[Don't worry. He didn't know it was me. I pointed all the leads to a female driver. You wouldn't be able to reach me now otherwise.]Vicky stared at the text and frowned.Tyler was far too sharp, and it was extremely challenging for her to lie to him, so she managed to persuade him with a half-truth the night before.Vicky knew that Tyler would get to the bottom of anything if he wanted to, yet the mysterious man claimed that he managed to point all evidence to a female driver instead.'Is he really that capable?' she thought. 'If Tyler finds out about the truth, isn't that going to deepen the misunderstanding between us?'While Vicky was absorbed in her thoughts, the man sent her another text.[Oh, I forgot to mention. Alex was caught last night.]Vicky jolted and thought, 'So Tyler returned home early last night because Alex was caught?!'Vicky ignored the text and hastily made a call to Harvey.It took some time for Harvey to pick up, but when he did, she could sense how ex
Vicky had frequented Tyler's study in the past, but at the moment, she hesitated as she stood outside the door.Though they were married, it would be rude to pry on another person's privacy.The last time she went through his study, Tyler found out and insulted her harshly over it.Not long later, Vicky recalled how Tyler chatted with her friends with her phone and deleted people from her contact lists, and the last bit of hesitation faded.She did not want to pry, but she did not want to remain a clueless fool either.She walked over to the desk and flipped through the documents on the desk.Since they were all contracts and documents related to work, she was not interested and placed them back right away.She then proceeded to open the drawers to find confidential documents as well.After searching for over half an hour, Vicky found nothing and was about to leave when she noticed the bookshelf behind the desk.There were all sorts of books related to finance and foreign lang
It was the photo taken from the front camera, so their faces were close to the camera.Tyler had a reluctant frown on his face while Vicky smiled brightly with her arms around his.The second photo was her kissing the man on the cheek, and the third photo was her in Tyler's arms. In the fourth photo, she was seen in a garden with Tyler, and the fifth one was of her and Tyler underneath a Ferris wheel.The photos after that were all of Vicky. Some were taken by herself, but most were taken by someone else when she was playing the piano.Some were taken from the front, the side while others were taken from the back.As Vicky flipped to the last page, Vicky froze and dropped the album.The woman in the photo had her back facing the camera as she played the piano.It was a familiar photo as she had once seen it in Tyler's study.She once thought that the photo was of Tyler's first love, and when she first saw Gloria, she mistakenly thought that it was Gloria in the photo. Never had
After some time, Vicky leaned in Tyler's arms weakly.She had not shown Tyler any care lately and would either ignore him or act distant, so it was rare for her to behave so obediently.Confused, Tyler stared at the blush on her face and asked, "Why are you so obedient today?""..." Vicky mocked how Tyler seemed confused by her obedience inwardly and said, "Will how I behave change anything?""No," he said without hesitation."So why would I make things difficult for myself?"Tyler did not speak for a long time after that and Vicky turned around to go to sleep, only to be pulled backward.Tyler planted another kiss on her lips and said, "I suppose you're right. Let's do it again, then."Vicky did not resist and her obedience seemed to please him, so he even bathed her afterward.It had been so long since he bathed her.The night was quiet and peaceful, but Vicky could not seem to fall asleep.Though she did not move, Tyler sensed that she was awake and asked, "Are you not sl
Vicky rarely acted so calmly toward him, so Tyler was not as forceful as he usually was and planted a kiss on her cheek as he explained, "Nothing is going on between me and Gloria.""I know that you got the wrong person back then, and now..." Vicky forced a smile. "She helped you out when you were drugged, and since you can't marry her, it only makes sense that you should take care of her at the very least."Though Selene was responsible for drugging Tyler, Vicky was partially responsible as well. Had she not gone to Gloria to help Alex or agree to Gloria's terms, Tyler would have never walked into the trap.Vicky would be overwhelmed by disgust whenever she thought back to it to the point that she no longer wished to be touched by Tyler. However, the more she resisted, the more forceful Tyler would become.In the end, Vicky came to realize that Tyler forced himself on her to conquer, not to satisfy his need.Whenever she gave up on resisting, he was more than capable of being gen
Since Gloria was under Tyler's protection, the doctor dared not to sedate Gloria as he did with other patients.Three doctors had gone to see Gloria in a row, but since Gloria had refused to cooperate no matter what, even the doctors were at their wit's end.Selene, who had been staying by Gloria's side, was also tired of Gloria's madness and ran away.Fearing for Gloria's health and safety, the doctor was left with the only option to call Tyler.Tyler fell into silence for a long while, to the point that the doctor thought Tyler had ended the call.The doctor glanced at the phone and noticed that the call was still connected, and just as he was about to ask the question again, Tyler finally responded."Alright," he said."Mister Hart, does that mean you are—""I'll be right over."The doctor sighed a breath of relief.After the call, Tyler turned to look at Vicky who laid in bed with her eyes closed.He studied her for a few moments and said, "Vicky, I need to go out for a
'She has to be really daring if she is throwing a tantrum at Tyler Hart...' The doctor thought before asking, "Mister Hart, should we bring another set of dinner?""It's fine. You may go," Tyler said.After the doctor was gone, Gloria asked coldly, "What brought you here in the middle of the night, Mister Hart?""The doctor called me and said that you won't eat or cooperate with treatment.""So, you abandoned my cousin, who's afraid of the dark, at home and came running?" Gloria mocked. "If you don't want to come here, why make yourself do it? You've been ignoring me for the past few days, haven't you?"Everyone, including Selene, thought that Tyler was with Gloria every day, but he had only dropped by occasionally, spending no more than a few minutes with her every time.Recently, he had not been seen anywhere in the hospital for the past three days.He lowered his gaze and stared at her emotionlessly. "If you know that I don't want to be here, you should just cooperate with tr
Noting Tyler's lack of response, Gloria spoke up with a sneer, "Vicky, you've finally had a taste of what it's like to be betrayed and have something of yours stolen from you."Vicky turned to look at Gloria.It had been some time since she last saw Gloria; she noticed that Gloria had lost weight and looked as pale as a ghost.At the moment, Gloria was glaring daggers at Vicky with resentment in her eyes, giving her a completely different persona than her usual appearance.Gloria chuckled darkly. "Vicky, this is karma."Vicky clenched her fists and felt a lump in her throat.'Maybe Gloria is right,' she thought. 'Maybe I deserve this.'Gloria walked toward Vicky with absolute composure as though she had not done anything wrong. "Vicky, to tell you the truth, Tyler thinks he owes me because he had the wrong person back then. He said that he'd grant me a wish and now, I want him to—""Gloria," Tyler interrupted her.Gloria's lashes fluttered, and she turned to look at Tyler."W