why won’t you answer me, Nathaniel?” She shouted as she added, “ Why won’t you admit once and for all that meeting you and letting you evade my life as you did was nothing but a mistake?”“ After all, had I not met you, I wouldn’t be in this situation and would certainly not have been used as a vulgar peon with no consideration
The moment Alexandrine awoke after a few hours, she realized she was bound in an abandoned clothing factory. “ Once again, I was bound to something. When will all of this ever stop?” She subconsciously thought before hearing noises not far away from where she was bound.In a daze, she heard Tina and Nathaniel in conversation with one another. She could hear what they were talking about. “ Why have you kept her alive instead of killing her?” Tina was the first to speak and she was followed by Nathaniel who muttered in response, “ This isn’t as easy as you think it is, okay?”“ What’s not easy to do?” She retorted coldly, “ Instead of playing this game with me, why don’t you admit before me the real reason why you’re adamant about killing her?”…“ Why don’t you admit before me that you’re still infatuated with her and that’s the reason why you don’t want her dead?” Alexandrine kept listening in on their conversation and subconsciously thought, “ Those two have been working together all