Selene paused. âHow can you not admit to it when weâve already confirmed that Alex was here? Do
you take me for a fool?â
âMiss Rathborne, Alex was the one who kidnapped Gloria, not me. Please stop pointing blames at
anyone you can find,â Vicky said calmly.
Selene gaped at her in disbelief. âVicky, Alex has done practically everything for you, and here you are,
evading all blame by casting him aside? Do you even have a heart?â
âMiss Rathborne, you need evidence to make accusations. Alex was the one who kidnapped Gloria,
and thatâs what shows in the footage as well. What makes you so sure that Iâm the one who kidnapped
Gloria?â
âWho else can it be? Alex has no personal grudge against Gloria. Why would he kidnap her if you didnât
ask him to?!â
âThatâs just your assumption,â Vicky said. âYou can go and report this to the police and tell them that Iâm
the one who told Alex to do it. Do you think theyâll believe you?â
Selene pointed at her and shouted through quivering lips, âYouâre just arguing for the sake of it, Vicky
Shaw!â
âMaybe you should try presenting some evidence to support your claim if you donât want me to argue
with you.â
âWhy youââ
âThatâs enough.â Tylerâs cold, serene voice interrupted their argument, and they instantly fell into
silence.
Tyler stared at Vicky expressionlessly and said, âYou mentioned that others might want to hurt Gloria
even if you donât do anything. Vicky, have you always known that this is going to happen?â
â⦠No.â
Tyler leaned on the couch lazily and looked up at Vicky. âI recall you saying that I can come at you if
something happens to Gloria.â
ââ¦â Vicky was at a loss for words as she had indeed said that.
She did not think much of it at the time.
She had no intention of taunting Gloria, nor did she think it was possible for Gloria to be in another
accident. Even if she could not stop Gloria from being harmed, she could always stay away from Gloria
to avoid being blamed.
Never had she imagined that Alex would kidnap Gloria once again.
When she failed to respond, Tyler commanded coldly, âCall Alex right now and ask him where he is.â
Vicky did not argue and took out her phone.
She was about to make a call to Alex when she noticed that his name was gone from her contact list.
She glanced at Tyler before opening the blacklist which Tyler had moved a few of her contacts into.
Vicky unblocked a few contacts before calling Alex.
The call was answered almost right away.
Tyler shot her a look and she took the hint to put her phone on speaker.
âVicky?!â Alex exclaimed gleefully. âHas Tyler Hart finally set you free?â
She paused. âSet me free? What do you mean?â
âIâve been calling and texting you, but you havenât responded to anything⦠When I called your phone
with another number, Tyler picked up, so I immediately knew that the lunatic locked you up again.â He
chuckled smugly. âSince heâs locked you up, Iâll kidnap his lover. Whatever he does to you, Iâll do the
same to Gloria. Letâs see how he bullies you again! Donât worry, Vicky. Iâll hide Gloria well so that he
canât find her this time!â
Vicky felt her blood running cold at his words. âAre you saying that you kidnapped Gloria because you
thought Tyler locked me up?â
âYeah! I took some time to recover when I returned to my family. After that, I tried to contact you and
check on you, but you wouldnât pick up the phone or respond to any of my textsâ¦so I figured that Tyler
has been venting his anger on you over what happened the last time!â