The surprise only lasted for a while.Tyler was a good CEO and would never allow personal matters to affect his work. Vicky never got him to break this ethic, and neither did Sheila. It seemed Nikki could not do it, too.Vicky had not discovered any similarities between Sheila and Nikki. They did not look the same, and their temperaments did not match. The only similarity was that they were both skilled in the piano.However, Vicky did not think Tyler treated them differently just because they could play the piano very well. Thus, she had a feeling it would be something else, one she did not know of.That was probably why Vicky showed up here every day.The bar was popular, but Nikki was not the only one who performed for the establishment. There were other performers who would showcase their talents, too.After finishing a song, Nikki bowed to the audience. When she was leaving the stage, an affluent young man dressed in branded apparel stopped Nikki with a glass of wine in his
"Are you sure?" asked Nikki.The waitress nodded. "Many of the upper-class people know what Tyler's wife looks like even though people like us might not 'cause she likes to keep a low profile. The young masters and young misses who frequent this bar have met her many times in the banquets thrown by the rich, so they can recognize her at a glance."After a pause, the waitress added, "I asked the bouncer at the door, and he said…"The waitress looked at Nikki and lowered her voice even more. "She's been here almost on all the nights Mister Hart was here too."The expression in Nikki's eyes changed.-Vicky made an exception tonight and decided to stay until Nikki finished playing her last song, but still, Tyler did not appear.'Seems like Tyler isn't coming tonight,' she thought.The final performance of the night was normally done by Nikki.After Nikki had finished playing her last song, Vicky put on her sunglasses and hat and started walking toward the exit when someone sudden
As Nikki dug more deeply into the matter, she chanced upon numerous gossip articles saying Vicky was the one who broke up Tyler and his first love by seducing him into her bed. There was a lot of news about them, but weirdly enough, not a single photo of Vicky could be found.It would be hard-pressed for people who were not from the circle to get to know Vicky. In other words, the masses did not have the right to talk about her.Thus, Nikki could only get a generalized idea about what was really going on between Tyler and Vicky: Vicky loved Tyler, but he did not share the same feelings, and she would rather hold onto the dead marriage than let him go. Therefore, Nikki thought that Vicky was a crazy woman who was paranoid, lunatic, and frantic.In fact, before talking with Vicky, Nikki even thought she was like one of those desperate housewives whose life revolved around their husbands and instead of looking to themselves for the problem in their marriage, they would rather stalk the
"From your tone, I can tell you really hate those mistresses, but if that's the case, why did you become that kind of woman you hate the most? Just as you said, Ms. Shaw, any woman who tries to worm her way into someone else's marriage is a mistress. I seem to recall you were the one who caused Mister Hart to break up with Sheila. Doesn't that make you a mistress as well?" Vicky asked nonchalantly.Vicky was kind of shocked upon hearing that, but it was only for a short period of time.Nikki noticed the changes in Vicky's emotions and thus continued, "Ms. Shaw, I'm sure you've heard of the saying 'what goes around comes around'. Therefore, the pain you caused to others will sooner or later be bestowed upon you one day.""Are you telling me you'll be the one to do that? Bestow pain upon me and whatnot?" questioned Vicky with a straight face.Nikki shook her head. "As you can tell, Mister Hart is only one of my audiences, and we've never overstepped our boundaries, so I'm not the wom
Vicky stood there and asked, "What are you getting at?"Nikki looked slightly hesitant. From their previous conversation, she knew Vicky was a hard nut to crack. Vicky was indeed a formidable character, so anything less than substantial was not going to make Vicky crumble.Nikki took a deep breath and said seriously, "Mister Hart is keeping his heart for someone special, and it's not you. He'll never love you.""And you think you're that someone?" Vicky questioned."I'm not sure whether he'll ever fall in love with me, but I'm pretty sure my chance is definitely higher than yours," Nikki replied."Based on?" Vicky asked.Nikki stared at Vicky. "I know he's not ever going to fall in love with me at my current stage, but you know that? That's fine. Because I'm willing to wait. I'm willing to make sacrifices. I'm willing to take a shot…"Here, she smiled wryly. "I'm even willing to be a substitute or a shadow of the special person in his heart."Vicky's pupils wavered. "A substitu
"Mister Hart would never have married you in the first place if Sheila was really his true love. In fact, I heard the two of you got married not long after Sheila injured her hand."'She's one h*ll of a smart cookie, but…' Vicky thought to herself. She suddenly smiled meaningfully. "Miss Mayland, do you know how Sheila injured her hand?"Nikki had hired someone to look into the matter, but that person came up with nothing, so she had no idea how Sheila injured her hand.Suddenly, a chill ran up Nikki's spine. "It was you, wasn't it?"Vicky did not admit it, nor did she deny it either. She warned Nikki instead. "Miss Mayland, my husband helped you out when you were in danger. Because of that, no one in this bar dares to harass you anymore. How does the saying go again? Oh, that's right — 'don't bite the hand that feeds you'. We don't expect you to return the favor, but at the very least, you should keep your hands off my husband."Nikki did not expect Vicky to be still so stubbor
While Sebastian and Vicky were talking, Vicky's phone suddenly rang. She took out her phone. It was a call from Cece. Then, she stood up and said, "Excuse me. I need to take this.""Sure," replied Sebastian softly.Vicky went into a quiet corner and answered the phone."Vicky," came Cece's voice from the other end of the phone. "Have you been to that bar lately?""No. What's wrong?" Vicky asked.Cece lowered her voice and answered, "Something happened at the bar."Vicky's eyes flashed. "What happened?""Nikki resigned!""She resigned?" Vicky frowned. "Why?""I don't know the exact reason, either. At first, I heard she called in sick for a few days. Then the next thing I heard was that she had resigned. Everyone in the bar is saying that you went to give her a lecture that day and forced her to resign."Vicky tried to process Cece's words before simply saying, "Alright. I understand."After that, they talked for a while before hanging up the phone.On the way back to her tab
Vicky followed Tyler in order to figure out what was really going on. Tyler simply took a glance at her coldly and said nothing.-In the clinic, the doctor and a nurse were persuading Nikki to receive treatment for her injured hand."Miss Mayland, the cuts on your fingers might become infected if we don't treat them now. You're a pianist! What if you can't play—""Let them be infected. I rather they rot than for them to be a thorn in someone else's side," interjected Nikki."Nikki, you shouldn't do that to your body. You only ever get one body in this lifetime…" the waitress uttered."Well, someone won’t stop giving me a hard time until my body is buried six feet under," Nikki replied.Suddenly, the door to the clinic swung open, and a woman's voice asked, "Miss Mayland, are you perhaps talking about me?"Nikki instinctively looked toward the door. Her eyes immediately lit up when she saw the handsome man standing behind Vicky."Mister Hart!" exclaimed Nikki. No one could t