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
Cece's confusion deepened. "But why would the thief hack your account?""Maybe he thinks that I have money in the application and wants to steal that as well."Thankfully, Vicky rarely kept a large amount of cash with her and set up a security block for her bank account that required her fingerprint, so it would be challenging for the thief to steal much from her.Cece sighed. "If you can't get your passport back, you won't be able to get your sim card. I guess you can only wait until you get your new passport to change your password again."Vicky did not pay it much mind. "It's off-season now, and you have the backup for our clients' contact, so it's not that big a deal.""It's just a little troublesome that we have to call each other to have a conversation..."Vicky was about to console her when she heard the door opening. "Tyler is back. I should go.""Okay. Good night, Vicky."As soon as she ended the call, Tyler strode into the bedroom.The look in his eyes darkened when
Vicky smiled. "Don't worry, Noah. I'm alone this time, and Tyler isn't around."Noah sighed a long breath of relief. "Good... I was so scared.""Noah, why are you so scared of Tyler?"For someone from such a powerful family, it seemed odd for Noah to be so afraid of Tyler even when there was a gap between their statuses.Sebastian and Harvey never showed any fear toward Tyler, and Alex even dared to curse Tyler in his face."He's just sick in the head," Noah said bitterly.Vicky was interested in the past and suggested, "You helped me out twice now, Noah. I haven't gotten the chance to thank you. Why don't I treat you to a meal?"Noah had a rough idea as to what Vicky wanted to know and wanted to tell her the truth to avoid any misunderstanding, so he nodded. "Sure."The two walked into a restaurant, and after placing the order, Vicky looked at Noah and asked, "Noah, Tyler said that you were my ex-boyfriend. Is that true?""It's the truth in his eyes, but not the whole truth."
"Gloria…is my substitute? That's impossible," Vicky denied instinctively.Noah lifted an eyebrow. "Why not? If you think it's possible for you to be a substitute for Gloria, why is it impossible for it to be the other way around? Vicky, you underestimate yourself."She shook her head. "It's not that I underestimate myself, but...judging from my previous interaction with Tyler, he doesn't look like he loves me at all. There was a time when we were doing alright, but even then, I can tell that he struggled to feel attached." Reminded of something, she asked, "Why did I break up with Tyler?""I don't know about that," Noah said. "I've asked you a couple of times, but you'd dodge the question every time. I think even Tyler is clueless about that."Vicky lifted an eyebrow. "What makes you say so?""When you were cheating..." Noah paused and cleared his throat. "When Tyler thought that you were cheating on him, he asked you repeatedly why you insisted on breaking up with him, but you'd