Tyler stared at Gloria and retorted, âWhy should I care if you trust me?â
Gloria paused and said, âI canât just leave Vicky with a stranger.â
âIâm just a stranger to you, not to her.â
Tyler shot her one last look and turned to leave with Vicky in his arms.
Gloria moved to stand in his way and gritted out, âI wonât let you leave with Vicky!â
He chuckled mockingly. âPeople who donât know the truth might just think that you really care for her.â
Gloria widened her eyes, and her expression darkened as she glared at Tyler. âAre you accusing me of
pretending to care about Vicky, Mister Hart?â
âI didnât say that,â he said coldly. âI just want to remind you that the longer we wait, the more danger
your cousin will be in. Are you sure you want to keep wasting time here?â
Gloria was instantly rendered speechless, and Tyler walked around her to leave.
She stood frozen in place as he walked away. In the end, she gritted her teeth and caught up to him.
After a few hours, Vicky finally regained consciousness.
She was as pale as a ghost and felt extremely weak after the stomach pump.
She spotted two familiar figures before her after regaining consciousness.
Vicky was not surprised to see Gloria but paused when she saw Tyler.
She was conscious of the majority of what happened and vaguely remembered the details. However,
she passed out after the gunshot and did not know what happened afterward.
What surprised her more was that Tyler remained by her side.
Gloria noticed that she was awake and asked, âVicky, how are you feeling?â
âIâm fine.â She glanced at Gloria and Tyler. âThank you.â
Gloria studied the pale look on Vickyâs face and asked, âVicky, what on earth happened?â
Vicky explained everything that she knew, and Gloriaâs expression darkened when she heard Aileenâs
name.
She had been notified that Aileen had performed the finale as a substitute for her and Vicky.
Vicky was attacked and Gloria had to send Vicky to the hospital, which meant that Aileen won in the
end.
After hearing what Vicky had to say, Gloria said, âJonathan and his friends have all been rushed to the
hospital, and I heard thatâ¦theyâre quite badly injured.â
Vicky turned to look at Tyler.
She had not expected Tyler to be this ruthless but felt no sympathy for Jonathan and his gang. Well,
they had it coming.
Jonathan and his two friends were all descendants of powerful families, and since they were all
severely injured because of her, Vicky knew they would not rest until they got their revenge.
After a few moments of silence, Vicky said, âIâll book a ticket to go home tomorrow.â
Though the Shaws were powerful as well, Vicky and Gloria were in Molivia and far from the Shawsâ
reach. Hence, the safest option for Vicky was to return to Zendonia.
âIâve already told Mister George about this,â Gloria said. âHe said that heâll talk to the school board and
the academy will represent you to negotiate with Jonathan and the other two. In the meantime, you
need to keep your head low and return to the academy only after the matter is settled.â
If Vicky was merely an ordinary student, the academy might have turned a blind eye to the conflict, but
Vicky was simply far too talented in music and art, so the academy would do whatever it took to avoid
losing such a talented student.
Vicky had traveled to Molivia to learn and naturally did not wish to leave unless she absolutely had to.