Three days later, it was Vicky's birthday.Harvey reserved the entire restaurant for Vicky and invited all of Vicky's friends to celebrate her birthday.Every year, everyone would gather to celebrate, but this year was different.Harvey and Vicky had announced their engagement before the press but were both placed in a position where they had no choice but to do so. On this day, Harvey decided to officially propose to Vicky.After the birthday song was sung, he held out a ring, got down on one knee, and looked at Vicky adoringly. "Vicky, I've let you slip away once because of my incompetence, and I've lived these past years in remorse ever since. I'm lucky that I now have a chance to start again. This time, I won't let you slip away. I love you, Vicky. Will you marry me?"His proposal caught Vicky by surprise.They had discussed the venue and date for the engagement party, and even prepared to invite the press to the party. However, Harvey had not mentioned anything about proposi
The reporters posed another question. "Miss Yeager, when did you and Mister Hart call off your engagement?"Avery's expression soured slightly, but she replied, "We ended our engagement the day after Tyler made his statement.""Since you've already ended the engagement, why hasn't there been an official statement?""Tyler was concerned that negative comments online would target me, so we decided not to go public at the time."The reporters pressed on. "Regarding the incident where you were seen meeting with the man from the video, Miss Yeager, could you explain that?"Announcing the end of their engagement was a secondary matter; the main purpose was to clarify this particular incident."Someone created some fabricated photos to threaten me, saying they'd spread them if I didn't comply with their demands," Avery explained.The reporters turned to Tyler. "Mister Hart, is this true?"Tyler nodded. "Avery was being threatened and didn't know what to do, so she called me. After I f
Staring at the contents of the box, Vicky and Aurora were speechless for a good while.It was Aurora who reacted first. Fuming, she picked up her phone and dialed a number."Aurora?" The call was quickly answered, and the person on the other end sounded confused. "Is your cat causing trouble again?""Your cat is the one causing trouble," Aurora retorted irritably. "Noah, are you out of your mind?! What kind of gift did you send to Vicky? Can't you stop being a cold blanket?"Noah sounded utterly bewildered. "What's wrong with the gift I sent to Vicky?""Stop pretending. Wasn't it you who sent those decapitated dolls? Seriously, Noah, did you pick up some shoddy dolls from a street vendor?"Noah still looked puzzled. "Shoddy dolls? I didn't send any dolls. I sent a plush toy modeled after my Panther!"Aurora blinked. "You didn't send those dolls?""I have no clue what's going on, okay?"Aurora turned her head and saw an unopened gift box by the couch. Only the boxes from Harvey
Vicky hurried over to Noah the moment she spotted him. "Noah, how's Harvey?""The doctors are still working on him," Noah said gloomily. "He's badly injured.""Why would this happen all of a sudden?" Aurora mumbled. "Harvey is a racer, right? He should be really good at driving."Vicky’s gaze wavered, and she paled.Amid Aurora's confusion, her phone rang. Considering that it was almost midnight, she was shocked to have received a call at this time. "Who'd call me in the middle of the night?"She had just finished filming, so she had been free lately.She glanced at the caller ID and answered when she noticed it was a call from her manager, Cassandra. "Cassandra? Why are you calling me at this time?""My goodness! You're all over the headlines!""Headlines? For what?""Rumors are going around that you have a boyfriend and that you're living with him!""Boyfriend? Who?" Aurora asked in confusion.Cassandra was nearly in tears. "Do you not realize who you're implicated in this
Aurora and Noah had to handle the scandal.Vicky nodded at them. "Go ahead. I'll stay here."Aurora was about to say something else when her phone rang again.Noticing that it was yet another call from Cassandra, she assumed that Cassandra was urging her to leave. "Well… We'll be off now, Vicky," said Aurora."Go on.""Call us if you need anything," said Noah before hurrying away....As they descended the floors inside the elevator, Aurora mumbled in confusion, "We've known each other for years and were never involved in any scandal, so what's going on? I thought your family has a lot of connections in show business, so why would such scandals start spreading to begin with?"Noah was unsurprised. "Why else? Someone is messing with us."Aurora frowned. "Who?"Noah pursed his lips before he said, "You just received those creepy dolls, and moments later, Harvey got into a car accident. As soon as he was sent to the hospital, the two of us were in trouble as well. Who else is ca
Vicky slowly closed her eyes. A few seconds later, she said, "I understand."After the doctor left, Vicky took out her phone and intended to call Tyler. It was then she realized she did not have his contact number.She stared at her phone in bewilderment for a few seconds, then dialed Jennifer's number. "Vicky?"It was late, and Jennifer's voice sounded a bit drowsy."Jennifer, I'd…like to ask for your help."Jennifer could sense Vicky was troubled by her tone and quickly asked, "Vicky, is something wrong?""Yeah. Harvey got into an accident, and he's in the emergency room right now." Vicky's voice sounded strained. "The doctor just came in and said the blood bank doesn't have enough blood, and they can't get blood from other hospitals either. I want you to ask Anthony if there's any way around this."Without hesitation, Jennifer agreed, "Vicky, don't worry, I'll ask him right away."Vicky did not even have the strength to thank her.About five minutes later, Jennifer called b
"But you have such a great romance with Mister Sparks. I heard that you just accepted his proposal, so why would you break up with him?" Tyler asked lazily.Vicky clenched her fists and said, "Because of the scandal some time ago, we had no choice but to put up an act for the public's eyes.""An act? The two of you went shopping for rings and had a date, didn't you?"She lowered her gaze at the ring in her hand, tears welling in her eyes. "I will throw the ring away. I won't see him again.""The public now thinks you are made for one another. If I remember correctly, you even announced the date of your engagement party.""After everything settles down, I'll announce through the press that Harvey and I broke up.""I don't enjoy being involved with a woman who has a boyfriend, so why don't you call me after you announce that?"Tyler then intended to end the call when Vicky stopped him. "Wait!" Vicky shouted and caved. "I'll make the announcement later.""..." Tyler did not say
Vicky switched on the light on the porch.Everything in the mansion remained the same as the day she left.Vicky turned and looked at the stairways.The night was serene. It was as though not a soul was in the mansion.Vicky slowly went up the steps and stopped in front of the bedroom on the second floor. She reached out to knock but paused before she did.She knew there was no turning back once she entered.Avery was still out there, wanting to take her down, and the Harts who resented her would not spare her either. On top of that, Tyler was still as unpredictable as ever.After a moment of hesitation, Vicky knocked on the door, knowing she could not let Harvey die no matter the cost.It was silent from inside the room. There was no response.Vicky suspected Tyler was not even in the house when she noticed the door was not locked.Heavy curtains obscured the light from outside. However, the bedroom was illuminated by bright lights, filling the room with radiance.Glancing