Gloria was in so much pain that tears brimmed her eyes, and she could not even lift her head.Seeing this, Tyler quickly helped her untangle her hair.Click! He helped Gloria to unfasten her safety belt.With the pain relieved, Gloria exhaled lightly. It was so embarrassing for Gloria that she felt awkward. When she lifted her head to express her gratitude, she noticed how they were very close to each other.They were so close that they could see each other's eyelashes.She could even smell the fragrance from Tyler. They were so close that…their lips would touch if they moved just an inch more.Her heart pounded so fast and hard like the beat of the drum. She had a hard time keeping her cool and calm. For a moment, she was absent-minded.Tyler saw Gloria's expression and thought her hair was still entangled with the safety belt. Thus, he looked down and asked, "Are you alright?"Gloria had a hard time recovering.Tyler's alluring voice rang just beside her ear, and his handsom
After a while, Gloria too got out of the car. Her hair was slightly tousled after it got stuck in the safety belt's bucket, but what was more disconcerted was her eyes. She did not dare to make eye contact with Vicky, and her tone sounded feeble when she said, "My studio is there… Let's go in."Despite resenting Vicky for stealing Tyler from her, Vicky was Tyler's legally married wife. No matter how treacherous Vicky was, Gloria had lost the place to fight over Tyler.Seconds ago, in that very car, she nearly became the type of person she hated.Vicky did not say anything and walked forward with a stone-cold face.Gloria's mind was in a trance, most likely because of what happened in the car. In such a state, she accidentally misstepped on a stair. Before she could fall, Tyler caught her just in time.A rosy color appeared on her cheek. "Thank you…"Gloria was an aloof person. No matter who she talked to, she would maintain the elegance of a well-groomed woman and keep her distan
"Disappointed?" Vicky's eyes were crystal-clear as she smiled. "Aren't you supposed to be happy? No matter how I take it, it'll never belong to me. It's time for me to return it to the rightful owner."With a different expression, Gloria said, "If you don't harbor a grudge, why did you stab Tyler? You should know he didn't do anything wrong to you. It was you who has been hurting him. I know you've forgotten everything, but that won't change what has happened.""Are you fighting for him?""No matter what grudges you have, you shouldn't have hurt someone with a knife," she said, her tone adamant. "Vicky, no matter what, he is still your husband.""What you see is not necessarily the truth." Vicky could not be bothered to explain in detail and instead said, "He's still my husband, yes, so as my cousin, it's inappropriate for you to interfere with our marriage."Gloria's eyes bore into Vicky's and said, "Vicky Shaw. Tyler isn't a tool for you to have your revenge."Vicky furrowed he
Gloria nodded.Selene got excited. "I heard Maestro Warner is a mysterious guy and a difficult person to invite. I didn't know…"She said flirtatiously, "How nice of Mister Hart to approach the great Maestro Warner just because of you and to have invited the Maestro here in the city. Gloria, have you thanked Mister Hart after the effort he has done for you?"As she talked, however, she saw Vicky walking past in front of her.Stunned, she blurted, "Why is Vicky here?"Vicky was holding her notebook to write down Gloria's request for the outfit. She looked up after hearing that. "I'm Gloria's fashion designer. I'm here to design an outfit for her performance."Anger rushed through Selene. "Vicky, why are you still the shameless person from way back? You're ruining Gloria's date, and now you purposely came to be her fashion designer? Are you trying to do the same thing you did before to get close to the guy who likes Gloria?"Gloria reprimanded softly, "Selene, stop with your nonse
Vicky then scanned the room and noticed the wedding band on Tyler's hand.It felt as though someone was slicing her heart into pieces, and the pain of it pierced her body.She lowered her gaze at her own ring and smiled bitterly, knowing that she was never the woman whom he truly wanted to put a ring on.At that moment, even the beautiful melody of the piano playing seemed to have faded into the background.She did not know how many songs Gloria played, but when it ended, she did not snap out of it until she heard a round of applause.Maestro Warner stared at Gloria with approval and said, "Marvelous. Brilliant!"Gloria stood and bowed elegantly. "Maestro Warner, which one of these songs would you grant me permission to perform?"Maestro Warner, a foreigner who would express himself openly, said, "I love them all. You're the only one who managed to incorporate such a unique style into my songs, and I love it." He turned to look at Tyler, who remained silent the entire time. "Tyl
"I see." Tyler's response came off as peculiar to Maestro Warner, but he did not press on the subject. Moreover, he was a foreigner and was not familiar with distinguishing the faces of another ethnicity."I'm extremely pleased with Miss Gloria's skills, and I'm willing to give her the license to play my songs for five years. You know my name, so you know how I work. This contract is to remain confidential...so unrelated individuals will have to excuse themselves."Selene grabbed Gloria by the arm and said, "I practically grew up with Gloria, and I won't breathe a word, so I can't count as an unrelated individual, right?"Gloria shot her a look of resignation. "I know you're not.""It's Mister Hart's effort that brought Maestro Warner here, and since you're close with Mister Hart, you won't have him wait outside, right? Maestro Warner and Mister Hart seem to be good friends."Gloria glanced at Tyler and nodded, before turning to look at Vicky as well. "Vicky, you should stay as—"
Gloria instantly got the message and smiled at Maestro Warner. "Maestro Warner, it's pouring out there. Let's just let Vicky in."Maestro Warner was an understanding man and nodded. "Let the lady in, then."Gloria glanced at Selene. "Selene, go and invite Vicky in."Selene was reluctant, but it was indeed raining heavily and Vicky was still Tyler's wife. She would be out of line if she insisted that Vicky remained in the rain.…"Vicky." Selene walked out and crossed her arms, lifting her chin proudly. "Gloria is a kind woman and didn't want you to catch a cold, so she pleaded for Tyler and Maestro Warner to let you in. You can go inside now. Have you finally realized how things are now, Vicky? You can only come in if Gloria lets you, and if she doesn't want you there..." She paused and scoffed smugly. "You can only stay out here in the rain.""So you're saying I should be grateful for that, then?" Vicky asked."Of course." Selene contemptuously added, "Gloria is such a softie f
Gloria jolted in shock and, seconds later, became indifferent. She always thought that Vicky had been too cruel to Tyler, but Vicky did not seem to regret it.'Maybe she just doesn't care because she always gets what she wants,' Gloria thought. 'Maybe she should be taught a lesson so that she learns that not everything goes her way.'Gloria fell into silence.The rain grew heavier as the sky went darker.Maestro Warner wanted to say something, but he swallowed his words when he saw Tyler's cold expression.He was no fool and realized that the woman who exited the room was more than a fashion designer. On Vicky's way out, he saw the wedding band on her hand, which resembled the wedding band Tyler was wearing.'Can it be...that they're married? Does that mean that I misspoke?' he thought.Raindrops fell onto the window as lightning struck the sky.Even though they were in the room and knew that there was a lightning conductor in the building, they still could not help but jolt a