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
Before Vicky knew it, she found herself already in the restaurant with Tyler hand in hand. Everyone's eyes were on them from the moment they walked in.Tyler was too famous to go unnoticed. Everyone who was anyone in Stoneford City knew him.Everyone's jaw nearly fell to the floor when they noticed the two of them were holding hands, and they began to whisper amongst themselves."Isn't there a rumor going around, saying Tyler has taken a pianist as his mistress?""Why would he be holding Vicky's hand in public if the rumor is true?""Could it be… they're actually giving their marriage another try?"Under everyone's surprised gaze, Tyler and Vicky made their way over to Sebastian."Vicky." Sebastian could not help but smile when he saw Vicky. However, his smile froze when he saw Tyler standing next to her, and it completely disappeared when he noticed the two of them were holding hands.Vicky was just about to explain to Sebastian what happened when Tyler beat her to it. "Hello,
"Okay, let's do that now," said Vicky. She called the waiter over, and the three of them were given a menu each."Vicky, I remember you used to like the foie gras here. Should we order that?" Sebastian asked while flipping through the menu.Vicky had never been to this restaurant after she lost her memory, so she simply nodded and said, "Sure.""No wonder your company isn't doing well, Mister Mill," said Tyler suddenly without looking up from the menu. "Why would it when you spend all your time thinking of chasing after women?"Tyler might usually be reticent, but he would always go for the jugular should the need arise. Vicky had experienced this many times. She always thought of herself as someone who possessed a good temper, but she would be so easily pissed off by what Tyler said to her.Vicky was worried Tyler would say something inappropriate again, so she gently nudged him under the table with her other hand, signaling him to stop talking. However, as soon as their two hand
Sebastian raised his brow, thinking Tyler was just bluffing.He smiled. "If that's the case, I'll leave it to you to order for her. She lost her memory and has forgotten many things. I grew up with her, so I know her very well."Tyler would have dealt with the whole thing in a perfunctory manner if it was any other man and not Sebastian who suggested the idea. After all, it would be easy for Tyler to fool him as long as Vicky followed Tyler's lead and played along with his plan.However, Sebastian was Vicky's childhood friend who only knew Vicky all too well. There were things Vicky had forgotten but Sebastian never would.Sebastian knew that Tyler and Vicky never had a good relationship and that Tyler was rarely home in all the three years they had been married. Therefore, how could Tyler ever know anything about what Vicky liked?Today would be the day Sebastian revealed Tyler's true colors to Vicky. In that way, she would completely give up on him and snap out of whatever illus