Vicky answered the call.
âVicky, are you free tonight?â asked Avery. âIf you are, bring your boyfriend over to meet me.â
Vicky scoffed. âWhy should I listen to you?â
âWhy? How about because I have a video that could ruin your life?â
âHow long do you plan to blackmail with that?â
âHey, you have no one else to blame but yourself. This wouldnât have happened if you didnât seduce my
fiance!â
âWell, I wouldnât have succeeded if he was happy with you!â
âVicky Shaw, just how shameless can you be?â shrieked Avery. âHow can you still be so cocky after
seducing someone elseâs fiance?! You sl*t! B*tch! C*nt!â
Aurora could hear every curse word Avery spewed from where she was sitting.
Vicky could not care less about the insults, and she was about to hang up when Avery suddenly said,
âIâll hand over the video to you and promise Iâll never use it to blackmail you again if you come over
tonight. What do you say?â
Vickyâs thumb froze right above the âEnd Callâ button. âYou promise?â
âDo you really think Iâll be able to blackmail you forever with that video? The longer I hold onto it, the
less damage itâll do to you since youâll take a preemptive strike before I leak the video. If Iâve guessed
correctly, your PR team mustâve prepared a script for you to defuse the situation, right?â
After a moment of silence, Vicky simply said, âTime and place.â
âSame time and same place as last night.â
âOkay.â
âVicky, what video was she talking about?â Aurora asked after Vicky ended the call.
Vicky told her everything about the blackmail.
âHave you talked about this with your PR team? You shouldnât believe Averyâs words, you know?â said
Aurora.
âI know,â said Vicky while massaging her temples. âI met up with her yesterday to see what she had in
mind, but I didnât expect her to bring Tyler along with her.â
Then, later that night, Tyler came to her house. Coupled with what happened in the morning, Vicky
forgot all about it.
âTH contact Jennifer to get her up to speed so that the company will be prepared,â said Vicky. âThen Iâll
meet Avery to see what she wants.â
Aurora nodded, relieved to see Vicky so level-headed.
That night, Vicky arrived at the agreed location on time. This time, she was not surprised to see Avery
had brought along
Tyler with her again.
âVicky, didnât I ask you to bring your boyfriend too?â said Avery in shock when she saw Vicky was all
alone.
âHeâs busy, so he couldnât come,â lied Vicky.
âOh, I see. Well, I guess that canât be helped. Letâs have dinner without him, then,â said Avery.
During the dinner, Avery kept asking Vicky about her boyfriend. Vicky only gave her short answers
meant to deter her from asking more questions.
âVicky, I canât help but wonder what your boyfriend looks like since you seem so reluctant to let us meet
him. Arenât you curious too, Tyler?â Avery asked with a smile.
Tyler glanced at Vicky. âYeah.â
âOh well, we shouldnât force her to do something she doesnât want to do.â Avery looped her arm around
Tylerâs. âI guess we should head home now that dinnerâs finished.â
After saying goodbye, Vicky got up from the table and walked out of the restaurant.
Did she really ask me out to dinner just to inquire about my boyfriend?â
Vicky was mulling over the question when a horde of reporters suddenly rushed up to her.