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
Vicky never had such thoughts and felt that Tyler was rather self-aware.Even if she refused to take anything of his, she would struggle to escape him. If she accepted anything from him, it would be impossible to leave him, especially when she was accepting the share of his company.She shot him a resigned look. "You know that's not what I mean.""Then sign it," he insisted."Tyler...""Once you sign these, those stubborn old men in the office will have no reason to stop you from coming to work with me."Vicky's gaze widened. "Is this to give me a legitimate reason to be at the company and shut them up?"Tyler's gaze shifted elsewhere. "No."Vicky looked at him questioningly.Whenever someone would give their spouse a house, a car, and shares with one's company, it was to make them feel secure. Tyler's reasons for doing so, on the other hand, were merely so that Vicky could keep going to work with him.Vicky felt utterly speechless by his unique way of thinking.Tyler looked
After the waiter brought over an extra set of utensils, they started ordering.The tension in the air was evident ever since Tyler arrived. Even Noah and Aurora, who were upset with one another, stopped arguing.Vicky held the menu and turned to Tyler. "What do you feel like having?"He glanced at the menu and said, "I don't remember anything."Vicky and Tyler had been to this restaurant several times before, so she ordered a few dishes that Tyler used to like. As they ate, the others occasionally exchanged a few words, but most of the time, silence filled the air.Unlike Harvey, Tyler's aura was commanding, making everyone feel somewhat restrained. Unaware of their reaction, Tyler calmly served Vicky some dishes on her plate. "You said you were hungry just now. Have some more."This simple action attracted the others' attention. With the exception of Noah, few had seen how Vicky and Tyler interacted on a regular basis.Tyler was known for his cold demeanor, and rumors about the