Alex scowled. "So soon?" He then turned to look at Vicky. "Vicky, Tyler is here. I'll need to go meet him."Vicky's heart sank at the mention of Tyler's name, and she blurted out, "Take me with you."He hesitated. "But...""Take me."Alex could never decline Vicky. "Alright, but don't interfere. This is between me and him, so just leave it to me."She nodded with a dark look on her face."Vicky Shaw!" Seeing that Vicky was leaving, Gloria raised her voice. "Just let me go, and we can all pretend that this never happened."Vicky stilled and turned to look at Gloria hesitantly.Sensing that she was wavering, Gloria continued, "I know that you're upset about what happened that day, Vicky, but that's just how confidential contracts work... In any case, I am to blame for you getting sick, so I can understand that you want to vent your anger." She stared into Vicky's eyes. "You've had your fun, Vicky. If this isn't enough, you can slap me in the face and we'll let this pass, okay? Yo
"Both Vicky and Gloria are here with me. Not only are you not nervous, but you have the gut to mock me? Do you truly think I won't do anything to your sweetheart?" teased Alex."I think so.""Oh? I expected you not to care about Vicky, but...not even Gloria?"Tyler stared at Alex. "You grew up with Vicky and would rather have your legs broken than leave her behind back then, so you wouldn't hurt her. Gloria, on the other hand, is your bargaining chip. If something happens to her here, how are you going to get out of Stoneford City unscathed?"Alex clenched his fists.Tyler always seemed as though he was above everything and nothing could ever bother him. He never panicked and always remained unreadable.Alex knew that playing mind games with Tyler would never work and the longer he waited, the more of a disadvantage he would be in."Tyler, since you're here, it means that you still care about Gloria. I don't want to waste my time with you, so it's simple if you want to get Glori
Tyler knew how close Alex and Vicky were and that it was impossible for Alex to harm Vicky or allow her to be harmed, so there was no chance for Alex to pretend like he was going to hurt Vicky."I won't sign the divorce agreement. Now, get Vicky here," Tyler said.Alex was unsurprised by Tyler's reaction. After all, he noticed four years ago that Tyler seemed to have a sick, perverted sense of possessiveness over Vicky.If he wanted Tyler to let Vicky go, he would have to corner Tyler.Alex glanced at his men and said, "Bring her in."A few minutes later, Gloria—whose eyes lit up when she saw Tyler—was taken into the room."Mmph! Mph!" She struggled to speak but could only make a few muffled sounds when a tape was over her mouth.The look in Tyler's eyes darkened when he saw Gloria in her state.Tears gathered in Gloria’s eyes when she looked at the handsome man before her. He would always come at the right moment to rescue her from danger.Alex sneered when he saw the two sta
"Behave? That depends on who we're dealing with," Alex said cruelly. "The kind of wh*re that knows no better than to get between couples and pretend to be weak so that men would fawn over her... Well, this is what she deserves."Alex glanced at Gloria and turned his attention back to Tyler. "If you don't want your sweetheart to suffer, you'll sign the agreement right now, Tyler, or..." He narrowed his eyes ruthlessly. "Things are going to get worse for her."He shot his man a glance, and the man immediately stomped his foot onto Gloria's hand."Ahh!" Gloria wailed in pain.Tyler's expression darkened. "That's enough, Alex Torres!""Why? Do you feel bad for her?" Alex chuckled as he studied the look on Tyler's face. "Were you acting like you don't have a care in the world just a few moments ago?"It was rare for Alex to see such an expression on Tyler's face, and he felt accomplished. "You wanted to pick Vicky, right? Go ahead, then. Or are you struggling to keep up the act?" He s
Gloria started sweating from the pain. "I didn't force you to swear that you'd never play the piano. You were the one who felt guilty and didn't want the truth to get out, so you offered to never play the piano again. If you don't believe me, ask Tyler—see if I'm telling the truth!"Vicky sensed that there was more to the story from Gloria's words and asked, "So you're saying that I've known Tyler...all along?"Ever since Vicky lost her memories, all the things she knew were stories she heard from others. They mocked her for seducing and stealing men from others, and laughed at her for how low she was willing to sink.She knew that she could not believe everything that was said in rumors, but she found answers after a while and learned that she had indeed found her way to marry Tyler with immoral means.Everyone said that she tore Tyler and Sheila apart, but she already knew Tyler before Sheila got to know him.She was Harvey's fiance then, and Harvey took off during his engagemen
Seeing how insistent Vicky was, Alex dismissed his henchman, who then moved his foot away from Gloria, but continued to pin her down to stop her from escaping.Vicky kept her eyes trained on Gloria. "Can you tell me now?"Gloria's hand was hurting, but she had other priorities.She knew that Vicky had lost her memories and that what happened could not be undone. Gloria felt remorse and struggled to let go for a time, but she knew that it was too late.Just as she was about to give up, Vicky plotted with Alex to kidnap her and destroyed her hand.She glared daggers at Vicky and said, "That's right; you knew Tyler right from the start. Back then, we were both skilled in piano and Mister Victor took a liking to both of us, so he invited us to study abroad and we studied in the same art school. Sometime later, Mister Victor realized that you're just as talented in drawing as you are in music, so you studied art design as well."One time, Mister Victor offered us a rare chance to perf
Vicky studied Tyler's face. "When you realized that you had the wrong person, you broke up with me and started pursuing Gloria, correct?"The look in his eyes remained mysterious and unreadable. There seemed to be a thin barrier that kept Vicky from understanding how he felt or what he was thinking, but she finally felt like the mist was clearing."Yes," the man answered."How long were we together at the time?"After a brief silence, he said, "A little over a year."She smiled. "And you hadn't once realized you had the wrong person throughout the year?"His expression was composed, and his stare was stern. "There's no love at first sight in this world. All I saw back then was a woman's back. I thought that the person I saw played the piano wonderfully, and that's why I wanted to meet her." He stared at her. "It was nothing more than a trigger. I wasn't deeply in love with you."His words were cruel but truthful.Both Vicky and Gloria knew that falling in love with just a look
Alex immediately steadied Vicky and glared at Tyler. "Vicky, don't listen to him! When he loved you, everything about you was perfect. When he got bored, he came up with all these excuses! Tyler, you might as well be a man and admit you grew bored of Vicky!"Tyler glanced at Alex casually. "Vicky knows if I'm a man better than anyone."Alex's face flushed with anger. "You're disgusting, Tyler Hart!""Disgusting?" Tyler responded with a half-smile. "Since when is the intimacy between a married couple something disgusting? If you consider this disgusting, what would you say about the one-night-stand you had with that woman, Holly Beaver back then?"Alex paled. "Tyler, stop running your mouth! I…" He paused and turned to Vicky. "Vicky, I've never done anything to betray you! I don't know what happened with that woman—"Before he could finish his sentence, Tyler interrupted him. "You dare accuse me of running my mouth? You were caught in bed with a woman by reporters, and it made head