Vicky's lips moved as she attempted to speak, but she simply could bring herself to say words against her mind.Tyler was not one who enjoyed explaining himself, and upon seeing Vicky fall into silence, he furrowed his brow. "I didn't intentionally hide anything from you. It's just that whenever I had something come up, you never asked," he reluctantly explained.He gazed silently into Vicky's eyes, his magnetic black eyes filled with her presence. "To me, she's no different from any ordinary business partner. Since there's no difference, why should I make her an exception?"Vicky understood Tyler's point.In his perspective, Aria was merely an ordinary business partner, and whether she was a man or a woman, beautiful or ugly, made no difference whatsoever. He did not care about her, nor did he consider her to be anything special in his heart, so he did not see the reason in mentioning her to Vicky as by doing so, he would be making Aria a special case.Some of the gloom in Vicky'
"Vicky, I'm back to work!" Jennifer first embraced Vicky, then turned to the man beside her. "Sir, please come in. This is our studio."The handsome, elegant man smiled as he looked at Vicky. "Ms. Shaw, we meet again."Jennifer looked at the man in surprise. "Sir, do you…know Vicky?"The man did not explain much but simply smiled and said, "I've met Ms. Shaw a few times."Jennifer did not show any further signs of surprise. After all, it was evident that he was a person of wealth and status judging from the way he dressed and his manner of speaking. Moreover, since Vicky was married to Tyler, it seemed normal that she would meet different people in the elite society.Jennifer warmly invited him, saying, "Sir, please come inside."The man nodded slightly.This man had a refined way of speaking, an elegant demeanor, and extraordinary qualities, which made him the kind of client that Jennifer liked the most.After showing the man around the studio, Jennifer asked, "Sir, what do yo
However, these things are only the bare minimum for a club to have. What really set this club apart was its famous auction.The auction here was far different from the normal auctions outside. Rumor had it the things bought in the auction here could not be brought out of the club. However, due to the club being too exclusive Vicky had only heard about the auction; she never saw it personally. Therefore, she had no way to verify the truth of it all.Moreover, the club's membership card was limited to only 1000 pieces. It was so exclusive that it would take more than being rich to get into the club."Tonight, Dark Night Club will be celebrating its anniversary, and they've invited a lot of powerful and influential business tycoons to the city. Tyler will be there, too," said the man. He looked at her meaningfully before he added, "Lately, Tyler seems to have attended a lot of events, so I'm sure he's no stranger to the club."The gold card was cold to the touch. Vicky looked at the m
Vicky nodded lightly, and it was only then Jennifer dared to say, "Yes, that would be fine, sir."After the man swiped his card, Jennifer asked, "Sir, can you please leave your contact number?"The man was silent for a few seconds before he recited a string of numbers.Vicky's eyes flashed. She did not recognize the phone number, so the man could not have been the mysterious person who helped her. However, she did not know which number he used to contact her before since it always came up as 'Unknown Number' in the caller ID. Therefore, even until this moment, she could not be sure whether the man sitting in front was the mysterious person or not.The man bade them farewell after they closed the deal, and he had drunk some coffee. Before he left, he said, "My old phone number has been traced, so just call this number if you need to contact me for anything in the future."…Soon, Vicky got off work. She knew Tyler would not be home on this night since he had not come home for a fe
"If there's nothing else, I'm going to hang up now," said Vicky."Alright," replied Noah.After the call ended, Noah stared worriedly at his phone."Noah, you've been looking glum recently. Did something happen?" asked Ava.Noah stared into the distance, shook his head, and sighed. "I'm never going to believe in love again.""What's wrong?""It's just as I said.""But what you said is very common in today's society." Ava did not know what the fuss was all about. "I heard so many of the same things happening around me.""That's where you're wrong. He's different from the people around you.""But if he's different, why did he do the same thing?" retorted Ava.Noah became stunned and speechless.After a while, he finally said, "What you said seems to make sense…"Ava became a little smug and started to philosophize, "Some people might look different from the others on the surface, but deep down, they're all the same. Some people, like you said, are truly unique, but time can c
To be precise, it was not that the buyer could not take the items with them but more like the buyer would not be able to own them forever. After all, the auction was not selling products but services instead.Vicky's eyelids twitched when she saw all the handsome men and beautiful women on the stage while the auctioneer excitedly introduced each of them to potential buyers, "This beauty's name is Seyna, and she's from Torpis. Her unique massage techniques are one of the best you can find in this club… And now, let's start the bid with a price of fifteen thousand dollars for a month of massage services!""This handsome guy is from Hatchland. He was one part of a well-known boy band, so I can guarantee you that his singing, rapping, and dancing skills are top-notch. Guests who love entertainment music can purchase one month of his time to sing and dance for you!""This beauty is from Zendonia. Not only is she beautiful, but she can also drink anyone under the table! Guests who want to
"Who do the voices belong to?""One of the voices belongs to Tyler Hart. Do you truly think he's so poor that he needs to make money off the casino? This auction is nothing but a game of who's the most audacious for the rich.""Wow, so Tyler Hart is here, too? What about the other person? I wonder where he got the courage to bid against Tyler.""The other person… Well, I heard that he's been bidding against Tyler for a few nights in a row. However, it's a pity 'cause he can't win against Tyler; not when he's in Tyler's territory."The auction lot closed while everyone discussed the sky-high price. Just like that, 'the-woman-who-can-win-in-any-card-game' was sold off at 1.5 million dollars.A series of awed gasps went around the room; even Vicky thought it was ridiculous that her husband paid so much for a woman who could 'win in any card game'.'Even if that woman is made out of gold, she still won't be worth a million five hundred thousand dollars,' thought Vicky. However, she d
Tyler scoffed and said, "Why should I answer you that?""Tyler, do you know all the things you've done recently have crossed the line?""All the things I've done recently?" Something flashed across Tyler's eyes. "What did I do?""Just how many women have you been with during this period?""How can I be in the wrong when those women willingly throw themselves at me?" asked Tyler coldly. "Harvey, you must know what that's like since I'm sure many women willingly throw themselves at you, too."Harvey scoffed and said, "Don't tell me you did nothing more than that with the women who did that to you. From what I've heard, those powerful people who wanted to curry favors from you also sent you some women which you didn't refuse."Tyler raised an eyebrow. "What? Don't tell me you've never accepted those kinds of women before."It was a given that turning down a woman from 'friends' in business was as good as giving them a snub. All that mattered in a man's world were money, power, and