Chapter 203
Vickyâs emotions had reached their boiling point, and her senses were too numb to stop her from
venting.
âFine! I was the one who clung to you and refused to divorce you, but Iâve lost my memories now and I
donât have to be with you. You couldâve gotten rid of me anytime you wantedâ¦â
Before she could finish, he cut her off cruelly and leaned closer as he hissed venomously, âVicky Shaw,
do you really think that you get to live peacefully without any burden and pretend like nothing happened
just because you lost your memories?â
Her jaw began to feel numb, but she maintained eye contact despite the pain. âIf you canât let go of the
past, whyâ¦bother starting over with me?â
âThatâs because Hart Corporation is in a delicate position at the moment, and I canât divorce you during
this time,â he said. âThe rumors about our broken marriage have been hindering the companyâs growth,
and since I canât divorce you, I thought that I could at least try to work on this marriageâ¦â
His face stopped just an inch away from hers. âAfter all, an unpleasant marriage affects my mood as
well.â
A lump formed in her throat and tears welled in her eyes. As she stared at the man before her, her
vision began to blur.
âYou forgot about something else⦠Since you canât have the woman you love, it doesnât really matter
who you are with or who you marry, right? If itâs all the same to you, you might as well do whatâs best
for your career, is that right?â
âWhy would you bother asking me about it if youâve figured it out?â he sneered.
Her eyes widened at this, and tears scrolled down her cheek.
He jolted ever so slightly at the sight of her tears and released her jaw.â This is the first time youâve
invaded my privacy, and Iâll let this pass.â He placed the photo back into the wallet and reminded her
coldly, âDo this again, and there will be no mercy for you.â
Her sight blurred with the tears that welled up in her eyes, but the photo appeared in her mind distinctly.
A slim, young woman sat in front of a piano wearing a white dress and hiplength hair. Since her back
was facing the camera, her face was not reflected in the photo.
She watched as he carefully placed the photo back to where it belonged and said, âIs this the woman
youâve been in love with yet could not claim as your own?â
He paused and said, âItâs none of your business.â
Another tear escaped her eye as she chuckled darkly, realizing how naive and foolish she had been to
fall for the heartless man before her once again.
âSo itâs never been piano that you enjoy⦠Itâs the woman who could play it that you love. If Iâm not
mistaken, you found out that I could play piano as wellâ¦and thatâs why youâve been putting up with me
instead of divorcing me, is that so?â
He did not speak and the cold, expressionless mask on his face did not budge.
âNikki, Sheila, and me⦠Weâre all just substitutes for her, am I right?â