The destination Vicky was headed to was Lovian, a country Sebastian carefully chose for her.Since the business empire of Hart Corporation was all over the world, she needed to go somewhere they had no control over. If she went somewhere within Tyler's influence, that was equivalent to walking right into a trap.The country must be out of Tyler's influence and where Sebastian was able to take care of her."Thank you, Sebastian.""You're my friend, Vicky," said Sebastian, his tone mature. "You don't have to thank me. You helped me…many times in the past, too."Vicky thought of something. "If Tyler finds out that I left, he'll surely do something to the people close to me. Cece and Jennifer…""Don't worry. I've made arrangements for them, too. Tell them I'll send them away tomorrow," Sebastian said.Vicky was relieved to hear this. "Okay."After a slight hesitation, Sebastian asked, "Vicky, are you sure you're ready to leave him?"Ever since Vicky met Tyler, she had never left t
"How do you know that?" Vicky's sound suddenly became hoarse.On the other hand, Tyler's voice was normal-sounding, unstirred by emotions. "Harry saw them yesterday when he sent someone to the airport."Vicky's hands were sweating. "I just got an order from an overseas customer. Since I can't leave, I asked Cece to go on my behalf. As Jennifer is ready to join the studio, I asked Cece to bring her so she'd familiarize herself in our field…""I see." His voice was deep and sounded lazy. "You should hire a few more people for the studio to take some burdens off you.""Since both of them are out of the country, there will be no one to look after the studio if I leave as well," remarked Vicky, trying her best to not show her emotions through her words. "So…""I know." There was no anger nor happiness detected in his tone. "Next time, then."Vicky's eyes twitched so badly, and her anxiety was about to overwhelm her body.Her clear eyes gazed forward, looking at Tyler. The room was to
"Yes. Hart Corporation entered an affiliation with a business tycoon in Auran a month ago. The announcement was made earlier on. I've checked that he's going to have a very packed schedule in Auran for the next couple of days."This time, Vicky was finally relieved. "Then…when am I leaving?""You make the call, but it's better to leave a day or two before he gets back in case he comes back earlier. It's still very risky to leave when he comes back here," Sebastian explained.It was something Vicky understood, too. "Tomorrow night, then."She gave it a thought and asked, "I'm going out shopping tomorrow morning. Have someone check if anyone will be following me.""Sure. Leave it to me," he assured.…Vicky spent the whole morning shopping.Sebastian called her not long after and said, "My men didn't see anyone following you. Do you need to go back to the mansion to take your luggage?""No. I got my laptop with me. I can buy other necessities when I arrive," Vicky answered.Seb
Vicky wondered if it was her, but she felt this tingling feeling that someone was watching her as soon as she entered the airport. Every time she looked back, however, nothing could confirm her suspicion.After a few times, she started thinking she was going crazy.Meanwhile, the driver—hired by Sebastian—who sent her to the airport checked in and retrieved the air ticket for Vicky. He then brought her to go through security and entered the departure hall.Once Vicky boarded the plane, he called Sebastian. "Mister Mills. Miss Shaw boarded the plane."Vicky felt like everything was surreal even as the plane took off. She sat in the window seat and looked out the window at the clouds. 'Am I…truly leaving this place?'Theoretically speaking, after all the preparations, it was not weird that she could leave without a hitch, especially since Tyler was not suspicious of anything. However, she just could not ease her tense mind. Instead, she thought it was an easy job for Tyler to order
To investigate, Vicky could only get out of the car and wait.When the traffic police arrived, the muscular man started to distort the facts and acted shamelessly."Look, everyone! He's refusing to admit he's at fault when he switched lanes at the last minute! He's faking this accident! He's a fraud!"I couldn't have worse luck than this. My old folks and kids are still waiting for me at home, yet I'm here dealing with this shameless person… He's trying to force me to jump off the building!"Everyone here can see clearly. I know none of you will believe this ill-hearted person!"The muscular man weighed 80 kilograms, yet he was sitting on the ground and howling like a little woman.Henry was young and was never in this situation before. He was so angry that his face turned pale.The muscular man shouted so loudly that it attracted many unsuspecting onlookers. Many of them started to reprimand Henry.Suddenly, Vicky's phone rang. She looked at the called ID and her eyelid starte
After saying goodbye to Tyler, Vicky's call ended. She wiped away the sweat on her forehead and exhaled deeply.Just as she was about to go find Henry, two skeezy-looking men stood in front of her, stopping her. They examined her from top to bottom while their eyes gleamed with ill intention."Hey babe, where are you going all by yourself? Do you want us to give you a ride?"Vicky furrowed her brow uncomfortably. "No. My friend is over there. He'll be driving me."She tried to walk to where Henry was, but the two men moved and stopped her from going again. This time, they smiled in a cheesy way."You don't look like you're from around here. I bet you're not familiar with this place.""We're locals! Where are you going with your friend? Let us give you a ride."Just as Vicky was going to reject them, she felt pain in the back of her neck. Her vision blackened, and before she knew it, she passed out.…When Vicky woke up, she had no idea how long it had been. The back of her nec
The two men leered at Vicky with devilish smiles on their faces."Don't worry, babe. With that look of yours, you're going to be the most popular girl if you ever end up in a Forever Night. You're not going to be treated badly.""Maybe William and I can even go and support you!""Hahaha! Remember to give us a discount when you see us."Vicky tried to stay calm, yet her trembling voice betrayed her true emotion. "Where… Where are you selling me to?"She could only try to gather useful information from the two men since she was in an unfamiliar place. Escaping was impossible.The two men were not afraid she could escape and were nice enough to explain to her, "Have you heard of Forever Night in Lovian?"Forever Night, the casino in Molivia, and the cabaret show in Torpis were the three largest money-squandering establishments in the world. One could buy anything at those places so long as proper funds were present.They were so famous that even Vicky heard about them before."Yo
"Hey, Steve. It's getting late. We should send her away now. We don't want her friend to come looking for her…and we certainly don't want to lose our jackpot.""I've already contacted the person in charge of Forever Night. Let's send her there now," Steve said. "Stuff her mouth up and cover her eyes. Also, sedate her again in case she runs away.""Alright," William responded.10 minutes later, Vicky lost her consciousness again.…"My, my. Look at how beautiful she is.""You're right. It's been a long time since we've had such a high-quality one… I wonder where Steve and William got her from.""Although she's not a virgin, she's still an A-class material because of that face. There's an auction coming up the day after tomorrow. I bet she'll fetch a good price.""The day after tomorrow? Isn't it a bit rushed? She hasn't gone through the training. I'm afraid she'll hurt our customer.""There's the thing you don't understand. Those rich people actually love it. They'll find it bo