"Miss Starling, where are you right now?" Vicky asked with a frown. "I'm at Neon… Club. Come here right away… I'll be… waiting for you." "Miss Starling…" Vicky wanted to say something else, but Aurora suddenly hung up the phone. Vicky called her again, but she did not pick up this time. Without any other options, Vicky changed out of her pajamas and went to Neon Club to look for Aurora. … In a corner of the Neon Club, Aurora was sitting slumped against the sofa, and in front of her was a mess of empty bottles. Vicky walked over to her and asked, "Miss Starling, are you okay?" At the sound of Vicky's voice, Aurora's eyelashes fluttered before slowly opening her eyes. She must have drunk quite a lot because her eyes were red and unfocused. "Vic… ky… you came!" She beamed a rarely-seen drunken smile at Vicky. "I didn't… expect you… to really come!" Vicky sighed helplessly at the hopelessly drunk Aurora. "Miss Starling, you're drunk. Let me send you home." "Miss Sta
Vicky had first-hand experience of how hard it was to live the life of the rich and famous, so she could understand where Aurora was coming from. Originally, she came to Neon Club to check on Aurora because she was forced to do so. However, after listening to her, she could not help but sit down beside her and asked, "What's your dream, Aurora?" Aurora glanced at her. "Do you like watching series or movies?" Vicky shook her head. She had no interest in either. In fact, she rarely stepped foot inside a cinema. "Actually… I've been working abroad as a D-list actress but… but no matter how hard I try… I couldn't seem to get a breakout role…" "A breakout role?" Vicky was stunned. She found it hard to believe that someone like Aurora was only a D-list actress overseas. After all, given her background, it should not be hard for her to get the role of a female lead in a blockbuster movie. Plus, she had the kind of look that would make people fall in love with her even if she was t
Vicky thought she was still dreaming. It was either that, or she was still drunk. She pinched herself and the pain just made her sober up even further. She then fearfully pushed the man sleeping next to her away. The man's eyes snapped wide open as soon as she did that. He must have been unhappy about being awakened for his expression was one of coldness. "Why did you wake me up?" Tyler asked. He slowly sat up from the bed, and the blanket fell off him, revealing his toned chest that was filled with newly-made scratch marks. Vicky was shocked. She then looked down at herself and discovered that she was naked too. 'Did we… last night… again?' Vicky looked at Tyler in disbelief. "Tyler, what are you doing here?" "You should ask yourself that since you were the one who called me," he answered coldly. "I called you?" Vicky had no recollection of herself doing that. "When did I call you?" Tyler looked at her condescendingly. "Last night. You called me when you were drunk, as
"Let go of me…Ty… Mmph!" All of Vicky's voice and struggle were easily stopped by Tyler when a voice suddenly came from outside the door. "Vicky, are you awake?" Vicky's body instinctively tensed up. She looked at Tyler in disbelief. She had thought that he was the only one who came into her house, so she never expected that Aurora would be in there too. Tyler smiled when he saw just how pale Vicky had become. "I didn't want to leave Aurora in the car, so I brought her into the guest room." This used to be Tyler's house, so he knew the layout of the house very well. Vicky looked at his face, which was very close to hers, and suddenly felt as though he was a stranger, and that made her very afraid. "You should send her on her way if you don't want an audience for our show," said Tyler before kissing her violently on the lips again. Vicky had never felt so humiliated before. Her whole body started trembling while tears rolled down her cheeks. Tyler kissed away her tea
Vicky nodded without thinking. "Yes, just stay in here for the time being." She thought that Tyler would do as she said but instead, he asked, "Why should I?" "What would Aurora think if she saw you coming out of my room?" Having met her a few times, Vicky knew Aurora was no pushover. Also, everyone knew how difficult it was to be friends with an heiress. "Why are you so afraid of her finding out?" Tyler asked back. Vicky was stunned. "Well, aren't you?" "I didn't do anything wrong, so why should I be afraid?" Vicky suddenly laughed out of frustration. "So, you're saying that this is all my fault, and you're the innocent party in this?" "Of course." 'Oh, how I would love to beat him up right now,' thought Vicky. "You were the one who called me, and you were also the one who seduced me. It was all you. Even the last time, you were the one who came into my room," added Tyler. Vicky did not know why, but she found it hard to keep her cool whenever she was around Tyle
The scent Vicky used to like the most felt unbearable to her now that it came from Tyler's body. She instinctively turned her head away to get away from the smell, and when Tyler saw her do this, his eyes immediately darkened. However, his voice remained indifferent as he said, "Even if she was to find out, she won't care." Vicky did not know whether Aurora would care, but she really did not want her to find out. However, she knew she had to take a softer approach to Tyler, so she softened her voice and said, "Stay here for a while. Wait until I send Aurora off on her way. You can leave then, okay?" Tyler looked at her with those dark eyes of his. "Why should I listen to you?" 'Oh, so he wants to get something out of this,' thought Vicky. She looked up. "What do I have to do for you to listen to me?" Vicky drew the line at being his secret lover. Out of the two evils, she would rather he walked out of the room and let Aurora find out about what happened last night. Tyle
"Aurora asked calmly, "Why should you break up with him just because of that woman? It's not worth it to break up with him since the two of you are getting married soon. Besides… aren't all men the same? "My dad has countless mistresses, and my mom let him be as long as he did not have a kid out of wedlock or ask her for a divorce. Of course, he would still have to perform his husbandly duties in front of others. However, apart from that, she was content with her marriage." "But if it were you… what would you do if you found out that your husband has a mistress?" Vicky asked. Aurora smiled haplessly. "No feelings last forever, and marriages like mine are usually arranged by our parents in order to further their business interests. There's no love to speak of. Even those who married out of love would eventually have an affair or break up down the line." Vicky was speechless. Aurora patted her on the shoulder. "Of course, it's better to break up if you can't handle the betrayal
As if worried that Vicky was going to say no to her, Aurora immediately added, "I'll pay you rent money and… I can cook three meals a day. I promise I won't cause you any trouble." Vicky already found Aurora very tiring after spending the whole day shopping with her, yet she was asking to stay at her place now. There was no way Vicky could say yes to that. "I'm sorry. It wouldn't be convenient for me if you stayed at my place. It's best if you stay somewhere else," said Vicky without hesitation. "Vicky… I only came back recently, so I don't know anywhere I can go. I really have nowhere else to go." Aurora looked at Vicky with her big sad puppy dog eyes. "Please let me stay at your place for a little while. Pretty please?" Vicky shook her head. "Don't you have a fiance? You can stay at his place." "No. It's not appropriate for us to stay under the same roof when we're not married yet," said Aurora in a small voice. Vicky was a little shocked by what she said. "But you guys a