Chapter 32
Tyler studied Vicky’s face intently and, after a while, asked, “Why?”
Stunned, she muttered, “What?”
“You should know the weight my promises carry.” He lowered his gaze calmly.
Feeling as though he was staring right through her soul, she said, “So…?”
“There’s a high chance that you’ll fail.”
“I know.”
“You could’ve asked for something better.”
“I know.”
“This might be the only chance you get to ask anything from me.”
She took a deep breath. “I know, but this is all I want.”
A long moment of silence followed, and tension rose in the air.
Just as Vicky thought Tyler would disagree or that he would not say anything at all, he responded, “Fine.”
Relieved, she looked up, but immediately looked away when she met his eyes.
Tyler ignored her and made a call to his assistant to explain the situation before commanding, “Type up an
Vicky looked up from the contract and turned to Tyler. “I have a few other requests.”
He narrowed his eyes. “Oh?”
Pretending not to notice his sarcastic tone, she nodded and said, “First of all, you can’t ignore my phone calls for no reason within the next three months. Second of all, you must come home every night. Lastly, I
don’t want to see any scandal about you and another woman during this period of time.
“It’s just three months. It’s not a long time, and I believe that you’re capable of that, Mister Hart.”
“That’s it?” He stared at her intently.
She smiled. “If the following three months are exactly like the past three years…then what’s the point of using your promise to delay the inevitable?”
Back when Tyler told her that she could make other requests, he did not specify how many requests she could make.
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