Gloria got up. "I'll go see her."She walked out of the room and found Vicky standing by the window with a gloomy look on her face.Ever since she arrived at the hospital, Vicky had been completely neglected, and Tyler had not spared her a single look as he went in and out of the room.After what happened, she was shut out of the room and could only wait in the corridor.When she heard the door opening, Vicky turned around and spotted Gloria. She hurried over and said, "Gloria, are you alright? I'm so sorry, I didn't mean t—"Before she could finish, Gloria slapped her across the face in full force.Slap!Gloria glared at Vicky resentfully. "Why are you so vicious, Vicky Shaw?! Are you upset that my hands aren't destroyed like Sheila?!"To Gloria, her hands were more important than her life.When Tyler said that Vicky had nothing to do with what Alex had done, Gloria had no choice but to accept it.'But what happened just now...' She thought in rage and raised her arm again,
There was a glimpse of emotions in Tyler's dark eyes, but they vanished almost as soon as they appeared. "No."Gloria did not look away and whispered, "Tyler, are you upset with me?""No.""But I was the one who made you divorce her...""That's between me and Vicky. It has nothing to do with you, so don't overthink it," Tyler said calmly.Gloria observed the look on his face and said, "Vicky seems to be in a lot of trouble lately. Did she come to you for help?"His lips curled into a sarcastic smile. "She would've never shown herself in front of me if it's not for the troubles she's in."For as long as he could remember, she would only come to him whenever she found herself in a situation she could not resolve.Her affection had always been a means to an end for her in Tyler's perspective.'Why else was she nowhere to be found despite how long I've been in the hospital?' he thought. 'Now that she's in trouble, she comes running back to me.'"She is in a lot of trouble right n
Harvey studied Vicky's face and frowned. "Why are you near the hospital? Are you sick again?"She shook her head. "No. I was in the hospital to check on Gloria as well. Her hand..." She paused. "I was the one who accidentally burned her arm."Harvey was slightly surprised at first, but he quickly smiled. "If it's just an accident, I'm sure Gloria won't blame you for it."Vicky opened her mouth to say something but decided against it. "You should go and check on her. I should go home now."Harvey reached out to grab her by the wrist. "It's getting late now, so let me give you a lift.""Thank you, but I'm fine on my own.""It's not safe for a woman to travel alone." He lowered his gaze at her. "Since we've bumped into one another, I need to send you back. Even if you refuse, I'm just going to follow you until you get home safely."Vicky recalled the times when she was kidnapped and how she was once saved by Harvey.Though Harvey had lied to her before, he had also helped her on c
As a man, Harvey knew Tyler and was quite certain that the man would never let Vicky go after what happened the time before.Vicky did not say a word.She knew she could seek Harvey's help with ordinary favors, but since Gloria was involved, she would be putting Harvey in a difficult position if she asked for Harvey's help.Vicky was not upset by the thought that Harvey would prioritize Gloria over her. She was only Harvey's ex-fiance, while Gloria was the woman who saved his life, so it made sense that she was different."You once mentioned that Gloria saved your life before... What happened?" Vicky asked."I told you about it before, but since you've forgotten all about it now, I can tell the story again." Harvey's voice was gentle and malicious in the quiet night. "The Sparks' influence used to extend throughout Molivia, where there were plenty of business opportunities, but the environment there has always been chaotic. The country still has riots frequently as of now."Vicky
Harvey smiled. "Not only did you win, but you also did so gloriously. My friend instantly announced that he wanted to date you." A faint smugness appeared in Harvey's tone. "But you were fixated on me and turned him down right away.""..." After a while, Vicky asked hesitantly, "Are you sure I could race?""Why would I lie to you?""It's not like you haven't lied to me before."Harvey cleared his throat awkwardly and changed the subject. "Both you and Gloria were from a powerful family with great fame, so I thought that you'd be the stereotypical, elegant lady like Gloria. That's why I proposed for you to race my friend."Driving and racing were two different things, and a girl with Vicky's background would often view car racing as a barbaric hobby. Gloria had once shown contempt for the sport when Harvey brought it up in the past."I didn't even know I could do that..." muttered Vicky."I was shocked as well and asked you about it. You said that you went through a rebellious st
The person who got out of the car was Tyler, and Gloria was sitting in the passenger's seat in his car, looking pale and startled.Tyler proposed to send her home, but by coincidence, their path crossed with Harvey.Harvey was not driving fast and ran into a few red lights on the way, so Tyler's car caught up to Harvey right away.Tyler and Gloria were both quiet people and rarely talked when they were alone.Gloria had been observing the look on Tyler's face along the way, but there was no hint of emotion on his expression at all, and he drove steadily until Harvey stepped on the brake out of the blue.It was not Tyler's problem that Harvey stepped on the brake all of a sudden, but for some reason, Tyler did not attempt to slow down and ran his car right into Harvey's car.The moment their cars crashed, Gloria’s heart stopped.Tyler went out to check on his car and said, "So it's Mister Sparks." A contemptuous look appeared on his face. "I once heard that Mister Sparks is a ski
"Mister Sparks, you tried to avoid the blame, and now you're in a hurry to leave. Can it be that..." Tyler narrowed his eyes dangerously. "You're trying to run from bearing the responsibility?"Harvey chuckled darkly as he studied Tyler. "Tyler, when have you become so sloppy? You might as well just come right out and say you don't want me to send Vicky home."The look in Tyler's eyes darkened.Harvey glanced at the time and knew that despite how late it was, Tyler might just stall until the next morning until he got what he wanted.Harvey did not mind that, but both Vicky and Gloria needed rest and could not waste time on such a meaningless stand-off.Vicky seemed exhausted and was on the brink of collapsing, and as an adult, Harvey could not possibly waste everyone's time just to win against Tyler.He turned to look at Gloria and said, "Gloria, I'll send you home later."Gloria glanced at Tyler, and her heart sank when she saw the lack of response on his face.She was a smart
Tyler kept his gaze straight ahead and mocked, "You drove just as fast when you were running after Harvey. You weren't scared back then, so why start now?"Vicky could not help but feel guilty at his mention of the past. "I'm older now, and I am...not interested in this sort of thing anymore."Tyler did not speak and simply increased the speed of the car.After they narrowly dodge a car ahead of them, Vicky wiped the sweat on her forehead."Are you this scared of dying?" he sneered. "I'm not scared at all, so why are you?"Indeed, Tyler was the king of a gigantic business empire, and his life was worth far more compared to a nobody like Vicky."Tyler." Vicky tried her best not to look at the speed indicator. "If you agree to let Alex and Jenifer go, and stop the accusation toward Cece, I'll do whatever you want."His expression remained cold. "You don't even sound half as sincere as you were back in Forever Night."Her breath caught in her throat as she paled.What happened in