Chapter 132
She even spotted the storm of emotions in his eyes that disappeared within a moment.
It felt as though she had dropped into a pool of ice-cold water, and the happiness she felt earlier all
faded away into emptiness.
'Is he really looking at me?' She thought and blurted out, "Ty-"
The daze in his eyes vanished, as though it had all been her imagination, as he agreed, "Alright."
She froze, her thoughts too jumbled for her to snap out of her mind.
Seemingly unaware of the odd look on her face, he said, "Go ahead and fix your makeup. I'll go
downstairs to check on the others."
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHe let her go and smoothed his hand down her ruffled hair before strolling away.
The door closed between them, and she stood still as she turned to study her reflection once again.
'Was he looking at someone through me?’ she thought. 'If that's the case, how exactly do I resemble
that person he is thinking of? If I resemble that person so much, why has he ignored me for three whole
years? Am I just imagining things because of what Nikki said and someone like that doesn't even
exist?’
Silence fell over the hall when Vicky appeared.
Since she had been seen with Tyler frequently at other parties, her status had risen and most of the
people managed to tell that the wind had changed.
Vicky Shaw was no longer the laughingstock of Stoneford City.
Tyler spotted Vicky as well and excused himself from his business partner and strode toward her.
Music filled the air and he stopped before her, before extending his hand toward her as an invitation.
"May I have this dance. Missus Hart?"
It was his birthday and it made perfect sense for him to share his first dance with his wife, but this had
never happened in the past few years.
Tyler's action had conveyed a message to everyone at the party: his relationship with Vicky was no
longer as distant as it used to be.
The others gaped at the sight.
Tyler did not have to do such a thing, but he chose to invite her to the first dance, aiming to inform and
warn others that Vicky was no longer his wife only by title.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAll the rumors concerning their differences and conflicts vanished at that very moment.
Moved, Vicky was instantly reminded of what Tyler said to her before.
"I don't like the crowd. Let's spend my next birthday without a party and just the two of us."
At the time, she was confused and asked, "But what about this time?"
He did not explain much and simply said, "Not this time."
She had thought that he needed to take advantage of the party to meet with potential clients, but she
realized at this very moment that he insisted on having a party for her sake.
Her heart melted as she was overwhelmed by emotions.
Tyler scowled at her lack of response and said, "Vicky?"