Vicky looked up and looked away when she met his eyes. "... I'm fine."Tyler narrowed his eyes but did not pressure her into answering. "Let's get lunch.""Sure."They had lunch in Tyler's office, and since Vicky could not bring herself to go outside, she tried her best to stay indoors.In the afternoon, there were no other meetings, and Tyler stayed in his office to work.He was occupied, and Harry and Adam would keep coming in and out with documents for him to sign or to report updates about the company.Vicky's mind drifted for the entire afternoon and did not catch on when Tyler called out to her until he walked toward her."What's wrong? Is something bothering you?"Her lashes fluttered, but she could not bring herself to look into his eyes.If everything discussed during the meeting was true, it was likely that Sebastian was behind her kidnapping."Tyler, you still haven't told me how you got me out of Forever Night."Tyler sat down next to her and leaned backward lazi
The assistant frowned when she saw the untouched food by Sebastian's desk."Mister Mills, you didn't have lunch. At least have something for dinner."Sebastian rubbed the bridge of his nose in exhaustion and said, "How can I eat when I haven't found Vicky?" He looked up at the assistant. "Still no news from Lovian?"The assistant shook her head. "No."He scowled. "What about the president? He hasn't heard anything either?""Mister Mills, you know what Lovian is like. Even Mister President finds his hands tied in certain places," the assistant said.Sebastian felt increasingly frustrated.He caught the news that Vicky went missing the same day she was kidnapped, and there were witnesses who claimed she was taken by two men.It should not have been difficult for Sebastian to find two local thugs, but the two left Lovian on the same day to his bewilderment.At this point, Vicky had been missing for over half a month.He would call Vicky every single day, hoping for a miracle, bu
Vicky scowled at the mention of Sebastian."Tyler didn't hide me away. I was kidnapped, and Tyler was the one who rescued me."In the past, Vicky might have had doubts about Tyler, but after all the things that had happened, she trusted Tyler unconditionally.Vicky hesitated a moment and decided not to mention what she had experienced in Forever Night.Jennifer could tell the change in Vicky's attitude and asked, "Vicky, you don't intend on traveling overseas now, do you?"Vicky's blood ran cold at the mention of 'overseas' and said, "Yeah. I'm not leaving anything soon.""Vicky, Missus Williams from Barama emailed me yesterday and said that she loves our dresses. She wants to order another one from us," Cece said."Missus Williams?""Vicky, you were a guest in the fashion week that took place in Barama a year ago. You met Missus Williams there and designed a dress for her," Cece explained.If it happened a year ago, it was before Vicky lost her memories, and since she could n
However, since Vicky refused to say anything, Cece and Jennifer decided that it was better for them to not raise any questions.With a gift to Jennifer in hand, Vicky arrived at the restaurant half an hour early, and Cece arrived 10 minutes after her.Vicky was shocked to see that Cece was alone and asked, "Cece, why are you alone? Where's Jennifer?"Jennifer only knew Cece and Vicky in Stoneford City, and since Cece and Jennifer lived in the same apartment, they would often travel together.Cece pursed her lips. "That jerk, Anthony, took Jennifer with him this morning."Vicky narrowed her eyes at the mention of Anthony. "What exactly is going on between...Jennifer and Anthony?""That jerk knows no limit to save his mistress!" hissed Cece. "That woman is a goody-two-shoes, and Jennifer suffered so much because of her! Still, it's like Anthony is completely blind to it, and he can't even tell that that woman is faking it..."Vicky had seen Anthony before and commented, "Anthony d
Vicky's expression darkened as she greeted him emotionlessly, "Mister Mills."Sebastian paled at her cold, distant tone and walked over to grab her by the shoulder. "Vicky, why haven't you answered any of my calls? What on earth happened?"She shoved his hands aside. "Please keep your distance, Mister Mills.""Do you have some kind of misunderstanding about me, Vicky? I know that it's my carelessness that led to you being kidnapped, but—""Mister Mills," she interrupted him. "I'm grateful for all that you've done for me... My friends will be back soon. If you don't have anything important to say, please get back to your life."Sebastian refused to leave and stood before her to stare into her eyes. "Vicky, did Tyler Hart say something to you?"She lifted her gaze slowly and met his eyes. "Are the Harts and the Mills not competitors? Did you not use me to distract Tyler from the deal he was about to make in Auran?"Sebastian clenched his fists. "I admit that I had selfish intentio
Vicky's expression darkened. "Sebastian Mills, you were the one who suggested that I go to Lovian and arranged everything for me, but you're now blaming it all on Tyler? You said that he knew about the plan. If that's the case...one word from him and I won't even be able to leave Zendonia, so why waste all this effort? You were the only one who knew about the plan apart from me, so how did he find out? Who told him?"Sebastian was rendered speechless.He suspected Tyler to be the culprit behind everything that happened, but he had no proof. Tyler had been so careful in the execution of his plan that Sebastian knew that his words did not make much sense.After a while, he muttered, "Vicky, I really didn't kidnap you."Tired of the debate, Vicky glanced at the time. "If you aren't leaving, I will."Vicky had decided to move to another restaurant and turned to walk toward the entrance."Vicky, let me explain..." Sebastian ran after her and explained frantically, "I really have nothi
"No," Vicky explained. "Jennifer ran into some trouble, so she isn't here yet."Tyler's voice deepened. "Is that so?""Yeah. I'm not lying to you. Cece went to pick her up, and she just left."Tyler turned his attention from Vicky to Sebastian. "Well, what's going on with him, then?"Vicky glanced at Sebastian and muttered, "I don't know why Mister Mills is here either."Noting Tyler's lack of response, Vicky stole a glimpse at him sheepishly. "Tyler...""I'm sorry." The tension in his voice eased, and so did his expression. "I shouldn't have taken this out on you.""It's fine." She relaxed and did not blame Tyler for the way he reacted.She once reached out to Sebastian, which ended with her being tricked by him, and in the end, she needed Tyler to clean up after the mess she made.It was understandable that Tyler would resent Sebastian for it.Tyler lowered his gaze to hide the ruthlessness hidden in his eyes. "Vicky, are you still going to dine here?""No... I was about t
"Jennifer passed out in the rain, and I've just arrived at the hospital with her. She's running a really high fever of 39 celcius..."...Since Jennifer had fallen sick, the celebration was postponed and Vicky hurried to the hospital as well.Tyler went with her, much to Cece's bewilderment.She once bad-mouthed Tyler with Vicky in private before, but Tyler was simply too intimidating and Cece would cower whenever she saw him. Whenever his eyes would land on her, she would feel like she was being strangled.Cece could not understand how Vicky could spend so much time with a man like that.In the meantime, Jennifer was lying in bed like a fragile porcelain doll, and Vicky frowned at the sight. "Cece, what's going on? Why is Jennifer down with a fever?"It was unlikely that Jennifer came down with a fever immediately after she went out in the rain, so the only possibility was that she was already ill before she headed outside.Cece choked back her tears and said, "Jennifer hasn't