Eliza and Hector shared a knowing look. They don’t understand why their daughter did not seek her ex-husband’s help to clear her name. They believe Galvin could solve this with his connections.As parents who were very close to their daughter, they witnessed how she spent so much time designing clothes. Then now, someone accused her of plagiarizing.“Kristel, we need to find out who is the mastermind of this incident. We can’t allow people to suspect you!”Kristel reached for her mom’s hand and comforted her. “Don’t worry, Mom. I will investigate the incident myself.”“No. It would be best if you didn’t do this on your own. Look at what happens when you seek justice on your own,” Hector said, then asked, “Now tell me why you don’t want Galvin involved?”Hector admitted that his influence wasn’t enough to save his daughter. But at this point, he will thicken his face and cling to Gloria’s connection.He hated Galvin for abandoning his daughter because of his old flame. But Gloria loves
The nurse assigned to Vivian rushed into the room after hearing someone call for help and seeing that it was her patient.“What did you do to my patient, Miss?” Her voice was harsh. She looked Kristel up and down, and after a moment of thought, she recognized her from the news. “Aren’t you the criminal who attempted to run over my patient with the car?”Kristel glared at the nurse. How dare she accuse her? “I didn’t harm her! It was your patient who committed a crime, and that is for framing me! It was her who loathed me!”“Stop twisting the truth, Kristel! You plagiarized my work! Now that I exposed your wrongdoing, you want to silence me!”Kristel snorted, throwing a glare at Vivian. She was about to give a piece of her mind when the ward suddenly became crowded.“What’s going on here?” Soon, more medical personnel arrived, and each shot Kristel with accusing stares.Vivian was satisfied when the nurses and doctors appeared in her ward. She saw they were taking her sides, believing
Kristel was beset by uncertainty. Why would Vivian do that? She didn’t know her personally, so she believed Vivian had no reason to frame her.“Attorney Miller, something is not right. Vivian and I had never had a chance to meet before. Is it just a coincidence she chose me as a victim?”The lawyer nodded his head."If you believe that it isn’t, then you must be careful. Right now, the most important thing is you are acquitted of her charges. And if you are unsure of the accuser's motives, this is the perfect opportunity to gather evidence about who is behind her.""You are correct, Attorney Miller. We should do that," she concurred.Kristel went home that day. Although her heart was still in turmoil, she brushed it off. What matters most now is she was free, and the first thing she did was to have a bath.She was detained for two weeks and realized she had missed her massive bathtub.Kristel soaked in a bubble bath while enjoying the food she ordered online. During her detained period
“Open your eyes, Kristel! Stopped being so naïve as to think he’ll change his mind and fall for you! You should never let that man control your heart!” She scolded herself.Kristel vows to stop dwelling on her pain and thoughts of Galvin. Instead, she returned to the company the following day and spent time in her studio revising the rough drafts she had drawn while detained.During the time she was in detention, she immersed herself in designing to keep herself occupied. In this way, she can distract herself from her worries.Now she is freed, she will waste no time.By the afternoon, Kristel was called by Amanda. She was told to submit her recent design; thus, she immediately went to her office with the drafts in her hands.“Hello, Amanda. Here are the drafts I finished designing recently. I need your opinions about which part of these dresses should improve.”“Hmm…” Amanda took the stacks of boards and told Kristel, “Please take a set, Kristel.”Kristel occupies one of the guest ch
The frown on her face deepened. Galvin had promised her not to see each other again, but here he was; he appeared in front of her. Also, she crosses paths with Fiona. How unlucky she was!Kristel glared at Galvin and didn’t hide her displeasure. The pain and anger she had endured when she was detained and then Galvin merely apologized to her so that she would not press any charges against Vivian and the mastermind to frame her, Fiona, has resurfaced.However, Galvin overlooked Kristel’s indifference because his eye lingered on her hand, intertwined with Noah’s. Subconsciously, his gaze grew colder. Fiona caught his abnormal behavior; inwardly, she resented and loathed Kristel.But this isn’t the perfect timing to go physical. She calmed down and concealed her irritation.“Why don’t we have dinner together?” Out of the blue, Fiona suggested. “Since we are all here, dining with more people is better. As they say, the more, the merrier. What do you think, Kristel?”“Why not?” Noah agreed
"I'm not flirting with you, Kristel!" he denied after he processed Kristel’s meaningful words.Kristel frowned. "Then let go of me now!"She struggled but to no avail.Galvin acted as if he was deaf by ignoring her pleas. Instead, he reminded her, "I've mentioned it already, Kristel. I only wanted to protect you, so stop misunderstanding my actions!"A brief silence ensued before Kristel's crisp laugh echoed in the bathroom lobby. Galvin knitted his brows, displeased seeing how she laughed like a lunatic.‘Is she making fun of me?’ He thought.Upon staring at the woman before him, he swallowed hard to suppress the desire to punish her as his eyes traveled down to her sultry lips and smooth neck.For unknown reasons, a strange emotion swelled in his chest—a sense of desire that he wanted to lock Kristel somewhere no one could have a glimpse of her."Kristel, what do you feel for Noah? Are you really in love with him?" Galvin tossed a ridiculous question out of the blue, and Kristel fel
“Galvin, I… it’s just my guess,” Fiona answered in a hurry. Her face contorted with pain, pleading, “Can you let go of me now?”Galvin lowered his gaze and realized he was gripping Fiona by the arm with force.“I’m sorry.” He apologized and regained his composure, forcing himself to calm down. “I asked Cory to send you back.”Hearing this, Fiona throws her body to the man, hoping she can entice him like before. “Galvin, it is late. Why don’t you accompany me to my apartment? It’s been a long time since you visited me.”Fiona stretched her arm to reach for Galvin’s collar, but before her fingers touched the fabric of his shirt, he grabbed her hand and looked at her indifferently.“You must understand I am working hard so that I can give you a good life.”Fiona felt a shiver down her spine to meet Galvin’s chill gaze. She bit her lip and clenched her hand out of anger toward Kristel, ignoring her long nails digging into her palm.She was livid that Galvin was treating her coldly because
Kristel was embarrassed by what she’d done. She looked at Noah apologetically and said,“I shouldn’t use you to show my ex-husband I already moved on from him. It isn’t right that I will accept your confession even if—”“It’s okay, Kristel.” Noah cut her halfway. He went on, “I don’t mind if you want to use me to forget your ex-husband. Kristel, that's what I wanted to happen. I want you to give me a chance so that I can show you that you deserve all the love in the world. He didn't cherish you, but I will, Kristel.”“No, I can't do that, Noah. It’s unfair to you! Lov3 shouldn't take it for granted.”Noah shook his head and smiled. He explained,“It wouldn’t, Kristel. In fact, If you allow me, I would gladly help you get through your first marriage. I will mend your broken heart and love no one else but you.”Kristel was speechless. She wishes that one's heart can teach who to love. But in her case, it was the hardest part of the process to heal her broken heart.Kristel could taste b