Tyler scowled at Vicky. "You've starved yourself the whole day, and this is how much you're eating?" He moved the spoon closer to her lips once again. "Eat more."Seeing his displeasure, Vicky forced herself to eat, and Tyler eventually stopped when he noticed that Vicky was truly full."Vicky, what are you trying to do this time?" he asked abruptly."What?" she asked in confusion.He stared into her eyes. "Why are you being so obedient now? Are you waiting for me to let my guard down so that you can run away with Lincoln?"Vicky's expression darkened; she had not forgotten why she ended up sick in bed.She looked up to meet his piercing gaze. "You get mad when I disobey you, yet you get upset even when I obey. Tyler, what do you want?"She was groggy when she had just awakened, so she maintained a cold attitude toward Tyler. However, as she gradually regained her clarity, she considered her situation and realized that she had no right to be rude toward Tyler.A woman's caprici
Tyler stared intently at Vicky and reached out in disbelief after a while.His touch and gaze were far too invasive, and Vicky slowly woke up. She was not surprised by the sight of Tyler, but she noticed his peculiar expression."What's wrong?" she asked.Tyler lowered his gaze and concealed his emotions. "Nothing," he said hoarsely. "I'm just checking your temperature."Vicky observed him suspiciously, but Tyler's expression showed nothing was amiss.Vicky did not think too much about it and tried to free herself from his embrace, intending to get out of bed.Tyler held her back. "Where are you going?""To freshen up."Tyler glanced at her. "Are you able to walk?"After waking up today, Vicky felt much better and more energetic than before, so she did not think there would be any problem with getting out of bed.She nodded and sat up.Tyler watched her without trying to stop her. Once Vicky put on her slippers and tried to stand, her legs suddenly went weak. Just as she was
Vicky did not manage to contact Cece and the others while she was unconscious, and she was worried that they might worry.Tyler stood still and said, "You haven't fully recovered yet. You shouldn't play with your phone."She scowled. "I don't use my phone for long.""No way." Tyler remained calm, but his tone was undeniably forceful. "You are not to get your phone back until you get better."Vicky knew that Tyler had been taking care of her and tried her best to be polite in the past few days. However, she felt her rage building up when she heard his controlling tone."Tyler, don't I have the right to communicate with others?""You will have your phone back when you recover," he said firmly.Vicky grew angry. "Tyler, is this what you call giving me freedom if I go back with you?"Faced with her displeased gaze, Tyler remained unperturbed. "If you want to get your phone back soon, cooperate with the treatment and take care of your health."Vicky could not stand Tyler's controll
Vicky stared out the window wordlessly, and Tyler's expression darkened at her silence.After a while, Tyler turned to leave.He made sure that he walked slowly, yet Vicky stared dazedly outside the window with no intention of stopping him from leaving.Slam! The door slammed shut behind Tyler as he stormed out.Shortly after he left, someone knocked on the door.Angela walked over to Vicky respectfully. "Missus Hart, Mister Hart has ordered me to take care of you."Vicky glanced at Angela, who used to take care of Lincoln.From the first day when Angela arrived, Vicky knew that Angela worked for Tyler, and Lincoln's allergic reaction was likely caused by Angela at Tyler's order.After about an hour, the doctors came in to examine Vicky. Vicky noticed that the female doctors who came to examine her were different from the ones yesterday and asked curiously, "What happened to the doctors from yesterday?"The doctor smiled and explained, "You had a high fever and were unconsciou
"I... I'm fine..." Angela's gaze flickered as she avoided Vicky's eyes. "Missus Hart, you haven't fully recovered...so it's better to rest in bed. Otherwise, Mister Hart will worry."Vicky was a skeptical person. She looked at the uncertainty in Angela's eyes and suddenly said, "You seem to be very afraid of me getting out of bed lately."Whenever she made a move to get up, Angela would try to stop her and ask what she needed hastily.At first, Vicky thought it was Tyler's order to not let her leave the bed. However, seeing Angela's behavior, even Vicky—who was slow to catch on—realized something was off.Angela lowered her head, unable to meet Vicky's gaze. "Your body hasn't fully recovered. The doctors said you shouldn't get out of bed..."Vicky stared unblinkingly into Angela's eyes. "Miss Hill, you really are bad at lying."Just then, Vicky's voice paused as she realized something.The translucent curtains had been drawn in the bedroom all these days, and Angela became frigh
Vicky's face was reflected on the transparent glass window. Half of her face displayed a dark blue-black mark like a birthmark which even she found terrifying, let alone others.Tyler stood behind her silently.Vicky slowly turned and met his eyes before smiling faintly. "Do you not get scared sleeping next to a face like this?"She knew her smile must have looked terrifying.Tyler stepped forward and gently embraced Vicky. "I'm having people search for an antidote for you," his deep voice sounded from above her head. "You will recover soon."Vicky buried her face in his chest. "When did you find out? Was it that morning?"When she woke up to Tyler staring at her that morning, she noticed that something was off. It was the same day when her request to get her phone back was denied, followed by Tyler turning Lincoln and Avery away.Tyler fell silent for a few seconds and said, "Yes.""Why did you keep it from me? Were you afraid that I couldn't accept it?""I thought we'd find
Vicky lowered her head guiltily at Tyler's words.She was furious at the time and said a lot of hurtful words, not knowing that he was doing everything for her sake."I'm sorry," she whispered.He embraced her. "Don't apologize. I'm just doing what I should do."The two bathed in the afternoon sun in silence. It had been some time since they had such a moment of peace.Sometime later, he said, "Vicky, once this matter comes to an end, come home with me, okay?"Vicky was stunned and hesitated.Knowing what she was concerned about, he tightened his arms around her. "My previous promise still stands. I won't restrict your freedom anymore, nor will I interfere with your social life. However, you cannot have any contact with Lincoln."Despite what he promised, Vicky was still reluctant to leave with him, but she understood that she could not stay with the Hart family any longer.Although she did not know who poisoned her, the fact that it had happened meant that someone had develop
Vicky said nothing else, assuming that Tyler had hoped that her face would recover. She thus decided to let time tell if Tyler truly did not mind if she looked like this forever....In the following days, Tyler continued to head out early for work and only return home late at night.He needed to work, look into how Vicky was poisoned, and even had to search for the antidote, so he had his hands full. Still, he would always return home to her.As he promised, he showed no disgust toward her face and held her close in his sleep every night. He would kiss her, hold her, and even show desire toward her but had not initiated anything in bed out of concern for her health.At this moment, a faint doubt would arise in Vicky's mind how Tyler managed to kiss her considering how she looked. After all, even she would lose her appetite after seeing herself in the mirror.As days went by, Vicky's body finally recovered. Since she promised to leave once her face healed, Tyler fulfilled her eve