Finally, Tyler lost his patience. He scooped Vicky up to stop her from making any big movements. Previously, Tyler's embrace was one of Vicky's happy places. However, right now, it only gave her unimaginable pain and suffering to the extent that she needed to rely on sleeping pills to fall asleep at night. During the day, she put on a mask to hide the sadness and emptiness in her heart. How could she not be in pain? How could she not be suffering? Just when she had finally decided to let go of the past, wanting to start over with him again, and look forward to living a happy life with him… he went and told her he did not want to be with her anymore. The truth hit her out of the blue, and she was not that strong. It took her some time to accept it. However, no matter how much of a bastard or scumbag he was, Vicky had to admit to herself that she still loved him. Tyler carried her into the car. As soon as he let her go, Vicky tried to get out of the car. Tyler must have anticipat
The air immediately became thick with tension once the question was out of Vicky's mouth. No matter how obtuse she was, she could sense something was not right with Tyler. 'He was the one who asked for the divorce so why is he doing this to me?' Vicky thought. After a few seconds of silence, Tyler finally said, "Perhaps you're right. It'll be unfair to you if I ask you to stay away from other men when I'm not your husband anymore." He reached out his hand and gently brushed her lips with his fingers. "I have an idea. You can be my lover and we'll treat each other just like we did before. What do you think?" It took a long while for Vicky to process what he just said. "Tyler, is this another one of your ways of taking revenge on me?" she asked with shock. 'He was the one who forced me into getting a divorce with him and now he wants me to be his secret lover? Is this my karma for heartlessly dumping him in the past?' thought Vicky. "Revenge?" Tyler did not seem to agree with
However, Vicky did not have the right to blame Tyler. She had hurt him badly when she made the wrong choice in the past. She felt even guiltier after she learned about the inhumane torture he was put under by his own parents. That was why she agreed to the divorce so easily even though it looked like he was the one who forced her into it. She owed him that much, but she had no intention to owe him forever. On the day of their divorce, she told herself that that would be the end of their grievances and that it was time to wipe the slate clean. She had no idea whether she would be able to let bygones be bygones, but she sure as hell was going to try. It was either that or to live forever in the past. Tyler chuckled dryly. "Wow. Such big words from a small girl. Do you think you can talk to me like that just because you have Lincoln on your side? My oh my. Vicky, you're delusional if you think he can help you. Well, I hate to burst your bubble, but he will never help you. In fact, don
"You wanted to avenge me?" Vicky walked to the window and looked out at the boundless night sky. "Then why didn't you tell me who you were beforehand? Surely you must be aware of what your parents think of me." "Vicky, it's true that my parents have some misunderstanding about you. That's why I brought you over so that I can help you clear up the misunderstanding." "Well, if you can call making your mother so angry that she passed up as an attempt to clear our misunderstanding..." Lincoln replied in a remorseful tone, "I'm sorry. I didn't know she would get so worked up. It's my fault for not thinking it through. She woke up earlier and I've already explained everything to her, so there's no more understanding between the two of you." "Really?" Vicky did not really believe him. The vibe between two people could be a tricky thing. Take Valencia for example. She had disliked Vicky the moment she laid eyes on her, and no matter what the latter did, she would never change her opi
"I'm feeling fine. It's just my old body acting up again," replied Valencia. After a few rounds of small talk, Vicky finally said, "I would like to apologize for ruining your birthday party last night, Missus Hart." Valencia smiled, but the smile did not seem sincere. "Don't worry about it. Lincoln has already explained everything to me, so I know it was all just a misunderstanding." Valencia had always spoken harshly to her and the fact that she would say something like this to Vicky now meant that she was really trying her best to be nicer to her. 'I wonder what Lincoln said to her to make her change her opinion of me,' thought Vicky. With that thought in mind, Vicky started to say, "Tyler and I…" Valencia interjected, "I'm getting on with age and have no more energy to be involved in you youngsters' affairs. Since Lincoln chose you, I have nothing to say. However, I hope you won't mind me giving you some advice. A real woman is loyal to her man, so don't be like Lincoln'
Tyler tortured Vicky with anything and everything he could possibly come up with because he wanted to take revenge on her. Meanwhile, Lincoln was the one who helped her and gave her hope when she was at her most helpless. Therefore, logically speaking, Vicky should trust Lincoln more than she trusted Tyler. However, for some reason, she just could not help but be wary of the man standing before her. Thus, it was not that she was ungrateful to him, it was just… "Mister Lincoln…" said Vicky before he cut her off. "You don't want to keep in contact with me anymore, right?" Vicky fell silent. "Is it because Tyler and I are adversaries? Even if the two of you are divorced, you still care about his feelings?" Vicky replied instinctively, "No. I just don't want to get involved in a fight between two brothers." Lincoln smiled mockingly. "Brothers? When did he ever see me as his brother? Vicky, I'm assuming that he's… harassing you again, isn't he?" Vicky's face tensed up, and t
Aurora was rendered speechless. After a while, she carefully asked, "Then… when would be a good time for you?" "End of the year." Aurora's eyes lit up at his answer. "Okay. End of the year it is." Lincoln quickly pulled Vicky into the empty lounge the moment Tyler and Aurora walked out of the elevator. The door to the lounge was left slightly ajar so that they could hear the sound of their footsteps and what they were talking about. Vicky had already learned from Valencia that Tyler was about to get engaged. However, her heart still tightened subconsciously when she heard the news of engagement from Tyler's lips. Soon, Tyler pushed open the door to Valencia's ward and entered with Aurora. Their voices disappeared as soon as they went in, and the hospital corridor fell into a deathly silence. After a while, Lincoln's voice broke the silence. He did not say anything to add insult to injury. Instead, he simply said, "Vicky, let me walk you out." Vicky nodded. "Okay."
The staff did not hold back on their praises. Vicky could tell with one glance that the woman was definitely a customer with deep pockets. Otherwise, the staff would not have put all of their attention on her at the expense of other customers. She could not see the woman's face clearly for she was completely surrounded by the staff and other onlookers. Vicky decided to pay her no mind and instead, she started to look around the shop for her client. Jennifer had sent the client's photo in advance and after looking everywhere, she finally found him drinking coffee in the lounge area. The young man's name was Elijah Harrisons, and he was from a very wealthy family. Jennifer was not from Stoneford City, so she was not familiar with him. However, Vicky clearly knew who he was. Elijah had a high profile and would often appear on the day's trending hot topic. In fact, his popularity far surpassed some of the more famous celebrities, and his every move would become the talk of the town