"Have you been using that pen for some time?"Tyler quieted down for a few moments before answering, "Five years.""Is it...important to you?""I've just grown used to it."She stared at him wordlessly, knowing that Tyler must have understood that she was trying to inquire if the person who gave him the pen was of importance to him.He stared at the pen in his hand and said, "It's been too long, indeed. It's time to use a new one." He focused his gaze on her once again. "Any other gift apart from the pen?""Other gifts?" She repeated in confusion before noticing the dark look in his eyes.Her heart raced as soon as she read the lust hidden within those dark eyes, and her breath caught in her chest. She tried to calmly pick up another gift box and said, "Cece bought you a gift as well. Let's see what it is."Cece said that it was meant for Vicky, and she had not opened it yet. To ease the tension, Vicky decided to open the gift in front of Tyler.The box was rather big in size
Tyler's kiss was almost predatory, and he seemed different than usual.Rendered helpless, Vicky instinctively wanted to push him away.She had long prepared herself but still could not help feeling nervous. However, Tyler did not let her go like he usually would and simply deepened the kiss.Thus, a passionate night ensued....The next day, Vicky woke up to her phone vibrating.She was so tired that she could barely keep her eyes open as she fumbled for her phone. Once she grabbed it, she forced her eyes open, only to find an unknown number displayed on the screen.She glanced at the time and jolted awake.'Half past twelve?! At noon?! I've been asleep for that long?!'She glanced outside the window and saw the sunlight shining in through the curtains.She was shocked to learn how long she had been asleep and felt both shy and frustrated when she recalled the night before.The call eventually ended because it was not answered, but her phone started vibrating again shortly a
It might seem like harmless advice, but Vicky could not help but blush when she thought of the night she shared with Tyler before.Once she got past the initial reluctance, everything else seemed to happen naturally.Just like his kiss, she was not at all appalled by the intimacy between them.Cece was extremely excited when she talked about the party the night before. "By the way, Vicky, when did you practice playing the piano? Was it supposed to be a surprise for Mister Hart's birthday? It was amazing, and Nikki and Maria were both livid! They were accusing you of being jealous and had their own words shoved back at them the next instant…"Hahaha! Vicky, that was amazing!""Cece." Vicky interrupted her. "Did you not know that I can't play piano?"Cece paused and asked in confusion, "Huh? You can't play? But you played perfectly last night!"Cece did not know much about the piano, but Vicky was different. "Cece, one can't become an expert in an instrument within a few days. Th
Sebastian hesitated."But what?" Vicky asked.After a while, he said, "Gloria was the one who played the best version of The Moonlight Bay.""Gloria?" Vicky felt as though she had heard this name before.Knowing that she would not remember, Sebastian explained, "She's your cousin. Your uncle's daughter. Your uncle was the head of the Shaw family before it fell."Vicky had no memories of her family and rarely heard anyone mention anything about them. All she knew was that she lost both her parents at a young age.Vicky suddenly recalled what Sebastian and Missus Mills had mentioned to her before.Harvey originally wanted to marry Gloria but changed his mind to be engaged to Vicky instead.Sebastian mentioned that she was the one who approached Harvey at first, and though she wondered about who Harvey was, she did not dig deeper into the Shaw family's history.Vicky did not have to ask.As an orphan who lost both her parents, her life in the Shaw family must have been rather to
'So what if Tyler has a past?' thought Vicky. 'Everyone does, but the past is the past. No matter what, it’s enough that he wants to start over with me, not over some song played on a piano.'...Time flew, and a month passed in the blink of an eye.Tyler and Vicky grew closer as time went by after they became intimate, and it even began to feel like they were in a honeymoon phase.On the weekend, the two sat in a restaurant and as soon as they finished ordering, Tyler's phone rang.Tyler answered the call and frowned after a few moments. "I'll be there," he spoke before hanging up.Vicky looked at him. "What's wrong? Did something happen?"He looked at her with a dark expression and said, "Sheila's involved in an accident.""Miss Young? What happened to her?""I've already ordered Harry to look into it.""Where is Miss Young right now?""In the hospital.""I see..." She took a sip of her drink. "If that's the case, you should check on her."Tyler looked at her silently bu
The man was young in his mid-twenties with a slender frame and a height of roughly 1.9 meters, just like Tyler. He had a pair of enchanting eyes that seemed to contain the entire galaxy within them. His long legs were wrapped in tailor-made trousers and the top two buttons of his white shirt were left unbuttoned.His features were in such a state of perfection that he looked as if he was a statue sculpted by God himself.Among all the men Vicky had ever seen, only Tyler was comparable to the man before her in terms of looks."Your documents, mister. Can you check to see if any of them are missing?" she asked politely.The man lifted an eyebrow and accepted the documents before flipping through the pages.Soon, he said with a husky, hypnotic voice, "It's fine."She sighed a breath of relief. "If that's it, I'll be going now."He stared at her in silence and just as she was about to leave, he called out, "Hang on."She stilled. "Is there something else?"The man pointed at his s
After a moment of silence, Vicky muttered, "Well, uhh… Shall we go somewhere else?"Nonchalantly, the man replied, "Sure."After they left the shopping mall, the man suddenly thought of something and asked, "What's your name?"Vicky's guard heightened at this question. 'This guy is strange,' she thought to herself.She answered, "My surname is Shaw. You can call me Miss Shaw."The man hummed in response, not bothering to persist in knowing her name."And what should I refer to you as?" asked Vicky.The man glanced at her and uttered, "Kirby."From the looks of it, the man did not have the intention to know her more, much to Vicky's relief. She stopped at a more expensive clothing store and asked, "Mister Kirby, what about this?"Mister Kirby blinked. He took one glance at the store and said lazily, "Let's go in to take a look."While Mister Kirby was looking at the clothes, Vicky took the opportunity to send a message to Sebastian and Cece.[Do I know have friends or know an
"Mister Kirby, I don't mean that…" Vicky tried to explain herself.However, Mister Kirby seemed indifferent to her attempt, and his expression hardened into apathy. "Let me be frank with you: this shirt was given to me by someone important.""Someone important…gave it to you?" Vicky felt like she landed herself in hot soup. It was easy to repay or replace an item with something similar if it was damaged. However, it was hard to compensate for something that meant a lot to someone.Mister Kirby looked at the nicely displayed white shirts on the shelf in the store and said, "Maybe you think money can buy everything, but to me, there are things you can't buy even if you have a lot of money."Guilt gnawed at Vicky. "I'm sorry. I didn't know this shirt meant that much to you."She looked at his shirt and thought deeply before she said, "Why don't you give your shirt to me first? I'll sew back the button…"She was afraid he misunderstood something and quickly said, "Since this shirt is