There were no flowers, no love confessions, and no romantic surprises.In short, Tyler would often hug Vicky during the period she was hiding in his house. Then, when the matter with Jonathan was solved and she could go out, he would also hug her, kiss her, and hold her hand outside. A few of their acquaintances caught them in the act of being intimate, and that was how Tyler and Vicky naturally ended up together.She did not mind him doing so. In fact, they had done everything a couple would do; they just never put a label on their relationship.Later, Vicky moved back to the dormitory and thought it was over between them. However, it did not take long for Tyler to call and invite her to play the piano.When they met, Tyler still hugged and kissed her as he did at his home. In fact, he did all that right in front of her classmates. No one would ever believe them if they said they were not dating.Vicky only struggled with the idea for a little while before she quickly accepted th
"Sorry," said Tyler hoarsely as he lowered his eyes.Doctor Charlie shook his head. "You should be apologizing to Vicky instead of me."He then went to check up on Tyler. "He's stable for now. The only thing left for him to do is to take a good rest," he said to Vicky.She nodded. "I'll make sure of that. Thank you, Doctor Charlie."Doctor Charlie quickly left after that.Vicky poured a glass of water for Tyler. "Here, drink some water."Tyler side-eyed her before accepting the glass of water for her hands."Did you go to your performance?" Tyler asked after he finished drinking.Vicky had an important performance, and the school had started rehearsing a month ago.Recently, they were both so busy that they did not have time to meet up. The only communication they had with one another was through the phone.As early as last week, Vicky heard Tyler coughing through the phone. She asked him about his health, and he replied it was just some flu, and that he would be fine after t
Vicky did not regret not going to the performance."The same goes for you," said Tyler suddenly."Huh?"Tyler pulled Vicky to him. "You're the most important person in my heart."Vicky was a little taken aback. She could not believe what she was hearing. 'Is this his way of being…romantic?' she wondered.However, her surprise was mixed with happiness."Then…which is more important to you, me or your career?" she could not help but ask."You," Tyler answered while hugging her tightly.In the past, Vicky did not understand other women would fall for some scumbag's sweet talks, but she finally did. It was not because the words in itself had some sort of magical power; it was because those words came out of the mouth of the person one loved the most in the world.A wave of warm feelings flooded Vicky's heart. However, she did not show it. "You might say this now, but you'll definitely choose your career over me if one day you were forced to make a choice."Tyler buried his head i
"Yeah. The other party used their connection to freeze my company's liquid assets. We had been trying to negotiate a way out of this for the past one month but failed to do so because the other party's influence and connections are way above ours."Vicky frowned. "That sounds really serious! Are they to make the company fold under?"She might not know how to run a large company, but even she knew just how important a company's liquid assets were. Both the company's buying and selling activity would be adversely affected if its liquid assets were frozen. In fact, many companies had no choice but to declare bankruptcy due to this reason.Tyler's expression, however, was calm. There was not even a single trace of nervousness."The other party will not stop until it has reached its intended purpose."Vicky looked at Tyler. She wanted to say something that could comfort him but did not know where to start. Instead, she sighed and simply said, "Let us eat first."…The next day, Vicky
"I'm just doing what any girlfriend would've done for her boyfriend. Besides…" Vicky looked up at him and smiled. "You've helped me out so much in the past."Tyler's lips quivered a little as if wanting to say something, but Vicky beat him to it. "I know what you're going to say, but you should know a relationship will only work if both parties evenly give and take. No one should ever do all the taking, and similarly, no one should ever do all the giving. It'll make me happy to know that I've helped you. Besides, it's not my intention to live life as a useless person just cause I got myself a rich boyfriend."Tyler just looked at her and said nothing. However, his eyes said it all for they were shining with pure, loving emotions. A few seconds later, he lowered his head and kissed Vicky deeply on the lips.…In the end, Tyler still did not accept Vicky's money because the situation his company was in could not be solved with money alone. However, that did nothing to diminish the gr
"Vicky… Vicky…" A clear and familiar voice was calling her, and for a moment, Vicky did not know whether she was dreaming or awake."Wake up, Vicky!" That voice was still calling her. She frowned and slowly opened her eyes.The bedside lamp was dimly lit, making it hard for her to make out the person's features."Tyler? It's late. Why aren't you sleeping? The doctor said you need to rest more…" mumbled Vicky.Suddenly, her voice stopped when she realized she was actually in her own place and not the hospital.'Oh, it was just a dream. I haven't had one of those for quite a while,' she thought, crestfallen.A memory came back to her—it was her birthday that day, but her husband ditched her to go save another woman.Tyler's eyes flickered slightly when he noticed the faraway look on her face."Happy birthday, Vicky."Vicky glanced at the clock on the wall. It was 11:58 p.m., still her birthday.She found the whole thing kind of ironic but decided to keep her thoughts to herself
Tyler pinned down Vicky's hands, rendering her unable to move. Their breathing blended, and the cold scent of his body flooded her nose. This made her even angrier, and she viciously sank her teeth into his lips without hesitation.The smell of blood immediately filled the air. Tyler stopped what he was doing and looked down on Vicky. The dimness of the room did nothing to dull the shine in her eyes; in fact, it made them look even brighter.Vicky looked at him coldly with eyes full of resistance, and half of his face was swallowed up by the darkness surrounding them. Bright red blood began to drip from the corner of Tyler's lips, making him look like a monster.They stared silently at each other, the air becoming more stagnant as each second ticked by.Ring!The sudden sound of ringing broke the silence.It was coming from Tyler's phone, but who could possibly be calling him at an hour like this?Vicky smiled inwardly; she had a pretty good idea who the caller might be.Tyler
"I'm clearly the one he's been looking for all this time! They're lying to me. Everyone is lying to me…" muttered Gloria as much to herself as to Selene.Selene stared at Gloria in shock. The best friend she knew to be gentle and dignified had morphed into a shrieking banshee right before her eyes.Gloria did not notice just how scared Selene was. Instead, she stared at the moon outside the window."Looks like Tyler is going to bail Vicky out this time, too."Selene knew what Gloria meant. "Well, the police did say the person who kidnapped you was an unhinged fan of yours.""And you believe them?"Selene opened her mouth to say something but immediately closed it again when she noticed the crazy glint in Gloria's eyes.She was only spouting nonsense to Tyler earlier in the day, insisting Vicky had something to do with Gloria's kidnapping. Deep down in her heart, however, she knew she did not do it.After all, today was Vicky's birthday. Why would she want to ruin her birthday b