Was It Love, or Just a Dream?

On the third anniversary of marrying Tristan Morse, Annabel Norton accidentally spills coffee all over their marriage certificate.Hoping to replace the damaged document, she heads to the city hall for a routine renewal.After entering her details, the clerk looks up with a puzzled frown. "Ms. Norton, our records show you're currently listed as unmarried."Annabel is stunned, insisting there must be a mistake."That's not possible. My husband and I registered our marriage in this very place three years ago."The clerk double-checks, only for her expression to shift from confusion to something unreadable."It still shows you as single, but your alleged husband, Mr. Tristan Morse, is married."The clerk briefly pauses, then continues, "The spousal information on record indicates a different woman—Cassie Lawrence. Do you know her?"A sharp ringing explodes in Annabel's head, drowning out the world in one shattering instant.