"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
Vicky did not quite understand what Tyler meant. "Tyler, it's really, really late. Can you please just let the whole bracelet thing go?"Tyler threw her a cold glance. "I will if you just put it on."Vicky's face darkened. "Look here, Tyler, I'm not your pet. I have the right to say no to the things I don't want to do.""Are you going to put it on or not?""No! Argh!"Once again, Vicky found herself being forcefully pinned down with her mouth smothered by Tyler's. Her entire body was shaking with anger. She wanted to sink her teeth into his lips again, but Tyler had obviously learned from his previous mistake. He violently grabbed her chin to prevent her from biting as he plunged himself deeper and deeper into her.Vicky was starting to go red in the face from anger and the lack of oxygen while Tyler's breathing became more haphazard as he kissed her again and again. Vicky knew there was no getting out of it anymore, but she could not shake the raging storm inside of her whenever
The blinding red light above the emergency room door was on, and the air outside was cold and heavy. Sounds of steady footsteps could be heard coming from the other end of the corridor.Selene looked up dazedly from her chair and saw Tyler making his way over to her. Harry was also with her, and he immediately stood up to greet Tyler. "Mister Hart."Tyler looked at him, and asked, "What happened?""The doctor said that Miss Gloria has been suffering from depression and it got worse after the recent events she's been through," explained Harry heavily. He paused and glanced at Selene before continuing, "It's best to ask Selene for the details."Tyler immediately turned his sharp eyes toward Selene. He seldom looked at her directly, or even paid attention to her to the point she had become completely invisible to him.He did not do it out of malice; it was just that he did not want to waste time listening to her bullshit. However, doing so seemed to have the opposite effect for Selen
Though Gloria had not pointed the blame to anyone in specific, anyone who was involved knew who she was referring to.Tyler remained quiet.Sometime later, they heard footsteps approaching.Harvey hurried over after hearing what had happened and was not surprised to find Tyler there.He glanced at Selene and asked, "What's going on?"Selene repeated the same thing she said to Tyler again.Since Gloria had told Selene that Harvey was hiding Alex, Selene added, "Harvey, Alex is the person who had Gloria kidnapped. You need to teach him a lesson!"Selene knew that the 'true culprit' Gloria was referring to was not Alex, but she dared not mention Vicky's name in front of Tyler.Harvey did not comment on it and asked, "Why would Gloria have depression? Why haven't I ever heard about it?"Selene glanced at Tyler gingerly and muttered, "Gloria was diagnosed with depression four years ago, and that's the main reason why she left Stonefield City. She might seem wilful to others, but th