âNoahâ¦â Vicky muttered with resignation.
Though Tyler was hardly a great man, she could not help but marvel at how paranoid Noah was.
Noah studied the disbelief on her face and shook his head. âEver since you broke up with him, I got a
feeling that he was slowly going insane. I went and looked into his family background afterward, and I
thinkâ¦â He paused and glanced at Cece and Ava.
Cece took the hint and immediately pulled Ava to the side. âMiss Canyer, you can brief me through your
requirements first.â
Ava glanced at Vicky curiously. âDoes Noah know Miss Shaw?â
âMister Canyer was Vickyâs senior back in school.â
Realization dawned on Ava. âI see.â
Noah dragged Vicky to the door and lowered his voice. âVicky, listen to me. Leave now, or that lunaticâ¦
might just do something crazy again. You said that you lost your bag on the day when you were
supposed to file for divorce. If you ask me, Tyler definitely has a hand in that. That so-called thief he
captured is odd as wellâ¦â
Vicky wanted to argue but was instantly rendered speechless when she recalled what Tyler had done
because Noah was absolutely right about everything.
When Vicky did not respond, Noah took it as a hint that she was wavering. âBefore he plays some kind
of trick to drag you home, you should hurry and go home now. Your man has the patience of a goldfish.
If you upset him, he wonât spare you.â
Vicky remained calm. âDonât worry, Noah. Gloria has just come out of surgery, so all his attention is on
her. He doesnât have the time to care about who Iâm meeting with. So long as I donât show up in front of
Gloria or bother them, Iâll be fine.â
âGloria?â Noah scowled. âWhatâs with her?â
Vicky hesitated for a moment, before explaining everything.
â⦠Thatâs pretty much whatâs been happening.â She sighed. âI guess I am to blame for what happened.
My phone ran out of battery when I was on the phone with Cece.â
âVicky, Gloria means nothing to anyone. Why does she bother you so much?â
âIâm not bothered by her, but ever since she came back, Tyler has been taking extremely good care of
her. He would go to every one of her concerts and has been seen going pretty much everywhere with
Gloria. Besidesâ¦â She paused. âHe has said yes to pretty much every request she made, and
whenever something bad happens to her, heâd rush to her rescue immediatelyâ¦â
The more examples Vicky gave, the more convinced she became that Gloria was special to Tyler.
âHeâs using her as a distraction to numb you.â Noah rubbed the bridge of his nose. âFrom what I can
see, he succeeded. Look at you⦠Youâd rather believe that he cares about Gloria than believe that heâs
a ruthless, cunning man.â
Vicky was a woman, while Noah was a man who had suffered a great deal at the hands of Tyler, so he
knew what Tyler was plotting.
Vicky scowled. âBut whatâs so important for him to cause misunderstanding that heâs in love with
another woman?â
âItâs just one lie, but he ends up covering it with more lies. You are right that it seems like itâs not worth
all the trouble, but how would you know if he is hiding something else as well? How would you know if
he is doing this on purpose to upset you or make you jealous? We donât know anything, so anything is
possible.â
âBut Gloriaâ¦â
Noah did not bother himself over Gloria. âShe only sees what she wants to see, and she overestimated
her importance. Vicky, Tyler isnât as loving as you imagine him to be. Truth is, he is cold, cruel, and
great at manipulating people around him. I donât know how he feels about you right now, but I want to
remind you to make sure that he doesnât resent you. You canât bear the consequences of crossing
someone like him.â
Due to the loss of her memories, she could not really understand what Noah meant.