Vicky fell into silence.Sebastian had not been involved and only knew what he had been told, so he could not know the details of what truly happened....After staying in the hospital for a week, Vicky was finally discharged. Tyler had not shown his face during that time nor had he interfered with what happened to Sasha, who would be locked up for quite some time.Vicky and Tyler went back to treating each other like strangers; he rarely came home and she stopped delivering food to him.They seemed to have reached a consensus to wait for the remaining time to pass.While she recovered, Vicky familiarized herself with her work with Cece's help and was fully capable of running her studio.As a fashion designer, she opened a studio before the car accident, and Cece told her that the studio focused on designing clothes for celebrities.One day, Vicky arrived at her studio and received a call from Cece."Vicky, has the client referred by Director Collins contacted you yet?"Vicky
Vicky followed the host down the luxurious corridor.The client she was meeting was referred by Director Collins.Cece told Vicky that she had always been close with Director Collins and had provided customs for Director Collins's set.Vicky's designs were fashionable and won the hearts of countless actresses. Since they had all asked Director Collins where the customs came from, Director Collins had referred a lot of clients to Vicky in the past.As time went by, Vicky gathered a large connection and enough resources to open her own studio.She specified tailor-made services for female clients, targeting mainly actresses and some high-born ladies.It was not odd for actresses to arrange a meeting in a clubhouse.The host stopped in front of a room and said, "This is it, Miss Shaw."Vicky thanked the host and knocked on the door before entering the room.A dozen people were drinking inside the room. The women were all dressed in revealing dresses and were leaning on the men se
"Even if Tyler looks into this, he won't find out that I'm the one who did it.""Do you have other plans?" asked the manager."Of course. After all, Tyler isn't that easily fooled." Maria leaned onto the couch lazily. "Sheila is reading her script with Jessica Packman in another room right now as we speak. Sheila and Vicky might seem to be civilized with one another, but they both want the other to die. If Tyler finds out that Jessica is with Sheila this entire time, what do you think he'll think of this?"The manager's face twitched. "You want to sic Sheila and Vicky against each other? Sheila means a lot to Tyler, and he's probably going to just help cover what she did...""You can't cover everything. If Vicky ends up getting violated, Tyler will grow sick of Sheila no matter how much he likes her. She won't matter as much to him from that point onward. Besides..." Maria turned to look at her manager. "Do you take Vicky for someone you can easily bully?"The manager shook her he
The others in the room instantly quieted down and turned to look at Vicky.The woman next to Jason said, "You should consider it an honor that Director Hachett is interested in you. What's the point in playing hard to get?"Another woman giggled. "I've seen countless hypocrites like that before. She probably wants to get more money out of this.""President Hachett, she's so ungrateful! You should teach her a lesson."Jason was drunk from earlier and was easily provoked, so he darted up to grab Vicky by the wrist and raised his hand to slap her.Since he was stumbling along and was slow in his motion, Vicky managed to dodge his assault and slapped him across the face instead.Slap!The sound echoed within the room, and everyone fell silent.Jason was the person in charge of Hachett Group who got whatever he wanted in the past years. Most women could only dream of being one of his lovers, and those who refused were dealt with.To be slapped by a woman in public was an insult to
The people around them cheered along, and finally, Jason lost all sense of inhibition.Vicky was pinned against the couch, and the darkness inside the room threatened to swallow her whole."Let me go!" Vicky fought and struggled as she finally lost her composure.Smack! Smack!Jason slapped her twice across the face and wiped his hands as he stared down at her swollen cheeks."Curse you! How dare you slap me?! I'll make you regret this!"Vicky seemed to have lost all strength and stopped struggling in despair.Jason's anger was appeased when he assumed that she had given up on fighting and grinned with contentment. He waved his hand in dismissal at the bodyguards. "You may let go now!"He slowly removed his belt and sneered, "You should've obeyed me from the start. If you did, you wouldn't have to suffer at all."He leaned closer eagerly, and the scent of liquor on his body filled her nose.Just as he was about to touch her, Vicky snatched a beer bottle from the table and sla
It had been some time since Vicky last called him. They had not spoken to one another since the day they put everything on the table.Tyler stared at his vibrating phone.Vicky always contacted him whenever she wanted something and would cast him aside as soon as he fulfilled his purpose.Instead of answering the phone, Tyler simply said to the manager, "Carry on."The manager glanced at Tyler gingerly, noticing the dark expression on Tyler's face. He gulped and continued to report.Five minutes later, someone knocked on the door hastily.Harry rushed into the office and whispered into Tyler's ear, "Mister Hart, Missus Hart has been in an accident."...Everything felt like it hurt.Pain pierced through her from head to toe, and through the misery, Vicky regained consciousness.Still, she could hear a distant voice saying, "Mister Hart, Missus Hart has suffered severe injuries. Though her bones are intact, she'll have a few scars after she recovers."The sound of the convers
"Since you're later than usual, I thought I could help apply the ointment for Missus Hart... I'll leave this to you now that you're here."Nanny Paterson hurried outside after explaining the situation.Vicky was the one who asked Nanny Paterson to help her with it. Though she was technically married to Tyler, they had not been intimate since she lost her memories. She could not get used to taking her clothes off in front of him.Tyler took off his jacket and went into the bathroom to wash his hands. He sanitized his hands before proceeding to apply the ointment to Vicky's wounds.His fingers were beautifully long, and she could distinctly feel his cold touch on her skin.Tyler immediately stopped when he felt Vicky twitch. "Does it hurt?"She looked down. "It's fine."She tried her best to regain her composure, but the blush on her face soon betrayed her.Tyler was a sharp man, and when he noticed the way she looked away and the blush on her face, he narrowed his eyes and smile
The man before Sheila leaned back against the couch elegantly as he drawled, "Sheila, you met with Jessica when the incident happened. Did you not know that Vicky was supposed to meet someone else?""I knew," Sheila blurted out of fear that Tyler would interrupt her. "Our managers arranged for us to meet there to talk about the casting, and we just stayed there to get to know each other a little...because we're going to play good friends in the movie. I didn't have other plans, so I stayed back to chat with her while going through the script."She said that her manager referred a really talented fashion designer to her, and the designer was supposed to come and take her measurements. She said that this designer has a unique fashion sense, so one would never see the same dress twice on a different person."Jessica told me to check out that designer and since I felt curious as well, I waited with Jessica. However, the designer didn't show up even past the arranged time. Jessica though