Harvey frowned. "Why are you so distracted?""Sorry, I was thinking of something," muttered Vicky."Do you need to get changed?""It's fine. There isn't that much wine on my clothes, anyway.""Huh?" Noah glanced at Harvey. "Isn't that Harvey? Why is he here?"Aurora glanced at him with resignation. "He's been here all along."Noah was completely focused on the topic of his cats and did not notice Harvey at all. He watched as Harvey helped Vicky and mumbled, "This guy is quite daring to try and take Vicky from that madman, Tyler. It's no wonder that Tyler sent him to prison for years. I guess I got lucky."Aurora caught a glimpse of Noah muttering quietly, and her gaze focused slightly. Observing Vicky and Harvey's interaction, there was nothing unusual to be seen. They seemed like old friends who had known each other for a long time, and Harvey's gaze and actions were hardly out of line.However, Aurora was a perceptive woman, and she could not shake the feeling that something
With a few regular questions, Harvey could glean the information he desired from Vicky's words. Chatting with a clever person was just that effortless.After finishing their meal, Vicky excused herself to go home and get changed. Though, she chose not to join them for the rest of their activities.Cece noticed that Vicky had been in a poor state recently, so she did not insist on her staying."Rest early, Vicky," said Cece. Vicky called for a taxi to go home when Harvey called out to her, "Vicky, let me take you home.""It's fine," Vicky replied. "Tyler's condition isn't stable right now. I can't guarantee that he won't attack you again when he sees you."Though Tyler had lost his memory for a period and did not remember Harvey, it did not mean he did not investigate Vicky's past. It would be better if Tyler and Harvey did not meet each other.Harvey did not insist. "Alright. Remember to send me a text when you're home."Vicky smiled at him and got into the taxi....She ret
After raising her arm and stopping herself several times, Vicky returned to her room....The next day, Vicky came downstairs for breakfast as usual.After finishing her meal, she picked up her bag to leave. However, while changing her shoes, she noticed a pair of neatly arranged black leather shoes at the entrance and realized that Tyler might still be in the mansion.She turned to the maid who was cleaning the living room and asked, "Has Tyler left?"The maid usually met Tyler when she came over to prepare breakfast, but he was nowhere to be seen that day. "I haven't seen Mister Hart today. He should still be here," she said truthfully.Recently, Tyler had been leaving early to avoid Vicky. Thus, she was curious as to why he had not left.'Is he so hungover that he can't get up?' she thought bitterly.She ordered herself not to dwell on it and went to the studio to start work....At noon, Vicky, Cece, and Jennifer went to the restaurant together for lunch. As they ate, the
"It's just a scam call," replied Vicky.The three of them continued their meal.Suddenly, Cece's phone rang. She took it out and looked at the caller ID with surprise. "Harry? Why is he calling me?"As she spoke, Cece answered the call."Miss Lynn?" Harry asked anxiously, "Is Missus Hart with you?""Vicky?" Cece was puzzled. "Yes, she's here. Is something wrong?""Can you put me through to Missus Hart?"Though perplexed, Cece handed the phone to Vicky. "Vicky, it's Harry."Hearing Harry's name, Vicky's heart sank slightly. Harry was not the type to persistently call someone, so the fact that he was desperate enough to call Cece after Vicky turned her phone off was worrying."Missus Hart, is Mister Hart at home?" Harry asked.Vicky narrowed her eyes and asked, "Hasn't he gone to the company yet?""No, he hasn't," Harry spoke rapidly. "There's an important signing event today, and Mister Hart instructed me yesterday to go to the venue directly to prepare. However, it's already
Tyler narrowed his eyes and stared intently at Vicky. "What?"Vicky studied his face and said, "Isn't this what you wanted?"Vicky was no fool and knew well enough to conclude what Tyler had been trying to do; he was torturing himself so that she would eventually concede defeat.Aurora was right. Vicky could never be heartless toward Tyler, which was likely the reason why he felt so confident.Vicky spoke frankly, "You slept in a room with the window open all night to force me into deciding, right? You've won now. Aren't you happy?"Tyler gazed at her but remained silent.After a few seconds, Vicky stood up. "I'll call the doctor."As she left, Tyler watched her with a mysterious glint in the depth of his eyes....A week later, Tyler finally recovered and was discharged from the hospital.On the day of his discharge, the doctor looked at Vicky hesitantly. "Missus Hart, even though Mister Hart has good physical qualities, he can't withstand such abuse. His injuries have heale
The look in Tyler's eyes darkened.Before he could say anything, Vicky added, "I'm not upset because I regret anything, but because..." She stared into his eyes. "Tyler, if you truly care about me, you shouldn't have used your health to threaten me." She pushed him away and stared out the window. "I don't want to spend the rest of my life with a sick man."Tyler stilled and grabbed her shoulders, his eyes lighting up. "What did you just say, Vicky?"His hold was so strong that Vicky could sense his fingers trembling, and her heart softened. After a few moments of silence, she said, "Let's start over, Tyler."Time seemed to freeze.Suddenly, Tyler embraced her tightly as if he wanted to embed her into his body, causing Vicky's bones to ache. He knew Vicky gave up on leaving when he regained consciousness from the fever, but not hearing it from her lips left him uneasy.Vicky did not push him away. Instead, she closed her eyes and leaned quietly against his chest.'Let it be,' she
Seeing the odd look on Vicky's face, Tyler raised an eyebrow. "What's with that look? Did something happen?"Since they decided to be together, honesty was crucial between them, so Vicky confessed. "Aurora found a black cat at the hospital, as you know. On Cece's birthday, she invited Aurora and Noah to have dinner. After they became friends, Aurora realized that the black cat she found was Noah's, and they had a big fight over the cat. Noah accused Aurora of stealing it and demanded that she return it. Aurora thought Noah was a cruel person, and if Noah couldn't prove that the cat's injuries were not caused by him, she wouldn't return it. Noah called the police after that..."She had heard the follow-up from Cece and Jennifer after the incident. At that time, she was busy taking care of Tyler at the hospital and was not aware of the subsequent events.Vicky rubbed her temple and continued, "The police couldn't do anything because Aurora couldn't provide evidence of Noah's cruelty t
"You... You saw everything?"Tyler shot her a look. "You mean how Noah tried to get closer to you using his cat?"Vicky was instantly at a loss for words.At one point, Noah indeed admitted that he wanted to pursue Vicky and brought his cat to campus as he thought that all girls loved animals. In the end, Noah was so tortured by Tyler that he gave up on Vicky and desperately wished to stay away from her.Whenever they would talk about the time when Noah had a conflict with Tyler, he would still appear helpless.Vicky cleared her throat. "That's all in the past; Noah lost any romantic feelings for me a long time ago. He was pursuing Jennifer a while ago."However, that pursuit did not last long because Anthony interfered.Tyler's methods were rough. He sent Noah to the hospital several times, injured and broken.Compared to Tyler, Anthony's approach could be called 'gentle'. He would not harm Noah physically but always inflicted some mental trauma, making Noah wish he were dead