Vicky shot Sheila a half-hearted smile. "What exactly did I say, then?""Miss Shaw, you admitted to jumping into that pool just seconds ago. Are you trying to go back on your own statement?""Did I?" Vicky stared at Sheila. "How did I admit to it?"Sheila froze and muttered, "You..." Halfway through her sentence, Sheila paused, unable to make another sound."'Whatever you say,' is all I said, but you three were the ones who had been speaking the entire time. Every time I try to say something, Miss Sasha over there just tries to overpower my voice by yelling. I'm injured, so am I supposed to shout back?" She gave one final sarcastic look to Sheila and added, "Or is the louder one the one in the right?"Furious, Sasha pointed at Vicky and shouted, "I didn't push you, Vicky Shaw! Don't even think of blaming this on me! I haven't even called the police on you for hitting me in the head... You'll be in jail soon!"Vicky simply repeated what Sasha once said about Cece. "Whether you did
In Sheila's ward.Sheila stared at the man before her and asked, "Tyler, what do you…think about what happened?""I'll need to check the surveillance footage and understand what exactly happened before I can draw a conclusion.""And if Sasha really is at fault...""Then she has it coming," he said with a cold expression.She instantly realized that Tyler despised Sasha for what she did and did not intend to interfere.After a few moments of silence, she said, "Tyler, can you please help Sasha out? She's been the one by my side ever since I returned. I know that she has a terrible temper, but...you know that she's not a bad person. What's on her mind is all over her face."Besides, Miss Shaw hit her in the head, and she got badly injured from it, so I'd say that's enough of a punishment."All these happened because of me. Had my arm not been injured, Sasha wouldn't have resented Miss Shaw. Tyler, I know that Miss Shaw is your wife and you're in a difficult position, but please,
Tension rose in the air, and silence fell over the room as both Tyler and Vicky remained quiet.After a while, Tyler said, "And what if I trade Cece for Sasha?"Vicky jolted in shock and stared at the cold expression on his handsome face. "Are you threatening me?"He looked at her calmly. "It's not a threat but a trade. Let Sasha off the hook, and I'll help get Cece out.""Sebastian is my childhood friend. I can ask him for help. I'm sure he's more than capable of that, considering the Mills family's status.""That's right. He's capable of getting Cece out for you." Tyler did not deny it but continued, "But you won't resort to him.""Why not?""His mother doesn't want you to contact him to begin with. Besides, you've lost your memories and have only seen him once. You'll never make such a request to someone you're not familiar with."She scowled and was about to speak when he interrupted her. "Maybe you'd seek his help if you have no other options, but you do now." He looked
Sebastian's expression darkened. "Vicky, if nothing is troubling you, you can tell me. Others might be scared of crossing Tyler, but I'm not."The Hart family was one of the most powerful families in Stoneford City, but the Mills family was among those on the list as well.Feeling moved, Vicky said, "I've already decided, but thank you, Mister Mills. I've caused you a lot of trouble in the past two days."He scowled. "Vicky, we've known each other most of our lives, so you don't have to thank me... Don't call me Mister Mills. Just call me Sebastian.""Alright, Sebastian."He walked over to her bed. "Vicky, you might not remember this, but we grew up as friends. I know that I'm a stranger to you now and you can't trust me, but..." He looked into her eyes. "I know you. You would've never dropped the charges for no reason at all."She did not respond.He kept his eyes trained on her. "Vicky, can you tell me what happened?"All of Vicky's pretenses meant nothing to the people who k
Sebastian did not protest and simply said, "Alright, then. Rest well. I'll go now."Right before leaving, he added, "Vicky, do you still have my number?"Vicky thought back to her contact list and shook her head. "I don't think so."Sure enough, Sebastian's name was not on her contact list. Therefore, the two exchanged numbers before he finally left.Shortly after he left, Vicky received a text message from Sebastian and she clicked it open.It was a photo of two figures taken outside the rooms, their backs facing the camera. Even so, she still managed to recognize them: Tyler and Sheila.Underneath the photo was a caption where Sebastian wrote, [Vicky, Tyler is in Sheila's room].Vicky took a glance at the photo before looking away; she didn’t care about it.-The next day, someone knocked on Vicky’s door shortly after she had finished her breakfast, and Sheila entered the room in her wheelchair."Ms. Shaw, are you feeling better now?""Much better. Thank you for asking, Mi
Maggie was instantly rendered speechless.Just then, there was another knock on the door, and a man in a suit strolled in elegantly.Tyler stilled when he saw the scene inside the room and asked, "What's going on?"Maggie was sharper than Sasha and glanced at Vicky before saying, "After finding out what happened, Sheila was plagued with guilt toward Miss Shaw, so she insisted on coming here despite her leg injury and my objection to apologize to Miss Shaw, but..." Maggie paused before continuing pointedly, "It seems that Miss Shaw is still angry."Seeing that Sheila refused to get up until she accepted her apology, Vicky smiled and said, "Miss Young, Miss Perez is right; you have nothing to do with this. You didn't do anything wrong, so you don't have to apologize to me."She was wondering why Sheila would go through all the trouble to go to her room for this.She realized Sheila had staged it for Tyler to see.Sheila forced a smile. "Sasha is my cousin, after all. She has some
Cece quieted down as her eyes reddened with tears. "Vicky, I know what happened. Sasha pushed you into a pool and was forced to forgive that murderer, just to get me out."Vicky narrowed her eyes. "Cece, how did you know that?"Cece clenched her fists. "I ran into Sasha on my way here, and she smugly told me everything."Not only did Sasha not regret her action, but she was proud to be released and bragged in front of Cece. She was close to beating her again.She recalled how Sasha pompously bragged, "Try laying a finger on me, b*tch. I'll send you back to prison right away! Vicky has been begging Tyler to help you out. She almost died trying, but seems like she pulled through. Let's see what she has left as leverage if you get into trouble again."Tears welled in Cece's eyes."I'm sorry, Vicky. Sasha wouldn't have pushed you into that pool if it wasn't for me... And now, she runs free.""Cece, if you had seen Sasha, you should've seen the wound on her forehead. I was the one wh
Vicky did not answer Cece's question, and Cece decided against asking any further questions.After staying for a while, Vicky asked Cece to head home and rest.…In the evening, Vicky stared outside the window as the sun set and made a phone call.Beep. Beep. Beep.After a while, the call was answered and a cold, husky voice appeared on the other end of the phone. "What?""I want to eat the ravioli from Legend Pasta House. Can you buy some for me later on your way here?"He stayed quiet for a few moments, seemingly taken by surprise by her request."You're asking me to...bring you ravioli?""Is something wrong?""Are you certain that you want me to bring you food?""You're my husband, so is it so weird to ask that you bring me food?""..." He fell back into silence.Before he could respond, she continued, "I'll rely on you for dinner from now on. Remember to get here sooner. Alright, I'll let you get back to work."With that, she hung up without hesitation, and that was h