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
Every time they came to a room, Tyler would look around carefully as though looking for signs of Vicky's infidelity.After the tour was finished, Vicky glanced at Tyler's face. Noting that he did not look upset, she said, "I'll terminate Gilbert's contract and never contact him anymore. Can you please stop the scandal?"Tyler sat down on the sofa and glanced at her. "Come here."Vicky hesitated for a few seconds before walking toward him. He reached out and pulled her to his lap. She immediately tensed but did not struggle."It's so rare to see you being so obedient," said Tyler with his lips brushing her cheeks. "Are you that afraid of me ruining his life?""I just don't want an innocent person to get hurt because of me.""Is that so?""I have no reason to lie to you.""Very well then," said Tyler with a smirk. "If that's the case, let me see how sincere you are."Vicky's eyelashes fluttered as she dug her nails into her palm.After a minute or so, she closed her eyes and ki
"Also, didn't Tyler lose his memory? If that was true, how come he started harassing you again the moment he was back in Stoneford City?" Aurora looked doubtfully at Vicky. "Vicky, had he regained some of his memories?"Vicky's eyes flickered. "I'm not sure, but from the way he's behaving…it doesn't look like he has recollected anything."Vicky only met up with Tyler a handful of times, and most of those times were done on the bed. To be honest, she could not tell whether he remembered anything."But don't you find it weird?" asked Aurora.After a few seconds of silence, Vicky replied, "I'm partly to blame for what happened last time. Things wouldn't have become so troublesome if I just minded my own business."It was true. Vicky and Tyler would not have anything to do with each other if she had not gone up to help him."So what do you plan to do now?" Aurora asked with a sigh. Even she knew how difficult it would be to shake off Tyler, especially when it was obvious he was inter
Vicky answered the call."Vicky, are you free tonight?" asked Avery. "If you are, bring your boyfriend over to meet me."Vicky scoffed. "Why should I listen to you?""Why? How about because I have a video that could ruin your life?""How long do you plan to blackmail with that?""Hey, you have no one else to blame but yourself. This wouldn't have happened if you didn't seduce my fiance!""Well, I wouldn't have succeeded if he was happy with you!""Vicky Shaw, just how shameless can you be?" shrieked Avery. "How can you still be so cocky after seducing someone else's fiance?! You sl*t! B*tch! C*nt!"Aurora could hear every curse word Avery spewed from where she was sitting.Vicky could not care less about the insults, and she was about to hang up when Avery suddenly said, "I'll hand over the video to you and promise I'll never use it to blackmail you again if you come over tonight. What do you say?"Vicky's thumb froze right above the 'End Call' button. "You promise?""Do you