'Is Aurora not here?' Vicky thought. As Vicky wondered, she suddenly noticed that the room's door was not completely closed and was left with a narrow gap. Out of curiosity, Vicky pushed the door open and walked in. The room was pitch black without any lights. 'Could it be...?' Vicky's heart skipped a beat as she wondered. She did not want to see anything unpleasant. Standing in the living room, she called out, "Miss Starling, are you there?" Vicky decided that if Aurora did not respond, she would simply leave. After waiting for three seconds and hearing no response from Aurora, Vicky placed her clothes on the sofa and prepared to leave, only to be held abruptly from behind. Before she could react, the person pushed her onto the sofa and kissed her forcefully. Vicky was startled and was about to call for help. "Hel- Umph!" The person instantly covered her mouth with one hand. In the dark room, nothing could be seen clearly. The air was filled with the scent of alc
"It was Aurora who told me to come here and deliver clothes to her, she..." Tyler's voice was cold. "Where is Aurora?" "I... I don't know." Tyler shot her a knowing glance. "Vicky, your ability to lie is getting worse." Vicky clenched her fists, trying to keep herself calm. "Tyler, I'm not lying. I have no reason to do such a thing." "Oh?" "Firstly, we are already divorced. You have a fiancee, and I..." Vicky took a deep breath, then continued, "I also have a fiance myself. We both have our own lives, so I have no reason and no need to do such a thing." Tyler's thin lips curled into a mocking sneer. "No reason? Are you sure there is no reason?" Under the man's intimidating presence and piercing gaze, Vicky's confidence wavered. "What reason would it be?" "Firstly, I forced you to divorce me. You didn't want to at that time, did you? Secondly, you've had issues with Aurora for a long time. Otherwise, why did you publicly label her as a homewrecker and embarrass her?
The door swung open, and Aurora's voice echoed from the direction of the living room, "Tyler, why did you take so long to answer the door? Could it be that you're hiding a woman in the room?" Aurora teased. Upon hearing Aurora's words, Vicky's nerves tensed. Even her breath became slightly erratic. Tyler replied in a cool and calm voice, "No. I went to the bathroom just now and didn't hear anything." Aurora did not press the matter. Instead, she asked, "The servants just came by and said that breakfast is ready. Let's go downstairs for breakfast." Tyler responded with a casual acknowledgment. Footsteps could be heard fading away, indicating that the two of them were leaving. However, as if recalling something, the sound of those high heels came to a halt. Aurora's voice was hesitant, as if she had something to say but was holding back, "Tyler… Did you see Miss Shaw last night?" "Vicky?" "Yes." Aurora hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Last night, my clothes got
Elijah seemed confused. "Vicky, what's wrong?" She snapped out of it. "It's fine." Elijah wanted to say something, but soon noticed the wound on her lips and the marks on her neck. Vicky noticed his gaze and instinctively covered her neck with her hand. They were both adults, and Elijah immediately knew what those marks meant. Since he and Vicky were not actually dating, he did not question what happened the night before and simply cleared his throat, "Ahem... Vicky, why don't I get you a scarf?" Vicky did not want others to see the marks on her either, so she nodded. "Thank you." "You're welcome." The two of them walked and chatted, heading toward the direction of the cloakroom. As they turned a corner, Missus Harrisons ran into them and exclaimed in surprise, "Breakfast is prepared. Why haven't you come downstairs yet?" "We need to go back and get something. We'll be down in a moment." "Hurry up, then. Don't keep our guests waiting downstairs for too long." "O
Just then, a crisp and melodious voice spoke up, "Miss Shaw and Mister Harrisons are such a charming couple that I envy them. Oh my, your bracelet looks wonderful. It's even prettier than the heirloom in my family." Vicky turned around and saw Aurora. Her gaze wavered and she instinctively averted her gaze. Missus Harrisons said modestly, "It's just a bracelet. Your ring, however, is far more magnificent, Miss Starling. I heard that you'll be engaged to Mister Hart." Vicky did not notice it until it was mentioned and finally spotted the identical rings on Aurora and Tyler's fingers. Her breath hitched abruptly. "Tyler and I have called off the engagement," Aurora said. Old Madam Harrisons was taken aback. "You called it off?" Aurora blushed and smiled coyly. "Engagement parties are too troublesome. We've decided to get married directly." Vicky was momentarily stunned and instinctively raised her head, looking toward Aurora and Tyler. As soon as she lifted her gaze, he
Old Madam Harrisons' words were nothing out of the ordinary for prestigious families. After all, no one would willingly offend a more influential family. In the past, when Vicky was married to Tyler, he had never treated her well and rarely took her to social events. Additionally, given his status and position, he no longer needed to please members of other families, so Vicky had not really made an effort to ingratiate herself with anyone. However, being from the service industry herself, she understood the pain of having to please people. It could be said that prestigious families were not as glamorous as ordinary people believed. Vicky nodded in response. "Alright." Soon, Vicky got into Elijah's car and headed to the bridal shop. As everyone was watching, Vicky could not sit in the back seat, so she opened the car door and sat in the front passenger seat. Aurora and Tyler, on the other hand, went in another car. Watching the car ahead, Vicky asked, "Are your parents and
However, for reasons she could not begin to fathom, Vicky's entire body tensed, and she dared not look Tyler in the eye. Considering Tyler's shrewd personality, he would definitely sense that something was wrong if she asked to try on any wedding gown. Although he had not harassed her during this period and seemed to have completely given up on her, she could not predict if he would continue to make unreasonable demands of her once he found out that she was not actually dating Elijah. Just as Vicky was feeling uneasy and restless, Elijah spoke up, "It's the 'Dreamy series' wedding dress that I ordered here last month." The staff immediately showed a look of recognition upon hearing this. "Ah, so it's that wedding dress. Please follow me, both of you." Elijah nodded and said to Vicky, "Let's go." As they moved out of Tyler's line of sight, Vicky whispered to Elijah, "When did you order the wedding dress? Why didn't I know about it?" Elijah replied sheepishly, "I had it cus
Vicky carefully observed Aurora's expression. At that moment, Aurora was clueless as to what happened and she seemed to genuinely believe that Vicky and Elijah had been together last night. Vicky's lips twitched. She wanted to say something, but Aurora asked first in surprise, "Miss Shaw, why are you suddenly asking about this? Could it be that you really did come to deliver clothes for me last night?" Aurora's genuine confusion on her face made it impossible to detect any hint of suspicion. Vicky fell silent for a moment and then said, "Last night… I had a servant send them over, but she said there was no one in your room and came back." Aurora looked puzzled and asked, "How come I didn't hear any knocking on the door? Could it be that she knocked on the wrong room?" Vicky's gaze flickered. "Wrong room?" "The numbering of the Harrisons' rooms is a bit strange. While in most houses, the room numbers increase the further inside you go, the Harrisons' residence is the opposit