Bang! A bullet shot through Alex's leg before he could finish his sentence.It all happened too fast, so both Vicky nor Alex could not react.Vicky snapped out of the initial shock after a few moments and shouted, "Alex!"Alex paled and gritted his teeth to prevent himself from screaming, forcing a smile on his face. "Vicky, I'm fine. Don't worry."Bang!Another bullet pierced through Alex's other leg, and he collapsed onto the ground.Vicky shielded Alex and shouted, "Tyler Hart, have you gone mad?!"A gun had appeared in Tyler's hand before she could register it, and the steam that came from the gunpoint was instantly dispersed by the wind.Tyler stood tall, his presence terrifying. She felt chills down her spine just looking at him.His lips curled into a cruel smirk as he studied the angered look on her face. "This is your last chance. Come here.""Don't, Vicky!" Alex lay sprawled across the ground and shouted fearlessly, "Tyler Hart, what kind of a man are you to bully a
"I don't remember Alex, but I heard from Sebastian that he has always been in love with me...so I used his feelings and manipulated him into helping me. I know that you'll never leave Gloria when she's in danger, so this is my final chance. Since everything is exposed now, I don't have anything to say for myself... I know you live by the rule of 'an eye for an eye', so you shot Alex in the leg for what Gloria suffered. As for the remaining part...I will make it up to you."She ran toward the edge and climbed on top of the handrail to leap."Vicky!" Alex shouted. "No!"At this point, clouds covered the sky, and it started to drizzle. As the wind intensified, so did the waves and the ship began to rock drastically.As she stared at the ocean, she felt no fear or hesitation.She could not understand the determination Gloria felt when she leaped…because all she felt was peacefulness. Compared to leaving with Tyler, jumping into the ocean seemed like a far better option.Before she co
...Tyler pulled Vicky into a certain room and said, "Go get a shower."Vicky had regained her composure and dared not to disobey, so she kept her head lowered and headed into the bathroom to shower.She was not in the mood for a bubble bath, but she did not want to face Tyler so soon and purposefully stalled.40 minutes later, Vicky walked outside in a bathing robe. Tyler had showered as well by then.He was standing by the window and speaking into his phone. "Has she woken up? How is she now? Yeah. Probably at night." After a few words, he ended the call and turned to find Vicky standing behind him."How is...Gloria?" she asked."She's awake.""... Good.""I thought you'd prefer that she never wakes up," Tyler said sarcastically.After a few moments of silence, Vicky said, "If she never wakes up, Alex and I...are pretty much doomed." She frowned and continued, "How is Alex now?"A cold expression took over Tyler's face. "That depends on what you do."Vicky looked at him.
Vicky's breath caught in her throat when she heard those familiar words. She recalled hearing something similar in her dream before.Harvey had abandoned her during their engagement party, and Vicky got abducted, only to be rescued by Tyler from her kidnappers.Vicky always thought that that was the first time she met Tyler in person, but she realized she had been wrong.She had known Tyler right from the start, and they had dated for a year. She did not know what was on her mind at the time she appeared before Tyler as Harvey's fiance.Vicky looked up and saw Tyler leaning against the window. Despite his suggestive words, the expression on his face appeared to be as careless as though he was merely talking about the weather.When she stood her ground without moving, he asked, "What's wrong? You don't want to?"She bit her lip in silence.He picked up his phone and said, "Alex is probably still in surgery right now. I wonder how he's doing." He unlocked his phone and scrolled th
Tyler grabbed Vicky's wrists. "Vicky Shaw, do you know anything else other than how to seduce men?"Vicky froze and looked up to find contempt and disgust in his eyes. "But you said—""What did I say?" he coldly interjected.She turned pale when she recalled that he did not say anything in specific, and she dug her own grave in response to a few words he said."Honestly, I've grown tired of your body." He pushed her away in disgust. "Looks like you've lost the only leverage you ever had."With that, he turned to leave, and Vicky remained frozen in place in the dark room....Once the rainstorm passed, Tyler left on the helicopter, leaving Vicky on the ship on her own.She knew that she had not been forgotten but was abandoned.A day and a night later, Vicky returned to Stoneford City. She was not restrained, and Tyler's men left after seeing her off the ship.Tyler did not seem concerned that she would escape or simply grew tired of her repeated attempts of running away. Stil
"In any case, you were kidnapped because of me...so I'm supposed to apologize to you," Vicky said hoarsely."You don't have to force yourself to do so," Gloria said. "Tyler told me you had nothing to do with this.""But you don't believe him, right?"After a few moments of silence, Gloria said, "Tyler looked into it and found no record of contact between you and Alex before he returned, so you couldn't have made him do anything. Alex Torres did all that on his own..." She paused and turned to look at Vicky. "You thought that Tyler would believe whatever I said, is that it?" She chuckled. "Despite being married to him for so long, you still don't know him any better than I do.""What happened in the past?" Vicky asked."Tyler made it quite clear," Gloria said. "Did you think that I'd lie to you in front of him?""I can tell that you're still in love with him. The truth about the misunderstanding back then came out, so why didn't you two end up together?""Why?" Gloria narrowed he
After a few moments of silence, Gloria said, "Vicky came by today.""What was she doing here?""To apologize, and to beg for mercy in Alex's place."The look in Tyler's eyes darkened.Gloria studied his face. "Tyler, are you holding Alex prisoner?""Yes.""Is he..." she muttered hesitantly. "How is he now?""Alive for now."Her heart sank and she thought, 'Alive for now? Will anything happen to him?'"Tyler," Gloria whispered. "I've known Alex since we were kids. He might be a hothead, but he's not a bad man. Maybe he just wasn't thinking when he did all that. I'm fine now, so why don't you just let him go since he has been punished accordingly?""Don't worry about Alex. I will handle it," replied Tyler."Tyler, can't you just leave it?""You should be resting," he said and turned to leave."Tyler!" Gloria raised her voice. "Are you this reluctant to set Alex free because he kidnapped me, or because he...took Vicky and left?""What are you trying to say?""If it's for my
After the recording, silence fell over the room."Tyler, Vicky stabbed you in the chest before, and now, she agreed to my unreasonable request for Alex's sake... I know I shouldn't say this, but you should know that she's never loved you. If she cares about you even for just a little, why would she leave you when you hit rock bottom all those years ago? You heard what she said, and so did I."The look in Tyler's eyes darkened.Gloria studied the man before her and continued, "Tyler, I know that you feel like you owe me for what happened, and you've been doing whatever you can to make it up to me ever since I came home, but I know that you've suffered far more than I have. You mentioned that you'd make a wish of mine come true back then, didn't you? My one and only wish is for you to divorce Vicky."...As soon as Tyler left, Selene hurried into the room."Good job, Gloria!" She walked over to the bed, beaming. "You should've done that a long time ago. You were always so worried a