"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
Jennifer would frequently seek her advice when it came to professional knowledge.Vicky was about to explain the concept of the design when she heard someone gasp behind her."My goodness, Tyler. This wedding dress looks absolutely wonderful..."Vicky unconsciously jolted at the familiarity of the voice.Afterward, a set of footsteps approached and the voice rose again. "All the other dresses can't even compare to this one... Tyler, I am in love with this. How about we buy this dress instead?""Whatever," a man's cold voice responded."Excuse me, can I try this dress on?" The woman asked."Miss Starling, Mister Hart, I'm sorry to let you down, but this is a tailor-made dress for another customer...""Tyler, why don't we contact the owner to see if they are willing to sell it?"Elijah heard the discussion alongside and turned around, only to freeze when he saw the couple behind him."You two are..."Aurora saw Elijah and quickly asked, "Are you the owner of this wedding gown?
As soon as the words were shared, Elijah felt a cold gaze upon him.A chill ran down Elijah's spine, sending an inexplicable shiver through his body.He knew that this was the wedding dress that his fiance loved the most, and as a man, he shouldn't cower before wealth and authority."This wedding gown holds a special significance for us. I'm sorry, we won't sell it no matter what price you offer," Elijah added.Aurora was a little disappointed, but she came from a respectable background and could not bring herself to forcefully take the dress. Moreover, she had openly misunderstood the relationship between Elijah and Vicky, so it was near impossible to push this matter into her favor knowing that Vicky was involved."A virtuous person shouldn't take away what others love. Since that's the case, let's forget I asked," she said, turning around and holding onto Tyler's arm. "Tyler, let's go and look at other dresses."Tyler withdrew his gaze and replied with a faint hum.Throughout
The way Tyler stared at Vicky looked like he was watching his own wife cheat.Aurora did not know why she felt this way, but from her perspective, Tyler looked like a beast that lurked in the dark with his eyes possessively fixed on his prey.However, she could not understand why he would divorce Vicky if he still had feelings for her.Sometime later that day, Vicky and Elijah finally stepped out of the shop. Tyler, who had been staring at them, scowled and followed them out.Aurora was taken aback by a sudden different expression before hurrying after him. "Tyler, where are you going?"Tyler pushed Aurora out of his way. "I need to do something. You should carry on with choosing your wedding dress."With that, he did not give Aurora the chance to respond and strode out....The taxi Vicky called quickly arrived. As she was about to get in, she was suddenly pulled away by a strong force.Vicky turned back in surprise.Under the flickering light of the uncertain streetlamp, sh
"If you're hungry and need the company, Ms. Starling can join you instead. I've already eaten, so let me go!"Tyler disregarded her rejection and pulled her wrist, heading towards his car. "Let's go."Vicky could not bear it any longer. "Tyler, enough! We're divorced. I don't want anything to do with you anymore. Plus… If you're so fond of finding mistresses, just wave your hand, and countless women will willingly throw themselves at you. Why bother your ex-wife that you chose to abandon?"Tyler looked at her and calmly uttered a few words. "Because it's new."Vicky was dumbfounded. "New?""I've never kept a mistress before," he said. "I also want to experience what it feels like to keep a mistress. Especially when..." He affectionately stroked her hair, his thin lips slightly curved. "Transforming my former wife into a mistress sounds quite interesting."Vicky clenched her fists as she struggled to contain her impending outburst of emotions.She gazed into his eyes, enunciating