Vicky thought she was still dreaming. It was either that, or she was still drunk. She pinched herself and the pain just made her sober up even further. She then fearfully pushed the man sleeping next to her away. The man's eyes snapped wide open as soon as she did that. He must have been unhappy about being awakened for his expression was one of coldness. "Why did you wake me up?" Tyler asked. He slowly sat up from the bed, and the blanket fell off him, revealing his toned chest that was filled with newly-made scratch marks. Vicky was shocked. She then looked down at herself and discovered that she was naked too. 'Did we… last night… again?' Vicky looked at Tyler in disbelief. "Tyler, what are you doing here?" "You should ask yourself that since you were the one who called me," he answered coldly. "I called you?" Vicky had no recollection of herself doing that. "When did I call you?" Tyler looked at her condescendingly. "Last night. You called me when you were drunk, as
"Let go of me…Ty… Mmph!" All of Vicky's voice and struggle were easily stopped by Tyler when a voice suddenly came from outside the door. "Vicky, are you awake?" Vicky's body instinctively tensed up. She looked at Tyler in disbelief. She had thought that he was the only one who came into her house, so she never expected that Aurora would be in there too. Tyler smiled when he saw just how pale Vicky had become. "I didn't want to leave Aurora in the car, so I brought her into the guest room." This used to be Tyler's house, so he knew the layout of the house very well. Vicky looked at his face, which was very close to hers, and suddenly felt as though he was a stranger, and that made her very afraid. "You should send her on her way if you don't want an audience for our show," said Tyler before kissing her violently on the lips again. Vicky had never felt so humiliated before. Her whole body started trembling while tears rolled down her cheeks. Tyler kissed away her tea
Vicky nodded without thinking. "Yes, just stay in here for the time being." She thought that Tyler would do as she said but instead, he asked, "Why should I?" "What would Aurora think if she saw you coming out of my room?" Having met her a few times, Vicky knew Aurora was no pushover. Also, everyone knew how difficult it was to be friends with an heiress. "Why are you so afraid of her finding out?" Tyler asked back. Vicky was stunned. "Well, aren't you?" "I didn't do anything wrong, so why should I be afraid?" Vicky suddenly laughed out of frustration. "So, you're saying that this is all my fault, and you're the innocent party in this?" "Of course." 'Oh, how I would love to beat him up right now,' thought Vicky. "You were the one who called me, and you were also the one who seduced me. It was all you. Even the last time, you were the one who came into my room," added Tyler. Vicky did not know why, but she found it hard to keep her cool whenever she was around Tyle
The scent Vicky used to like the most felt unbearable to her now that it came from Tyler's body. She instinctively turned her head away to get away from the smell, and when Tyler saw her do this, his eyes immediately darkened. However, his voice remained indifferent as he said, "Even if she was to find out, she won't care." Vicky did not know whether Aurora would care, but she really did not want her to find out. However, she knew she had to take a softer approach to Tyler, so she softened her voice and said, "Stay here for a while. Wait until I send Aurora off on her way. You can leave then, okay?" Tyler looked at her with those dark eyes of his. "Why should I listen to you?" 'Oh, so he wants to get something out of this,' thought Vicky. She looked up. "What do I have to do for you to listen to me?" Vicky drew the line at being his secret lover. Out of the two evils, she would rather he walked out of the room and let Aurora find out about what happened last night. Tyle
"Aurora asked calmly, "Why should you break up with him just because of that woman? It's not worth it to break up with him since the two of you are getting married soon. Besides… aren't all men the same? "My dad has countless mistresses, and my mom let him be as long as he did not have a kid out of wedlock or ask her for a divorce. Of course, he would still have to perform his husbandly duties in front of others. However, apart from that, she was content with her marriage." "But if it were you… what would you do if you found out that your husband has a mistress?" Vicky asked. Aurora smiled haplessly. "No feelings last forever, and marriages like mine are usually arranged by our parents in order to further their business interests. There's no love to speak of. Even those who married out of love would eventually have an affair or break up down the line." Vicky was speechless. Aurora patted her on the shoulder. "Of course, it's better to break up if you can't handle the betrayal
As if worried that Vicky was going to say no to her, Aurora immediately added, "I'll pay you rent money and… I can cook three meals a day. I promise I won't cause you any trouble." Vicky already found Aurora very tiring after spending the whole day shopping with her, yet she was asking to stay at her place now. There was no way Vicky could say yes to that. "I'm sorry. It wouldn't be convenient for me if you stayed at my place. It's best if you stay somewhere else," said Vicky without hesitation. "Vicky… I only came back recently, so I don't know anywhere I can go. I really have nowhere else to go." Aurora looked at Vicky with her big sad puppy dog eyes. "Please let me stay at your place for a little while. Pretty please?" Vicky shook her head. "Don't you have a fiance? You can stay at his place." "No. It's not appropriate for us to stay under the same roof when we're not married yet," said Aurora in a small voice. Vicky was a little shocked by what she said. "But you guys a
Vicky's gaze fell on Tyler's bathrobe. "Where are your clothes?" "I threw them away." "You did what?" "You caused my clothes to reek of alcohol last night. Not to mention they were all crumpled up after what we did. You don't seriously think I'll go out dressed like that, do you?" asked Tyler coldly. He had a thing about cleanliness and would not be caught dead in yesterday's clothes. In fact, he would immediately change into a new set of clothes should he get just a tiny speck of dirt on them, so Vicky knew very well he would not wear his old clothes out today. After a few seconds of silence, she finally said, "You could've asked your assistant to bring you a change of clothing." "As if." Tyler looked at her. "That would be as good as announcing our relationship to the whole world." Vicky frowned. "Your assistant works for you, so I'm pretty sure he won't be going around telling everyone about it." Besides, why should Tyler be afraid of his assistant finding out when
Rain was falling.Vicky stood in front of the window, feeling glad that she had returned home in time.She had been out the whole day and was feeling exhausted. She closed the curtains and went for a quick shower, before hurrying to bed to rest.She listened to the sound of raindrops falling outside her window and soon drifted off to sleep.Sometime later, she jolted awake from the sudden feeling of being suffocated. Feeling dazed, she carefully opened her eyes. The room was dark and the curtains blocked out all forms of light.She could still hear the thunderstorm outside and because she was in deep sleep a few moments ago, she was struggling to get rid of the suffocating feeling.She took some time to process what was happening, and that was when she finally realized something was wrong.Someone was forcefully kissing her.It was as if all the oxygen was being sucked out of her; she was suffocating under the weight of it all.In an instant, Vicky snapped back to reality an