'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
Nonetheless, Vicky was not surprised that Selene did such a thing.Harvey looked at Vicky. "It's late, Vicky. Why are you here?"Vicky fell into silence for a few moments before saying, "I'm here to see Gloria as well."Harvey instantly came to realize what happened. "Is Tyler here as well?"Vicky's expression darkened, and she nodded."Are you leaving with him, or...?" he asked.Vicky forced a smile. "He's probably not going to leave, so I'm going home on my own."She knew there was no telling if he would return home.Harvey did not comment on it and simply suggested, "Since Tyler is with Gloria, I won't go up. Let me send you home."Vicky was tired from traveling to the hospital in the middle of the night, so she did not refuse his offer. "Thank you."...After getting into the car, Vicky leaned back and closed her eyes.She did not say anything, but anyone could tell that she was exhausted and depressed."Don't worry about Alex." Harvey assumed that she was worried abou
"I thought things through, and I can understand how she feels. It doesn’t matter if Tyler and I were in love because I did take her place. I can tell myself that they might not get together even if Tyler found the right person, but that's just one of the many possibilities. What if they could've spent their lives together if it wasn't for me? I saw them holding each other today, and I can't even bring myself to blame them because I'm the one who tore them apart. Gloria is just doing what I did in the past. Tyler, on the other hand, puts up with whatever she does because he owes her...and also because she was the one he fell in love with at first sight."Vicky knew that Tyler only tolerated Gloria to the point that he was willing to forgive Selene because Gloria was technically his first love."Vicky," Harvey said in a low voice. "There is more than what meets the eyes, and Tyler isn't as compassionate as you think he is. He is using Gloria.""Even if he bears ulterior motives, he'll
Vicky ignored Selene and turned to the doctor. "Doctor, did someone come and bring Gloria out of the hospital?"The doctor shook his head. "I'm sorry, but my shift has just started, so I don't know what happened to Miss Shaw."After a long thoughtful moment, Vicky took out her phone to call Harvey. "Harvey, did you get Gloria discharged?""No." After finding out that Tyler was with Gloria, Harvey sent Vicky home and went home without stepping foot into the hospital. "What happened?" he asked."Gloria is missing."...An hour later, Harvey appeared at the hospital as well and sent his men looking for Gloria.According to the surveillance footage, Gloria left on her own, yet she had not answered any of her calls.Selene had the spare keys to Gloria's apartment and went over to find all of Gloria's belongings gone.Vicky, Harvey, and Selene went around searching for Gloria, but she was nowhere to be found, which Selene did not seem surprised by."Maybe Gloria went off to be alon
Half an hour later, Vicky brought supper to the dining room where Tyler was waiting after he changed his clothes.She set the food on the table and sat on a chair across from Tyler.Tyler picked up a spoon elegantly. Marveled by how majestic his every move was, she made a mental note to herself that this might be the reason why all women threw themselves at him.She stared at him and said, "Do you know that Gloria is missing?"He paused and looked up at Vicky. "Missing?""Have you not gone to see her today?""No," he said. "My schedule is packed today, so I didn’t have time for that."She observed his expression. "Is that why you stayed in the hospital with her all night yesterday?"He narrowed his eyes and stared into her eyes. "No. I returned to the office from the hospital last night."Vicky had seen the surveillance footage of the hospital and knew that Tyler left the hospital half an hour after Vicky left. Still, she had to ask about it as it would be odd for a wife to no
Vicky was not a doctor, but even she could tell that Gloria was in a bad state, and there was no point in her to argue with someone who was mentally ill.For reasons she could not begin to put into words, something felt odd…and she could not put her finger on it.In the end, she gave up....Ever since Gloria disappeared, Vicky and Tyler had a peaceful time together, and Vicky continued to undergo hypnosis without Tyler noticing.She started dreaming more often and began to recall bits or pieces of what she had forgotten. However, the memories were too scattered.One day, after a treatment session, the hypnotist handed her a glass of water. "Miss Shaw, how are you feeling today?""My head doesn't hurt as much." Vicky wiped the sweat off her forehead and looked at the hypnotist. "When will the treatment end?""Miss Shaw, to tell you the truth..." the hypnotist trailed off hesitantly. "It's already over."Vicky paled. "But I haven't remembered everything..."Her memories were s
Vicky opened the door and stepped into darkness despite the fact that it was daytime.The mansion was quiet with not a soul in sight on the first floor as though no one had lived in it for ages. She glanced around and found that the floor, couch, and tables all seemed clean.When she did not see anything on the first floor, she slowly went up the stairs.There was no one on the second floor either, and each door was shut tightly.'Isn't Tyler worried that Alex is going to escape if he locks Alex in here?' Vicky thought.She stood by the stairs and looked around when she heard a faint noise coming from a certain room.Her gaze locked onto the room furthest down the corridor, and she slowly made her way toward it.Just as she hesitated if she should knock or open the door, another noise rose.Startled, Vicky instinctively turned the doorknob.To her bewilderment, the door was not locked, so it opened right away.Before the door opened, she had thought of countless possibilities