Chapter 1180
âOur boss crossed someone he shouldnât have? Thatâs impossible! I mean, heâs the nicest guy I know,
and everyone has nothing but kind words about him. He couldnât have crossed someone,â said one of
the colleagues, wide-eyed.
âWell, that shows how much you know. While I agree our boss is the nicest guy in the world, that
means nothing in such a competitive industry as ours. Our competitors had been vehemently wishing
for the companyâs demise when they saw our business growing biggerâ¦â
âI donât think itâs our competitors who did it since not one of them could actually do so. Only someone
with a lot of
power and resources can bankrupt the company within such a short periodâ¦â
âAre theyâ¦talking about Tyler?â thought Vicky. She could not shake the sinking feeling, even though
she had no proof
Tyler did it. After all, Tyler did not seem to want anything to do with her during their last meeting, and
they had no contact since then.
Vicky had no idea how Tyler managed to quell the gossip, but after seeing a photo of him and Sheila
having dinner in an entertainment magazine, Vicky was happy to find out that what happened between
her and him did not seem to have affected his relationship with Sheila.
Tm glad he has nothing to do with me anymore⦠Weâre fated to not be together. Thereâs no point in
trying to repair a relationship as broken as ours,â thought Vicky. Thus, she decided to chalk down the
companyâs bankruptcy as a coincidence.
However, she could not do the same when the third company she worked for declared bankruptcy not
long after she started her job. Wanting to find out just what happened, Vicky went to find the manager.
âMister Antwerp, can I ask why the company suddenly went under when just a week ago you were still
recruiting new employees? Did the company happen to cross someone powerful?â
Mister Antwerp kept sighing while he packed his things. It was the truth from her since the company
had gone under.
âYouâre right; we did cross someone we shouldnât have. For some reason, all the fashion design
companies in Stoneford City had been closing down one after another⦠Even our boss doesnât
understand what we did to incur Tyler Hartâs wrath. Itâs not like we run in the same circle as himâ¦â
Vicky felt her breath catch in her throat when she heard Tylerâs name. âSo it was him! Why is he doing
this? Is this his way of punishing me for something I didnât do?â
Knowing the truth, Vicky dared not apply for any more jobs and decided to give herself a holiday. It was
a good thing she still had enough savings to sustain herself for a while.
One day, she went to the supermarket to stock up on her groceries, but when it came time to pay at the
checkout, her card would not go through.
âMiss, seems like the bank has canceled your card. Would you like to pay by cash instead?â said the
checkout counter person.
âWhat? My card has been canceled? What the hell is going on?â thought Vicky. Fortunately, she brought
some cash with her, so she quickly paid the checkout counter lady and went straight to the nearest
bank to find out why her card had been canceled.
âMs. Shaw, our system has detected suspicious activities in your account, so weâve frozen your
account for the time being. Weâll lift the freeze once the system has determined thereâs nothing with
your account,â said the bank teller apologetically.
âHow long would that take?â
âIâm sorry, but I canât give a definite time⦠All I can tell you is the system will automatically lift the
freeze after weâve done a thorough investigation to ascertain the safety of the account.â