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
Since Aurora was the one who introduced Gilbert to Vicky, she knew he was a good guy."Vicky, being in the same agency as him, I can guarantee what the woman said about him having a messy love life and catching him in bed with another woman are all untrue. You've seen the pictures too, right? They were all from their high school days. I'm pretty sure she won't be able to give any recent pictures of them together at all. Plus, all those chat messages are fake."But you know what's weird? The moment our agency found out about this, they tried to remove the trending search but never could. In fact, the trending search became even more popular to the point that negative comments and unfounded rumors appeared out of nowhere like tidal waves."My manager said there was a high chance Gilbert crossed somebody he couldn't afford to cross for something like this to happen to him. The woman who exposed him could be just a pawn to hurt him."Vicky's heart sank. "What would happen to Gilbert if
Vicky balled her hands into fists. She was at the end of her patience.She looked directly into Tyler's eyes and said emphatically, "Tyler Hart, you have no right to say what I can and cannot do in my life.""A toy doesn't have a life," he said coldly. "And you better break up with your boyfriend before I ruin his life. I won't stop until I get what I want."Vicky looked at him in a trance. He was so familiar yet so strange to him. Her mind descended into chaos. It was as if time turned back four years ago, but he would never look so coldly at her then."Why?" she asked quietly as she stared at his face."What?""Why me?"Tyler smiled evilly. "Because Avery doesn't like you."Vicky's pupils shrank.Tyler looked at her wavering gaze with his own inky-blue eyes. "It's quite fun being with someone she doesn't like."Even though Avery acted all friendly toward Vicky during the dinner, anyone with eyes to see could tell she did not like her, especially when something like that hap
Noticing the lust in Tyler's eyes, Vicky realized she had been talking to Tyler with only a bathrobe tied loosely around her body. She quickly tightened the bathrobe around herself."Isn't that a little too late?" Tyler asked as he leaned down to put his lips an inch from her face. "Or have you come up with a new way to seduce me?""Tyler, I promise I'll terminate the contract with Gilbert, so please leave right now," said Vicky in a tone that was both ashamed and annoyed.She did not know when he got into her home, but judging from what he said, it seemed like she came home later than he did. 'Does that mean he was here while I was taking a shower?'She could not help but shudder at the thought of that.Tyler ignored her pleadings and looked around the room absent-mindedly. "So your boyfriend doesn't live with you, huh?""Tyler, get out of my house this instant!""I haven't checked out the other rooms yet, so why don't you give me a tour?"'What?! Does he think my house is a m