Moments later, Alexandrine awoke from her slumber, and what she witnessed stunned her bizarrely." You're awake. Have you slept well?"Her ex-husband, Johnson was stroking her hair warmly and affectionately. It was as if they were back a year ago, to their newlywed life. Alexandrine felt disgusted seeing that approach being utilized on her. Instinctively, she pushed him away and stood up. Glaring at him, she coldly muttered, " Stop playing these kinds of games already, Johnson!" " It's been over between us for a long time and you better not forget it."Connivingly, Johnson said to his former wife, " I'm not playing any games with you right now and I never did." Alexandrine glared at him without uttering a word. " You may not know it, but I ended my relationship with Tina."…" You're the reason I've ended everything, Alexandrine." He spoke his heart out to Alexandrine who was simply staring at him without a sound. " As the engagement day approached, I realized that I couldn't live wit
" Ah, it hurts!" She screamed in pain as she had her hands on her belly. Tina observed the spectacle from afar and was enjoying her state to the fullest.Passersby gather around Alexandrine to see what was going on. " My baby--------- Please someone save my baby!"Alexandrine looked at Tina who was portraying a hint of malice in her eyes. She was enjoying seeing her in pain and Alexandrine was losing more and more blood. Alexandrine was seriously concerned about her baby's well-being due to the amount of blood she had already lost so far." Tina, what have I ever done to you that you would harm me like this?" Subconsciously, Alexandrine reminisced about all the encounters she'd had with Tina thus far. Not to forget the last one that was about to cost her the life of her unborn child." My child was put in danger once before but fortunately, I managed to pull through and now it's happening again." This time, she reminisced about the plagiarism incident in Paris which was orchestrated b
" This cannot be happening. My child cannot be gone. My baby—--- My baby—----"Seeing Alexandrine so shattered due to the loss of her child, Nathaniel didn't know how to comfort her. No matter what he would come to say in this situation, that wouldn't comfort her in any way.Alexandrine was shedding tears controllable muttering things like, " I saw a little boy in my dream. It was my son and he was so cute, but I couldn't approach him or tell him how much I loved him."Seeing her distorted state, Nathaniel swiftly bugged her. That was the only thing he could do in this situation. Holding her in his arms, she kept muttering things like, " This is all that lunatic fault. She's going to pay for this; She's going to pay a huge price for separating a mother from her child so cruelly." At the time, Nathaniel had no idea what exactly Alexandrine was muttering about but he'll soon find out, not long after.After cursing Tina and Johnson, she fell back asleep. Nathaniel was disheartened to see
After whispering those things in her ear, she stepped back from her and watched as Tina soon ran out of the ward afterward. Seeing her leave, Alexandrine subconsciously muttered, " Run as fast as you can as your troubles are only just beginning."Tina stormed into Johnson's office right after leaving the hospital. She was disheveled and scared as she held onto him in panic. " What's wrong, Tina? Why are you like this? Did something happen?"Attempting to answer the question, Tina hugged Johnson tightly. Johnson didn't understand what was going on with Tina and why she was suddenly hugging him out of nowhere.After a while of hugging him, she finally began to talk and the first thing that came out of her mouth was, " Promise me, Johnson!"Confused, he asked, " What exactly am I to promise you, Tina?"She responded and said, " Promise me you won't ever leave me no matter what may happen in the future."At that mention, Johnson asked, " Why are you suddenly saying stuff like that? You're
" What are you doing here, Tina?" Johnson, atoms, last noticed his fiance's presence in the room. His eyes grew wary and he looked at Alexandrine suspiciously." Why is he looking at me like that? Is he suspecting something?" Alexandrine subconsciously wondered before getting out of bed and going to the washroom to put on her clothes, leaving Tina and Johnson alone in the room.Passing by Tina, she smirked at her before entering the washroom and closing the door behind her. Before putting on back her clothes, she leaned in to enjoy the show as she enthusiastically listened to their bantering.It didn't take long for Tina to lose her composure and shout at Johnson, the man she loves. " How could you do this? How could you betray me like this after I've warned you of her intentions?" She asked for an explanation from him, her eyes filled with tears.Blinded by the love he thought Alexandrine still had for him, he responded and said, " You're delusional, Tina. Alexandrine loves me and th
The one calling Alexandrine was none other than her parents. " It's my parents calling," Alexandrine muttered to Nathaniel right next to her.To give her some privacy, Nathaniel headed to the kitchen to tend to the dishes while Alexandrine attended the call." Hello, Mom!" Upon hearing her daughter's voice on the other side of the phone, she thought something was amiss but regardless stated the reason for her call. " Could you come home for dinner today, Alexa?"Alexandrine's parents haven't seen their daughter for a long time and they were worried for her, especially her composure after she had gone through such a traumatizing experience all by herself. They felt helpless as they weren't by their daughter’s side when she needed it most.Still, on the phone, Alexandrine gives her mother a response to her request about dinner, " It'll be my pleasure to join you guys for dinner tonight." She sounded a bit more enthusiastic than usual to see her parents after the tragedy she went through
Hours later, when Alexandrine awoke, it was four in the afternoon and she checked her phone for messages.Feeling the lower pain in her lower body, she walked out of the room. In the dining room, she was warmly greeted by servants." Good afternoon, madame! It's so good to see you again in this house. We've missed you a whole bunch." The servants considered Alexandrine as the lady of the house and all of them showed them immense respect due to that title she held." I missed you too." This situation was too awkward for Alexandrine as she tried to get through it the best she could. The reason that brought her back to the house wasn't to play busybody with anybody but to accomplish her purpose which was way far more important than anything else.She was still smiling awkwardly when the servants asked her, " What would you like to have served to you, my lady?" The servant was smiling at Alexandrine as she inquired the question from her. You could spot in the girl's eyes the respect and a
Nathaniel, who was at work at the time, received Alexandrine's message. " She's been admitted to the hospital?"" Thus must have something to do with Johnson and Tina. I need to go there right now and see how she's faring." Nathaniel left all the work he had left to do and rushed to the hospital as he was deeply worried about Alexandrine being suddenly admitted to the hospital.Moments later, at the hospital, the doctor bandaged Alexandrine's forehead and said, " She should be alright if she gets some ample rest."" Thank you, doctor, it'll be done." Johnson thanked the doctor before he got out of the ward and left the two of them alone.When the doctor was no longer in sight, Johnson held onto Alexandrine, his expression filled with anxiety. " What's the matter, Johnson? Why do you have that expression on your face?" She asked and his response was, " I was so anxious when I saw laying on the ground, moaning in pain."Alexandrine kept silent and Johnson continued, " I could never have
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