Gloria glared at Vicky. "You don't want to apologize, right? If that's the case, why would you care about what I want?"
"I don't want to apologize to you, but a certain someone might feel bad for you and insist that I apologize... I guess I have no choice but to satisfy you then, cousin, or there won't be an end to this. Everyone around me and my career might be affected, so regardless of my will, someone will force me to apologize. I have no choice if I want to survive."
Vicky had not addressed Gloria as her cousin ever since they met, and she was merely doing so at the moment to be sarcastic.
"If you know that's going to happen, why bother causing a scene to begin with?"
Vicky chuckled. "I said that you're a homewrecker, and you refused to admit to it, then you go around and get my husband to do whatever it takes to force his wife to apologize to his so-called friend. Do you think that's reasonable? If you think that a friend is more important than one's wife, I can apologize to you for what I've said and done, cousin."
It would be reasonable for one to claim that one's parents were more important than one's wife. However, if an ordinary friend's importance exceeded that of a wife, it would make the 'friend' a homewrecker.
True friends knew their boundaries and would never get into a conflict with someone else's wife before forcing her to apologize in the end.
Such hypocritical behavior disgusted the crowd around them, and they began to stare at Gloria in contempt.
Gloria was a sensitive woman and had never been condemned by so many people in public before. It was a humiliation she had never felt before.
"Fine! Fine!" Gloria could not stop herself from shaking as she panted heavily. "I won't get Tyler involved in any conflict between us again. Are you satisfied?" She looked up at Tyler with tears in her eyes and shouted, "Tyler, let's not meet ever again, or I'll only be referred to as the homewrecker and everyone would just think that I deserve to be beaten and insulted!"
With that, she stormed off. Unable to control the shaking of her body, she was so emotional that she stumbled along the way, which was unheard of for the elegant demeanor she displayed most of the time.
Tyler scowled and let go of Vicky. "Gloria, where are you going?"
Gloria wiped away her tears and said, "None of your business!"
Tyler strode toward Glori. After taking two steps forward, he turned around to look at Vicky, who was also looking at him mockingly.
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Awesome story but too long winded...