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
Selene stared at Gloria. "I know that you're not that kind of person, but you need to understand that when a man gets hurt in a romantic relationship once, it's hard for him to start anew with someone else. Gloria, you can't expect Tyler to treat you the same way he did with Vicky... I know that it's not fair, but you know that a man's first love can't be replaced. If he fell in love with you first, you'd have that special place in his heart as well. He has his guard up right now after failing in his first relationship... That's the time when a man needs to be cared for by another woman."Isn't that the reason why you didn't agree to go out with him when he pursued you back then? Time has changed, and four whole years stood between the two of you. If you expect him to pursue you or treat you like he did Vicky... Gloria, I'm certain that it'll never happen until you get him to open up to you."Gloria froze for a long while before reaching out to grab Selene's hand. "Selene, you are ri
"Is it because…you don't want to see how much Vicky…cares about me? Tyler, do you think I don't know about…that little thought in your mind? Other people might not figure it out…but not me… I know everything about it. You're a lunatic… A twisted, cynical pervert. Vicky likes a righteous and just man… Knowing who you truly are…she'll never ever like you again…" hissed Alex, despite being choked.When Alex was nearly out of his breath and suffocated, Tyler finally let go.Tyler was back to his usual distant, indifferent self."Ugh… Ack, ack!" Alex breathed in heavily.Tyler looked down at Alex condescendingly. In his fitted formal suit, he looked utterly prestigious and supreme. What a big difference when compared to Alex, who had been tortured and who was in bad shape.After Alex was able to breathe normally, Alex looked at Tyler's handsome, cold face. "Why did you stop? You want to kill me, don't you? Don't tell me you're afraid!"There was no expression on Tyler's face. He remai
In the past, Alex did not understand why her feelings for Tyler were so deep. However, he understood entirely after having kidnapped Gloria.Alex looked at Tyler in devastation."D*mn it! It was you!"Vicky had a boyfriend when she was studying abroad, and he knew about it. It was not a secret because she told him earlier and even wanted Alex to meet her 'boyfriend' at the time.Since he had a crush on Vicky all the while, he refused to meet his love rival and thus stalled her.Of course, he knew Vicky was devastated by her breakup. In the spur of the moment, he bought a bouquet to confess his love to Vicky. Vicky did not embarrass him in public because they were childhood friends, yet she cleared the confusion with him afterward.Ever since then, Vicky never mentioned her boyfriend.It turned out the man in front of him was Vicky's first boyfriend all along.Tyler looked at Alex coldly. "I was just wondering how to torment Vicky…yet here you are, showing yourself at my doorste