"Do you still want to marry Avery?" Old Mister Hart's voice rose with astonishment. "Even after what she did, you still want to marry her?""Avery was just framed.""Her video has spread all over the world. If you marry her, everyone will laugh at you. The Hart family can't afford that kind of disgrace! Moreover, who knows who will end up controlling the Yeagers? Don't forget, Avery has a half-sister from a different mother!"Old Mister Hart's breath became rapid with anger, and the sound of the butler's voice trying to calm him and offering water came through the phone.Tyler waited quietly without hanging up the phone or urging him to continue.After a long time, Old Mister Hart's voice sounded again."Tyler, with your current status and position, you can even marry a princess if you want to. Why must you insist on marrying Avery? She's not as innocent as she appears. She's cunning and malicious. You shouldn't be with a woman like her."To this, Tyler responded simply, "Grandf
Avery suddenly recalled the phone call conversation she had with Lincoln during the day."Miss Yeager, do you really think you can control Tyler? To be honest, without my help, you wouldn't have been able to hypnotize him. The so-called successful hypnosis was just aided by those drugs. I know you've been using the old methods to control him all these years, but the effects are wearing off. Sooner or later, he will remember. Once he regains his memory, the first person he'll want to eliminate is you. Miss Yeager, a man's love is the most unreliable thing in this world. Instead of living in constant fear, worrying about when he'll regain his memory, why not consider working with me? What do you think?"Avery sneered. "You're not feeling so good lately, are you, Lincoln? You relied on my family to rise in the past, but now, for your benefit, you're trying to sow discord and ruin my relationship with Tyler... Dream on, I won't work with you!"Lincoln sighed. "Miss Yeager, how many time
"Sure."...The two drove to a certain restaurant and knocked on the door to a VIP room before stepping inside."Vicky, it's been so long. I've missed you!" Avery immediately threw herself into a woman's arms.Both Vicky and Tyler were stunned.Tyler studied the vacant look in Vicky's eyes, and his expression darkened. "Avery, is this the friend you mentioned?""Yeah." Avery let go of Vicky and explained, "There had been some misunderstanding between Vicky and me in the past, so we had a fallout, but I bumped into her during our wedding, and we started talking again. Eventually, we sorted things out." She turned her attention back to Vicky. "Isn't that right, Vicky?"Vicky's lashes fluttered slightly before she nodded at Avery."Come on, let's sit and chat!" Avery enthusiastically invited Vicky to sit as if they were old friends.Vicky sat in the chair, her hand hidden under the table clenched into a fist.The reason she agreed to meet Avery today was that Avery somehow obtai
Vicky once mentioned to Tyler that she had a boyfriend, so she naturally could not go back on her own story.Vicky nodded and hummed, to which Avery responded by widening her eyes curiously. "Do you really have a boyfriend? Who? Do I know him?""You don't know him."Avery smiled. "Is it Harvey?"Vicky remained silent, and Avery continued, "Vicky, make sure you take your boyfriend out to meet us.""We'll see," replied Vicky dismissively.After a while, the waiter brought the dishes, and Avery finally stopped asking questions.During the meal, Avery incessantly served Tyler food."Tyler, have some more.""This dish tastes really good, give it a try!""This dish is delicious too..."Tyler did not refuse any of the food Avery offered, taking each dish without hesitation.Vicky knew Avery orchestrated this meeting to show off. She expected it on her way here, but it still stung her eyes."Ms. Shaw." At this moment, Tyler seemed to notice that Vicky had not touched her food. "Ar
However, Avery found the idea of introducing Vicky to Lincoln rather promising. She hated them both, and the thought of them making each other miserable was truly delightful. Moreover, given Vicky's background, she would never become a member of the Hart family. Even if Lincoln took her in, Vicky would merely be a mistress at best.The notion of Vicky becoming a despised, hidden mistress brought immense satisfaction to Avery. With Valencia and Orion disliking her as well, Vicky would not have it easy for sure; even Old Mister Hart would not want Vicky to continue lingering around Tyler.A sinister plan began to form in Avery's mind. "Lincoln does seem quite fitting for Vicky," she said with a suppressed smile. "Vicky, how about I arrange a meeting between you and Lincoln in a couple of days?"Vicky's eyes darkened with disgust. "I'm already in a relationship.""If he's not willing to marry you, then you're better off without such a man.""Miss Yeager—""Alright, it's settled then
Avery sighed with relief when she noticed Tyler did not spare Vicky a glance at all.'Maybe it was just a stupid mistake on his part. He probably doesn't have any feelings for Vicky anymore,' she thought.She was about to get into the car when Tyler's phone suddenly rang."Mister Tyler, I've already done what you've asked me to," said his assistant respectfully from the other end of the phone."Good," uttered Tyler lightly. After he hung up the phone, he turned to Avery, "I need to do something, so you head home first."Avery's face fell with disappointment. In the four years they had been together, this kind of thing happened too many times for her liking. Tyler would always leave after receiving a call.At first, she suspected he was cheating on her, so she tailed him for a few days and even hired a private investigator to follow him. However, her worries were unfounded since the only place he went to was his office, and he would come straight home after that.Even though she
Gilbert stopped his car in front of Vicky's apartment.Before she got out of the car, she said to him, "Thanks for the ride, and I'm sorry for what happened today. I was supposed to buy you a meal, but I troubled you to give me a ride home instead.""Oh, nonsense. It was no trouble at all. A friend of Aurora is also a friend of mine, so don't worry about it," Gilbert said with a smile.It was better to make more friends than enemies, went Gilbert's thinking."Well, thanks again. In any case, I still owe you a meal," said Vicky."Haha! I'll keep that in mind."After saying goodbye to Gilbert, Vicky went up to her apartment. She was no longer staying at the same apartment she did four years ago. She moved to a bigger unit since it would be easier for her to host her friends with the added space.While opening her door, she thought about how to get the video from Avery. She did not know how Avery got the video, but she must get it off her as she did not want to be blackmailed forev
"What you're doing is called trespassing!""Call the police, then."'Is there no end to Tyler's arrogance?' thought Vicky."Don't think I won't," she warned.She glared at him before going to the living room to get her phone. She was about to dial 911 when a breaking news popped up on her screen. The familiar name splashed on the headline made her eyes twitch.She taped on the notification and read, [Gilbert's long-girlfriend exposed him as a sc*mbag]. The news was reported an hour ago, and since he was a popular actor, it took him less than an hour to become a trending topic.Vicky continued to read the article.[Today, a woman who claimed to be Gilbert's girlfriend of seven years came forward to expose him. She said she and Gilbert were already together before he became a celebrity. After he stepped into the entertainment industry, he requested their relationship to be kept a secret so that it would not hamper his career progression. This was despite his girlfriend's numerous