"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
Vicky was the one who forced Nikki to resign. Vicky was the one who deliberately knocked Nikki over. Vicky was the one who forced Nikki to leave Stoneford City.All these were what Nikki was implying, and Vicky knew nothing she said could ever convince people otherwise. After all, a criminal would never willingly confess to their crimes.Vicky looked at Tyler, who had remained silent the entire time. "Tyler, don't you have anything to say to this?"Tyler looked indifferent, and so was his voice when he replied, "Have you ever been to the bar?"Nikki nodded. "Yes.""When?" Tyler asked."Are you referring to the first time or the last time?" Vicky asked back. Tyler's eyes darkened. He said meaningfully, "Does that mean you've been there more than once?""Yes. Miss Mayland was quite popular a while back. I went to check out her performance out of curiosity. I must say, she really is quite the performer. And since then, I've gone back a few more times as I had time to spare during
A weird light appeared in Tyler's dark, cold eyes."If it's just a warning, why did you have to say it so terribly?" Nikki asked.Vicky looked at the cool, elegant man beside her. "Then, does Mister Hart think that what I said was too much?"Tyler's deep, dark eyes bore into her eyes. His fine-defined brow and eyes looked extremely cool. "What if I think it is?"Vicky's eyes sparkled, and she nearly could not keep up the emotion on her face. "Then, should I apologize?"His deep and clear voice was subtle. "You already apologized to her a few times, and Miss Mayland didn't accept them."Vicky put on a smile. "So are you trying to make me think of a solution to have Miss Mayland forgive me?""Since you've been to the bar, you should know I like listening to the songs Miss Mayland played." Tyler's thin lip curled up into a smile. "What if because of you, she refuses to play for me? What should you do about that?"The smile on Nikki's face brightened, while the expression on Vicky'
Before Vicky could say anything, Tyler spoke again, his voice low and alluring, "You thought I was going to really make you do it, didn't you?""No…" said Vicky quickly.Suddenly, Tyler grabbed her by the chin, forcing her to make eye contact with him.A smirk appeared on his face. "You thought that I was going to force you to apologize to Nikki and come up with all sorts of ways to humiliate you until she was satisfied and willing to forgive you… Didn't you?"Vicky's eyes flashed. She tried to look away but could not as Tyler had her chin firmly locked in place."I…" She could not think of anything to say. After all, what Tyler said was true.Tyler’s face moved closer to hers; his eyes bore deeply into hers, making her swoon involuntarily."Missus Hart, how should I punish you for thinking like that?" he asked.His familiar scent infiltrated her nostril, making her heart thump wildly in her chest.He was so close to her that she found it difficult to evenly breathed. His hand