Tyler froze for a moment upon hearing what Vicky said, but he soon snapped out of his trance and glared daggers at her. "How dare you mention that pregnancy to me?!"He reached out abruptly to grab her by the jaw, forcing her to meet his eyes with a dark expression. "If you've found out about the disgusting things you've done in the past, what makes you think that you have the right to confront me?"She paled as she stared dazedly at his face, when memories of her conversation with Sheila filled her mind."Vicky, why do you think Tyler married you? Why didn't he punish you for destroying my hands? Why did I have to leave? It's all because you lied and said that you were pregnant! I could've turned a blind eye to the fact that you tricked him into sleeping with you, but I can't ignore the fact that you were pregnant! Tyler married you and I left the country as you wished in the end. A year after that, I went and asked Sasha if you had given birth to a boy or a girl, and she told me t
Vicky's emotions had reached their boiling point, and her senses were too numb to stop her from venting."Fine! I was the one who clung to you and refused to divorce you, but I've lost my memories now and I don't have to be with you. You could've gotten rid of me anytime you wanted..."Before she could finish, he cut her off cruelly and leaned closer as he hissed venomously, "Vicky Shaw, do you really think that you get to live peacefully without any burden and pretend like nothing happened just because you lost your memories?"Her jaw began to feel numb, but she maintained eye contact despite the pain. "If you can't let go of the past, why...bother starting over with me?""That’s because Hart Corporation is in a delicate position at the moment, and I can't divorce you during this time," he said. "The rumors about our broken marriage have been hindering the company's growth, and since I can’t divorce you, I thought that I could at least try to work on this marriage..."His face st
Tyler lowered his gaze to look at Vicky's eyes emotionlessly. "A substitute? What makes you think you qualify for that?"She jolted in shock at how hurtful his words were.Sheila was right. Though wounds would eventually heal as time passed, the scars that remained would still sting from time to time. Pretending that the past events never happened could not actually erase them from the past.With a blank look in her eyes, she mumbled, "You're right. I'm not even qualified to be that..."She had been arrogant.She blinked, feeling her tears draining as she kept her eyes trained on the man before her. "I once asked if you believe in me, and you've been avoiding the question. Can you give me an answer now? You...have never truly trusted me...have you?"He stared at her in silence, and she refused to look away.After a while, he finally said, "Yes."Though she knew the answer all along, his words still stung her. "If that's the case, why did you send your men to protect me?""Thou
Not long after, the press published photos of Tyler seen entering a mansion with Sheila, and despite all the rumors circulating, neither Vicky nor Tyler attempted to explain the situation to the public.People began to guess that Vicky and Tyler were growing apart once again, and some assumed that they would soon get a divorce.Cece was furious when she saw the news and said, "Vicky, the press is only good at exaggerating things. Don't believe them! Those photos have to be fake!"Vicky was in her work studio at the time and was ironing a shirt carefully. She paused for a moment at Cece's words before saying, "Well, they aren't exactly exaggerating."Cece froze. "Vicky, are you and Mister Hart..."Vicky kept her head lowered and said, "I guess we're going to get a divorce soon.""What? Seriously?" Cece's eyes widened. "But you two were...quite close for a time."Vicky did not respond to this, and Cece did not dare to speak when she noticed the gloomy look on Vicky's face.Noneth
The girls did not leave until Cece and Vicky arrived."Hello, Vicky, Miss Lynn." He greeted them and got up to pull the chairs for them politely."Thank you." Cece smiled at him.He returned this smile with his own. "It's an honor to be in the company of you two ladies."Once the two took their seats, the waiter came with menus and Mister Kirby proceeded to place a few orders while they studied the menu.Cece was shocked when she heard the names of the dishes he ordered. "Oh? Those are all Vicky's favorite dishes."Mister Kirby turned to look at Vicky. "Is that so?"Vicky was taken by surprise as well and nodded. "Yes."He chuckled. "What a coincidence."Vicky never dined with Mister Kirby up until this moment and did not know much about his preference, so she was shocked to find that he had the same preference as she did.The three began discussing their preferences and habits after ordering, and Vicky realized that Mister Kirby shared the same preferences in food and habits
...At half past seven, Vicky, Cece, and Mister Kirby arrived at the auction venue, which was a spacious event hall with two floors in total.The first floor was for ordinary guests who would raise their number plate to bid for items, while the second floor belonged to the VIP rooms where the faces of the bidders were hidden and the staff who were situated in front of the rooms bid in their places.The auction started at eight, and since they arrived early, there were not many guests in the hall just yet.Cece had never been to an auction before; everything was new to her.Though Vicky lost her memories, she had seen enough to know that the VIP rooms in the auction could not be bought with money alone.She glanced at Mister Kirby, who happened to be looking at her as well.She froze when their eyes met, and he smiled lazily. "What is it? Any questions for me?"Mister Kirby was a mysterious man and up until this very moment, all she knew was his family name. Of course, everyone
The items sold at the auction were often jewelry and ancient artifacts.Cece watched with interest and grew increasingly excited as the guests bid for their desired item."Vicky, I never knew that a flask of perfume could be sold for millions! Is it special in any way?"Very often than not, items to be sold at an auction would be announced ahead of time to attract bidders.Vicky glanced through the pages of the catalog and said, "Legend has it that this perfume was made by the mysterious fragrance expert, Y. Its scent is said to be out of this world and addictive, so a lot of companies that sell perfumes came for it, wanting to analyze the components of it and recreate the fragrance. If they manage to recreate the recipe, they'll earn thousands of millions with it."Cece gasped in realization. "I'm too short-sighted. Here I thought that they were buying it for their own use."The flask was small and contained only 50 milliliters, which would not have lasted long if one was to use
"Thirty-five million, once!"Just then, one of the staff shouted. "Room V001 bid fifty-five million."The crowd stirred.To bid 35 million over a bracelet would have been rather insane, not to mention bidding 55 million. It surpassed the value of the bracelet itself!Mister Kirby, who had been silent the entire time, said to the staff standing next to him, "Seventy million."The staff froze for a moment before speaking into the microphone in his hand. "Room V003 bid seventy million."Cece turned and gaped at Mister Kirby, who was smiling mysteriously.Another bid came."Room V001 bid a hundred and five million.""Room V003 bid one hundred and forty million.""A hundred and seventy-five million.""Two hundred and ten million.""Two hundred and eighty million.""Three hundred and fifty million."Toward the end, even the host's voice was quivering and all the guests were stunned.In the V003 room, Cece tugged at Vicky's sleeve. "Vicky, is that bracelet worth this much?"Af