"Son?" Belle heard a feminine voice call through the phone.

"Mum, is there a problem?"

"No. It's just that I bumped into a friend of mine and her daughter..."

"Really?" Ben acted surprised like his mother hadn't done something similar before. He was very sure that she didn't bump into that friend of hers. He was sure that his mother had asked her friend to bring her daughter along for Jenna's wedding so they could be introduced to each other.

"Listen to me," his ...