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
Vicky came to a sudden halt.She remembered their anniversary before Jennifer's birthday, but since Jennifer was admitted to the hospital and she had been busy taking care of Jennifer, Vicky completely forgot about it.She walked over to Tyler and said apologetically, "Tyler, I'm sorry. I... I forgot that it's our anniversary today."The man turned around to look at her. "You've lost your memories, so it's normal that you'd forget."He remained expressionless and his tone remained flat, but Vicky could still tell that he was upset.They both knew she did not forget about their anniversary because of her amnesia.Vicky sat down across from Tyler and said, "Jennifer has been unconscious for the past few days, and she suddenly woke up just now. I was in such a hurry to get the doctor's help that I forgot about our date..."Tyler did not respond to it and simply waved the waiter over expressionlessly. "Start serving."As they waited for their food, Vicky tried to initiate a convers
"Put my ring on for me."Vicky lifted her gaze to look at Tyler, who stood tall before her, blocking all the lights and fireworks behind him. A shadow loomed over his features.Vicky picked up the remaining ring and carefully put it onto his ring finger.It fitted perfectly as well.Once the two exchanged rings, the waiter smiled and said, "We hereby wish for many more years of joy and happiness for you, Mister Hart, Missus Hart."With that, the waiter bowed respectfully and left.Vicky stared at the rings on their hands and how their hands were joined. She felt as though they were at a wedding."This is my gift to you for our fourth anniversary." Tyler looked at her intently. "Do you like it?"She nodded. "I do.""If you do, don't ever take it off."She beamed. "Sure."Throughout the four years they were married, they had always been struggling with their relationship, and Tyler never bothered to wear a wedding band.They finally reached a point where neither of them wante
In the past month, Vicky and Tyler shared the same bed, but Tyler had not made any advance on her.It was not that he no longer desired her, but Vicky had been severely traumatized since she returned from Forever Night.She would either lose sleep or suffer from nightmares, and though she was making progress with therapy, she would still back away from Tyler's touch.Tyler knew that she was struggling to overcome her demons and did not push her.It was their fourth anniversary, and though she forgot about it, Tyler remembered and went to the lengths of planning a surprise for her.She had arrived late and upset Tyler, so she felt that intimacy might be the way she could compensate him, especially since she was recovering with the help of her therapist.Intimacy was inevitably the tie that kept a marriage together, so she did not back away and wrapped her arms around his neck.Tyler deepened the kiss when suddenly, the ringing of a phone interrupted them.Ring!Vicky pushed Tyl