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
Gloria's eyes widened in resentment. "You did everything you did tonight on purpose, didn't you?"Vicky was about to respond when Cece tugged at her sleeve.She looked up and spotted Tyler's towering figure approaching.She turned her attention back to Gloria and said, "Yeah, I did it all on purpose.""Was it to show off how close the two of you are?""You're wrong.""Are you trying to say that you did those things unintentionally?" Gloria said sarcastically.Vicky stared into her eyes sharply. "I want you to know that for as long as I'm Missus Hart, it's my right to be all lovey-dovey with Tyler or get him to do things for me. As much as he cares for you, you're still nobody to him."Also, I assume that there are quite a lot of people who mistake you for Missus Hart when the two of you go outside, right? But are you? You're not his wife. You can make excuses all you want by telling others that you're just Tyler's friend, but unless you are determined to never be with him...you
As Tyler got closer, Cece shot Vicky a look and said, "Vicky."Vicky was never an aggressive woman, so what she said to Gloria surprised Cece. However, thinking back to what Gloria had done, Cece agreed that Gloria deserved to be treated this way.Gloria was only pretending to be innocent by claiming she maintained an appropriate distance from Tyler. However, if it was true, she would have refrained from meeting Tyler frequently and should have turned Tyler down even if he reached out to her.Hence, Cece did not do anything but watch when Vicky mocked Gloria. To her bewilderment, Vicky slapped Gloria across the face, and Cece was instantly concerned that Tyler might be upset with Vicky over it.Vicky noticed that Tyler was approaching and chuckled before raising her arm to strike again. Only this time, she failed as her arm was held in the air.She looked up and saw Tyler's face before her. With a dark look in his eyes, he glared at her with a cold expression. "Vicky, what do you