In the city, Nathaniel went to discuss something with his superior in his office. His superior had a very imposing stature and was a strict man." What may I do for you, Officer Frost?" His superior asked him and he responded in kind. " I'm here to ask you for a favor, sir."The superior looked at him very suspiciously and asked him straight away. " A favor? What kind of favor?"Nathaniel took deep breaths and answered, " I'd like to take some days off, Sir."Nathaniel's response shocked his superior. Never once before had he taken days off ever since the day he joined the police division. " You've never taken days off in the past, so why now?"Nathaniel didn't answer the question and then the superior asked another question that would certainly get him an answer. " These days off you're asking for, are they due to a girl?"Although he didn't answer the question this time around as well, he slightly blushed at the mention of a girl and the superior quickly caught on to the situation.
Johnson was delighted that Alexandrine had chosen him as her judge for the upcoming round. The other contestants were throwing silent daggers at her as they were jealous she got to have the most convoluted bachelor as her judge. They started wondering how the two were acquainted with each other." We'll be reuniting here again in a few days for the next round." The MC announced. " Good job today everyone and we'll see you again soon." The MC left the scene.The other contestants also left, leaving Alexandrine and Ava.Alexandrine thought of explaining what just occurred to her model, but before she got the chance to, the latter asked rather frantically, " How are you acquainted with the most eligible bachelor of city A, Johnson Santos?"Everyone knew who Johnson was now as well as his reputation that was expanding with each passing day. As for me, as I was never introduced publicly as his wife in the past, there was no mention of me. Although there was a coupure about our divorce in t
" I won't disturb you guys, then." Alexandrine left the unsightly couple alone and entered her suite that was right next to Johnson's.Once inside, Johnson interrogated his lover about her apparition in Paris." I've come because I miss you and wanted to be with you. Is that an issue?" She asked and Johnson looked pensive and lost for an instant. Tina found it strange that her lover was avoiding eye contact.Thinking back about what Alexandrine told her over the phone, she asked, " Johnson, would you happen to have something to confess?"Tina asked, hoping Johnson would come clean about that night but, " I couldn't call you much since my arrival here, I'm sorry. I've just been so busy with the competition and stuff. I hope you understand and don't hold it against me." What Johnson confessed had nothing to do about the matter she was concerned about." That's okay, Johnson, don't worry about it!" She hugged him instead of interrogating him further. She didn't want to lose him by acting
Johnson left the room in silence. Alexandrine watches him as he leaves and wonders why he never believed her, not even once.The designers bickering brought her to focus on what was going on in front of her." Only cheaters accuse others of plagiarism. Your designer is nothing but a plagiarist." One of the designers muttered to Ava which angered Alexandrine greatly." Until it is proven that I truly did it, don't be so quick to accuse me of such infamy!" Alexandrine joined in and took a stand for herself. The other designers didn't back down even for an instant even as they saw her reassurance." Is there anything to prove here? You stole my designs and copied them." Linda Dorsale gritted her teeth. Alexandrine smirked slightly and asked with confidence, " Are you sure those are your designs?"" Of course they are." She hesitated a little before answering. " Why wouldn't they be?" She asked to which Alexandrine responded, " If you're so sure those designs belong to you, then you shoul
The person's clothes Alexandrine held onto was Ava, her exclusive model for the fashion show competition. She managed to get to her on time. Seeing her deteriorated condition, Ava was horrified." Save my child! Save my child!" Alexandrine keeps repeating with tears flowing from her eyes. She was worried something horrible might have happened to her unborn baby.Ava squatted to her level and muttered worriedly, " Ms. Claire, you're losing too much blood. We must get you to the hospital asap." Ava looked at the organizers, hoping for their benevolence in the matter. As they also looked at Alexandrine's deteriorated condition, one of them quickly called for an ambulance and the one who did so was Johnson Santos himself. Ava was relieved that the ambulance would be arriving soon.Ava looked over at Alexandrine and muttered, " The ambulance will be getting here soon, Ms. Claire. Please hold on until the ambulance arrives!" She held her hand to give her moral support. Alexandrine tried to
" You should rest now." Nathaniel laid her down on the bed and muttered sweetly, " I'll be back to see you again in a little while." Okay!" She nodded.Nathaniel left the ward to let Alexandrine rest. When he was no longer in sight, she muttered, " If only I had met you earlier on before Johnson entered my life, I'm sure I wouldn't have suffered such hardships. You would have supported me and my life would have been colorful every day without fail." She stopped midway and said, " How I wish I could return all the amount of love you're giving me, Nathaniel? How I wish I could love you just as much as you love me?"Moments later, in a daze of being half-asleep, Alexandrine heard someone entering her room and thought it was Nathaniel who had returned, however, she heard Tina's laughter and immediately opened her eyes." What are you doing in my ward, Tina? What the hell do you want?" She stared at the latter who looked smudged." Why am I here?" Tina laughed sarcastically and muttered,
In the next days that followed, Nathaniel took care of Alexandrine by giving her lots of love and attention. Ava and Doriane went to visit her in the days that followed to inquire about her health." How are you doing, Ms Claire?" Ava asked but seeing the latter's expression, Ava could alone guess the answer. Nonetheless, Alexandrine thanked her for protecting her when everyone was slandering her name. " I owe my child's safety to you, thank you so much!"" There's no need for you to thank me over this, Miss Claire."When their eyes met, Alexandrine was too embarrassed to look at Doriane, her boss. " Why won't you look at me, Alexandrine?" She asked.With her gaze lowered, she muttered, " I'm too ashamed, Doriane. Your design studio got slandered in another plagiarism case; I'm so sorry!"Doriane approached Alexandrine and swiftly lifted her head so she could look at her, " You have nothing to feel ashamed of as none of this had been orchestrated by you." She muttered before adding, "
A couple of days back before I went to Alexandrine’s house to see her—----------Since returning home after that day in the hospital, Tina has been pestering me about our engagement. She would ask me questions like, “ When are we going to choose a date for our engagement? Or, are we ever getting engaged at all?”I was pestered almost every day by the same seemingly questions that one day, I decided on a whim, “ Let’s get engaged two weeks from now!”“ Johnson, you’re the best,” I remembered how happy that made her that she started right away to make preparations for it. Whenever she had the chance, she would want to take part as in the end, it was our engagement we were talking about, so why should I be excluded from it at all?“ Johnson, what do you think of these pieces of jewelry?” She showed me the jewelry that caught her fancy and would ask me with a bright grin in the corner of her lips, “ Do you like them, Johnson?”“ Yes, I love them very much, Tina. They look good on you.” I