The next day, Vicky received a call from Harvey after breakfast."Vicky, I found the person who wrote the post on the internet."Vicky straightened her back. "Who was it?"Harvey hesitated and said, "Selene Rathborne.""Selene..." Vicky murmured. "So it's her."Vicky was not surprised as Selene was the only one who had what it took to frame Cece apart from Gloria.When Vicky went to meet Gloria about the dresses, Selene was present as well. Considering how close Selene was to Gloria, it should not be difficult for her to steal the drafts.An idea formed in Vicky's mind, and she asked, "Harvey, can you help me with something else?""Sure," he said with a smile.She lowered her voice. "I took part in a party some time ago. I want to know if Selene was there as well. Also, I need you to check a certain room to see if someone else had gone inside before I did."Though Selene was Gloria's friend, Harvey did not seem keen on protecting her, or he would have never told Vicky the tru
Gloria scowled at Vicky and questioned coldly, "Vicky, what do you think you're doing?""Why don't you ask your bestie here?" Vicky retorted.Gloria turned to look at Selene. "Selene, what's going on?""I don't know! Gloria, you saw everything. I was just minding my own business and Vicky just barged in here to bully me... She's probably upset that you're getting closer to Tyler and is venting her anger on me."Vicky sneered at her pretenses. "I'm venting my anger on you? As if you're worthy of my time at all." She walked over to grab Selene by the wrist. "Delete your post right now and make a public statement explaining the truth!"Selene panicked at her words as she knew what she had done.She was not worried that Vicky might find out because she was targeting Cece instead of Vicky, and it was unlikely for Tyler to punish her over an assistant.As for drugging Tyler, Selene made sure to leave no trace behind, so not even Gloria knew what happened. Vicky could not have possibly
"Selene!" Gloria hurried over to help Selene up. "Selene, are you okay?"Tears welled in Selene's eyes. "I'm fine, Gloria... Ow! It hurts."Gloria noticed that there were scratches on Selene's arms and that she had twisted her ankle during the fall."Vicky Shaw!" Gloria, who had always remained composed, finally snapped. "It's bad enough that you keep coming at me, but why would you hurt my friend? Why do you always have to be so vicious? Come at me if you have a problem with me!"Vicky snapped out of it and glanced at the angered look on Gloria's face before turning to study the pathetic expression on Selene's face with a sneer. "She had it coming."Gloria jolted in shock as she did not expect Vicky to say such a thing.After Vicky had burned her arm, Gloria was furious but did not press any charges against Vicky as her hands were alright.She could understand Vicky’s hostility toward her, but she refused to tolerate any act of violence toward her friends.Gloria helped Selene
Vicky was not surprised by Tyler's words, but after learning more about the past, she could not help but feel bitter.She shook his hand away impatiently and said, "I will never apologize to them.""Vicky, don't be so sure about that."Her lashes fluttered as she looked up at him.It was the first time she looked him in the eyes that day. "Why? Are you going to blackmail me again?""If it gets me what I want, why not?" he calmly replied."So you're asking me to apologize to them without even asking what happened?" Her eyes widened."I only believe what I see."She clenched her fists. "But what you see isn't always the truth."He lowered his gaze at her mercilessly. "It's the truth if I say it is."Vicky knew that she should calm down and explain herself to Tyler, because the truth would come out if he was willing to look into it.However, seeing how Tyler protected Gloria and Selene without question filled her head with anger.'If only Tyler didn't destroy my studio to make
Vicky hung her head low and wandered on the street.She lost track of time, and once all her anger escaped, it left behind sorrow and emptiness within her.She knew she had messed up everything.Alex and Jennifer needed her help, and Cece needed to salvage her reputation.She managed to find the truth but made the wrong move at the very last moment.Her body was completely drenched, and her slim figure looked as though it was about to be swallowed by the rain.She felt exhausted like she had never felt before.'I'm so tired...' she lamented, wondering if she felt the same way before she lost her memories.Her head hurt, and so did her heart as she felt like there was a hole in her chest.Her tears mixed with the rain that scrolled down her face, and she could not help but think of how much she wished she could go to sleep and never wake up again, so that she would not have to face all the hardships in life again.She did not notice, however, the car following her.Inside the
"I thought you were the one who played that song, so I thought it was a song that holds special meaning for the two of us... If you don't like it, you don't have to play that song again."Vicky jolted in shock as she did not expect this to be the reason for his love for the song.He pulled her into his arms. "Alright, Vicky. Let's not bring up a breakup again. It doesn't matter who it was in that garden."Tears welled in Vicky's eyes, and she summoned the determination to shove him away. "Tyler, you wanted a reason, and I gave it to you.""But I already said that it doesn't matter…"Her expression darkened as she interrupted him, "Tyler, do I really have to connect the dots for you?" She stared into his eyes. "All reasons are nothing but excuses. There is only ever one reason for couples to break up. I... I just don't love you anymore.""I don't believe you." He tightened his arms around her as though he was trying to merge their bodies so she would never be able to leave him. "I
"It doesn't matter if he can fight as long as I like him."Amused, Tyler questioned, "You like him? For what? How is he better than me?"Vicky lifted her chin. "He's the only son of the Canyers. You know the Canyer family, right? If I marry him, I'll be Missus Canyer. You know that I've lost both of my parents, and it's not easy for an orphan to survive in my family. I need someone powerful to back me up..." She studied him and said, "Your career is just taking off, and you can't help me."She knew Tyler's plan for the future. He did not intend on inheriting his family business and wanted to make a path of his own.He was only 22 and had achieved a certain level of accomplishment in Molivia. Still, it would be some time before Tyler had enough power to rival influential families in Stoneford City."Vicky, just give me some time." The look in Tyler's eyes darkened as he swallowed hard. "Five years... No, three years. Give me three years, and I'll give you everything you want."Vic
Vicky herself was shocked because she knew just how possessive Tyler was.He would get upset when passersby looked at her and get jealous when her childhood friend came to see her. His one and only wish seemed to be for her to know no man apart from him, so she did not expect him to accept such a condition.She only proposed such a term knowing he would not accept it, but Tyler surprised her by agreeing to it....Since Tyler had accepted the terms, Vicky knew just how to make him give up.One day after dinner with Noah, she stepped out of the restaurant to find Tyler leaning by the door with a cigarette lit between his fingers. The smoke hovered over his face and clouded his features.He put out the cigarette when he spotted her coming outside and ignored Noah to grab her hand. "It's getting late. I'll send you back.""..." Noah watched in silence.Vicky scowled. "I have something planned with Noah today..."Tyler pulled her toward his car as though he did not hear a single w