Sometime after the footage was done playing, no one spoke a word, and all eyes turned to Mike.Even someone with a good temper would have the urge to smack Isabella after hearing what she said, so it was not surprising that Vicky hit her.Such foul words were hardly fitting to be uttered by a noble lady and sounded like something that a common, uneducated woman would say."Uncle," a man's cold and pleasant voice broke the silence. "Are Isabella's injuries treated now? Can we ask her to come out and apologize?"Mike's breath hitched, and he instinctively responded, "Isabella indeed spoke without restraint, but she has been punished accordingly. She was slapped and was injured because of it...so let's consider it settled."Tyler remained unmoved. "Uncle, is she coming to apologize voluntarily, or should I send someone to 'invite' her down?""Tyler, you're going too far!" Mike exclaimed in anger. "I didn't even hold you accountable for insulting my family, and you want my daughter t
The bodyguards were highly efficient, and within a few minutes, they dragged Isabella out."Mister Hart," the bodyguards addressed Tyler respectfully. "We've brought her here. How do you wish to handle this?"Tyler looked down at Isabella. "You mentioned kneeling, right? You should do it yourself, then."Isabella glared at Tyler with bloodshot eyes. "You wretched b*stard, how dare you make me apologize—ah!"Before Isabella could finish her sentence, one of the bodyguards delivered a hard slap to her face and spoke coldly, "Show some respect!""Dream on!" Isabella lost her composure. She shouted frantically, "B*stard! He's a b*stard! Tyler Hart, our family will never acknowledge you—ah!"Another resounding slap followed, landing heavily on Isabella's face. Isabella was knocked to the ground, and her cheek instantly swelled up.These bodyguards were well-trained and had great strength, so this slap knocked out one of Isabella's front teeth.Isabella's mother almost fainted as she
After Isabella was slapped over a dozen times, her mother finally fainted, having failed to escape the bodyguards' restraints.Without anyone to her rescue and having lost a couple of teeth at this point, Isabella finally came to terms with the reality and caved."I will apologize..." She sobbed. "I will apologize, alright?"The bodyguard, who was slapping her, finally stopped and stared coldly at her.Through her tears, the look in Isabella's eyes remained deviant as she looked at Vicky. "I'm sorry.""Who are you saying that to?" Tyler questioned.Isabella bit her lower lip and said, "Sorry, Vicky.""Sorry about what?" he asked."I... I shouldn't have insulted her...and you...""What happened to kneeling?" Tyler continued.Her eyes widened as she lost her temper once again. "You're asking for too much, Tyler!""You have one minute," he said."Why you..."Orion decided to intervene. "Tyler, it's not that big a deal. Why don't you—"Tyler narrowed his eyes and turned to lo
Many members of the family were present when Tyler was initially punished for harming Lincoln. Still, he dared to shoot Isabella, who was an important member of the family, so the others instantly knew that Tyler would not be hesitant to attack them."Tyler Hart!" Mike was both furious and terrified for his daughter. "H—How dare you?!"Tyler glanced at him. "What are you trying to say, Uncle?"Mike's lips trembled as he stared at the gun in Tyler's hand, unable to utter another word.Tyler was about to say something else when he felt a tug on his sleeve. He lowered his gaze and found himself staring at the anxious look in Vicky's eyes.The look in Tyler's eyes darkened. "Don't worry." He tightened his hand on Vicky’s. "I will make this right for you."Vicky felt both touched and anxious. "This is more than enough.""No, it's not." Tyler turned his gaze at Orion and Valencia. "They're my parents, not yours. You don't have to put up with them."Vicky felt a lump in her throat.I
"So..." Tyler's cold gaze fell upon the two of them as he slowly parted his thin lips. "Are you prepared to apologize, or...would you prefer experiencing what Vicky went through and get locked up for a few days?"Orion pointed at Tyler in anger. "Tyler, you wouldn't dare!""You can try me."Orion's finger trembled, and his chest heaved rapidly. He wanted to say that they would never apologize, but he could not bring himself to do so with all the bodyguards surrounding him.Tyler never bluffed and always followed through with his words.At that moment, Valencia, who was beside them, seemed to have reached her limits and fainted."It seems Mother's old ailment has flared up again." Tyler glanced at Valencia indifferently. "Doctor, come and see her. Make sure she wakes up as soon as possible."Orion's face twitched.They were currently in a difficult situation. Tyler would lock them up in the cellar if they refused to apologize, but if they did, they would look like fools.Both V
Orion and Valencia glanced at Tyler darkly before leaving as well.Tyler ignored them all, and once everyone was gone, he strolled toward Isabella.Mike tensed. "Tyler Hart, what are you doing?!"Isabella lay sprawled across the floor, her consciousness drifting as blood pooled next to her knees.Without Tyler's command, no one dared to treat Isabella.With the gun in Tyler's hand, even Mike held still, knowing that Tyler could very well shoot him as well with his own gun.Tyler lowered his gaze at Isabella. "Isabella, do you admit your mistakes now?"She struggled to lift her head and stared at the devilish man before her in terror. "I was... I was wrong... I apologize...to Ms. Shaw. I'm sorry, Ms. Sh—no, Missus Hart. I'm sorry. I will kneel before you..."The smugness and pride in her eyes earlier had faded without a trace as she was utterly stunned by Tyler's ruthlessness.However, she was shot and could not get up no matter how hard she tried.Tyler looked at her indiffer
Vicky held him back. "But, Old Mister Hart and your parents...""Don't worry about them." Tyler narrowed his eyes coldly. "Their actions will only escalate if we don't show them what it means to mess with us. Only pain can truly teach a lesson. That's human nature." He lowered his head to meet her eyes. "They'll never dare to pick on you ever again."Vicky wanted to tell him that he did not need to do that for her but felt hypocritical for saying so."Thank you." She buried her head into his embrace. "Thank you, Tyler.""Don't thank me. You were only in these troubles because of me." He caressed her hair and continued in a gentle tone, "I'm just doing what I should do."She wrapped her arms around his neck abruptly and tip-toed to kiss him.He was stunned for a split moment but soon snapped out of it and took over control....The following days were peaceful and serene.Gloria had left, and Aria had not reappeared. Even the Hart family had quieted down.Vicky and Tyler spent
Vicky looked at the plates in his hands. "Don't you have work today?""Mm." Tyler placed the lukewarm oatmeal on the table. "I'm not too busy today, so it's fine to go a bit later."Lately, whenever Tyler had free time, he would cook breakfast for her.The gloom in Vicky's heart dissipated somewhat, and she smiled. "Then I must eat more today."Tyler sat across from Vicky. "I have an appointment tonight, so you don't have to wait for me to have dinner."With the conversation concluded, the two of them ate breakfast in silence, as usual.Although Vicky had said she would eat more, she did not manage to fulfill her words due to her preoccupations.Tyler gazed at Vicky and suddenly spoke up. "What's wrong? You don't like your food?"Vicky snapped out of her thoughts. "No, it's delicious.""You've been lost in thought today."Vicky did not know if she had been too obvious or if Tyler was just perceptive.She lowered her gaze. "I was contemplating whether I should hire more desig