Tyler gave Vicky a very faint response. "I don't know."Vicky's question came while she was deliberating on what happened with Gloria and Isaac, and she did not expect Tyler to know the answer because he did not know Isaac at all. Therefore, he could not have known who incapacitated Isaac so gruesomely.…Back to Gloria's apartment.Gloria stood still as she watched Tyler drop her off. She gazed as the car drove off and remained in that position for a long time.Seeing this, Selene said, "Why didn't you ask him to stay if you miss him so much? The reason you ended up like now is that he left you halfway through the dinner… He should be the one to bear this responsibility!"The taillight of the car disappeared into the dark night. Finally, Gloria stopped looking in that direction."Responsibility?" She smiled sardonically. "Didn't you see how eager he was to get rid of me?""Gloria, I'm not going to let you think that way. If it wasn't because of Vicky that b*tch, you and Tyler
Vicky narrowed her eyes and, after a few thoughtful moments, made a phone call."Hello, Missus Jensen. This is Vicky Shaw."Missus Jensen was an extremely difficult customer who was arrogant and demanding. Every time she was served, she would behave as though she was above everyone else."Oh, Miss Shaw!" Missus Jensen said enthusiastically. "Are you calling to arrange a session for taking my measurements? My house is quite far from the city area, so it might not be convenient for you to come over here. When will you be free? I can drop by your studio."People who did not know Missus Jensen would think that she was a kind, passionate lady."You're too kind. Coming to your house to take your measurement is within my duties. If there's any other request you have, you can voice them out freely whenever you want."Missus Jensen seemed to panic slightly. "No, there's nothing else. Your service has been wonderful, Miss Shaw. I'm a satisfied customer! I'm just annoying by nature and peop
Vicky tightened her grip on her phone. "Thank you for helping with the conflicts between my studio and my customers."Despite being Tyler's wife for years, she never enjoyed the privilege of being his wife work-wise.At that moment, she felt no joy and only felt confused. It felt as though something she had been chasing after for the longest time suddenly fell on her lap.Apart from the initial shock, all she could feel was a concern if this was all a trap.Tyler's response was cold. "Anything else?""Do you have time later?""Why?""I need to talk to you in person."After a few moments of silence, he said, "I'm in Hart Corporation.""Okay, I—"Before she could finish, he ended the call....An hour later, Vicky arrived at the Hart Corporation building.She glanced at her bag and took a few deep breaths before entering the building.The two copies of the divorce agreement were inside her bag.Though the recent misunderstanding between them had been resolved, the gulf bet
"Okay.""I'll let you get back to work, then," Vicky said.Tyler did not respond, and Vicky took the hint to leave the office.As soon as the door shut behind her, Tyler picked up the agreement expressionlessly before tearing them in half. The copies were torn into shreds, and he carelessly tossed them into the dustbin next to him...."Vicky, don't go.""I'm sorry, I swear that this won't happen again...""Vicky, don't leave me.""I'll never let go! Never!""If you dare to walk away from me, I'm going to kill you.""Ah!" Vicky jolted awake from a strange dream.For reasons she could not begin to fathom, she had been having the strangest dream.It was odd enough to dream of a time when she and Tyler were a loving, sweet couple, but she dreamed of something even more surreal this time.She pinched the bridge of her nose and sat up from the bed.'Was the man who begged me not to leave really Tyler?' she thought.She would occasionally regain her memories in the form of dre
After finally calming down, Vicky stared at the man before her and asked, "Why are you here?"Tyler narrowed his eyes in displeasure. "This is my house. Why can't I be here?"She sobered. "That's not what I mean. I thought—""You thought, what?""... Nothing."She delivered the divorce agreements to Tyler earlier that day, and since Tyler did not say anything against it, she assumed they had reached a consensus that the divorce was confirmed and all that was left was for them to proceed with legal procedures.'Did he come home tonight so we can head out early tomorrow morning to file for divorce?' she thought. Deciding not to question any further, she said, "It's late. Let's just go to sleep."He hummed in response and headed into the bathroom.She heard the water running in the bathroom shortly after, but she struggled to go back to sleep because of the dream she had earlier.Vicky had been struggling with quality sleep and would continuously dream of strange things; she coul
Vicky took out her phone and came close to having a heart attack from rage when she saw his only response was a question mark.[When are we going to file for divorce?] she texted.In the next two hours, there was no response.Four hours later, she finally received another text from him.[I'm busy.][When are you free?] Vicky replied.Tyler did not respond again, even after Vicky fell asleep.'Maybe he really is busy,' Vicky thought and glanced at the clock, noticing that it was almost midnight.Since Tyler did not even have the time to respond to her texts, she assumed he would not return home and found consolation in that thought.She turned off the lights and slowly drifted off to sleep.Sometime later, she woke up to a forceful kiss, and everything felt like deja vu from the night before.She felt confused at first, and it took her a while before she finally realized that the man who claimed to be so busy that he could not respond to text messages returned home....Whe
Tyler lifted his gaze at the woman before him.Vicky looked at them with a smile with Cece, who looked sheepish, next to her."Cece and I happen to come here for dinner as well. Let's dine together, shall we?" said Vicky, and she sat down before anyone could react.Though Vicky was not as serious about etiquette as Gloria was, she would rarely act in ways that might upset others, so her behavior shook Cece to her core.Vicky looked up and saw Cece frozen in place. "What are you doing? Sit down."Cece glanced at Tyler and Gloria before sitting down next to Gloria.Since Tyler and Gloria sat across one another, Vicky sat down next to Tyler and called for the waiter. "Have you two ordered? Let's order together if you haven't. Oh, by the way..." She shot Tyler a smile and said, "Don't worry about the bill for Cece and me, Mister Hart. Let's split the bill later.""..." Cece remained absolutely quiet and thought to herself, 'People like Tyler and Gloria wouldn't care about paying for
Instinctively, she could tell that Tyler was not upset and was even a little amused, so she could not help but wonder if she was imagining things.In her mind, Tyler should have scolded Vicky with a dark look on his face before saying something along the lines of 'Vicky, even if you cling onto me like this, I will never love you' or 'What are you trying to do to Gloria now, you vicious woman? How dare you bully someone as kind as Gloria? Apologize to her right now!'.Cece's mind instantly ran wild with imagination.Just then, Gloria said coldly, "It's your choice to go wherever you want."Vicky nodded. "Where is this concert you're going to?"Gloria informed her of the venue and time expressionlessly.Vicky frowned thoughtfully. "It's quite a hassle to take a taxi there from here. Since you two are going anyway, why don't you give us a lift?""It's Tyler's car, so you should be asking for his approval."Vicky looked up at Tyler. "Mister Hart, since you are going there anyway, d