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
Vicky, too, thought that it was too much of a coincidence, and from the way Tyler presented it, it did sound as though she was pulling the strings."It's really just a coincidence... I'll apply for a new passport tomorrow. Once it's done, we can come back to file for divorce, okay?" she asked hoarsely."Are you sure that's just going to go smoothly?" Tyler asked pointedly."... What are you implying?""Your identity card, passport, marriage certificate, and divorce agreement are all stolen, and it'll take at least a month to get new copies of everything."Realizing dawned on her that the procedures for applying for new documents would be complicated, and Tyler suspected her of stalling.At the moment, Vicky had no evidence to prove her innocence and could only say, "Believe it or not, it's just a coincidence."He glanced at his watch and said, "Vicky Shaw, you've wasted my entire afternoon.""I'm sorry.""Your apology isn't worth anything."She bowed her head. "I will get a n
Tyler studied the bag in front of him darkly and opened it a few moments later.There were Vicky's phone, keys, wallet, a pack of tissues, and a sealed folder inside.Tyler opened the folder and took out a few pieces of blank paper from it before tossing the folder aside to reach for Vicky's phone.He swiftly keyed in the password and opened the contact list.There were many numbers saved to Vicky’s phone, and two-thirds of the contacts were labeled as clients.Tyler slid his finger through the screen, and his expression darkened when he saw the names of Sebastian, Alex, and Harvey, so he went ahead and deleted their contacts.The dark expression on his face intensified when he saw that Vicky labeled his contact as 'Jerk Hart' and went on to change the label to 'Hubby'.He checked the list repeatedly and relaxed slightly when Noah's name was nowhere to be found.He then opened her chats.Her chat with Cece was pinned at the very top, and even at first glance, their conversatio