At Sinclair Tower:
"Tristan Sinclair’s Wife’s Identity Exposed!"
Tristan frowned as he read the news headline, shaking his head slowly. He looked up to see Max standing before him.
"Can’t you co up with a better headline?" Tristan asked.
"Boss, this news imdiately beca the number one trending topic on all news pages and social dia," Max explained. "Isn’t this what you wanted? To attract their attention?"
Tristan didn’t respond. Instead, he placed the iPad on the table, stood up, and walked to the glass wall behind him, gazing out at the busy street below with his hands in his trouser pockets.
"Do you want to delete the news, Boss?" Max asked, confused by Tristan’s silence.
Still not receiving any reaction from Tristan, Max continued, "Boss, I put a young Madam’s old picture in the article, so maybe not many people will recognize her. If you’re worried about it—"
"That’s not what I’m worried about. They’ll imdiately know her because you included information about her as Quantum Capital’s CEO," Tristan said, turning to look at Max with a thoughtful gaze. "I just don’t like the title, that’s all. Anyway, you did a great job. You can go now. Make sure our plan goes smoothly."
Max frowned, scratching his head, wondering why Tristan disliked the title. Still, he nodded, "Okay, Boss. I’ll take care of it..." he said and left the room.
Tristan looked outside again, thinking about his plan to capture the person still trying to find information about his wife. He deliberated over releasing this news to lure them out of hiding.
***
At Tristan and Bella’s residence:
Bella sat behind her laptop, on a FaceTi call with her best friend Harper, who was in New York.
"Girl! I’m so happy for you. Tristan finally dared to release his marital status," Harper said after reading the news Leo had sent her.
"Yes, thanks," Bella faintly smiled at her.
"Are you okay with that? The dia and netizens will hunt you down. They’ll try to find you and do an interview..."
Bella already knew the article would be released today. Tristan had told her to avoid the internet because he was slowly releasing information about his status as a married man.
She wasn’t surprised when Aunty Noora and Harper expressed concern. She was well-prepared.
"I know, my husband released all the articles. But with so many about , I decided not to go online or check social dia. I’m fine with that as long as they don’t know my real identity," Bella replied calmly while sipping her orange juice. She didn’t notice Harper’s raised eyebrow upon hearing her words.
"Oh my gosh, Girl, don’t tell ... you didn’t know about it?"
"Know what?" Bella asked after placing her empty glass on the table and returning her gaze to Harper. She was surprised to see her expression. "Huh!? What happened? Why do you look so shocked!?"
Harper couldn’t help but chuckle when she realized Bella was clueless.
"Looks like you didn’t read the new articles uploaded two hours ago."
"Huh, there are new articles?"
"Go check the internet now," Harper said as she excused herself to bed. It was almost midnight where she was, and she needed to rest.
Bella wasn’t concerned about the articles about her; she was more curious about Harper and Sean’s relationship.
"Harper, why are you in such a rush? Please, talk to for a few more minutes, huh!?"
Harper yawned and looked at Bella on her laptop screen, raising her eyebrows slightly as she asked, "Can we talk about it tomorrow? I’m so sleepy—"
"I believe your sleepiness will vanish once you hear what I say," Bella giggled.
A few days ago, after returning from the Spencer family house, Sean warned her not to tell Harper anything about their conversation, so she canceled her FaceTi call.
But today, she couldn’t wait any longer to ask Harper about it and tease her.
"If you want to talk about Jack, forget it! I hate him—" Harper said with a shrug and another yawn.
"Are you two fighting?"
"No. But he’s in a ss now. He wants to divorce his wife, and he bothers almost every day talking about it. I might end up in the ER if he keeps talking about that... How annoying!"
Bella was stunned to hear that. She never imagined Jack would divorce his wife; he loved her so much.
"Wow, this is big news! And why didn’t he say anything to ?"
"I dunno!"
"I’ll call him later," Bella said, refocusing on what she wanted to ask, "Harper, I’m not talking about him. I just wanted to ask you... how’s your progress with Sean?"
Harper’s sleepy eyes suddenly widened, and her mouth ford an "O." She was surprised by Bella’s question. How could she know about it?
"Did Sam tell you?" Harper asked.
Bella smirked, "So, Sam knows too? Who else knows?"
Harper swallowed, still shocked that Bella already knew about her and Sean.
"Damn! Does everyone know except ? Oh my gosh! You’re a heartless friend, Harper Reed. I’m disappointed in all of you."
Harper suddenly froze upon hearing Bella’s scolding.
"Wait, wait, Girl. So you didn’t hear about it from the three of them!?" Harper asked.
"I didn’t hear it from them. I heard it from Sean."
"FUCK—" Harper instantly covered her mouth, utterly shocked.
Bella laughed, enjoying Harper’s comical expression, her eyes widening as if her eyeballs would pop out. She didn’t say anything imdiately, savoring Harper’s shocked reaction montarily.
"Be-Bella, se-seriously, you... I an, he told you about us? I an, about and him!?" Harper finally managed to calm her fast-beating heart. She felt like she might end up in the ergency room for sure. This was too shocking for her.
"Do you want to know what we talked about?" Bella asked.
Harper nodded vigorously, "YES, PLEASE, Bella. Tell every word he said to you. And the tone he said it."
"Ugh, what should I do now...?" Bella pretended to be confused. "Sean forbade to tell you anything. But since I slipped up, I’ll tell you..." She paused montarily, smiling aningfully at her.
"WHAT? Damn! Girl, why do you make so curious?" Harper narrowed her eyes on Bella.
"I just want to say... prepare your suitcase. There is a big chance you might return here before November!"
Harper was confused by her words. "What? What do you an by that?"
"That’s all I can say, Harper. And please, don’t tell him about what we talked about. Good night, Harper Reed!"
Bella waved at her computer screen before disconnecting the FaceTi call without waiting for Harper to say anything.
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