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
When Tyler did not move, Vicky asked, "Why aren’t you eating? Oh, I know. Do you want me to feed you?" She stabbed her fork into the half-eaten foie gras and presented it to Tyler. "Open up, hubby."Even a fool could tell Vicky was trying to irritate Tyler and Gloria on purpose.Gloria sneered coldly, while Tyler stared at the foie gras. He did not move away nor accept it.Vicky's hand began to feel sore from maintaining the position and gazed up at him. "No? Can it be that..." She paused. "You want me to feed you in a different way?""A different way?" He lifted an eyebrow with amusement. "Like what?"She smiled. "Mouth-to-mouth."Tyler pretended to be confused. "How exactly does that work?"Vicky froze for a split moment, as she knew he no doubt understood what she was implying. She glanced at Gloria, who sat with a dark look on her face, before looking back at the man before her.He looked at her quietly with an eyebrow raised as though he was truly confused, but Vicky could
Tyler married Vicky reluctantly, and Vicky had not gotten anything she wanted from the marriage, so Gloria had not felt any jealousy toward Vicky.However, she could sense jealousy rising within her chest at this very moment.Vicky looked up and saw Gloria looking at her dazedly. The look in her eyes darkened, but she chose to lower her gaze to hide the emotions in her eyes.After the meal, Vicky paid for the food she and Cece ordered, and Tyler did not object to it.Upon walking out of the restaurant, Cece glanced at Gloria and whispered, "Vicky, are we really going to the concert?""Yeah. Isn't that what I said?"Tyler went to the parking lot to get his car, while the other three remained by the entrance.Vicky and Cece stood next to one another, while Gloria kept her distance from them.Tyler drove over shortly after, and before Gloria could react, Vicky went and opened the door to the passenger's seat and went into the car.Gloria, who was going to sit on the passenger's s
Vicky nodded. "Noah, do you know Tyler?""Well, you were dating him, so I've met him a couple of times," said Noah before swiftly changing the subject. "Vicky, is this your friend?"Cece smiled. "Hello. My name is Cece."Noah greeted Cece with a smile and asked, "Are you two here for the concert? Why are you just standing out here?"Vicky smiled sheepishly. "I... I don't have any tickets.""Oh, that's simple." He chuckled. "Come on, then. Follow me."She looked at him and asked, "Is that really okay?"A concert that would draw the attention of the likes of Tyler and Gloria was bound to be rather exclusive, and money might not be the only criterion for one to obtain a ticket."My uncle is the one who organized this concert and the Canyers are the sponsors, so bringing in a few quests is a piece of cake for me," Noah said casually.Noah and Vicky used to study in the same art school.The Canyers were a big family with members who excelled in medicine, business, and other fields
As an insider, Gloria knew a thing or two about what happened between Vicky and Noah in the past.Tyler shifted his gaze, and the look in his eyes darkened when he saw Noah.The seats Noah arranged for Vicky and Cece were in a row in front of Tyler and Gloria, and as soon as he took his seat, he could sense chills down his spine.Noah frowned and turned around before jolting in fear when he saw Tyler."Sh*t!" Despite his usual elegant demeanor, he cursed and jolted. "Why is he here?!""What's wrong, Noah?" Vicky asked.He rubbed his eyes and stared at Tyler, before stuttering, "T…That's T—Tyler H—Hart..."Vicky was talking to Noah about the past and had completely forgotten about Tyler up until this moment."Why is Tyler Hart here?!""I'm sorry, but I forgot to mention that Tyler is here as well..." Vicky studied the panicked look on his face and whispered, "Noah, did something happen...between you and Tyler before?"'Something? That's an understatement!' Noah thought.Not w