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
"Choose?" Tyler questioned sharply. "Is this why you partnered up with Alex to kidnap Gloria?"Vicky remained quiet for a moment and smiled. "I suppose so." She glanced at the divorce agreement next to her. "If you're willing to sign the divorce agreement, you can take her and leave instantly."Tyler kept his eyes trained on her. "And if I don't?""You saw what was going to happen to her. She might...never be able to play the piano again.""So you're behind all this after all, Vicky Shaw!" roared Gloria, glaring at Vicky resentfully as she did. "Why do you have to be so vicious, Vicky? I've backed away and compromised all the time. I even went as far as to let you have my man, and now, you want to destroy me and my career..."Tears gathered in her eyes. "You've competed with me over every single thing since we were children. I know you lost your parents, so I never fought you over anything. Even when you ended up with Tyler, I left Zendonia as you wished... Isn't that enough? Will
Alex stood his ground fearlessly. "And if I don't?""You'll regret it.""Before that happens, I'll make sure that you and Gloria regret your entire lives!" Alex waved his hand, and the two men who were retraining Gloria dragged her toward the deck as though they were just moving a lifeless object.Gloria paled at the pain, but she bit onto her lower lip to keep herself from making a sound.Alex turned and looked at Vicky. "Vicky, I'm going to teach them a lesson for you today!""Alex..." Vicky wanted to say something else, but he strode off.The sea breeze ruffled Gloria's long hair, and she almost looked like a fragile porcelain doll at the moment.The waves rocked the boat, and the ocean seemed to have transformed into a beast lurking in the dark, waiting for its prey."Tyler, you have two choices. Sign the divorce agreement and I let this woman go, or..." He sneered. "I sink your sweetheart in the ocean."It was nighttime, and the visibility in the ocean was low, so it woul
The lights on the ship were hardly enough to bring light to the ocean.Tyler stood his ground in silence."From the moment you stepped foot into the ship, Tyler, I've ordered my men to set sail. I know you have all the resources you need in Stoneford City, but with this ship so far from the coast at this moment, your men won't be able to help you," Alex said.When Tyler arrived, Alex demanded that Tyler was the only one allowed on board, so none of Tyler's subordinates could help.Alex had been worried that they might not be far enough from the coast at first, but since the lights along the coastline had faded from sight, he knew that Tyler had no means to protect himself.Tyler kept his composure and said, "Looks like you've finally grown a brain after the past four years.""Tyler, are you sure you want to waste your time on meaningless insults?" Alex's expression darkened as he looked behind Tyler.Gloria was held down by two men, who pushed her closer to the edge in response
Chaos erupted and Vicky stood still, feeling as though someone wrapped their fingers around her heart as she stared into the ocean."Vicky." Alex walked over. "I'm sorry. I messed up again."She turned around, her face as pale as a ghost under the lights. "Have you sent people to rescue them?" she asked hoarsely."I did." Noticing the pale look on her face, he added, "Don't worry, Vicky. Most of my men are great swimmers. They're…going to be fine."Vicky nodded.Just then, they heard footsteps approaching."Mister Torres, bad news!" One of Alex's men hurried over. "Our people went down there to rescue Gloria and Tyler, but they discovered that we've been surrounded. Those people... I don't know when they boarded the ship, but they have most of our people under control. I managed to escape them because I spotted them from afar. Mister Torres, hurry up and leave! If Tyler gets to you..."Alex's expression darkened. "Where are Tyler and Gloria?""His men probably rescued them both
Vicky stood by the handrail on the deck and stared into the ocean.The Torres family's business focused on the sea, and though they no longer lived in Stoneford City, they still had their connections which helped Alex escape the night before.Though Alex was reckless, he was not a fool and had prepared a way to leave.As he walked outside, he spotted Vicky staring at the ocean blankly."Vicky." He walked over to her gloomily. "I wanted to get Tyler to sign the divorce agreement and bring you with me, but Gloria..."What Gloria did disrupted his entire plan."You've done a great job, but..." Vicky frowned worriedly. "Tyler is a vindictive man, and he won't just let us go. We only managed to escape because Gloria jumped into the ocean and passed out. Once Gloria's safety is ensured, Tyler is going to come after us."They might live if Gloria was safe, but if something happened to her, Vicky knew the worst was yet to come.If they caused harm to Tyler's first true love, Tyler woul
Vicky's heart sank.She did not believe what Gloria and Tyler said at first when they accused her of being the selfish, despicable villain who came between her cousin and the man she loved out of jealousy and even purposefully got involved with Tyler, despite being engaged to a different man.However, after hearing what Alex had to say, she could not help but wonder if Gloria was telling the truth all along.Noticing the dark look on Vicky's face, Alex worriedly said, "Vicky, how are you doing? Are you getting seasick? I'll find you some medicine for that."Vicky's heart warmed to his caring tone, and she snapped out of her thoughts. "I'm fine. I'm probably tired from not having enough rest last night.""Go rest in your room, then. I'll call you out when it's time to eat," Alex said.The ocean looked marvelous during the day, but one would eventually get bored if one stared at it all day.Vicky nodded. "Sure."Alex was a simple-minded person, but he cared for Vicky. He knew tha