Chapter 1118
Tyler felt more relaxed after the kiss, and his tone of voice was no longer as rigid. âWait here. Iâll come
back soon.â He lowered his head and planted a gentle kiss on her forehead.â Donât worry. I will give you
a satisfying ending.â
With that, he let Vicky go and stepped out of the room.
Shortly after Tyler left, someone knocked on the door again, and a beautiful woman strode in elegantly.
âAre you alright, Miss Shaw?â
Vicky studied Avery, who stood before her.
Avery sized up Vicky and smiled. âAlthough the injuries on your face may look frightening, theyâre just
superficial wounds and nothing serious. However, Missus Hart was pushed into the water, and even if
you acted in self-defense, youâve overdone it.â
âWhat are you trying to say, Miss Yeager?â
Avery smiled faintly. âI saw Tyler going to see Missus Hart just now. I assume he went to plead for you.
Itâs only my first day at the Hart household, and I already get to witness such a spectacle⦠I imagine it
wonât be lonely for me once I settle in here.â
Vicky detected the underlying meaning in Averyâs words.â Settle in here?â
Avery feigned surprise. âYes, didnât you know? Iâve already discussed it with Missus Hart. Iâll be staying
here for a while, and she has agreedâ¦â Turning her head, Avery looked at Vicky with an ambiguous
smile. âMiss Shaw, youâre truly impressive. In such a short time, you managed to captivate both Tyler
and Lincoln. One disregards his own injuries, while the other uses all sorts of schemes and methodsâ¦
They canât even stand to see you hurt, yet both manage to stay patient until now⦠Theyâre both willing
to go to great lengths to have you.â
Vickyâs eyes narrowed. âSeeing me captured and beaten?â Comment by Bella Ash: Pardon if I missed
itâ¦but I didnât see any reference to âcaptured and beatenâ, though I do see âhurt â? Comment by Lam
Venise: As in captured by Valenciaâs men and beaten by Valencia. Comment by Bella Ash: So perhaps
âDid you see me captured and beatenâ is better?
Because the way Vicky said it here, it looks like she repeated what Avery said, but Avery didnât
blatantly mention anything about seeing Vicky being captured and beaten. Comment by Lam Venise: I
see where you are coming. I think itâs best to edit Averyâs words to âthey canât stand seeing you
captured and beatenâ because I think itâs more important to the plot that Avery let it slip.
Avery changed the subject and said, âI wonder which of the Hart brothers you are interested in? Orâ¦do
you want them both?â
Vicky ignored the sarcasm in her voice and said, âYou and Tyler saw everything that happened earlier,
didnât you?â
Vicky recalled that not long ago, she and Aurora had seen
Avery chatting with Tyler.
Shortly after, Aurora had to leave for something.
Vicky accompanied Aurora to the door and then returned-a round trip that took about half an hour.
âSo, has Avery been with Tyler all this time and witnessed Valenciaâs men capturing and beating me?â
Vicky thought.
However, Avery was denying it. â1 donât understand what you mean, Miss Shaw⦠Please donât try to
change the subject.â
Vicky walked up to Avery, looking directly into her eyes. âAm I the one changing the subject, or are
you?â
Lincoln was Averyâs fiance, yet he showed great favor to Vicky and openly admitted that she was his
girlfriend. In theory, Avery should feel justified to confront Vicky.
However, at this moment, Avery avoided Vickyâs eyes and dared not meet them.
Vickyâs heart sank, and her tone inadvertently became more assertive. âMiss Yeager, did you see what
happened to me just now?â
Averyâs expression became somewhat flustered in the face of Vickyâs assertive tone, but soon, she
regained her composure.
âSo what if I did?â Avery looked at her coldly. âYou stole my fiance, and I was just watching from the
sidelines. That alone can be considered benevolent. Do you expect me to save you?â