Vicky stood there and asked, "What are you getting at?"Nikki looked slightly hesitant. From their previous conversation, she knew Vicky was a hard nut to crack. Vicky was indeed a formidable character, so anything less than substantial was not going to make Vicky crumble.Nikki took a deep breath and said seriously, "Mister Hart is keeping his heart for someone special, and it's not you. He'll never love you.""And you think you're that someone?" Vicky questioned."I'm not sure whether he'll ever fall in love with me, but I'm pretty sure my chance is definitely higher than yours," Nikki replied."Based on?" Vicky asked.Nikki stared at Vicky. "I know he's not ever going to fall in love with me at my current stage, but you know that? That's fine. Because I'm willing to wait. I'm willing to make sacrifices. I'm willing to take a shot…"Here, she smiled wryly. "I'm even willing to be a substitute or a shadow of the special person in his heart."Vicky's pupils wavered. "A substitu

While Sebastian and Vicky were talking, Vicky's phone suddenly rang. She took out her phone. It was a call from Cece. Then, she stood up and said, "Excuse me. I need to take this.""Sure," replied Sebastian softly.Vicky went into a quiet corner and answered the phone."Vicky," came Cece's voice from the other end of the phone. "Have you been to that bar lately?""No. What's wrong?" Vicky asked.Cece lowered her voice and answered, "Something happened at the bar."Vicky's eyes flashed. "What happened?""Nikki resigned!""She resigned?" Vicky frowned. "Why?""I don't know the exact reason, either. At first, I heard she called in sick for a few days. Then the next thing I heard was that she had resigned. Everyone in the bar is saying that you went to give her a lecture that day and forced her to resign."Vicky tried to process Cece's words before simply saying, "Alright. I understand."After that, they talked for a while before hanging up the phone.On the way back to her tab

Vicky was the one who forced Nikki to resign. Vicky was the one who deliberately knocked Nikki over. Vicky was the one who forced Nikki to leave Stoneford City.All these were what Nikki was implying, and Vicky knew nothing she said could ever convince people otherwise. After all, a criminal would never willingly confess to their crimes.Vicky looked at Tyler, who had remained silent the entire time. "Tyler, don't you have anything to say to this?"Tyler looked indifferent, and so was his voice when he replied, "Have you ever been to the bar?"Nikki nodded. "Yes.""When?" Tyler asked."Are you referring to the first time or the last time?" Vicky asked back. Tyler's eyes darkened. He said meaningfully, "Does that mean you've been there more than once?""Yes. Miss Mayland was quite popular a while back. I went to check out her performance out of curiosity. I must say, she really is quite the performer. And since then, I've gone back a few more times as I had time to spare during

Before Vicky could say anything, Tyler spoke again, his voice low and alluring, "You thought I was going to really make you do it, didn't you?""No…" said Vicky quickly.Suddenly, Tyler grabbed her by the chin, forcing her to make eye contact with him.A smirk appeared on his face. "You thought that I was going to force you to apologize to Nikki and come up with all sorts of ways to humiliate you until she was satisfied and willing to forgive you… Didn't you?"Vicky's eyes flashed. She tried to look away but could not as Tyler had her chin firmly locked in place."I…" She could not think of anything to say. After all, what Tyler said was true.Tyler’s face moved closer to hers; his eyes bore deeply into hers, making her swoon involuntarily."Missus Hart, how should I punish you for thinking like that?" he asked.His familiar scent infiltrated her nostril, making her heart thump wildly in her chest.He was so close to her that she found it difficult to evenly breathed. His hand

"Okay, let's do that now," said Vicky. She called the waiter over, and the three of them were given a menu each."Vicky, I remember you used to like the foie gras here. Should we order that?" Sebastian asked while flipping through the menu.Vicky had never been to this restaurant after she lost her memory, so she simply nodded and said, "Sure.""No wonder your company isn't doing well, Mister Mill," said Tyler suddenly without looking up from the menu. "Why would it when you spend all your time thinking of chasing after women?"Tyler might usually be reticent, but he would always go for the jugular should the need arise. Vicky had experienced this many times. She always thought of herself as someone who possessed a good temper, but she would be so easily pissed off by what Tyler said to her.Vicky was worried Tyler would say something inappropriate again, so she gently nudged him under the table with her other hand, signaling him to stop talking. However, as soon as their two hand