Tyler sneered. "It's the truth.""... But I don't remember.""Do you really not remember, or are you just pretending like you don't?"Enraged by his confronting tone, she said, "I have no reason to lie to you.""It's not like you've never lied to me before."She suddenly recalled how Noah reacted when he saw Tyler the day before. He seemed terrified and guilty, which was clearly strange."I ran into Noah outside the concert venue. I was following you around yesterday, so why would I go on a date with Noah at the same time? Besides, Noah ran as soon as he saw you... I didn't even get his number."Tyler stared at her for some time, and the tension on his face eased when he decided that she was not lying."Don't meet with him ever again."Her eyes widened as she looked at the man before her. "Tyler, you don't want a divorce anymore, do you?"As dull as she might be, she could sense that Tyler was avoiding the divorce.Tyler was not the kind of man who would go back on his word.
A stubborn look appeared on her face.After a few moments of silence, Tyler said, "The day after tomorrow."Vicky had always thought that Tyler was greedy for wanting the best of both worlds; to have a partner in bed and another spiritual partner.Plenty of women would accept such an arrangement considering his looks and status, but not Vicky.She thought that Tyler would delay the process indefinitely and was surprised that Tyler agreed."Sure," she blurted. "The day after tomorrow, then."Tyler shot her one last glance before turning to leave....Two days later, Vicky arrived in front of the Civil Administration office.Tyler continued to return home every night and insisted on being intimate with her, but Vicky put up with him since there were only two days left and did not want to risk provoking him.She continued to console herself and finally made it to the day when they were supposed to file for divorce.She waited until ten in the morning and did not see Tyler anywh
Vicky sighed a breath of relief. "Alright, tomorrow then. Are we coming in the morning or—"Before she could finish, Tyler hung up on her.She stared at her phone and thought, 'I guess I'll ask him about it when he comes home tonight.'Though Tyler indeed returned home that night, he arrived so late during the night that Vicky was already asleep.The next day, Tyler left before she woke up, and Vicky was left with no choice but to text him.[What time are you free today?]She sat in a cafe across from the Civil Administration office and waited for the entire morning, but there was no response from Tyler.After having her lunch, Vicky gave him a call.While Tyler answered her call the day before and said a few words to her as well, he completely ignored her calls at the moment.At three in the afternoon, Vicky scowled as she stared at her phone.The office hour was almost over, and she picked up her phone to call Tyler again."The number you are calling cannot be reached at t
"As you can see, I'm busy," said Tyler coldly. "Things would come up, and after the meeting yesterday, I had to hurry off to somewhere else for work.""If you were busy, why didn't you tell me?""You called me until my phone ran out of battery, so how am I supposed to inform you?" he retorted."You could've asked your assistant—""My phone ran out of battery because you and my business partners couldn't get in touch with me. Are you saying that instead of calling them to apologize, my assistant was supposed to prioritize you above everything?" The look in his eyes sharpened. "Vicky, you almost cost Hart Corporation millions of dollars.""Was it that bad?" Vicky asked."What would happen if you have an appointment with one of your clients, and they suddenly can't get hold of you?""I'm sorry." Vicky did not expect her actions to have such severe consequences. "I didn't expect this to happen...""Had it not been because of the phone, I would've signed the contract and gotten ever
Vicky was stunned for a moment before realizing that her phone and all documents needed for the divorce were inside the bag.'How am I supposed to get a divorce without my passport?!' she thought anxiously before trying to catch a taxi to go after the thief. 'I don't care about the money, but I can't lose my passport!'However, the usually-packed street was oddly empty, and despite standing by the road for over 10 minutes, she did not spot a single taxi.Her heart sank.Just then, a sports car stopped before her, and the window lowered to reveal a handsome face."Vicky? I wasn't sure if it was really you from afar. It really is you! What a coincidence that we met again. Why are you here?""Noah?" she blurted. "Are you free right now, Noah? Can you help me out?"Noah was shocked to find the hysterical state Vicky was in and asked, "What's wrong, Vicky?""Someone stole my bag just now. I wanted to get a taxi to go after him, but I can't find one no matter how long I wait...""Ho
Along the way, Vicky could not stop thinking about how she was supposed to explain the situation to Tyler.Not only had she arrived late, but she also lost all the documents, which was worse than Tyler's refusal to show up for the past two days.She wondered if Tyler would have some sort of excuse to not proceed again earlier that day, and suddenly, she found herself hoping that Tyler would not be at the Civil Administration office.Minutes later, the car arrived in front of the Civil Administration office.Since Vicky did not say a word along the way, Noah did not know why she needed to go to the Civil Administration office."Vicky, we're here."She nodded. "Thank you, Noah.""We're friends, so you don't have to thank me," Noah said before spotting a familiar figure. He rubbed his eyes and mumbled, "Am I hallucinating? It's strange enough to run into Tyler in the precious concert...so why am I seeing Tyler again? What is he doing here?"Vicky noticed Tyler in the distance as w
"Also..." Noah shot Vicky a look. "The car accident and your amnesia might not be an accident at all.""That's impossible," insisted Vicky. Despite losing her memories, she remembered what happened on the day of the car accident."On the day of the accident, Tyler was the one who texted me, saying that he wanted a divorce. I packed up to leave after receiving that text. If Tyler didn't want a divorce as you said, he didn't have to agree to it in the first place."Noah stared at Vicky dazedly and sighed with resignation. "You still believe him like you did before, Vicky.""I just don't think it's necessary for him to do things like this."Noah shook his head. "It's never a matter of whether it's necessary. He's capable of anything, Vicky..."Just as he was about to say something else, someone knocked on the car window.Knock, knock!Noah glanced outside the window and paled as though he was facing the end of the world.His imagination ran wild once again as he mentally rambled,
Tyler returned to his usual, composed self. "Who knows if you're teaming up with someone else to lie to me?""Lie to you?" Vicky repeated in confusion. "For what?""You said you lost your bag, arrived late, and even found yourself a witness. What do you think?"Realization dawned on her, and she widened her eyes in disbelief. "Are you trying to say that I'm delaying the process of the divorce on purpose?""Is that not the case?""Of course not!"He stared down at her and chuckled. "Heh."Her breath caught in her throat. "You don't believe me?""I can believe you." Before Vicky could respond, he added, "If we can proceed with the legal procedures today.""I lost my bag. My passport and the divorce agreement are all gone..."He stared down at her mockingly. "So we can't file for divorce today, is that right?"In his intimidating presence, the tone of her voice weakened. "I didn't mean for this to happen. I didn't expect..."He interrupted her. "Vicky, you did all these on pur