Following Mom's instructions , I had gone to the cafe to meet my blind date . The moment I walked in , I was instantly drawn to Tristan and mistakenly thought he was the man Mom had set me up with . From looks alone , he had more than met my expectations . So I had walked straight over and sat across from him . Tristan had looked up in surprise . I had held out my hand and said , " Hi , I'm Mabel Stone . I'm sure my mom already filled you in on the details , everything . Anyway , let's get to know each other as friends first . " O I repeat After I had finished speaking , Tristan's expression had returned to normal . He had chuckled as he shook my hand lightly . " Nice to meet you . I'm Tristan Brown . " I hadn't expected our first meeting to be a mix - up . Turning toward Tristan , I pinched his waist . " Why didn't you say anything back then ? " Tristan chuckled . " If I had , wouldn't you have just run away ? " I turned away , feeling embarrassed . After that , I began to meet with Tristan frequently . I wanted to escape the discomfort of staying home and watching Terrence and Anna flaunt their affection , as if no one else existed . More importantly , being with Tristan genuinely made me feel comfortable and happy . I wanted to spend more time with him . So back then , I was pretty much out from morning till night every day . One time , Terrence had even waited at the door , asking if I had been avoiding him on purpose . The day Tristan gave me the bracelet was also the day we officially became a couple . It was then that I finally found out he had been the one who saved me on the cruise . It had been Adam Fletcher , Terrence's grandfather , who invited Tristan to the party . He had hoped to establish a connection with the Brown family . But Tristan kept a low profile , so most people had no idea who he really was . 1/2 Chapter 5 +25 BONUS As soon as that was revealed , the surveillance footage had just about finished being restored . The video showed Anna acting suspiciously . She had first taken a pair of scissors and cut a slit in the wedding dress . Then , she started hacking at the dress furiously , as if to vent her anger and seek revenge . Then , she had used lipstick to scrawl the words " DROP DEAD " across the vanity mirror , pressing so hard that the lipstick snapped . She was muttering under her breath the whole time , and from the shape of her mouth , it looked like she was saying my name . My parents went pale . " I can't believe Annie ... Anna turned out to be that kind of person . " Ever since Anna was brought to live with us all those years ago , we'd constantly clash . Every time , she'd make things up and falsely accuse me . But Terrence and all our classmates thought she was just a poor , innocent girl who'd lost her parents at a young age and was living under someone else's roof . To them , I was the one bullying her . did think about telling my parents how unfair it all was , but I didn't want to put them in a difficult position . So I kept it all to myself . In the end , Anna brought this all on herself . The wedding she'd been dreaming of was canceled . She was probably furious beyond words by now . I finished copying the high - definition footage and emailed it to Terrence .