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
Gloria glared at Vicky. "You don't want to apologize, right? If that's the case, why would you care about what I want?""I don't want to apologize to you, but a certain someone might feel bad for you and insist that I apologize... I guess I have no choice but to satisfy you then, cousin, or there won't be an end to this. Everyone around me and my career might be affected, so regardless of my will, someone will force me to apologize. I have no choice if I want to survive."Vicky had not addressed Gloria as her cousin ever since they met, and she was merely doing so at the moment to be sarcastic."If you know that's going to happen, why bother causing a scene to begin with?"Vicky chuckled. "I said that you're a homewrecker, and you refused to admit to it, then you go around and get my husband to do whatever it takes to force his wife to apologize to his so-called friend. Do you think that's reasonable? If you think that a friend is more important than one's wife, I can apologize to
Vicky chuckled. "Alright. You've been with me for the entire day. You should go home and rest."Cece hesitated, but she decided against saying anything as she believed Vicky knew what she was doing.As the taxi drove off, Vicky glanced outside the window and saw Gloria and Tyler pulling at one another, which ended with Gloria throwing herself into Tyler's arms in tears.She studied the sight of them holding onto one another and looked away emotionlessly....It was already late by the time Vicky returned to her mansion after sending Cece home.She took a shower and stood before the window in the bedroom to stare at the moon in the dark sky.The moonlight shone down on her gently as her shadow stretched beneath her lonesome figure.Vicky raised her glass of red wine and drank it all at once.The aroma of the wine filled the air with a hint of bitterness.'I guess Tyler won't be coming home tonight,' Vicky thought. 'For a woman as prideful as Gloria to go through such humiliati
"Mercy?" Tyler repeated sarcastically. "When have you ever shown mercy?"Vicky studied the blurred figure before her eyes and chuckled. "Mercy doesn't solve any problem; it creates a problem... The world is cruel, and people are all born with an instinct to avoid what hurts them...so I won't show any mercy."She reminded herself repeatedly to not show mercy and repeat the same mistake, or her life would be hellish."You've always been great at retreating at the perfect timing," he said, his voice sounding faint in her ears. "Or you wouldn't have given up on me because of my family background, nor would I... We wouldn't have... This is all your fault..."Vicky was so drunk that she could barely hear what he was saying, but though she could not interpret all his words, she could tell the resentment and sorrow in the man's tone. It almost sounded like she had wronged him in the past.She recalled how upset Tyler would become whenever they talked about the past, and he would always sa