âVicky, if you have something to attend to, go and take care of it. You can leave the studio to us. After
all, weâre just cleaning up today.â
Cece and Jennifer did not know why Vicky seemed restless, but Aurora had a hint of what it was.
âVicky, did Tyler have another outburst and upset you?â
Tyler had always preferred to keep Vicky by his side at all times, so Aurora was surprised he allowed
her to come outside at all.
âI guess he was waiting for the moment to strike,â Aurora thought. Glancing at the phone in Vickyâs
hand, Aurora shrugged. âWhatâs wrong? Is he not answering your calls again?â
âNo,â Vicky replied, dismissing Auroraâs concern.
Jennifer remembered what happened yesterday and asked cautiously, âVicky, did you find Mister Hart
after you went back yesterday? Is he okay?â
âYeah, thereâs nothing wrong,â Vicky reassured her.
Jennifer carefully probed, âDid you guys fight?â
Since Vicky returned, Jennifer sensed something was off with her mood. Despite Vickyâs attempts to
hide it, she still appeared distracted.
âNo,â replied Vicky, trying to avoid worrying her friends. She forcibly smiled and said, âAfter we finish
cleaning the studio today, we can start working tomorrow.â
âStart working?â Aurora blinked. âHas Tyler agreed to let you work?â
âYeah.â Vicky nodded.
Aurora was stunned. âHow is that possible? Heâd rather have you by his side every hour of the day, so
how could he let you work?â
Scanning the concerned looks on her friendsâ faces, Vicky finally confessed. âJennifer was right. Since
weâre eventually going to part ways, thereâs no point in being too close. Itâs better for both him and me,
and it turned out that he feels the same way. After careful consideration, I realize itâs only right for us to
keep our distance.â
Aurora looked incredulous. âHe feels the same way? Am I hearing this correctly?â
âYes, he said it himself,â Vicky confirmed.
Jennifer looked guilty. âIâm sorry, Vicky.â
âItâs not your fault.â Vicky shook her head. âThere have always been a lot of problems between us.â
Aurora raised an eyebrow skeptically and thought, âWhat is Tyler up to? There must be more to this.
Heâs cunning and manipulative, and Iâm still not sure if he has truly lost his memories.â
With Vicky saying that Tyler wanted to distance himself from her, Aurora felt that there was more to the
story and suspected that Tyler had ulterior motives. However, she could not figure out his true
intentions.
Sensing that Vicky was in a bad mood, Cece immediately changed the subject. âLetâs eat. We need to
go back to cleaning the studio later.â
Aurora and Jennifer fell into silence.
Vicky returned home that night, and the servant had already prepared dinner.
She sat in the dining room, but Tyler was nowhere to be seen.
Tylerâs health had not fully recovered and maintained a healthy schedule lately without working
overtime. However, Tyler was already 40 minutes late from returning home.
Vicky concluded that he would not be coming home for dinner.
Suppressing the urge to call him, Vicky finished dinner on her own.