Tyler was gone by the time Avery woke up the next day. She gave herself a few seconds to feel disappointed before picking up her phone and dialing the number she memorized by heart. The phone beeped three times before Tyler picked up."Hey, Avery," greeted Tyler coldly, chilling her to the heart. How he treated her today was far different than how he treated her last night! She could not help but feel hot and bothered by the contrast."Where are you?" she asked softly."In my office," replied Tyler in the same cold tone. "Something happened in the company, so I need to handle it."As upset as she was about Tyler leaving for work without letting her know, she told herself that she should be grateful that they made some progress in their relationship last night."Alright. I won't keep you, then. By the way, are you free tonight? Do you want to have dinner together?"After a brief silence, Tyler answered, "Sorry. I don't have the time to spare.""That's okay. Bye, then," said Avery

Avery scoffed. "You're in no position to judge me since that's how you manage to climb into Tyler's bed, too. Plus, I've met too many bitter women like you.""That's where you're wrong, Miss Avery.""Huh? How am I wrong?"Vicky smiled gently. "You're the bitter woman here because I was the one who didn't want Tyler. In a way, you're using my hand-me-downs."Avery's expression froze. She suddenly stood up and pointed rudely at Vicky."I warn you, Vicky Shaw! I'll make sure you won't ever make a living in Zendonia ever again if you don't stop pestering Tyler. Have you forgotten what happened after people found out you're his mistress? Tyler knew I tipped off the reporters. Not only did he not blame me, but he didn't even question me about it!"Avery smiled sinisterly. "You're nothing but a booty call to him! Don't think you're special to him just because you slept with him a few times. Stay away from him, or I'll give you a fate worse than death!"Vicky stood up, too. She was a li

Vicky had asked Cece about Harvey's condition this morning at work, and she learned that Harvey's recovery was promising. There was no mention of him having been discharged from the hospital at all.Vicky met Tyler's gaze and asked hesitantly, "When was he discharged?""This morning."Vicky fell silent. 'This morning? He should stay in the hospital for monitoring since he just woke up, so why did he leave? Is it because he found out about what happened at the blood bank and he wanted to save me from being blackmailed by Tyler?'"What's the matter? Are you feeling sorry for him?" asked Tyler.Vicky did not want to answer him.She walked past him emotionlessly, but she did not get far as Tyler suddenly grabbed her by the wrist and pinned her against the cold wall. He pressed his body against hers, leaving her no room to escape."The only reason I kept you by my side is to have fun with you." Tyler's cold lips brushed against her face, causing chills to run up her body. "But you're

Vicky knew nothing could stop Tyler, not even if the earth was to blow up, when he got into one of his moods.She turned her face away and said quickly, "Just let me turn off my computer, and I'll go to the room after that."Tyler finally let her go. "You have five minutes."Vicky nodded.Only then did Tyler leave her study.Vicky took a deep breath. She finally understood why Tyler insisted on keeping her as his mistress: It was so he could satisfy his perverted desire to control her.…The next evening, Vicky wore the gown Tyler prepared for her to the party. At first, she thought it was just some run-of-the-mill party, but she realized it was Old Mister Hart's birthday party when they finally arrived.It had been a long time since she had any contact with the Hart family, so she did not know how Old Mister Hart was doing then. At that moment, she stood at the main door and fell into a daze as she saw one familiar face after another. It was as though she had traveled back to

Avery went to medical school, so she was quite confident about her chance of getting pregnant. However, after getting a taste of what it was like to have s*x with Tyler, she could not help but feel lonely whenever she laid in her bed at night. Sometimes, she would even fantasize about him.There was another reason why she wished he would ravish her a few more times. After all, doing so would greatly increase her chance of getting pregnant. She knew Tyler would be at Old Mister Hart's birthday party, so she prepared some drugs before she came. She would just have to wait for the right time to use them.Her body started getting hot at the thought of the wild, passionate s*x she would soon be having with Tyler.She walked shyly up to him to ask, "Tyler, when did you get here?"Avery only had eyes for him. She completely ignored Vicky, who stood beside him.Vicky turned her face away to smirk when she saw Avery's lust-filled face. 'She must be very satisfied with Tyler's performance t